July 25, 2008
 
Transactions and Cases - Mergers & Acquisitions
 
 
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    Client   Transactions and Cases   Year  
               
    BHP Billiton Limited   BHP Billiton Limited has made an offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Anglo Potash in a transaction valued at approximately $284 million. Davies is representing BHP Billiton. Details   5/13/2008/2008  
    TSX Group Inc.   TSX Group Inc. acquisition of Bourse de Montréal Inc. in a transaction valued at $1.3 billion. Davies represented TSX Group. Details   5/1/2008/2008  
    BHP Billiton   BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company, has announced that it has made an unsolicited bid to acquire Rio Tinto in a share exchange offer that values Rio Tinto at approximately US$150 billion. Davies is acting as Canadian counsel to BHP Biliton. Details   3/26/2008/2008  
    Jinchuan Group   Jinchuan Group Ltd. acquisition of Tyler Resources Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $214 million. Davies represented Jinchuan Group Ltd. Details   3/11/2008/2008  
    AbitibiBowater Inc.   Catalyst Paper Corp. has agreed to acquire a recycled newsprint mill in Snowflake, Ariz., for US$161 million from a subsidiary of AbitibiBowater Inc., financed partly by a proposed CAN$125 million rights offering. Details   2/22/2008/2008  
    Gordon Brothers   Gordon Brothers announced that it has acquired Les Produits Aromatiques Clair de Lune Inc. Davies is representing Gordon Brothers in matters relating to M&A. Details   2/1/2008/2008  
    Westwind Partners Inc.   Thomas Weisel Partners Group Inc. acquired Westwind Partners Inc., a Toronto-based independent investment bank focused on the energy and mining sectors, in a transaction valued at approximately $146.7 million. Davies represented Westwind Partners Inc. Details   12/31/2007/2007  
    Barrick Gold Corporation   Barrick Gold Corporation announced that it had acquired approximately 94.7 percent of the outstanding shares of Arizona Star Resource Corp. Davies represented Barrick Gold Corporation in the transaction. Details   12/18/2007/2007  
    Epicor Software Corporation   Epicor Software Corporation has completed the firm's acquisition of NSB Retail Systems PLC in a transaction valued at $322 million. Davies represented Epicor on all Canadian matters relating to M&A and securities. Details   12/17/2007/2007  
    TPG Capital   TPG Capital has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Quebec based Axcan Pharma Inc. in an all cash deal valued at US$1.3 billion. Details   11/27/2007/2007  
    BCE sold Telesat Canada in $3.42 billion deal   BCE Inc. sold its wholly-owned subsidiary Telesat Canada, Canada's leading satellite operator, for $3.42 billion to a new acquisition company formed by Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Loral Space. Details   11/19/2007/2007  
    Symmetry Holdings Inc.   Novamerican Steel Inc. was acquired by a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Symmetry Holdings Inc for a purchase price of US$585.2 million. Details   11/15/2007/2007  
    RP Capital and Glencore   Katanga Mining Limited and Nikanor PLC have agreed on a merger of the two companies. The merger will create a company with a combined market capitalisation of approximately US$2.7 billion. Details   11/6/2007/2007  
    Corus Entertainment   Corus Entertainment Inc. has acquired the radio station CIGR-FM, of Sherbrooke, in a deal valued at approximately CDN $1.1 million. Davies represented Corus Entertainment Inc. Details   10/29/2007/2007  
    CryoCath Technologies Inc.   CryoCath Technologies Inc. has announced an agreement to sell their surgical portfolio to ATS Medical in a $22 million cash transaction. Davies is representing CryoCath Technologies Inc. Details   10/29/2007/2007  
    Amcor Limited   Amcor Limited of Melbourne, Australia completed the sale of its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging operation in Europe to La Seda de Barcelona S.A, of Barcelona, Spain. Details   10/22/2007/2007  
    Schonbek Worldwide Lighting, Inc.   Swarovski US Holding Ltd., a subsidiary of Swarovski International Holding, acquired a 100% interest in Schonbek Worldwide Lighting Inc., and its affiliated companies. Details   10/22/2007/2007  
    IPC US REIT   IPC US Real Estate Investment Trust has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to be acquired by Everclear Acquisition Corporation in an all cash transaction valued at approximately US$1.4 billion. Details   8/14/2007/2007  
    Osprey Media Income Fund   Osprey Media Income Fund was acquired by Quebecor Media Inc. in a deal that values Osprey at approximately $575.8 million. Davies represented Osprey Media Income Fund. Details   8/3/2007/2007  
    BCE Inc.   BCE Inc. reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Teachers Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc., and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC. Details   7/12/2007/2007  
    Goldman Sachs & Co.   IPSCO Inc. has been acquired by SSAB Svenskt Stal AB in a deal valued at approximately $7.7 billion. Davies represented Goldman, Sachs & Co, the financial advisor to IPSCO Inc. Details   7/11/2007/2007  
    Zinifex Limited   Zinifex Limited completed a C$360 million take-over bid for Wolfden Resources Inc. Davies represented Zinifex Limited. Details   7/11/2007/2007  
    Dynatec Corporation   Dynatec Corporation was acquired by Sherritt International Corporation in a deal valued at CDN$1.6 billion. Davies represented Dynatec. Details   7/10/2007/2007  
    Dako Denmark A/S   Dako Denmark A/S, a leading Denmark-based supplier of systems for cancer diagnostics in pathology laboratories, has been acquired by private equity fund EQT V in a deal valued at DKK 7.25 billion (US 1.28 billion). Details   7/10/2007/2007  
    Vista Equity Partners   Vista Equity Partners has acquired Indus International in a deal valued at $240 million. Davies represented Vista on all Canadian matters related to the transaction. Details   7/10/2007/2007  
    Entertainment One Income Fund   Entertainment One Income Fund has been acquired by Marwyn Investment Management LLP in a transaction valued at CDN $186 million. Details   7/10/2007/2007  
    Reuters PLC   Reuters Group PLC and the Thomson Corporation have agreed to combine to create Thomson-Reuters Corporation. The combination is valued at $17.6 billion. Details   6/12/2007/2007  
    Agricore United   Agricore United has been acquired by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, following a takeover battle with James Richardson International, in a deal valued at $1.8 billion. Details   6/12/2007/2007  
    Onex Corporation   Onex Corporation has acquired Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group, renamed Carestream Health, Inc., in a deal valued at $2.35 billion. Davies advised Onex in connection with the financing of the acquisition. Details   5/11/2007/2007  
    Viking Air Limited   Viking Air Limited, a Victoria, B.C. based aerospace company, acquired the Type Certificates for the de Havilland fleet of heritage aircraft—the Chipmunk, Beaver, Otter, Caribou, Buffalo, Twin Otter and DASH 7—from Bombardier Inc. in 2006. Details   2/4/2007/2007  
    Limited Brands Inc. acquired La Senza Corporation for $710 million   La Senza Corporation was acquired by Limited Brands, Inc. following the completion of an all-cash take-over bid valued at approximately $710 million (US$609 million). Details   1/12/2007/2007  
    La Senza Corporation   La Senza Corporation was acquired by Limited Brands, Inc. following the completion of an all-cash takeover bid valued at approximately Cdn$710 million ($609 million U.S.). Details   1/4/2007/2007  
    Agnico Eagle Mines   Advising Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited in connection with its acquisition of Cumberland Resources Ltd. Details   1/1/2007/2007  
    Agricore United   Representing 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   1/1/2007/2007  
    Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc.   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   12/16/2006/2006  
    Fortis Inc.   Fortis Inc. increased its holdings in Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. to approximately 54%. Details   12/16/2006/2006  
    Onex Corporation.   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   12/16/2006/2006  
    Barrick Gold Corporation   Barrick Gold Corporation purchased a 9.59-per-cent stake in Vancouver-based Nautilus Minerals Inc. Davies represented Barrick Gold. Details   11/22/2006/2006  
    Birch Hill Equity Partners and EISI   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   11/22/2006/2006  
    Barrick Gold Corporation   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   11/22/2006/2006  
    Retirement Residences REIT   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   11/22/2006/2006  
    Birch Hill and Bio Agri Mix LP   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   11/22/2006/2006  
    Barrick Gold Corporation   Davies is representing Barrick Gold Corp in their $60.1 million acquisition of Pioneer Metals Corporation. Details   11/22/2006/2006  
    Baker Funds   Genzyme Corporation acquired all of the outstanding shares of AnorMED Inc., for a total value of US$584 million. Details   11/22/2006/2006  
    General Electric Company   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   11/6/2006/2006  
    Xstrata PLC   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 $2.05 billion. Details   11/2/2006/2006  
    Barrick Gold Corporation   Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its successful US$ 10.4 billion takeover bid for Placer Dome Inc. to form the world's largest gold mining company. Details   10/31/2006/2006  
    Bear Stearns   Davies represented Bear Stearns & Co Inc, the financial advisor to Regalito Copper, in the acquisition of Regalito by Pan Pacific Copper Ltd. Details   10/31/2006/2006  
    IPC US REIT   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   10/31/2006/2006  
    Tim Hortons Inc.   Davies is representing Tim Hortons on various securities matters during the spin-off of Tim Hortons by Wendy's. Details   10/31/2006/2006  
    Sleep Country Canada Inc.   Davies represented Sleep Country Canada Inc. in its acquisition of shares of Sleep America, a mattress retailer in Arizona. Details   10/31/2006/2006  
    The Body Shop International plc   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   10/23/2006/2006  
    Private Equity Members of the Purchasing Syndicate   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   10/23/2006/2006  
    EdgeStone Capital Partners   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   10/23/2006/2006  
    Trizec Canada   Trizec Canada Inc. and Trizec Properties, Inc. have been acquired by Brookfield Properties Corporation in a transaction valued at US$8.9 billion. Details   9/7/2006/2006  
    Amcor Inc.   Amcor completed the sale of the Amcor White Cap business in Europe to Silgan Holdings Inc. Details   9/7/2006/2006  
    Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited   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   8/25/2006/2006  
    Westmont Hospitality Group and Cadim, Inc.   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   8/25/2006/2006  
    Mittal Steel   Davies is representing 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   8/25/2006/2006  
    Scion Capital   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   8/24/2006/2006  
    Edgestone Capital Equity Fund   EdgeStone Capital Equity Fund acquired a stake in Porter Airlines, an new airline operating out of the Toronto Island Airport. Details   3/27/2006/2006  
    Decision Resources, Inc.   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   2/2/2006/2006  
    BHP Billiton   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   1/31/2006/2006  
    Lifestyle Brands Ltd.   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   1/26/2006/2006  
    Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., Knott Partners Management, LLC and Hawkeye Capital Management, LLC   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   1/24/2006/2006  
    Man Financial Inc.   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   1/1/2006/2006  
    Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.   Acted on behalf of Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. in connection with its divestiture of 196,000 hectares (approximately 485,000 acres) of timberlands located near Thunder Bay, Ontario for a purchase price of $55 million. Details   12/28/2005/2005  
    Canadian Forum Investments Inc.   Acted on behalf of Canadian Forum Investments Inc. in connection with its acquisition of the historic Montreal Forum property for a purchase price of $45.2 million. Details   12/23/2005/2005  
    Canico Resource Corp. Special Committee   Advising Special Committee of Canico Resource Corp. in connection with the $940 million takeover by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. Details   12/8/2005/2005  
    BCE Inc.   BCE Inc. and The Woodbridge Company Limited announced a recapitalization and new ownership structure for Bell Globemedia Inc. Details   12/5/2005/2005  
    Barrick Gold Corporation   Joint venture between Barrick Gold Corporation and Falconbridge Limited in respect of the Kabanga nickel deposit in Tanzania. Details   11/19/2005/2005  
    Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.   Davies acted for Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. in the sale of its 50% share ownership in PanAsia Paper Company Pte Ltd. to Norske Skogindustrier ASA for a cash consideration of US$600 Million... Details   11/17/2005/2005  
    Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited   Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited completed its acquisition of Swedish public company, Riddarhyttan Resources AB (publ), in a transaction valued at approximately US$150 million. Details   11/16/2005/2005  
    Prinoth Ltd.   Acted for Prinoth Ltd., Europe’s leading manufacturer of snow groomers, in its acquisition of the snow grooming sales business of Camoplast Industrial Inc. Details   11/10/2005/2005  
    Xstrata Plc   Xstrata Plc acquired approximately 20 per cent of the outstanding common shares of Falconbridge Ltd. from subsidiaries of Brascan Corp. Details   11/1/2005/2005  
    Barrick Gold Corporation   Davies acted for Barrick Gold Corp., Canada's top gold producer, in its US$ 10.4 billion takeover offer of Placer Dome Inc. Details   11/1/2005/2005  
    PetroKazakhstan Inc.   Davies is acting for PetroKazakhstan Inc., a Canadian-listed energy company, in its $4.18 billion acquisition by China National Petroleum Corporation. Details   11/1/2005/2005  
    Genus   Davies represented Genus, the world’s leading Bovine Genetics company, in Canada in the financing of its all cash acquisition of 63.2% of Sygen International valued at GBP 187 million. Details   10/31/2005/2005  
    Copley Place   LaSalle Hotel Properties acquired Westin Copley Place hotel located in the Back Bay of the Boston area for consideration of approximately US$318 million. Details   9/8/2005/2005  
    GE Commercial Distribution Finance Canada   GE Commercial Finance (GE) acquired Bombardier Capital’s Inventory Finance division (BCIFD) for U.S.$2.3 billion ... Details   6/13/2005/2005  
    Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.   Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. was acquired by Goldcorp Inc. in a transaction valued at CDN$2.4 billion. Details   6/10/2005/2005  
    Bain Capital   Yellow Pages Group (YPG) through Yellow Pages Income Fund acquired Advertising Directory Solutions Inc. (ADS), Canada’s second largest directory publisher for a purchase price of approximately $2.55 billion Details   5/25/2005/2005  
    JP Morgan Partners, LLC   JP Morgan Partners, LLC and affiliates completed the sale from a control block of all of the shares of Telesystem International Wireless Inc. (TIW) for an aggregate amount of approximately $830 million. Details   5/22/2005/2005  
    Teachers’ Private Capital   Teachers’ Private Capital, the private equity arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, acquired the equity and a significant portion of the debt of CFM Corporation ... Details   5/9/2005/2005  
    Masonite International Corporation   Masonite International Corporation, one of the biggest makers of steel and wooden doors in the world, was acquired for CDN$3.1 billion by Stile Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Details   4/18/2005/2005  
    Focus Doors & Windows Inc.   Financing of the acquisition by Focus Doors & Windows Inc. through newly formed Nova Scotia subsidiaries of the assets of Les Industries Melco Canada Ltée and Les Fenêtres Vimat Inc. Details   3/18/2005/2005  
    Citigroup Global Markets and syndicate   Davies acted as counsel for a syndicate of banks in the US$2.5 billion credit financing offered by Novelis Inc. and for the initial purchasers in the US$1.4 billion issuance of senior notes. Details   1/6/2005/2005  
    S. Rossy Inc. and Dollar A.M.A. Inc.   Dollarama L.P. acquired a majority position in the Dollarama business of Montreal-based S. Rossy Inc. and Dollar A.M.A. Inc., with the founders and management retaining a substantial stake. Dollarama is the largest dollar store network in Canada ... Details   12/4/2004/2004  
    Bain Capital   Affiliates of Bain Capital, a global private investment firm, purchased Verizon Communications Inc.'s directory operations in Canada for Cdn.$1.985 billion. Details   11/30/2004/2004  
    Optimal Group Inc. (formerly Optimal Robotics Corp.)   Acquisition of Terra Payments Inc. by way of a share exchange. Details   7/6/2004/2004  
    BCE Inc.   Sale of controlling interest in BCE Emergis Inc. through the issuance of Subscription Receipts for gross proceeds of approximately $356 million. Details   6/9/2004/2004  
    BCE Inc.   Sale by BCE Emergis Inc. of its U.S. health business to Multiplan, Inc. (US$213 million). Details   4/4/2004/2004  
    CML Healthcare Inc.   CML Healthcare Inc. completed a plan of arrangement valued at $1.25 Billion. Details   3/20/2004/2004  
    Northbridge Equity Partners   Northbridge Equity Partners, a Montreal based private equity firm, acquired Fairway & Greene, Ltd., a U.S. based leading manufacturer of golf apparel. Details   3/3/2004/2004  
    Systemcorp A.L.G. Limited   Systemcorp A.L.G. Limited, a Montreal based company, which is a leading provider of project portfolio management software was acquired by IBM Canada Limited pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act. Details   3/2/2004/2004  
    Besseco Holdings Inc.   Sale of Gage Learning Corporation to Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited. Details   4/10/2003/2003  
    Amcor Limited   Sale of Amcor Limited's North American rigid plastic business to Printpack, Inc. and Plastipak Industries Inc. Details   3/20/2003/2003  
    CryoCath Technologies Inc.   Purchase by CryoCath Technologies Inc. of Endocare, Inc.'s cardiac-related product manufacturing operations and related intellectual property. Details   3/20/2003/2003  
    Euro-Pro Corporation and Omega Sewmac Inc.   Sale of the businesses of Euro-Pro Corporation and Omega Sewmac Inc. to Euro-Pro Operating LLC and related financing. Details   3/20/2003/2003  
    Illumina Partners Inc. and Affinity Identity Programs Inc.   Acquisition of the logo division of Affinity Express, Inc. by Affinity Identity Programs Inc. and Illumina Partners Inc. Details   3/20/2003/2003