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Vista Equity Partners |
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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 |
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2007 |
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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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2006 |
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Citigroup Global Markets and syndicate |
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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 |
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2005 |
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Bain Capital |
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Affiliates of Bain Capital, a global private investment firm, purchased Verizon Communications Inc.'s directory operations in Canada for Cdn.$1.985 billion. Details |
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2004 |
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Osprey Media Income Fund |
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Initial public offering of $200 million of units by Osprey Media Income Fund. Details |
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2004 |
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ECA Lending Group |
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Representation of major secured lending grouping Air Canada CCAA proceedings Details |
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2003 |
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Barclays Bank |
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Cross-border leveraged lease financing of navigation assets of Nav Canada. Details |
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2003 |
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United Grain Growers Ltd. |
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Merger of United Grain Growers Ltd. and Agricore Cooperative Limited to form Agricore United ($400 million), including defending Agricore United in a proceeding brought by the Commissioner of Competition before the Competition Tribunal arising out of ... Details |
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2001 |
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Osprey Media Holdings Inc. |
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Acquisition of CanWest Global Communication Corp.'s community newspapers and related assets in southern Ontario, other than the Windsor Star ($193.5 million). Details |
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2003 |
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Osprey Media Group Inc. |
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Acquisition by Osprey Media Group Inc. of Torstar Corporation's weekly community newspapers in Ontario and their associated publications and the sale by Osprey of certain publishing and printing operations to Torstar. Details |
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2003 |
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