Kendall practices in the areas of commercial lending, bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial transactions. He regularly acts for financial institutions, borrowers and private lenders in a wide variety of matters:
- secured lending transactions, including syndicated loans
- construction financing
- cross-border financing transactions
- asset-based lending
- financing of residential and commercial developments
- aircraft acquisition and financing
- financing film and video productions
Ken also advises clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters and has experience with mergers and acquisitions, disposition and acquisition of businesses, and has experience in negotiating and structuring LNG projects and long-term Terminal Services Agreements. He also acts for debtors, creditors, trustees and monitors in a broad range of insolvency, realization and restructuring proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
Kendall provides legal services through a Law Corporation.
Experience
- MedSpa Partners Inc., a top-tier Canadian medical aesthetics platform, in its acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Pacific Derm.
- MedSpa Partners Inc., a top-tier Canadian medical aesthetics platform, in its acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Carruthers & Humphrey Cosmetic Dermatology.
- FW Fitness BC Ltd. acquired the assets of SNFW Fitness BC Ltd (Steve Nash Fitness World) pursuant to a receivership sale.
- Syndicate of lenders in connection with a $750 million financing of the acquisition of a cold storage business.
- Unifiller Systems Inc. in connection with a share purchase and asset purchase transaction.
- Global Relay Communications in connection with syndicated loan facilities and the acquisition of commercial real estate in downtown Vancouver.
- Fibreco Export Inc. in connection with a long-term Terminal Services Agreement for the handling of agriproducts.
- A national retail chain in connection with asset-based financing from a syndicate of lenders.
- Syndicate of lenders in connection with a $250 million senior debt financing of a mining company.
- Noteholders in connection with a $150 million note purchase transaction in connection with the acquisition of an international software enterprise.
- Joint venture partner and landlord with respect to a proposed $30 billion liquefied natural gas facility on Vancouver Island.
- Creditors, debtors, monitors, receivers or purchasers in a number of insolvency proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, including Target Canada (CCAA), Catalyst Paper Corporation (CCAA); Hon's Wun-Tun House Ltd. (BIA); CCI Industries Ltd. (CCAA); Darford International Inc. (Receivership); Skeena Cellulose Ltd. (CCAA).
- National retail chain in connection with asset-based financing from a syndicate of lenders.
- Financial institutions and borrowers in several large lending and corporate finance transactions including large, multi-jurisdictional lending transactions.
- Lenders and borrowers in connection with public-private partnership transactions, including in connection with financing improvements to the Sea-to-Sky Highway.
- Financial institutions and borrowers in small- and medium-market lending transactions; gained particular experience in aircraft and other equipment financings.
- MedSpa Partners Inc., a top-tier Canadian medical aesthetics platform, in its acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Pacific Derm.
- MedSpa Partners Inc., a top-tier Canadian medical aesthetics platform, in its acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Carruthers & Humphrey Cosmetic Dermatology.
- FW Fitness BC Ltd. acquired the assets of SNFW Fitness BC Ltd (Steve Nash Fitness World) pursuant to a receivership sale.
- Syndicate of lenders in connection with a $750 million financing of the acquisition of a cold storage business.
- Unifiller Systems Inc. in connection with a share purchase and asset purchase transaction.
- Global Relay Communications in connection with syndicated loan facilities and the acquisition of commercial real estate in downtown Vancouver.
- Fibreco Export Inc. in connection with a long-term Terminal Services Agreement for the handling of agriproducts.
- A national retail chain in connection with asset-based financing from a syndicate of lenders.
- Syndicate of lenders in connection with a $250 million senior debt financing of a mining company.
- Noteholders in connection with a $150 million note purchase transaction in connection with the acquisition of an international software enterprise.
- Joint venture partner and landlord with respect to a proposed $30 billion liquefied natural gas facility on Vancouver Island.
- Creditors, debtors, monitors, receivers or purchasers in a number of insolvency proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, including Target Canada (CCAA), Catalyst Paper Corporation (CCAA); Hon's Wun-Tun House Ltd. (BIA); CCI Industries Ltd. (CCAA); Darford International Inc. (Receivership); Skeena Cellulose Ltd. (CCAA).
- National retail chain in connection with asset-based financing from a syndicate of lenders.
- Financial institutions and borrowers in several large lending and corporate finance transactions including large, multi-jurisdictional lending transactions.
- Lenders and borrowers in connection with public-private partnership transactions, including in connection with financing improvements to the Sea-to-Sky Highway.
- Financial institutions and borrowers in small- and medium-market lending transactions; gained particular experience in aircraft and other equipment financings.
