March 15, 2010
 
Scott M. Tayne - Representative Work
 
 
 
      Transactions and Cases   Year  
 
      Acted for RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and a syndicate of underwriters in a $300 million offering of Videotron Ltd.'s 7 1/8 Senior Notes due 2020.   2010  
      Acted for Russel Metals Inc. in its $175 million bought deal public offering of convertible debentures due 2016.   2009  
      Acted for Genuity Capital Markets and a syndicate of underwriters in connection with a bought deal offering by Air Canada of units comprised of shares and warrants for aggregate gross proceeds of $260 million.   2009  
      Acted for Bellus Health Inc. with respect to a rights offering, resulting in the issuance of 52,363,419 common shares for aggregate proceeds of $9,687,233.   2009  
      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.   2009  
      Acted for Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited in its US$290 million underwritten private placement of units consisting of common shares and share purchase warrants.   2008  
      Acted for Adaltis Inc. in its $20 million private placement of 10% secured convertible notes due 2013.   2008  
      Acted for Points International Ltd. in its $49 million public treasury and secondary offering of common shares.   2008  
      Acted for Adaltis Inc. in its $12.6 million rights offering for common shares.   2008  
      Acted for Jaguar Mining Inc. in connection with its $110.6 million bought deal of common shares sold publicly in Canada and on a private placement basis in the United States.   2008  
      Acted for BCE Inc. in the sale of its subsidiary Telesat Canada to Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Loral Space & Communications Inc. in a transaction valued at $3.42 billion.   2007  
      Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch Canada, RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc. and TD Bank in four separate offerings in 2007 by Canada Housing Trust No. 1 of Canada Mortgage Bonds (issued in various series) in the aggregate principal amount of $35.7 billion.   2007  
      Acted for Adaltis Inc. in connection with its $31 million private placement of units consisting of common shares and share purchase warrants.   2007  
      Acted for Khan Resources Inc. in its $30 million underwritten public offering of common shares.   2007  
      Acted for Scotia Capital Inc., GMP Securities L.P., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc. as lead agents in Cogeco Cable's issuance of 5 million shares for total proceeds of $192.5 million.   2007  
      Acted for Neurochem Inc. (now BELLUS Health Inc.) in its private placement offering of US$42 million in 6% senior convertible notes due 2026.   2006  
      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.   2006  
      Acted for Oncap in connection with the establishment of Oncap II, a $575 million private equity fund focused on investing in small and medium sized businesses in North America. Oncap is the private, mid-market private equity fund of Onex Corporation.   2006  
      Four separate offerings in 2005 by Canada Housing Trust No. 1 of, in the aggregate, over $7 billion principal amount of bonds (issued in various series) guaranteed by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.   2005  
      Four separate offerings in 2004 by Canada Housing Trust No. 1 of, in the aggregate, over $19 billion principal amount of bonds (issued in various series) guaranteed by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.   2004  
      Offerings by Canada Housing Trust No. 1, of over $20 billion principal amount of bonds (issued in various series) guaranteed by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).   2003  
      Private placement of $65 million of senior secured debentures and establishment of $50 million syndicated bank revolving credit facility of Lantic.   2003  
      Public offering of $337 million of non-voting shares of Telus Corporation in Canada and the U.S.   2002  
      Public offering of $120 million of Class A subordinate voting shares by CHC Helicopter Corp.   2002  
      Initial public offering of $444 million of trust units of SFK Pulp Fund and $125 million credit facility in favour of the Fund.   2002  
      Offering by Canada Housing Trust No. 1, a special securitization trust, of $2.5 billion in bonds guaranteed by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CHMC).   2001  
      Public offering of $100 million of common shares of Premdor Inc. (now Masonite International).   2001  
      Acquisition of Masonite Corporation from International Paper Company (US$500 million) and the establishment of a US$685 million syndicated term and revolving credit facilities and the private placement of US$202.5 million of junior subordinated notes of Premdor Inc.   2001  
      Public offering in Canada of $100 million of subordinate voting shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and the related private placement of shares in the U.S.   2001  
      Standby commitment by CIBC Capital relating to a $125 million rights offering by Microcell Telecommunications Inc.   2001