Ronald J. Matheson LL.B., B.A., Partner
Ron practises in Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP’s Financial Services Group, the Firm’s Real Estate Group and the Firm’s Health Law Group (financings), acting as counsel for financial institutions, real estate developers, investors, hospitals and other corporate borrowers. In practice for over 30 years with FMC, Ron has advised on a broad range of financial and commercial matters.
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  • Advisory practice in the structuring of financing/investment transactions and in the restructuring of businesses or projects
  • Special project transactions including acquisitions and developments, financings, joint ventures, limited partnerships, leaseholds and debenture or trust deed financings
  • Remedial transactions in cases of asset recoveries for lenders
Representative Work
Canadian counsel to lenders syndicate with respect to $417 million project financing of Tonkolili Project in Sierra Leone for African Minerals Limited
Counsel to lender for bridge financing with security over Louisiana oil and gas leaseholds
Counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Partnership with respect to $72 million senior secured notes financing for North American Palladium Ltd.
Canadian counsel to U.S./Canadian lenders syndicate in connection with a $100 million multiple jurisdiction secured loan facility to a major Canadian retailer
Canadian counsel to a U.S. multinational insurance company in connection with $375 million senior unsecured debenture issue
Publications
Most recent - "Can the holder of a GSA exercise real property remedies?" (Co-author, Focus on Real Estate, September 2009)
Teaching Roles
Currently present papers to both the Financial Services Group and other FMC professional development seminars, most recently including title insurance, real estate financing and casualty insurance in financings
Prior Speaking Engagements
Frequent speaker on practice-related topics most recently at Insight Conference, “Financing of Design Build Projects,” September, 2002 and “Private Financing of Hospitals: Legal and Business Issues,” October 2001
Contact Information
Toronto
+1 416 863 4692
ron.matheson@fmc-law.com
Year of Call
1980 (Ontario)
Education
Queen’s University, LL.B., 1978
Queen’s University, B.A., 1975
Languages Spoken
English