Marlin J. Horst

Marlin Horst is a partner with Shibley Righton. His experience involves acting on behalf of corporations in a range of industries including financial services, where his practice encompasses all types of lending including syndicated, senior, subordinated, asset-based and project finance.Marlin's corporate and lending experience includes transactions in financial services, manufacturing, hospitality, retail, services, energy, mining and private equity industries. He also has expertise in restructuring transactions, acting on behalf of both creditors and debtors. Marlin regularly advises on mergers and acquisitions, mutual funds, real estate, general corporate and commercial transactions as well as venture capital/private equity transactions. Prior to joining Shibley Righton, he practised corporate and finance law in both Toronto and Bermuda.A few examples of the types of transactions in which Marlin has been involved include:-Manufacturing industries (clothing, industrial equipment, food)-Retail and service industries-Hotel and tourism development-Joint ventures in the hospitality industry-Management and leveraged buyouts-Subordinated debt financings for a wide variety of businesses-Asset-based lending-Infrastructure financings including municipal services and transportation hubs-Mining and resource development financing-Acquisitions in the financial services industries including banks, trust companies and insurance assets-Private equity sponsored lendingMarlin is a sessional professor at Queen's University Law School where he teaches courses on Commercial Law and the Personal Property Security Act. In addition, he was an adjunct professor of Banking Law at the University of Western Ontario for over ten years.