We have advised our new client the Bank of Nova Scotia on sale of structured notes on cross boarder basis. Advisory included inter alia, regulatory requirements and conditions concerning a sale of the products, marketing of the products and applicable exemptions, filing obligations, broker dealer requirements and other related matters.

About the Bank of Nova Scotia:

The Bank of Nova Scotia (French: Banque de Nouvelle-Écosse), operating as Scotiabank (French: Banque Scotia), is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

One of Canada’s Big Five banks, it is the third-largest Canadian bank by assets and deposits. In 2023, the company’s seat in Forbes Global 2000 was 88.

Scotiabank serves over 25 million customers globally, offering personal and commercial banking, wealth management, corporate and investment services. With 88,000 employees and assets of approximately $1.5 trillion as of January 31, 2026,

Scotiabank trades on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol BNS.

Scotiabank was founded in 1832 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where it was headquartered until relocating to Toronto in 1900.

Scotiabank has billed itself as “Canada’s most international bank” due to its acquisitions primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean, and also in Europe and parts of Asia.