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333 Sherbrooke Street East LP |
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333 Sherbrooke Street East L.P. secured $62 million in loans from SNSPF Interim Finance B.V. for the working capital and the construction of Phase II of the residential condominium development located at 333 Sherbrooke Street East in Montreal. Details |
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4/12/2006/2006 |
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Adaltis Inc. |
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Adaltis Inc. completed a $15 million unsecured convertible debenture financing. Details |
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3/27/2006/2006 |
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Agnico Eagle Mines |
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Advising Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited in connection with its acquisition of Cumberland Resources Ltd. Details |
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1/1/2007/2007 |
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Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. |
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Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited completed an offering of 8,455,000 common shares in Canada and the United States for aggregate proceeds of $250,014,350. Details |
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6/13/2006/2006 |
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Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited |
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Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited announced that it has exercised its option to acquire 100% of the Pinos Altos project in northern Mexico from Industrias Penoles S.A. de C.V. ("Penoles"). Davies advised Agnico Eagle. Details |
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8/25/2006/2006 |
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Agricore United |
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Agricore United completed Secured Term B financing with a syndicate of lenders headed by Scotia Bank to refinance an existing term loan and fund a new US acquisition. The deal is valued at $150 million. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Agricore United |
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Represented Agricore United in its acquisition by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, following a takeover battle with James Richardson International, in a deal valued at $1.8 billion. Details |
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1/1/2007/2007 |
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Alimentation Couche-Tard completes debt financing |
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Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the leader in the Canadian convenience store industry, refinanced its secured senior term and revolving credit facilities with unsecured evergreen revolving facilities of US$500 million. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Amcor Inc. |
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Amcor completed the sale of the Amcor White Cap business in Europe to Silgan Holdings Inc. Details |
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9/7/2006/2006 |
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Baker Funds |
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Genzyme Corporation acquired all of the outstanding shares of AnorMED Inc., for a total value of US$584 million. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Barrick Gold Corporation |
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Barrick Gold Corporation purchased a 9.59-per-cent stake in Vancouver-based Nautilus Minerals Inc. Davies represented Barrick Gold. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Barrick Gold Corporation |
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Barrick Gold Corporation made a US$1.7 billion unsolicited all-cash offer for all outstanding shares of NovaGold Resources Inc. Following completion of the bid Barrick acquired approximately 14.8% of outstanding shares... Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Barrick Gold Corporation |
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Barrick Gold Corporation has sold its 50% stake in the South Deep mine in South Africa to South African miner Gold Fields Limited for total consideration of US$1.525 billion. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Barrick Gold Corporation |
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Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its successful US$ 10.4 billion takeover bid for Placer Dome Inc. to form the world's largest gold mining company. Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Barrick Gold Corporation |
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Davies is representing Barrick Gold Corp in their $60.1 million acquisition of Pioneer Metals Corporation. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Bear Stearns |
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Davies represented Bear Stearns & Co Inc, the financial advisor to Regalito Copper, in the acquisition of Regalito by Pan Pacific Copper Ltd. Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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BHP Billiton |
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BHP Billiton acquired the Guatemalan mining assets of Jaguar Nickel Inc. for a total consideration of $19,000,000, and entered into exploration alliance agreements with Jaguar Nickel. Details |
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1/31/2006/2006 |
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Birch Hill and Bio Agri Mix LP |
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Davies represented Birch Hill Equity Partners Inc. in connection with its investment in Bio Agri Mix LP, a leading supplier of medicated feed products for the animal health industry in Canada. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Birch Hill Equity Partners and EISI |
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Davies represented Energy Information Systems Inc (EISI), a Birch Hill Equity Partners portfolio company, in connection with its acquisition of Financial Profiles Inc, in a merger of two of the leaders in the financial planning software industry Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. |
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Master Credit Card Trust (MCCT), a special purpose securitization vehicle sponsored by the Bank of Montreal, completed its initial public offering of three and five-year asset backed notes, totalling $1.25 billion. Details |
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12/7/2006/2006 |
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Catalyst Fund (Cable Satisfaction International Inc.) |
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Davies acted for Catalyst Fund in connection with the restructuring of Cable Satisfaction International Inc. under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the sale of principal subsidiary Cabovisão Televisão Por Cabo, S.A. to Cogeco Inc. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Celestica Inc. |
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Celestica Inc. announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary had entered into an agreement to purchase the Philippine manufacturing operation of Powerwave Technologies, Inc., a global provider of wireless infrastructure solutions. Details |
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8/25/2006/2006 |
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CIBC World Markets, Scotia Capital and syndicate |
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Represented CIBC World Markets, Scotia Capital Inc. and a syndicate of underwriters in the $205 million IPO of Crombie REIT. Davies provided corporate finance and securities, real estate, tax and environmental advice. Details |
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8/25/2006/2006 |
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
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Davies represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for the senior notes offering in connection with Quebecor Media Inc.'s refinancing plan comprised of a private placement in the US and Canada of US$525 million principal amount ... Details |
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9/7/2006/2006 |
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Concordia University |
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Davies successfully represented Concordia University in the Bisaillon v. Concordia University case before the Supreme Court of Canada . Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Decision Resources, Inc. |
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Acted for Decision Resources, Inc., one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare industry insight and analysis, in its acquisition of Millennium Research Group Inc. Details |
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2/2/2006/2006 |
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Diversified Preferred Share Trust |
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Diversified Preferred Share Trust issued a total of 7.2 million units for proceeds of $180.7 million, used for the acquisition of additional portfolio securities for the Trust. Davies acted as counsel to the underwriters. Details |
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8/30/2006/2006 |
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Dubai Ports World |
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Davies represented DP World on regulatory matters in their acquisition of The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company for US$6.8 billion. The deal makes DP World a top three global port operator, with 51 terminals in 30 countries ... Details |
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8/25/2006/2006 |
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Edgestone Capital Equity Fund |
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EdgeStone Capital Equity Fund acquired a stake in Porter Airlines, an new airline operating out of the Toronto Island Airport. Details |
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3/27/2006/2006 |
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EdgeStone Capital Partners |
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Davies represented EdgeStone Capital Partners, one of Canada's leading private equity firms, in connection with the acquisition by GMP Capital Trust of EdgeStone for approximately $152 million in cash and units. Details |
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10/23/2006/2006 |
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EdgeStone Capital Partners |
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Establishment of EdgeStone Capital Equity Fund III, an $800 million private equity fund with a focus on investing in equity and equity-related securities of later stage middle-market North American companies. Details |
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9/4/2006/2006 |
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Fortis Inc. |
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Fortis Inc. increased its holdings in Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. to approximately 54%. Details |
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12/16/2006/2006 |
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Fortis Inc. acquires P.P.C. Limited and Atlantic Equipment and Power (Turks and Caicos) Limited. |
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The aggregate purchase price including assumed debt was approximately US$90 million. Davies advised Fortis on M&A, securities and tax matters. Details |
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11/30/2006/2006 |
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Fortis Inc. completes a $125 million public offering of Preference Shares |
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Fortis Inc. completed a public offering of 5,000,000 4.90% Cumulative Redeemable First Preference Shares, Series F, for gross proceeds of $125 million. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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General Electric Company |
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Avnet, Inc. completed its acquisition of Access Distribution, a General Electric company and leading value-added distributor of complex computing solutions for $410.3 million Davies advised General Electric Company in connection with the sale. Details |
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11/6/2006/2006 |
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Government of Ontario |
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Acted for the Government of Ontario in the $700 million IPO of Teranet Inc., the Province's electronic land registry system. Details |
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9/7/2006/2006 |
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GPX International Tire Corporation |
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Represented GPX International Tire Corporation in a US$170 million financing from the Royal Bank of Scotland, part of which was used in the acquisition of Maine Industrial Tires Limited. Details |
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3/6/2006/2006 |
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Hydro Quebec International Inc. and Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Quebec |
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Hydro Quebec International Inc. and Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Quebec completed the sale of their interest 24.55% stake in Empresea de Generacion Eléctrica Fortuna, S.A. to an affiliate of Enel Latin America LLC Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Innodia Inc. |
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Represented the venture capitalist investors in a $10 million convertible debenture offering of Innodia Inc. Details |
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3/31/2006/2006 |
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IPC US REIT |
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Davies represented IPC US REIT in its acquisition and sale of a preferred equity interest in the 3.5 million sq ft Bank of America Center in San Francisco, CA. Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Ironbridge Equity |
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Davies is advising Ironbridge Equity Partners Inc. in the establishment of Ironbridge Equity Partners I, LP, a private equity fund with a focus on investing in mid-sized companies with enterprise values between $20 and $100 million. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc. |
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Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc., one of Canada's pre-eminent property owners and developers, has acquired the interests of The Mills Corporation in three shopping centres located in Vaughan Mills, Ontario, Glasgow, Scotland and Madrid Spain for US$988 million. Details |
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12/16/2006/2006 |
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Kerr-McGee Stored Power Corporation |
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Acted for Kerr-McGee Stored Power Corportation in the insolvency of Avestor Limited Partnership. Details |
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12/31/2006/2006 |
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Key Principal Partners Corp. |
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Davies represented Key Principal Partners Corp. and its affiliates Plastival Canadian Holdings Inc and Plastival US Holdings Inc in the Canadian aspects of the funding of their approximately $52.5 million purchase of Plastival Inc. (Canada) ... Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Kimco Realty Corporation |
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Acted for Kimco Realty Corporation in the establishment of a partnership with Sterling Centrecorp and Cherokee Partners and the subsequent acquisition by the partnership of “Faubourg Boisbriand” Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Kimco Realty Corporation |
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Kimco North Trust III, an entity controlled by Kimco Realty Corp, a US-based REIT, issued $200 million principal amount of notes due in 2013 through private placement. Details |
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8/16/2006/2006 |
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Laurentian Bank of Canada |
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Davies represented Laurentian Bank of Canada, a significant secured creditor of Groupe de Scieries GDS and its subsidiaries, in their restructuring attempt under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. Details |
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12/16/2006/2006 |
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Lifestyle Brands Ltd. |
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Lifestyle Brands Ltd., owner of the Vision® and Vision Street Wear®, Vision Skateboards™, Vision Snowboards™, Premise™, Lamar® and LTD®, Dukes®, Rage®, Ultra-Wheels® and Skate Attack® brands, was acquired by Collective Licensing International, LLC Details |
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1/26/2006/2006 |
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Man Financial Inc. |
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Man Financial Canada, Ltd., an affiliate of Man Financial Inc., acquired all of the outstanding shares of Refco Canada Co. The transaction was completed pursuant to an agreement between Man Financial Inc. and Refco Inc. Details |
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1/1/2006/2006 |
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MethylGene Inc. |
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MethylGene Inc. entered into a Collaborative Research, Development and Commercialization Agreement for its histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors with Pharmion Corporation in North America, Europe, the Middle East and certain other markets. Details |
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8/30/2006/2006 |
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MethylGene Inc. |
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MethylGene Inc. entered into of a Collaborative Research, Development and Commercialization Agreement for its histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors with Pharmion Corporation in North America, Europe, the Middle East and certain other markets. Details |
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1/30/2006/2006 |
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Minacs Worldwide Inc. |
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Advising the independent directors in discussions relating to strategic alternatives; advising the board on the sale of the corporation. Details |
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11/23/2006/2006 |
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Mittal Steel |
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Davies represented Mittal Steel on competition law matters in their bid for Arcelor (including Dofasco) and the subsequent pending sale of Dofasco to Thyssen Krupp AG. Details |
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8/25/2006/2006 |
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ONCAP II |
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Establishment of ONCAP II, a $575 million private equity fund with a focus on investing in small- and medium-sized businesses in North American (ONCAP is the private mid-market private equity business of Onex Corporation). Details |
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10/4/2006/2006 |
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Onex Corporation. |
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Onex Corporation is part of a consortium of investors who will takeover Australia's largest Airline carrier, Qantas. This $10.2 billion takeover will see Onex owning 12.5% of the airline. Davies is representing Onex Corporation. Details |
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12/16/2006/2006 |
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Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation |
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Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and Caesar's World Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., have entered into re-branding and licensing agreements for a $400 million redevelopment of Casino Windsor. Details |
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3/27/2006/2006 |
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Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., Knott Partners Management, LLC and Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC |
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Counsel to US funds managers Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., Knott Partners Management, LLC and Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC in connection with active shareholder opposition to the take-over of Sears Canada Inc. by Sears Holdings Corp. Details |
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1/24/2006/2006 |
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Pharmascience |
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Davies represented Pharmascience before the Superior Court of Québec, the Québec Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada in proceedings against the Syndic of the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec ... Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Private Equity Members of the Purchasing Syndicate |
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Kinder Morgan, Inc. announced that its board of directors has received a proposal from a Richard D. Kinder, GS Capital Partners V Fund, L.P., AIG Global Asset Management Holdings Corp., The Carlyle Group and Riverstone Holdings LLC... Details |
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10/23/2006/2006 |
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Private Family Businesses |
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Advising two different private, family owned multi-national corporations on succession planning, governance and corporate restructuring in connection with transition of management, ownership and control from one generation to the next. Details |
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11/23/2006/2006 |
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Retirement Residences REIT |
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Retirement Residences Real Estate Investment Trust ("Retirement REIT") has been acquired by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. Inclusive of debt, the total value of the deal is approximately $2.8 billion Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Rogers Wireless |
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Davies is defending Rogers Wireless in response to an injunction brought by Telus Communications in an attempt to stop one of Rogers' advertising campaigns. Details |
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5/12/2006/2006 |
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Roman Corporation |
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Following its application to CCAA for protection in January, 2006, the assets of Roman Corporation were sold to Forest Resources LLC. Davies represented Roman Corporation. Details |
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6/5/2006/2006 |
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SCI Income Trust and Simmons Canada Inc. |
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SCI Income Trust sold all of the securities of Simmons Canada Inc. owned by it to Simmons Bedding Company, a subsidiary of Simmons Company. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Scion Capital |
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Represented Scion Capital, the largest shareholder in Bolivar Gold Corp., in its opposition to the acquisition of Bolivar Gold Corp. by Gold Fields Limited. Details |
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8/24/2006/2006 |
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Scotia Capital Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. |
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Davies represented the agency syndicate led by Scotia Capital Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in the completion of a $1.2 billion debenture offering by Manulife Financial. Details |
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12/14/2006/2006 |
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Scotia Capital Inc. and syndicate |
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Public offering of $300 million of Class A Preferred Shares, Series 3 of Manulife Financial Corporation. Details |
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8/25/2006/2006 |
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Scotia Capital Inc. and syndicate |
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Public offering of $350 million of Class A Preferred Shares, Series 2 of Manulife Financial Corporation. Details |
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8/25/2006/2006 |
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Sleep Country Canada Inc. |
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Davies represented Sleep Country Canada Inc. in its acquisition of shares of Sleep America, a mattress retailer in Arizona. Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Société générale de financement du Québec |
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Acted for Gestion Forestière Lacroix Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Société Générale de Financement du Québec, in connection with its acquisition from Bowater Inc. of a private timberland covering some 148,000 acres in the Gaspé Peninsula, Québec. Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Sony BMG |
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Class action based on alleged damages caused by music copy protection software contained in CD's. Details |
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1/8/2006/2006 |
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Tenaris S.A. |
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Tenaris S.A. acquired all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Maverick Tube Corporation in an all-cash deal valued at approximately US$3.185 billion. Davies represented Tenaris on competition issues. Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Tenneco Packaging |
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Class action based on allegations of price-fixing and Competition Act violations Details |
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2/15/2006/2006 |
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The Body Shop International plc |
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Davies is advising The Body Shop International plc, the international health and beauty retail chain, on Canadian legal aspects of the L'Oreal offer to acquire all shares of The Body Shop International plc Details |
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10/23/2006/2006 |
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Tim Hortons Inc. |
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Davies is representing Tim Hortons on various securities matters during the spin-off of Tim Hortons by Wendy's. Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Tim Hortons Inc. |
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Represented Tim Hortons Inc. as special counsel in its $783 million initial public offering in Canada and the United States. Davies provided corporate finance and tax advice. Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Trizec Canada |
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Trizec Canada Inc. and Trizec Properties, Inc. have been acquired by Brookfield Properties Corporation in a transaction valued at US$8.9 billion. Details |
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9/7/2006/2006 |
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Underwriting Syndicate |
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Davies represented a syndicate of underwriters in connection with a $5.5 billion offering by Canada Housing Trust No. 1 of bonds guaranteed by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Underwriting Syndicate |
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Davies represented the underwriting syndicate in the $133 million initial public offering by Gluskin Sheff + Associates. Details |
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10/31/2006/2006 |
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Unisource Canada Inc. |
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Class action based on allegations of price-fixing and Competition Act violations. Details |
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2/15/2006/2006 |
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Vishay Intertechnology acquires PCS business from International Rectifier |
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Vishay Intertechnology Inc. has announced an agreement to acquire the Power Control Systems (PCS) business from electrical component maker International Rectifier for approximately US$290 million in cash. Details |
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12/7/2006/2006 |
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Vitol Refining S.A. |
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Harvest Energy Trust announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire North Atlantic Refining Limited and inventory from Vitol Refining Group B.V. and Vitol Refining S.A. for a total purchase price in excess of CDN$1.6 billion. Details |
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11/22/2006/2006 |
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Westmont Hospitality Group and Cadim, Inc. |
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Braveheart Investors L.P, an affliate of Westmont Hospitality Group and Cadim, Inc., a division of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec agreed to acquire Boykin Lodging Company in a cash merger transaction valued at approximately $416 million... Details |
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8/25/2006/2006 |
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Xstrata PLC |
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Xstrata Plc acquired Falconbridge Ltd., valuing Falconbridge at $24.1 billion and creating the world's fourth-largest mining company. Xstrata acquired a 19.8 % stake in Falconbridge in August 2005 for $2.05 billion. Details |
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11/2/2006/2006 |
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