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Acted for Barzel Industries in a coordinated Canada/U.S. bankruptcy proceeding enterprise restructuring commenced in September 2009 and involving the negotiation of debtor-in-possession financing and a "stalking horse" bid, a joint cross-border auction process, and the November 2009 sale of Barzel's assets to affiliates of Metco Industries for US$75 million. |
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2009 |
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Acted as lead counsel to Australian-headquartered global packaging manufacturer, Amcor Limited, in its acquisition of Alcan Packaging operations from Rio Tinto plc in 31 countries for approximately US$2 billion. The acquisition enhances Amcor's position as one of the world's leading packaging companies. |
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2009 |
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Acted for FortisOntario Inc., a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., in its acquisition of the Great Lakes Power electric distribution business from Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. for a purchase price of approximately $68 million.
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2009 |
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Acted for private investment firms Westerkirk Capital Inc. and Ironbridge Equity Partners Limited in connection with their acquisition of Gaspard & Sons, a leading North American provider of robes and vestments, from the Gaspard family. |
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2009 |
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Acted as Canadian counsel for Time Inc. in its acquisition of QSP, Inc., in the United States, and Quality Service Products Inc., in Canada, from The Readers Digest Association Inc. in a transaction valued at US$110 million. |
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2008 |
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Acted as Canadian counsel to NBTY Inc. in connection with its successful bid, valued at US$371 million plus the assumption of certain liabilities, in the auction to acquire Leiner Health Products, a private label manufacturer of non-prescription drugs and supplements, held in connection with Leiner's US bankruptcy proceedings. |
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2008 |
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Acted for Atlas Holdings LLC in connection with its acquisition, together with Blue Wolf Capital Management, of a pulp mill in Pictou, Nova Scotia from Neenah Paper, Inc. |
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2008 |
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Acted for TSX Group Inc. in its acquisition of Bourse de Montréal Inc. in a transaction valued at $1.3 billion which created TMX Group Inc., a leading integrated multi-asset stock exchange group. |
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2008 |
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Acted for IPC US REIT in its strategic process and ultimate sale of its assets to Behringer Harvard in a US$1.4 billion all cash transaction. |
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2007 |
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Acted for Osprey Media Income Fund in its auction process and the resulting negotiated all cash takeover bid for Osprey by Quebecor Media Inc., including successfully defending Osprey against litigation initiated by Quebecor to challenge Black Press Ltd.'s superior proposal that was eventually matched by Quebecor in a transaction valued at $578 million. |
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2007 |
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Acted for Cadim Inc. (a division of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) in connection with its partnership arrangements with Westmont Hospitality Group and Cadbridge Investors LP, and acted for Cadbridge and InnVest REIT in connection with their joint negotiated takeover bid for Legacy Hotels REIT in a transaction valued at approximately $2.5 billion. |
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2007 |
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Acted as Canadian counsel for Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Fidelity National Financial Inc. in their acquisition of Ceridian Corporation in a transaction valued at US$5.3 billion. |
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2007 |
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Acted for the Special Committee of Dynatec Corporation in the negotiated sale of Dynatec to Sherritt International Corporation by way of a share exchange plan of arrangement in a transaction valued at $1.6 billion. |
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2007 |
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Acted for Agricore United, Canada's largest grain handler, in its successful defense of the unsolicited takeover bid made by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, the resulting white knight agreement with James Richardson International and the topping $1.8 billion offer by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. This deal was implemented using an innovative structure involving a concurrent continuance, takeover bid and plan of arrangement. |
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2007 |
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Acted for Fortis Inc. in its acquisition of Terasen Inc., the Canadian natural gas distribution business of Kinder Morgan, Inc., in a transaction valued at $3.7 billion, creating the largest investor-owned utility in Canada. Awarded 2007 Deal Team of the Year at the inaugural Canadian Dealmakers Gala. |
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2007 |
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