 Bennett Jones Education Wilfrid Laurier University, BBA (Hons), 2008 Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 2012 Bar Admissions Ontario, 2013 Overview Daniel Tessaro acts for borrowers and lenders on a wide range of lending transactions, including syndicated loans, asset-based loans, cross-border loans, DIP loans, subordinated debt financings, acquisition financings and loan purchases. Prior to joining Bennett Jones, Daniel was an executive director in the legal group of a big-five Canadian bank where he practised derivatives and financial services. Experience • Simply Group of Companies in the sale of Simply Group Financial, SNAP Home Finance and certain assets of EcoHome Financial Inc. and One Dealer Inc. to Financeit Canada Inc. • Cresco Labs Inc. in its US$2-billion acquisition of Columbia Care Inc., making Cresco the second-largest cannabis producer and retailer in the U.S. at the time of the transaction. • Cresco Labs, in its US$207-million acquisition of Bluma Wellness Inc. a vertically integrated operator in Florida. |