Rosalind is Co-Chair of Osler’s Capital Markets Group and Co-Chair of the firm’s Financial Institution Transactions Group. She is a highly regarded corporate lawyer with extensive experience advising on equity and debt offerings as well as M&A transactions in many industries, with particular expertise in financial institution transactions.
Her capital markets practice includes regularly advising on IPOs and other public securities offerings, private placements and consent solicitations. She frequently represents senior issuers and Canada’s largest investment banks on domestic and cross-border offerings. She has significant experience with financial institution regulatory capital instruments, including limited recourse capital notes and preferred shares.
Rosalind has advised on a wide range of private M&A deals in many industries including financial services and entertainment. She has also represented banks and major Canadian retailers on commercial agreements related to their loyalty and credit card programs. Rosalind was previously seconded to the Corporate Finance Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission and is a member of the Ontario Securities Commission’s Securities Advisory Committee.
Representative Work
- EllisDon Capital Inc., PCL Investments Inc., Plenary Americas LP and Fengate Capital Management Ltd.
EllisDon and PCL Healthcare Partners awarded fixed price contract of $13.9 billion for The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital and Shah Family Hospital for Women and Children
- Kinross Gold Corporation
Kinross Gold Corporation in US$500 million offering of unsecured notes offering
- Hydro One Inc.
Hydro One in its inaugural $1.05 billion offering of Medium Term Notes under New Sustainable Financing Framework
- TELUS Corporation
The Syndicate of agents in TELUS Corporation’s $2 billion three-tranche note offering
- Verisk Analytics
Verisk Analytics in its acquisition of Opta
- Hydro One Inc.
Hydro One Inc. in its $900 million offering of Medium Term Notes
- Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada in its Additional Tier 1 offering of Limited Recourse Capital Notes
- Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada in its inaugural Additional Tier 1 offering of $1.75 billion
- Hydro One Inc.
Hydro One Inc. in its $1.1 billion offering of Medium Term Notes
- Entertainment One
Entertainment One in its US$4 billion acquisition by Hasbro
- RBC Capital Markets
RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $490 million public offering
- RBC Capital Markets
RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $345 million equity financing
- Entertainment One Ltd.
Entertainment One in its US$215 million proposed acquisition of Audio Network
- Hydro One Inc.
Hydro One Inc. in its $1.5 billion offering of Medium Term Notes
- RBC Capital Markets
RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $250 million completed offering and over-allotment option
- TD Bank
TD Bank in connection with Air Canada’s acquisition of Aimia Canada
- TD Securities Inc.
The Underwriters in connection with Stella-Jones Inc.’s secondary public offering and private placement by Stella Jones International S.A.
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in connection with MAV Beauty Brands Inc.’s $242 million IPO
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in Killam Apartment REIT’s $57.5 million public offering
- The Stars Group Inc.
The Stars Group Inc. in its US$950 million public offering of common shares
- Hydro One Inc.
Hydro One Inc. in its $1.4 billion offering of Medium Term Notes
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in connection with Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.'s IPO
- Syndicate of agents co-led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc.
Syndicate of agents co-led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc. in connection with the $400 million note offering by Reliance LP
- Chartwell Retirement Residences
Chartwell in its $269.5 million trust unit offering
- Hydro One Limited
Hydro One Limited in its offering of $1.4 billion 4.00% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures represented by installment receipts.
Additional Capital Markets Transactions
Hydro One Limited $1.71 billion secondary offering by the Province of Ontario (acted for Issuer)
Hydro One Inc. renewal of $4.0 billion medium term note program and related issuances (acted for Issuer)
Telus Corporation cross-border MJDS Offerings with total proceeds of US$1.1 billion and $1.3 billion (acted for Agents/Underwriters)
Rogers Communications Inc. debt offerings with total proceeds of US$1.5 billion and $850 million (acted for Agents)
Killam REIT $98 million bought deal offering of trust units (acted for Underwriters)
Shopify Inc. secondary offering of Class A subordinate voting shares (acted for Selling Shareholder)
DREAM Unlimited Corp. $58 million common share offering (acted for Issuer)
Various bond offerings by The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and OPB Finance Trust (acted for Issuer) and by Tim Hortons Inc. and Reliance LP (acted for Agents)
Capital Power Corporation medium term note exchange transaction with Capital Power L.P. and establishment of its medium term note program (acted for Agents)
Livingston International Inc. Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation for Senior Unsecured Notes (acted for Issuer)
EllisDon and PCL Healthcare Partners awarded fixed price contract of $13.9 billion for The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital and Shah Family Hospital for Women and Children
Kinross Gold Corporation in US$500 million offering of unsecured notes offering
Hydro One in its inaugural $1.05 billion offering of Medium Term Notes under New Sustainable Financing Framework
The Syndicate of agents in TELUS Corporation’s $2 billion three-tranche note offering
Verisk Analytics in its acquisition of Opta
- Hydro One Inc.
Hydro One Inc. in its $900 million offering of Medium Term Notes
- Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada in its Additional Tier 1 offering of Limited Recourse Capital Notes
- Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada in its inaugural Additional Tier 1 offering of $1.75 billion
- Hydro One Inc.
Hydro One Inc. in its $1.1 billion offering of Medium Term Notes
- Entertainment One
Entertainment One in its US$4 billion acquisition by Hasbro
- RBC Capital Markets
RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $490 million public offering
- RBC Capital Markets
RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $345 million equity financing
- Entertainment One Ltd.
Entertainment One in its US$215 million proposed acquisition of Audio Network
- Hydro One Inc.
Hydro One Inc. in its $1.5 billion offering of Medium Term Notes
- RBC Capital Markets
RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $250 million completed offering and over-allotment option
- TD Bank
TD Bank in connection with Air Canada’s acquisition of Aimia Canada
- TD Securities Inc.
The Underwriters in connection with Stella-Jones Inc.’s secondary public offering and private placement by Stella Jones International S.A.
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in connection with MAV Beauty Brands Inc.’s $242 million IPO
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in Killam Apartment REIT’s $57.5 million public offering
- The Stars Group Inc.
The Stars Group Inc. in its US$950 million public offering of common shares
- Hydro One Inc.
Hydro One Inc. in its $1.4 billion offering of Medium Term Notes
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in connection with Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.'s IPO
- Syndicate of agents co-led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc.
Syndicate of agents co-led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc. in connection with the $400 million note offering by Reliance LP
- Chartwell Retirement Residences
Chartwell in its $269.5 million trust unit offering
- Hydro One Limited
Hydro One Limited in its offering of $1.4 billion 4.00% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures represented by installment receipts.
Additional Capital Markets Transactions
Hydro One Limited $1.71 billion secondary offering by the Province of Ontario (acted for Issuer)
Hydro One Inc. renewal of $4.0 billion medium term note program and related issuances (acted for Issuer)
Telus Corporation cross-border MJDS Offerings with total proceeds of US$1.1 billion and $1.3 billion (acted for Agents/Underwriters)
Rogers Communications Inc. debt offerings with total proceeds of US$1.5 billion and $850 million (acted for Agents)
Killam REIT $98 million bought deal offering of trust units (acted for Underwriters)
Shopify Inc. secondary offering of Class A subordinate voting shares (acted for Selling Shareholder)
DREAM Unlimited Corp. $58 million common share offering (acted for Issuer)
Various bond offerings by The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and OPB Finance Trust (acted for Issuer) and by Tim Hortons Inc. and Reliance LP (acted for Agents)
Capital Power Corporation medium term note exchange transaction with Capital Power L.P. and establishment of its medium term note program (acted for Agents)
Livingston International Inc. Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation for Senior Unsecured Notes (acted for Issuer)
Latest Insights
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Canadian Securities Administrators finalize new WKSI rules
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Osler Update April 25, 2025
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Canadian Securities Administrators implement access model for prospectuses
The Canadian Securities Administrators are implementing an access equals delivery model for prospectus delivery in Canada.
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Awards and Recognition
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Recognized in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
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Recognized in Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
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Recognized in M&A (Highly Regarded)
—IFLR 1000 -
Recognized in Corporate Finance & Securities; Corporate Commercial Law
—Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
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“Stand-out Lawyer”
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Recognized in Corporate Law
—Best Lawyers in Canada
Credentials
Education
- University of Toronto, J.D.
- University of Toronto, B. Sc. (Hons.)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association