Under the Influence: The Competition Bureau’s Stand on Misleading Product Endorsements
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Biography
An associate in the Los Angeles office of the firm’s Commercial Finance group, Safar’s practice includes advising domestic and foreign financial institutions, institutional investors, corporate and institutional borrowers and governments on a broad range of complex and structured financing transactions.
She regularly advises clients in the areas of cross-border multi-currency transactions, syndicated financing, acquisition financing, alternative finance projects (public-private partnerships) and project financing, asset-based lending, real estate and mortgage bond financing, aircraft financing and leasing.
Legal Experience
- Sandvine Corporation: Advising the TSX-listed corporation and the special committee of its board of directors on the acquisition of the company by an affiliate of Francisco Partners and Procera Networks, Inc. for CA$562 million by way of a plan of arrangement. The acquisition followed a successful auction under a go-shop process.
- Comerica Bank: Advising the bank as agent on a cross-border multi-currency CA$116.6 million syndicated financing that includes both term and revolving credit facilities.
- Underwriters: Advising a syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial and CIBC World Markets on a public offering of CA$25 million aggregate principal amount of 7.00% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures on a bought deal basis.
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Memberships
- Los Angles Bar Association, Member
- California Minority Counsel Program: CMCP, Member
