John Macfarlane Bio

John advises Canadian, U.S. and international clients on corporate finance transactions and acquisitions and dispositions of domestic and international businesses. He has considerable expertise in the area of infrastructure finance and capital markets platforms, having advised on debt capital market financings for the Maritime Link transmission project, Toronto Pearson International Airport, the leading operator of electricity transmission assets in Alberta and the Confederation Bridge linking P.E.I. and New Brunswick. In addition to transactional work, John advises senior management and boards of directors on corporate governance and public company matters and other strategic legal issues. John has served as Co-Chair of the firm’s Corporate Finance Practice Group and as Managing Partner of Osler’s Calgary office. John has also served as a member of the Securities Advisory Committee to the Ontario Securities Commission.