March 15, 2010
 
Michel Pelletier - Representative Work
 
 
 
      Transactions and Cases   Year  
 
      Acted for Prinoth SpA, a member of the Leitner Technologies Group, in its acquisition of the Camoplast Inc. Track Machine Group, a leading manufacturer of snow groomers and other utility vehicles.   2009  
      Acted as Canadian counsel to BHP Billiton in its unsolicited offer to acquire Rio Tinto in a share exchange deal valued at US$147 billion.   2008  
      Acted for Gestion Forestière Lacroix Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Société Générale de Financement du Québec, in connection with its acquisition from Bowater Inc. of a private timberland covering some 148,000 acres in the Gaspé Peninsula, Québec.   2006  
      Acted for El Paso Corporation ("El Paso") in regard to Petro-Canada's acquisition from El Paso of a 51% indirect interest in Coastal Petrochemical, L.P., a limited partnership between a subsidiary of Société générale de financement du Québec ("SGF") and an indirect subsidiary of El Paso, for approximately $90 million (which includes working capital). Petro-Canada will hold 51% of the limited partnership and SGF will continue to own the remaining 49% interest. The Coastal Petrochemical facility, located in Montréal, Québec, primarily produces paraxylene, which is used to manufacture polyester and plastic bottles.   2005  
      Acted for Canadian steel giant Ivaco Inc., and several Ivaco subsidiaries, in Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings commenced in September of 2003, including the sale to The Heico Companies, L.L.C., a U.S.-based holding company, of the assets of the Ivaco companies for $375 million.   2004  
      Acted for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. on its acquisition of The Circle K Corp. in a transaction valued at $1.06 billion.   2003  
      Take-over bid by Russel Metals Inc. for all the shares and convertible subordinated debentures of Leroux Steel Inc. (approximately $185 million).   2003  
      Initial public offering of $444 million of trust units of SFK Pulp Fund and $125 million credit facility in favour of the Fund.   2002  
      Purchase of US$44.5 million of senior secured notes of Gaspesia Papers, L.P.   2002  
      Initial public offering of $85 million of trust units of Alexis Nihon Real Estate Investment Trust.   2002