| |
|
|
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and TD Securities Inc. in connection with a $45 million bought deal offering of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust. |
|
2010 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for NordDeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, New York Branch in the establishment of credit facilities for the acquisition, construction and operation by Starwood SSM1 Canada Incorporated of 22.352 MW DC solar power facilities in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. |
|
2009 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted as Canadian counsel for a Confidential Client, a leading international private equity firm, conducting an extensive environmental due diligence review with respect to a proposed purchase of a majority stake of a renewable energy generation company with wind assets in Alberta. |
|
2009 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for Jaguar Mining Inc. in a 144A private placement of US$165 million aggregate principal amount of senior convertible notes due 2014. |
|
2009 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and TD Securities Inc. in a $36.9 million bought deal public offering of trust units of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust. |
|
2009 |
|
| |
|
|
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.
|
|
2009 |
|
| |
|
|
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. |
|
2009 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for a lending syndicate, led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., in connection with its $756 million financing of the state-of-the-art Canaport liquefied natural gas ("LNG") receiving and regasification terminal in New Brunswick. The facility is the first LNG regasification plant in Canada. |
|
2009 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for Hollinger Farms No. 1 Inc. and Alton Farms Inc. seeking a declaration that a class environmental assessment process of a proposed land exchange was not properly authorized by Ontario's Environmental Assessment Act. |
|
2008 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted as Canadian counsel for a confidential client, a leading European electrical company, conducting extensive environmental due diligence review of the Canadian assets of a European wind farm developer and constructor with operating wind power projects in Alberta and over 50 proposed projects in six provinces. |
|
2008 |
|
| |
|
|
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. |
|
2008 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for Iogen Corporation in connection with its commercial alliance with Royal Dutch Shell plc, the investment made in Iogen by Goldman, Sachs & Co. and its financing for the development of Canada's first proposed commercial-scale cellulose ethanol production facility in Saskatchewan. |
|
2008 |
|
| |
|
|
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 a syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and TD Securities Inc. in a $93 million bought deal public offering of subscription receipts and 7.0% extendible convertible unsecured subordinated debentures of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust. The net proceeds from the offering were used by Crombie to satisfy a portion of the purchase price of its acquisition of a portfolio of 61 retail properties from subsidiaries of Empire Company Limited. |
|
2008 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for Patheon Inc. in the sale of its Niagara-Burlington commercial manufacturing business to Pharmetics Inc. |
|
2008 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for Morgan Stanley Real Estate in connection with its acquisition of Three Sisters Mountain Village Ltd. |
|
2007 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted as Canadian counsel for BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and a syndicate of underwriters in the proposed cross-border initial public offering of Photowatt Technologies Inc., a manufacturer and retailer of solar cells and modules. |
|
2007 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. in connection with its financing of the construction and operation of the run-of-the river 23.6 megawatt hydroelectric facility at Umbata Falls in Ontario. |
|
2007 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for private equity fund EdgeStone Capital Equity Fund III, LP in its $70 million negotiated takeover bid for Stephenson's Rental Services Income Fund. |
|
2007 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for Canadian Pacific Express and Transport Ltd. in its defence of claims under several leases for contamination at a former terminal facility in Ontario. |
|
2007 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted as transaction counsel for Access Justice Durham (sponsored by Babcock & Brown, and including PCL Constructors and Johnson Controls) which entered into an agreement to design, build, finance and maintain the Durham Consolidated Courthouse, the first availability payment PPP relating to courthouses in North America and the first project to be completed by Infrastructure Ontario. This project received the 2007 CCPPP Award of Merit for Project Financing. |
|
2007 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. in the $205 million initial public offering of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust. |
|
2006 |
|
| |
|
|
Teachers’ Private Capital, the private equity arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, acquired the equity and a significant portion of the debt of CFM Corporation, a leading integrated manufacturer of hearth and space heating products, barbecue and outdoor products in North America and the United Kingdom, in a transaction having a value of approximately U.S.$230 million. |
|
2005 |
|
| |
|
|
Acting for Canplas Industries Ltd. in its defence of claims regarding the alleged source of extensive aquifer contamination in Barrie, Ontario. |
|
2004 |
|
| |
|
|
Davies represented Barrick Gold in the U.S.$250 million structured trade/project financing of its Veladero greenfield gold mine project in Argentina. This deal was selected by Trade Finance Deal of the Year for 2004 in Argentina by Trade Finance magazine and as Americas Mining Deal of the Year for 2004 by Project Finance magazine. |
|
2004 |
|
| |
|
|
Acquisition of CanWest Global Communication Corp.'s community newspapers and related assets in southern Ontario, other than the Windsor Star ($193.5 million). |
|
2003 |
|
| |
|
|
Acted for TD Capital and Carmanah Design and Manufacturing Inc. regarding the acquisition by Carmanah of the assets of CAE Wood Products from CAE Inc. |
|
2003 |
|
| |
|
|
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. |
|
2003 |
|
| |
|
|
Acting on behalf of A.G. Simpson Automotive Inc. in completion of its successful restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. |
|
2002 |
|
| |
|
|
$375 million term loan facility from a Canadian financial institution and $25 million operating line from a Canadian chartered bank. |
|
2002 |
|
| |
|
|
$300 million initial public offering of units of InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust and the acquisition of a portfolio of 114 hotels located throughout Canada. |
|
2002 |
|
| |
|
|
US$90 million project financing from Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A. and The Bank of Nova Scotia for the development of the 55-storey Torre Mayor office tower in Mexico City. |
|
2002 |
|
| |
|
|
$500 million senior secured credit facilities made available to Agricore United by a syndicate of Canadian banks led by The Bank of Nova Scotia. |
|
2002 |
|
| |
|
|
Acquisition of ICG by Superior Propane, including related proceedings before the Competition Tribunal. |
|
2001 |
|
| |
|
|
Acquisition of Motorola's manufacturing assets in Iowa and Ireland (approximately US$70 million) and strategic alliance with Motorola, Inc., including related supply agreement (estimated value of approximately US$1 billion). |
|
2001 |
|
| |
|
|
Acquisition by Hanson Pipe & Products, Inc. of Centennial Concrete Pipe & Products Inc. from Lafarge S.A. |
|
2001 |
|
| |
|
|
Acquisition of Powell Equipment Limited by Toromont Industries Inc. |
|
2001 |
|
| |
|
|
Acquisition of pharmaceutical facility and Canadian over-the-counter product portfolio from Shire Canada Inc., including a long term manufacturing supply and packaging agreement with Shire. |
|
2001 |
|
| |
|
|
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 the merger. |
|
2001 |
|
