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TSX Group Inc. |
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TSX Group Inc. acquisition of Bourse de Montréal Inc. in a transaction valued at $1.3 billion. Davies represented TSX Group. Details |
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2008 |
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Mars Inc. |
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Mars Inc. acquisition of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in a deal valued at $23 billion. Davies is representing Mars Inc. Details |
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2008 |
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BHP Billiton |
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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 |
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2008 |
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Canada Pipe Co. Ltd. |
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Canada Pipe was investigated by the Competition Bureau regarding certain of its distribution practices. After a hearing at the Federal Court of Appeal, this matter was resolved by negotiated Consent Agreement in December 2007. Details |
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2007 |
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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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2007 |
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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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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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2006 |
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BCE Inc. |
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BCE Inc. and The Woodbridge Company Limited announced a recapitalization and new ownership structure for Bell Globemedia Inc. Details |
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2005 |
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Metro Inc. |
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Acted for Metro Inc. in competition matters related to its acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of A&P Canada from the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. for $1.7 billion. Details |
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2005 |
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Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund |
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Davies acted for Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund in competition matters related to its acquisition of the Famous Players movie exhibition business of Viacom Inc. for a purchase price of $500 million. Details |
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2005 |
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Bain Capital |
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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 |
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2005 |
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Masonite International Corporation |
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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 |
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2005 |
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