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    Financing

    Borrowers and lenders both have an interest in maintaining win-win business relationships. Seasoned legal advice, industry savvy and being well acquainted with your business model provide an invaluable edge in negotiating the best possible financing terms and security packages to meet your strategic goals.

    Our Financing team enjoys an outstanding reputation for its in-depth knowledge of the markets and their dynamic conditions and participants. We offer a wide range of legal and strategic advice, including drafting financing agreements, and making collateral and security arrangements. With experience representing both lenders and borrowers, we leverage our specialized knowledge of the needs and goals on each side of the equation to deliver effective and seamless legal services, regardless of the industry.

    If you are a borrower, we take a pragmatic approach and ensure all legal aspects of your financing transactions are professionally handled to safeguard your interests and mitigate any risks.

    Our lawyers’ areas of strength include:

    • Corporate financing, including capital markets and securities transactions and trades
    • Debt and loan financing (bank and syndicated)
    • Asset-based debt financing
    • Private financing
    • Hybrid financing (equity and debt)
    • Acquisition financing for leveraged buyouts (LBOs)
    • Bridge financing
    • Construction financing
    • Project financing
    • Equipment financing and leasing
    • Property financing
    • Factoring financing
    • Structured financing and ISDA master agreements

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    Publications
    March 6th, 2025

    New U.S. tariffs: Key legal and business considerations for Québec businesses
    On March 4, 2025, the U.S. government reaffirmed the enforcement of tariffs on Canadian exports, tough with some subsequent temporary exceptions. This is an evolving situation. February 1, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump officially signed an executive order imposing new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. These protectionist measures include a 25% tariff on most Canadian goods and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy imports. Originally set to come into effect on February 4, 2025, the implementation of these new tariffs was delayed by 30 days. In response, the Canadian government has announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.
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    Publications
    September 22nd, 2022

    Modernization of the legal framework regarding personal information protection: What you need to know in connection with commercial transactions
    When acquiring a business, the buyer and its advisers generally carry out due diligence and request the seller to disclose a great deal of information about the business it is selling and its activities. Some of that information often contains “personal information” i.e., information which relates to a natural person and allows that person to […]
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    Representative work
    February 22nd, 2018

    Langlois Represents a Major Cannabis Enterprise
    Since 2017, Langlois Lawyers has been representing a company in connection with the acquisition of a property located in Montreal West, province of Québec, for the cultivation of organic medical marijuana and the development of production facilities.
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    Publications
    August 4th, 2017

    Auto-Generated Juridical Acts: Are Lawyers’ Functions Being Usurped?
    While some see the development of artificial intelligence as a means of increasing access to justice by automating certain tasks, this new technology could have significant repercussions for the legal profession. In this context, the Superior Court recently rendered an important decision in Chambre des notaires du Québec c. Compagnie d'assurances FCT et al.1 on the […]
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