Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2024
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in its sale of Advanced Engineered Products to TerraVest Industries.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Searchlight Pharma Inc., 2024
Acting for the shareholders of Searchlight Pharma Inc., a top-growth Canadian specialty and innovative branded pharmaceutical company, in connection with the sale of their 100% interest to Apotex Inc., Canada’s largest pharmaceutical company.
Plusgrade Inc., 2024
Acted for Plusgrade in connection with General Atlantic’s strategic investment in the ancillary revenue powerhouse. The investment represents a monumental transaction for the global travel tech sector.
Red 5 Limited, 2024
Acting as Canadian counsel to Red 5 Limited, an Australia-based gold miner, in a merger of equals with Silver Lake Resources, creating a leading mid-tier gold company with a combined value of approximately A$2.2 billion.
Mason Resources Inc., 2024
Acted for Mason Graphite Inc. with the sale of the Lac Guéret Property, targeted for the development of graphite at the Uatnan Mining Project, to Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. in consideration of 6,208,210 common shares of Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc.
Blackstone Inc., 2024
Acting for Blackstone in its US$3.5-billion take-private acquisition of Tricon Residential Inc., an owner, operator and developer of a portfolio of approximately 38,000 single-family rental homes in the U.S. Sun Belt and multi-family apartments in Toronto.
Ironbridge Equity Partners Management Limited, 2024
Acted for funds affiliated with Ironbridge Equity Partners Management Limited in the acquisition and related financing of Gardner Glass Products, Inc., a North Carolina-based company that manufactures and distributes tempered, mirrored, backpainted, and laminated glass products.
Wolseley Canada Inc., 2024
Acted for Wolseley Canada Inc., the leading wholesale distributor to plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial markets in Canada, in its acquisition of Yorkwest Plumbing Supply Inc., a distributor of building and industrial products in the greater Toronto area.
RelationShop Inc., 2024
Acted as Canadian counsel for RelationShop Inc. in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Mercatus Technologies, a leading provider of eCommerce solutions for regional grocers and independents.
Bruker Corporation, 2024
Acted for Bruker Corporation in its acquisition of Tornado Spectral Systems Inc., a company that provides chemical analysis and measurement systems for Raman spectroscopy primarily used in pharmaceutical, petrochemical, and biotechnology applications.
Vance Street Capital LLC, 2024
Acted for Vance Street Capital, a Los Angeles private equity fund, in the sale of Terra Insights, a Vancouver-based geotechnical, structural and geospatial monitoring company, to Orica for cash consideration of C$505 million.
Outfront Media Inc., 2024
Acting as Canadian counsel to OUTFRONT Media Inc. in the C$410-million sale of its Canadian outdoor advertising business to Bell Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCE.
Mondi plc, 2024
Acted for Mondi plc, a global leader in the production of sustainable packaging and paper, in its acquisition of the Hinton Pulp mill from West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (West Fraser) and its long-term partnership with West Fraser to access local, high-quality fibre from well-established wood basket, as well as with Mondi plc’s plans to invest €400 million in the expansion of Hinton.
Odace Investment Consortium Inc., 2024
Acted for Odace Investment Consortium Inc., an alternative asset manager specialized in the transportation industry, with its acquisition of Boisjoli Transport Inc..
RLH Equity Partners, 2024
Acted as Canadian counsel to RLH Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Red Clay Consulting, an Atlanta based business focused on providing software platforms using Oracle Utilities applications.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2023
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its strategic equity investment in Canada Nickel Company Inc. and negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
TPG, 2023
Acted as counsel to TPG in its acquisition (and related financings) from Oxford Property Group of a 75% interest in two Class-A industrial business parks in the Greater Toronto Area valued at C$1.3-billion.
Russel Metals Inc., 2023
Acting for Russel Metals Inc. in its C$225-million acquisition of seven service centers from Samuel, Son & Co., five of which are located in Western Canada and two in the United States.
ROBIC, LLP, 2023
Acting as counsel to partners of ROBIC, LLP, one of Canada's preeminent intellectual property firms, in connection with ROBIC’s business combination with IPH Limited.
Blackstone Credit, 2023
Acted for funds managed by Blackstone Credit in connection with its sale of Grafton Apparel Ltd., the leading Canadian retailer of men's clothing, which operates under the Tip Top, George Richards and Mr. Big & Tall banners, to an affiliate of Stern Partners Inc.
Basic Resources, Inc., 2023
Acted for Basic Resources, Inc. in its US$160-million acquisition of the Warners, Olga and True & Co businesses from the fashion conglomerate PVH Corp.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2023
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its initial C$23.39-million strategic investment in Hercules Silver and its additional C$7-million follow-on investment.
Recochem, 2023
Acted as counsel to Recochem management in the acquisition of H.I.G portfolio company Recochem by funds managed by CapVest.
Waterton Global Resource Management & Waterton Copper Corp, 2023
Acting for Waterton Global Resource Management and Waterton Copper Corp. in connection with the acquisition by Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. of a US$115-million silver stream on the Mineral Park Mine in Arizona owned by Waterton Copper Corp. and the provision of a US$25 million secured debt facility from Wheaton to Waterton Copper.
Aecon Group Inc., 2023
Acted for Aecon Group Inc. in the C$150-million strategic preferred equity investment in Aecon Utilities Group Inc. by funds managed by the Power Opportunities strategy of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
American Holt, LLC, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, 2023
Acted for American Holt, LLC, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, in its acquisition of DMA Solution Inc., a leading engineering company for solutions in the manufacturing of high performance products for the PET plastic container and beverage industries.
Sumanic Investments, 2023
Acted for Sumanic Investments, the controlling shareholder of Logistec Inc., in the $1.2-billion acquisition of Logistec by Blue Wolf Capital Partners.
Siemens Energy, 2023
Acting as Canadian tax counsel to Siemens Energy in the sale of Trench business in Canada to Triton, a leading European mid-market private equity investor.
Ember Infrastructure Management, LP, 2023
Acted for funds managed by Ember Infrastructure Management, LP, a New York-based private equity firm, in its $395-million acquisition of H2O Innovation Inc., a TSX-listed company, by way of statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act, and the associated rollover of shares by Investissement Québec, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and management.
Partners Value Investments LP and Partners Value Investments Inc., 2023
Acted for the special committees of Partners Value Investments LP and Partners Value Investments Inc. in a reorganization with Partners Limited, to be implemented by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement.
Atlas Holdings, LLC, 2023
Acting for Atlas Holdings in its US$120-million acquisition of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.'s Quesnel River pulp mill in British Columbia and Slave Lake pulp mill in Alberta.
Hydromega Services Inc., 2023
Acting for Hydromega Services Inc. in its sale, including its ownership interests in five hydropower generating stations in Québec and five additional hydropower generating stations in Northeastern Ontario, to FirstLight Power, a wholly owned subsidiary of PSP Investments and a leading clean power producer, developer and energy storage company.
Interactive Validated Solutions 88 Inc., 2023
Acted for the shareholders, including Desjardins Capital, Anges Québec capital and a large group of angel investors, of Interactive Validated Solutions 88 Inc., a company specializing in SaaS quality, compliance and traceability solutions, in its sale to TradeBeyond, a Hong Kong based leading supply chain platform.
BMS Group, 2023
Acted for BMS Group in its acquisition of Smith & Reid Insurance Brokers and O’Neil Insurance Brokers.
EcoPro BM, 2023
Acting for Korea-based EcoPro BM in its C$1.2-billion joint venture with Ford and SK On to build a cathode manufacturing facility to produce electric vehicle (EVs) battery materials in Bécancour, Quebec.
Coriel Capital Inc., 2023
Acting for Coriel Capital Inc., a women-owned ultra-high-net-worth wealth management firm based in Montreal, in its sale to CI Financial Group.
Sustana, 2023
Acted for Sustana, a portfolio company of Blackstone, in its acquisition of Hanna Paper, a high-grade paper recycling company.
Russel Metals Inc., 2023
Acting for Russel Metals Inc. in the C$61-million sale of its 50% equity interest in TriMark Tubulars Ltd. to Marubeni-Itochu.
IOU Financial Inc., 2023
Acted for IOU Financial Inc., a fintech company listed on the TSX-V, in its sale to 9494-3677 Québec Inc., a corporation created by a group composed of funds managed by Neuberger Berman, Palos Capital and Fintech Ventures, for an all-cash consideration.
Integrated Media Company, 2023
Acted for Integrated Media Company, a TPG platform dedicated to the new media ecosystem, in its C$147.5-million acquisition of Toon Boom Animation Inc., an Emmy® Award-winning Montreal-based animation software company, from Nelvana Limited, a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment Inc.
Ecometrica Limited, 2023
Acted for the shareholders of Ecometrica Limited, a leading EHS and ESG software provider, in the sale of their 100% interest to EcoOnline UK Limited.
Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2023
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in its acquisition (and related financing) of the Gesco Group of Companies, a leading specialty distributor of floor covering solutions across Canada, pursuant to a sale proceeding conducted under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
Industrial and Financial Systems AB, 2023
Acted for Industrial and Financial Systems AB in its acquisition of Poka Inc., a Québec-based provider of connected worker platform software.
Arcline Investment Management, 2023
Acted as Canadian counsel to Arcline Investment Management in its acquisition of International Water-Guard, a leading provider and servicer of proprietary potable water systems and components for use in business and commercial jet applications.
Lakeside Book Company, 2023
Acted for Lakeside Book Company, a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings, in its acquisition of Marquis Books.
Atlas Holdings LLC, 2023
Acted for Atlas Holdings LLC in its acquisition of Resolute FP Canada Inc.'s pulp, newsprint, and directory paper mill operations in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Tecpetrol Investments S.L., 2023
Acted for Tecpetrol Investments S.L. in its successful unsolicited take-over bid to acquire Alpha Lithium Corporation for C$310 million.
Mountaingate Capital, 2023
Acted for Mountaingate Capital Management II, L.P. in its strategic investment in Bond Brand Loyalty Group, a leading marketing, customer experience and loyalty software management group.
OMERS Administrative Corporation, 2023
Acting for OMERS Administration Corporation in its US$200-million acquisition of 54.5% stake of global royalties on MAVYRET, from Enanta Pharmaceruticals, Inc.
BELLUS Health Inc., 2023
Acted for BELLUS Health Inc. in its US$2-billion sale to GSK plc, a British-based pharmaceutical company.
MacKinnon, Bennett & Co., 2023
Acted for MacKinnon, Bennett & Co. in the sale of its C$52-million stake in Miovision, a leading provider of intelligent transportation solutions, to TELUS Ventures.
Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, 2023
Acted for Copper Mountain Mining Corporation in its US$439-million all-share acquisition by Hudbay Minerals Inc. by way of a court approved plan of arrangement.
Numerix LLC, 2023
Acted as Canadian counsel to Genstar Capital-backed Numerix LLC, a leader in capital markets risk management technology, in its acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of FinancialCAD Corporation.
Sleep Country Holdings Inc., 2023
Acted for Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. in its acquisition of the Canadian assets of Casper Sleep Inc.
Black Swan Graphene Inc., 2023
Acted for Black Swan Graphene Inc., which produces patented low-cost and high-performance graphene powders, in its strategic partnership with Nationwide Engineering Research and Development Ltd, the developer of a graphene-enhanced admixture for concrete, Concretene.
Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc., 2023
Acted for Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc., a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings, LLC, in the sale of Plaster Rock Lumber Corporation, operator of softwood lumber mill, to Groupe Lebel, an Eastern Canada lumber manufacturer and North American forest products leader.
MacKinnon, Bennett & Co. and Idealist Capital, 2023
Acted for co-investors MacKinnon, Bennett & Co. and Idealist Capital in their growth capital equity investment in XNRGY Climate Systems, a leader in the design and manufacturing of energy efficient commercial HVAC systems.
Burgundy Diamond Mines Limited, 2023
Acted for Burgundy Diamond Mines Limited (BDM) in its US$136-million acquisition of Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Limited, including the world-class Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, and Arctic Canadian Diamond Marketing N.V. Upon closing, BDM became one of the largest listed diamond companies globally.
GreenV B.V., 2023
Acted for Green V B.V. in its acquisition of JV Energy Solutions Inc., a provider of customer-specific heating, electrical engineering and insulation for the greenhouse horticulture industry.
Aecon Group Inc., 2023
Acted for Aecon Group Inc. in the sale of its Aecon Transportation East roadbuilding, aggregates and materials business in Ontario to Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. for C$235 million in cash.
Fengate Asset Management Ltd., 2023
Acted for Fengate Asset Management Ltd. in the sale of a 75% interest in the 40 MW Grand Valley III wind project in Ontario to Axium Infrastructure.
Investissement Québec, 2023
Acted for Investissement Québec, in its own capacity and as agent of the Government of Québec, in the initial C$70-million investment in Équisoft Inc., one of the largest providers of digital solutions in the financial sector, as part of a C$125-million investment with Export Development Canada and Fondaction.
LKQ Corporation, 2023
Acted as Canadian counsel to LKQ Corporation in its C$2.8-billion acquisition of Uni-Select Inc.
Alaris Equity Partners, 2023
Acted for Alaris Equity Partners, in its US$546-million investment with Brookfield Special Investments, in Body Contour Centers LLC.
Velan Inc., 2023
Acted for Velan Inc., a global leading manufacturer of industrial valves, in its $329-million all-cash sale and privatization by way of plan of arrangement by Flowserve Corporation, one of the world’s leading providers of fluid motion and control products and services.
HID Global Corporation, 2023
Acted for HID Global, a subsidiary of Swedish conglomerate Assa Abloy, in its acquisition of Vancouver-based Guard RFID Solutions, a manufacturer of real-time location systems used in healthcare environments.
Kroll, LLC, 2023
Acted for Kroll, the independent financial advisor to Hut 8, in connection with its merger with U.S. Data Mining Group, Inc. doing business as US Bitcoin Corp, to establish “New Hut”, a large scale, publicly traded Bitcoin miner.
Plusgrade Inc., 2023
Acted for Plusgrade Inc. in its purchase of all the issued and outstanding shares of Israel-based technology and hospitality company, Ancillary Streams Ltd., a global software provider of upgrade solutions to hotels, known as “UpStay.”
TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd., 2023
Acted for TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE, in connection with its acquisition of an additional 6.65% working interest in the Fort Hills oils sands project located approximately 90 km north of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Axium Infrastructure, 2023
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in connection with the acquisition from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners of the Travers Solar Project located in Vulcan County, Alberta. Situated on approximately 3,330 acres of land, the project has a total nameplate capacity of 465 MW, making it the largest solar project in Canada at the time of closing.
DIF Capital Partners, 2023
Acted for DIF Capital Partners, through its DIF Core Infrastructure Fund III (DIF CIF III), in its acquisition of RFNow Inc., an independent enterprise fiber, residential fiber, fixed wireless internet and phone services provider in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Fengate Asset Management Ltd., 2023
Acted for Fengate Asset Management Ltd. in the C$50.2-million sale of 60 MW Sault Ste. Marie solar portfolio located in northwestern Ontario to Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.
ShockWave Medical, Inc., 2023
Acted as Canadian counsel to Nasdaq-listed Shockwave Medical, Inc., in its acquisition of Nasdaq- and TSX-listed British Columbia–based Neovasc Inc., for a total transaction value of up to US$147 million consisting of a purchase price per share of cash and a contingent value right.
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., 2023
Acted for the special committee of the board of directors of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. in connection with management’s proposed takeover bid for the common shares of Canaccord.
Trinity Industries, Inc., 2023
Acted for Trinity Industries, Inc., in its acquisition of Holden America, a manufacturer of market-leading multilevel vehicle securement and protection systems, gravity-outlet gates and gate accessories for freight rail in North America, for an initial purchase price of US$70 million and an additional minimum of US$5 million per year for the next two years
MacKinnon, Bennett & Co., 2023
Acted for MacKinnon, Bennett & Co. in connection with the C$32-million merger of its portfolio company Bird Canada Inc. with Bird Global, Inc.
WideOrbit Inc., 2023
Acted for WideOrbit, Inc., a California-based media vertical software provider, in its sale to Constellation Software Inc. and its subsidiary Lumine Group Inc., and the related spin-out of the combined Lumine Group Inc. as a new public company listed on the TSX-V.
Apotex Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc., 2023
Acted as lead transaction and tax counsel to Apotex Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc., a global pharmaceutical company that produces high-quality affordable medicine, in its sale to SK Capital Partners.
Lithium Royalty Corp., 2023
Acted for an affiliate of Lithium Royalty Corp. in its purchase of a net smelter returns royalty involving the Mariana Lithium Project in Argentina from TNR Gold Corp.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2023
Acted for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. both in its acquisition of Cape D’Or Holdings Limited and Barrington Terminals Limited, which operate an independent convenience store and fuel network in Atlantic Canada under the Esso, Wilsons Gas Stops and Go! Store brands, and in connection with obtaining the Canadian Competition Bureau’s approval for the transaction. Also acted for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in the divestiture of 52 retail and fuel locations to Harnois Énergies.
Revolution Sustainable Solutions Holdings LLC, 2023
Acted for Revolution Sustainable Solutions Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, in its acquisition of the assets of PolyAg Recycling Ltd., an agricultural plastic recycler in Alberta.
Design World LLC d/b/a WTWH Media, LLC, 2023
Acted as Canadian counsel to Design World LLC d/b/a WTWH Media, LLC, a Mountaingate Capital portfolio company, in its acquisition via a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary of substantially all the assets of Engineering.com Incorporated, a media website operator focused on engineering related content.
Infinity Home Services, 2023
Acted for Infinity Homes Services, a private equity-backed leader in residential roofing and exterior remodeling services, in its Canadian acquisition of D'Angelo & Sons Construction Limited, a roofing company serving the Greater Toronto Area.
Permanent Capital Partners Inc., 2023
Acted for Permanent Capital Partners Inc. with CDPQ's minority investment in AVENIR GLOBAL, a Montréal-based holding managing public relations and communications firm that ranks in the international top 25.
Fengate Asset Management Ltd., 2023
Acted for Fengate Asset Management Ltd. in the sale of the 72.6 MW Weaver wind project in Hancock County, Maine, United States to Greenbacker Renewable Energy.
Mountaingate Capital, 2023
Acted for Mountaingate Capital Management II, L.P. in its strategic investment in Damotech inc., a leading rack safety manufacturer.
Apotex International Inc., 2023
Acted as lead tax counsel and Canadian transaction counsel to Apotex International Inc., a global pharmaceutical company that produces high-quality affordable medicine, in the sale of a 50% interest in Arrotex Pharmaceuticals (Australia) to DBG Health.
Aptum Technologies, 2023
Acted for DigitalBridge, a global digital infrastructure investment firm, in its portfolio company Aptum Technologies’ acquisition of CloudOps, a cloud consulting, managed services and software company.
Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc., 2022
Acted for Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc., Canada's leading omnichannel specialty sleep retailer, in its acquisition of Silk & Snow Inc., a Canadian-based direct-to-consumer sleep retailer.
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, 2022
Acted for Temasek, as lead investor, in the US$318-million Series E equity financing of Svante Inc., a British Columbia-based large-scale carbon capture technology provider.
Bruker Corporation, 2022
Acted for Bruker, a Nasdaq-listed provider of scientific instruments and analytical and diagnostic solutions, in its acquisition of Neurescence Inc., a Toronto-based innovative provider of optical functional neuroimaging.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2022
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its joint topping bid with Pan American Silver Corp. for the US$4.8-billion acquisition of Yamana Gold Inc., pursuant to which Pan American acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Yamana and Agnico Eagle acquired Yamana's Canadian assets (including its interest in the Canadian Malartic mine).
Valley Fiber Ltd., 2022
Acted for Valley Fiber, a portfolio company of DIF Capital, in its acquisition of Commstream GigaLinks, an independent internet service provider in Manitoba.
Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2022
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in its acquisition and related financing of North American Produce Buyers Limited, a leading importer and distributor of premium fruit.
Ironbridge Equity Partners Management Limited, 2022
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners Management Limited in its acquisition and related financing of La Verrerie Walker Ltée/Walker Glass Company Ltd., a Montréal-based company that manufactures mirror and acid etch-glazing substrates.
Fulcrum Capital Partners, 2022
Acted for Fulcrum Capital Partners in the merger of its portfolio company, Accucam Machining, with EQI Ltd., a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings, to create a leading global supply chain solution for metal products.
Vance Street Capital, 2022
Acted for Vance Street Capital, a U.S. private equity firm, and its portfolio company Terra Insights, in its acquisition of NavStar, a Vancouver-based global leader in monitoring technology for automated detection of movement on slopes and structures.
Atlas Holdings, LLC, 2022
Acted as Canadian counsel to Atlas Holdings, LLC, in its acquisition of Crown Paper Group, which includes Port Townsend Paper Corporation and Crown Corrugated Company, an integrated mill and containerboard operation.
Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc., 2022
Acted for Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. in its merger with SolGold plc under a court-approved plan of arrangement, consolidating ownership of the Cascabel project in northern Ecuador.
Kenco Group, 2022
Acted as Canadian counsel to Kenco Group, a top-ranked third-party logistics (3PL) company, in connection with its acquisition by private equity firm Pritzker Private Capital.
SPS Commerce, Inc., 2022
Acted for SPS Commerce, Inc., an American retail cloud services company, in its US$49-million acquisition of InterTrade Systems Inc., a Canadian SaaS commerce technology solutions company, from mdf commerce inc.
Interfor Corporation, 2022
Acted for Interfor Corporation in its acquisition for over C$325-million of 100% of the equity interests of Kilmer Group-backed Chaleur Forest Products entities.
Beringer Capital, 2022
Acted for Beringer Capital in its acquisition (and related bank financing) of a majority stake in Dig Insights, a Canadian tech-enabled services company that delivers consumer insights and market research consulting, tools and solutions to leading brands across a range of sectors.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2022
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in the sale of a portfolio of 22 royalties to Maverix Metals for total cash consideration of up to US$60 million, and Nevada Gold Mines in the sale of a portfolio of three royalties to Gold Royalty Corp. for share consideration with a value of US$27.5 million.
Valley Fiber Ltd., 2022
Acted for Valley Fiber, a portfolio company of DIF Capital, in its acquisition of Waterside Wireless, an independent internet service provider in Manitoba.
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., 2022
Acted for IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., a leader in the design, development and marketing of diagnostic test instruments to monitor animal health and analyze dairy products and water, in its acquisition of the assets of Pathogen Detection Systems, Inc.
Smart & Biggar, 2022
Acting as independent counsel to the non-managing partners of Smart & Biggar, Canada’s leading IP firm, in its business combination with IPH Limited.
Recipe Unlimited Corporation, 2022
Acted for the special committee of the board of directors of Recipe Unlimited Corporation, Canada's largest full-service restaurant company, in the sale of Recipe to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a deal that values Recipe at approximately $1.2 billion.
Fulcrum Capital Partners, 2022
Acted for Fulcrum Capital Partners in the sale of Kore Outdoor Inc. to Ironbridge Equity Partners.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 2022
Acted as Canadian counsel to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, financial adviser to Semtech Corporation, in Semtech’s acquisition of Sierra Wireless, Inc., a company valued at approximately US$1.2 billion.
KLH Capital, 2022
Acted for KLH Capital and its affiliates in the acquisition of Thorpe Specialty Services, a maintenance and engineering services provider for petrochemical and industrial markets.
E-Cycle Solutions Inc., 2022
Acted for E-Cycle Solutions Inc. in its sale to JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation, a leading supplier of consumable electronic materials.
Tegus, 2022
Acted for Tegus, a leading research platform for investors, with its acquisition of Canalyst, a provider of data and analytics on listed companies.
Beanfield Technologies Inc., 2022
Acted for Beanfield Technologies Inc., a portfolio company of DigitalBridge, in its acquisition of Urbanfibre, a leading internet service and wholesale fibre provider operating in the Greater Vancouver Area.
Birch Hill Equity Partners and Kicking Horse Capital, 2022
Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners and Kicking Horse Capital in connection with their respective investments in Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. This private placement was held concurrently with a bought deal public offering by Tidewater, with gross proceeds to Tidewater from the two transactions of approximately $84 million.
BMO Capital Markets, 2022
Acted for BMO Capital Markets, in connection with its formal valuation and fairness opinion to the special committee of Aris Gold Corporation, regarding Aris Gold's merger with GCM Mining Corp. to create a leading American gold producer.
Elliott Investment Management L.P., 2022
Acted for Elliott Investment Management L.P. in its accumulation of a material stake in Suncor Energy and subsequent engagement with Suncor culminating in an agreement (i) to appoint three new directors immediately with a potential fourth to be added depending on Suncor's performance against its peers, (ii) to participate on Suncor's CEO search committee, and (iii) to form a board committee to conduct a strategic review of Suncor's downstream retail business.
OMERS Capital Markets, 2022
Acted for OMERS Capital Markets in its US$500-million acquisition of 30% of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.'s royalty interest from Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. on the future sales of Crysvitar (burosumab) in the United States and Canada.
National Tire Distributors, 2022
Acted for National Tire Distributors, the Canadian subsidiary of American Tire Distributors, in its sale to Groupe Touchette Inc.
KKR, 2022
Acted as Canadian counsel to KKR, a leading global investment firm, in its equity investment in connection with the strategic merger of 123Dentist with Altima Dental and Lapointe Group. The merger creates one of the largest dental support organizations in Canada, with nearly 350 supported dental practices.
Shaw Communications Inc., 2022
Acted for Shaw Communications Inc. in its joint C$2.85-billion sale with Rogers Communications Inc. of Freedom Mobile Inc. to Videotron Ltd., a subsidiary of Québecor Inc.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2022
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its C$30-million sale to Montage Gold Corp. of the Mankono-Sissédougou joint venture project with Endeavour Mining plc.
Logiciels Metrio Inc., 2022
Acted for Logiciels Metrio Inc., a Montréal-based ESG reporting and analytics firm, in its sale to Nasdaq, Inc., a global technology company.
Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2022
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in the sale of its portfolio company, Thermogenics Inc., to Audax Private Equity.
Claridge Inc., 2022
Acted for Claridge Food Group in its C$40-million investment in WeCook Meals, the leading ready-to-eat food processor in Québec and Ontario.
Points.com Inc., 2022
Acted for Points.com Inc., the global leader in powering loyalty commerce, in its sale by plan of arrangement to Plusgrade Parent L.P. in an all-cash transaction valuing Points at US$385 million.
Birch Hill Equity Partners, 2022
Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in its joint acquisition (and related financing) with Investissement Québec of Québec-based Polycor Inc., the largest quarrier of natural stone in the world.
Vance Street Capital, 2022
Acted for Vance Street Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, and its portfolio company Polara Enterprises, in their acquisition of Carmanah Technologies, a Vancouver-based leading provider of solar LED pedestrian and traffic safety technology.
Cormark Securities, 2022
Acted as counsel to Cormark Securities in its role as the independent financial advisor to the special committee of Nomad Royalty Company Ltd. in its C$755-million sale to Sandstorm Gold Ltd.
The Pallinghurst Group, 2022
Acted for Pallinghurst Lithium Limited, a UK-based private investor in the global natural resources sector, in the exchange of its indirect 25% ownership interest in Québec-based Nemaska Lithium Inc. for shares of Livent Corporation.
Potentia Renewables Inc., 2022
Acted for Potentia Renewables Inc. in its sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Emerald Solar Energy SRL, owner of an operational solar project named Canoa 1 located in the Barahona Province, Dominican Republic, to Polaris Infrastructure Inc.
Ferguson plc, 2022
Acted as Canadian counsel to Ferguson plc, the world's largest distributor of heating and plumbing products, in its acquisition of Canadian Safe-Step Tubs Inc. and its subsidiary, Safe-Step Tubs Northwest, Inc.
Johnvince Foods, 2022
Acted for Johnvince Foods, a leading processor and distributor of snack nuts, confectionery, dried fruit and other related products, in connection with an investment by TorQuest Partners.
Viking Global Investors LP, 2022
Acted for funds affiliated with Viking Global Investors LP in their acquisition of a minority stake in Valsoft Corporation Inc., whose business involves the acquisition and growth of vertical software businesses that provide mission-critical solutions to their clients.
Haven Interactive Studios Inc., 2022
Acted as Canadian counsel for Haven Entertainment Studios Inc., Montréal-based video game studio, in its sale to a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2022
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its agreements with the governments of Pakistan and Balochistan and three federal state-owned Pakistani entities to reconstitute the Reko Diq Project in the country's Balochistan province, which hosts one of the world's largest undeveloped open pit copper-gold porphyry deposits. The reconstituted project is held 50% by Barrick and 50% by Pakistani stakeholders. A separate agreement provided for Barrick's partner Antofagasta PLC to exit and be replaced by the Pakistani parties in the reconstituted project.
National Bank Financial Inc., 2022
Acted for National Bank Financial Inc. in its capacity as independent financial adviser to the board of directors of Intertape Polymer Group Inc. in its US$2.6-billion sale to Clearwater Capital Group, L.P.
Lithium Royalty Corp., 2022
Acted for Lithium Royalty Corp. and Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. in connection with a US$14-million investment in Noram Lithium Corp., consisting of the purchase of a 1.0% gross overriding royalty on Noram Lithium Corp. high-grade Zeus Lithium Project in Clayton Valley, Nevada, for US$5 million and a concurrent strategic equity investment through a US$9-million private placement.
MacKinnon, Bennett & Co., 2022
Acted for MacKinnon, Bennett & Co. in its equity investment in Raptor Maps Inc., a SAAS growth-stage startup operating in the solar industry.
Premium Nickel Resources Corporation, 2022
Acted for the special committee of the board of directors of Premium Nickel Resources Corporation in its reverse takeover of North American Nickel Inc.
The Sherwin-Williams Company, 2022
Acted for The Sherwin-Williams Company, a global leader in the coatings industry, in its acquisition of AquaSurTech, which primarily manufactures and distributes industrial coatings and related products.
Kesson Group, 2022
Acted for the Kesson Group, a Canadian technology company that operates the Teach Away, Klassroom and Skooli platforms within the growing eLearning market, in its sale to Pluribus Technologies Corp.
Beanfield Metroconnect, 2022
Acted for Beanfield Metroconnect, a portfolio company of DigitalBridge, in its acquisition of FibreStream, an Internet service provider operating in the Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa and Vancouver.
Enerflex Ltd., 2022
Acted as Canadian financing counsel to Enerflex Ltd. in establishing a US$700-million revolving credit facility, a US$150-million term loan and a US$925-million bridge credit facility for its US$735-million business combination with Exterran Corporation to create a premier integrated global provider of energy infrastructure.
Hankook & Company Co., Ltd. and Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd., 2022
Acted as Canadian counsel to Hankook & Company Co., Ltd. and Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. in their acquisition of an interest in Preciseley Microtechnology Corporation, a developer of optic micro-electromechanical system solutions.
Cominar REIT, 2022
Acted for Cominar REIT, one of Canada's largest diversified real estate investment trusts and the largest commercial property owner in Québec, in its C$5.7-billion sale to Iris Acquisition II LP, which is an entity created by a consortium led by Canderel Real Estate Property Inc., one of Canada's largest privately held real estate companies.
Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2022
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in the sale of Back in Motion Rehab Inc., a leading provider of employment, rehabilitation and physiotherapy services, to an entity controlled by Yorkville Asset Management Inc.
Block Inc., 2022
Acted for Block Inc., a U.S. fintech company, in its C$3-million investment in Indigenous Growth Fund, a government-backed loan fund for Indigenous entrepreneurs.
Epiq Systems, Inc., 2022
Acted as Canadian counsel for Epiq Systems, Inc., a global technology-enabled leader in the legal services industry, in its acquisition of Fireman & Company, a leading legal industry management consulting firm.
Searchlight Pharma Inc., 2021
Acted for Searchlight Pharma Inc., a Montréal-based specialty healthcare company, in its acquisition of ERFA Canada 2012 Inc., a distributor of niche pharmaceutical products across Canada that addresses underserved medical indications.
Novacap Management Inc., 2021
Acted for Novacap Management Inc. in the creation of a private equity continuation vehicle and transaction whereby Novacap's Industries V Fund and the continuation vehicle, whose lead investor is the Vintage Funds within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, acquired a controlling interest in Montréal-based The Master Group Inc. from Novacap Industries III, along with other shareholders.
New Gold Inc., 2021
Acted for New Gold Inc. in its US$300-million sale of the existing gold stream held on the Blackwater Project in British Columbia to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
Sport Maska Inc., 2021
Acted for Sport Maska Inc., a portfolio company of Birch Hill Equity Partners and owner of CCM Hockey, in its acquisition of Tournament Sports Marketing Inc.
Canadian Business Growth Fund, 2021
Acted for Canadian Business Growth Fund in its investment in Kudos Inc., a Calgary-based employee recognition, people analytics, and organizational communications technology company.
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in their acquisition (and related financing) of H.I.G. Capital-backed Sustana Group, a Wisconsin and Quebec-based manufacturer of premium, sustainable recycled fiber, paper, and packaging products.
AutoCanada Inc., 2021
Acted for AutoCanada Inc., a multi-location North American automobile dealership group, in its acquisition of 11 dealerships from the Autopoint Group, a group that has operated for over 17 years across Southwestern Ontario with $345 million in annual revenue.
New Look Vision Group Inc., 2021
Acting for New Look Vision Group Inc. and New Look (Delaware) Corporation in the acquisition of Luxury Optical Holdings, one of the largest retailers of ultra-luxury glass frames, sunglasses and other eyewear throughout the United States.
Interfor Corporation, 2021
Acted for Interfor Corporation in its $490-million acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of Kelso & Company-backed EACOM Timber Corporation.
Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc., 2021
Acted for Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc., Canada's leading omnichannel specialty sleep retailer, in its strategic investment in Sleepout Inc., a Canadian-based sleep product retailer.
TPG Real Estate Partners, 2021
Acted for TPG Real Estate Partners, the dedicated real estate equity investment platform of alternative asset firm TPG, in its acquisition (and related financing) of Cinespace Film Studios, North America's second-largest independent sound stage platform with best-in-class studio campuses in Toronto and Chicago.
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners L.P., 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Blackstone Infrastructure Partners L.P. in its acquisition of the majority interest of Carrix, Inc., one of the world's largest marine-terminal operators.
Geneve Holdings, Inc., 2021
Acted for Geneve Holdings, Inc., the controlling stockholder of Independent Holding Company, in its going-private transaction with Independence Holding Company, an NYSE-listed holding company with subsidiaries that underwrite, administer and market health insurance options for individuals, families and employers across the United States.
Nova Metrix LLC, 2021
Acted for Nova Metrix LLC in the sale of its subsidiary, FISO Technologies Inc., to Resonetics LLC, a portfolio company of GTCR.
Russel Metals Inc., 2021
Acted for Russel Metals Inc. in its US$110-million acquisition of Boyd Metals, a metal services centre operator with locations in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.
Generac Holdings Inc., 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Generac Holdings Inc., a leading energy technology company, in its US$770-million acquisition of ecobee Inc., a leader in sustainable smart home solutions.
Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc., 2021
Acted for Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc., Canada's leading omnichannel specialty sleep retailer, in its $25-million acquisition of a 52% majority stake in Hush Blankets, a Canadian-based direct-to-consumer sleep retailer.
CDW LLC, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel for CDW LLC in its acquisition of Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., for a purchase price of US$2.5 billion.
The Pallinghurst Group, 2021
Acted for The Pallinghurst Group in its acquisition, through Pallinghurst Nickel International Limited, of a 19.2% interest in Talon Metals Corp. from Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. Talon Metals is a TSX-listed base metals company with a nickel-copper-cobalt project in the United States.
Lithium Royalty Corp., 2021
Acted for Lithium Royalty Corp. (LRC) in connection with its right to purchase a 60% interest in the Moblan mining project held by Guo Ao Lithium Ltd. for US$86.5 million, which right was assigned from LRC to Sayona Mining prior to closing.
Solutions Perkuto Inc. and Technologies Perkuto Inc., 2021
Acted for the shareholders of Solutions Perkuto Inc., a Montréal-based leading Canadian marketing automation agency, and Technologies Perkuto Inc., its affiliated SaaS company, in their sale to MERGE, a Chicago-based marketing and technology development agency backed by Keystone Capital.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2021
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its merger with Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. to create a $30-billion combined company and the gold industry's highest-quality senior producer.
Kansas City Southern, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Kansas City Southern in its transformative US$31-billion merger with Canada Pacific Railway to create the first U.S.-Mexico-Canada rail network.
Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2021
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in the sale of Alliance Corporation, Canada's largest value-added distributor of wireless communications technology, to Lee Equity Partners and Twin Point Capital.
Arcline Investment Management, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Fairbanks Morse Defense, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, in its acquisition of Hunt Valve Company, Inc.
Nevada Gold Mines, 2021
Acted for Nevada Gold Mines (NGM), the Barrick-Newmont joint venture, in its asset exchange agreement to acquire the remaining 40% of the South Arturo property from i-80 Gold Corp in exchange for NGM's Lone Tree and Buffalo Mountain Properties, and in its conditional up to $50-million private placement in i-80 common shares.
AirBoss of America Corp., 2021
Acted for AirBoss of America Corp. in its US$42.5-million acquisition and related financing of Ace Elastomer, Inc., a leading North American custom rubber compounder.
Serruya Private Equity, 2021
Acting for Serruya Private Equity in connection with the backstopped US$100-million equity investment in MedMen Enterprises Inc., a premier U.S. cannabis retailer.
RIV Capital Inc., 2021
Acted for RIV Capital Inc., an acquisition and investment company specializing in cannabis, in connection with the US$150-million strategic investment by The Hawthorne Collective, a subsidiary of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.
Sobeys Inc., 2021
Acted for Sobeys Inc. in the acquisition of a majority interest in Ricardo Media Inc. and in connection with the related shareholders, use of intellectual property and employment arrangements.
WeCommerce Holdings Ltd., 2021
Acted for WeCommerce Holdings Ltd. in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Archetype Themes Inc., a leading designer and developer of premium Shopify themes, for an aggregate purchase price of up to US$32 million.
Greenhill & Co. Canada, Ltd., 2021
Acting for Greenhill & Co. Canada, Ltd., in its provision of a long form fairness opinion to the board of directors of Score Media and Gaming, Inc. (theScore), a leading digital media and sports betting and technology company, in theScore's acquisition by Penn National Gaming, Inc. for approximately US$2 billion in cash and stock.
Birch Hill Equity Partners, 2021
Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in the sale of Bio Agri Mix, LP, Canada's largest manufacturer and distributor of medicated feed additives and water-soluble medications for livestock, to DW Healthcare Partners.
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, 2021
Acted for Bentley Systems, Incorporated in its acquisition of Canadian software company Minalytix Inc., the developer of the MX Deposit mining software.
Ali Holding S.r.l., 2021
Acted as Canadian regulatory counsel to Ali Holding S.r.l. in its US$3.5-billion merger with Welbilt, Inc.
McKesson Corporation, 2021
Acting for McKesson Corporation in the sale of ClaimSecure Inc., an industry-leading healthcare management firm, to The Canada Life Assurance Company, a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc.
Danone, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Danone, a leading French multi-local food and beverage company, in the sale of Vega, the North American plant-based nutritional products brand, to funds managed by WM Partners, a U.S.-based private equity investment firm focused on the health and wellness industry.
Sequoia Capital, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Sequoia Capital in its minority investment in SSENSE, a Montréal-based fashion e-commerce retailer, giving SSENSE a post-money enterprise value of over $5 billion.
Enbridge Inc., 2021
Acted for Enbridge Inc. in the sale of its minority ownership interest in Noverco Inc. to Trencap L.P. for $1.14 billion.
Medline Industries, Inc., 2021
Acted as Canadian regulatory counsel to Medline Industries, Inc., the largest U.S.-based privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies with 2020 revenue of US$17.5 billion, in an investment by a private equity consortium comprising funds managed by Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman.
Xplornet Communications Inc., 2021
Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's largest rural-focused broadband service provider, in its acquisition of TowerCo Inc.'s tower assets in Manitoba.
StratoDem Analytics, 2021
Acted for StratoDem Analytics, an early-stage company offering data-science-as-a-service for the real estate sector, in its sale to Altus Group.
Grimco Canada, Inc, 2021
Acted for Grimco Canada, Inc., a national wholesale sign supply manufacturer and distributor, in its acquisition of Cobalt Graphics Distribution, a division of Cansel Survey Equipment, Inc.
Roxgold Inc., 2021
Acted for Roxgold Inc. in its C$1.1-billion business combination with Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. to create a premier growth-oriented global intermediate gold and silver producer.
SESAC, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to SESAC, a portfolio company of Blackstone, in its US$385-million acquisition of Entertainment One Music (eOne) from Hasbro, Inc.
Rexall Pharmacy Group, 2021
Acted for Rexall Pharmacy Group in the sale of its Ontario and northern Alberta long-term care pharmacy business to CareRx Corporation, Canada's leading provider of pharmacy services to seniors and other congregate care communities.
Knight Therapeutics Inc., 2021
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: GUD), a pan-America specialty pharmaceutical company, in its acquisition from Novartis of the exclusive rights to manufacture, market and sell Exelon (rivastigmine patch, capsules and solution) in Canada and Latin America, for the purchase price of US$168 million and an additional milestone payment of up to US$12 million on the achievement of certain conditions.
Triage Technologies Inc., 2021
Acted for Triage Technologies Inc., a leader in dermatological mobile health, in connection with the strategic equity investment and licensing agreement with Advanced Human Imaging Limited.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2021
Acted for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp. in the acquisition by Sprott Private Resource Stream Fund and its joint venture partner, Electric Royalties Ltd., of a gross metal royalty on the Mid-Tennessee Zinc mine located in Smith County, Tennessee from Globex Mining Enterprises Inc.
Russel Metals Inc., 2021
Acted for Russel Metals Inc., one of the largest metals distribution companies in North America, in its joint venture with Marubeni-Itochu Tubulars America Inc. whereby each company combined their respective Canadian OCTG/line pipe business into a newly incorporated company, named TriMark Tubulars Ltd.
Management shareholders of Canadian Orthodontic Partners, 2021
Acted for the Management shareholders of Canadian Orthodontic Partners, the largest orthodontics-focused specialty dental support organization in Canada, in the strategic growth investment by Pamlico Capital.
Waterton Global Resource Management LP, 2021
Acted for Waterton Global Resource Management LP in its sale to Galane Gold Ltd. of the Summit Mine and the infrastructure constituting the Banner Mill in New Mexico from Pyramid Peak Mining, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Waterton.
DigitalBridge, 2021
Acted for DigitalBridge, the global digital infrastructure investment platform of Colony Capital, Inc., in connection with the sale of the Canadian data centres and the associated colocation business of one of its portfolio companies, Aptum Technologies, to eStruxture Data Centers Inc.
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, 2021
Acted for Bentley Systems, Incorporated in its acquisition of Ontracks EAM Consulting Ltd., a company specializing in strategic asset management and operational performance improvement for asset-intensive organizations in energy, utilities, transportation, mining, manufacturing, and government.
Moka Financial Technologies Inc., 2021
Acted as special Canadian and U.S. securities law and tax counsel to Moka Financial Technologies Inc. in its sale to Mogo Inc., a digital payments and financial technology company listed on the TSX and Nasdaq, in a share-for-share transaction valuing Moka at approximately $50 million.
Blackstone Growth, 2021
Acting as Canadian counsel to funds managed by Blackstone Growth in their minority investment, alongside Atairos, in GeoComply Solutions Inc., a leading geolocation and compliance technology company.
New Look Vision Group Inc., 2021
Acted for New Look Vision Group Inc. in its $800-million sale to NL1 AcquireCo Inc., an entity created by funds managed by FFL Partners, LLC, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Dr. H. Doug Barnes Family.
Shaw Communications Inc., 2021
Acted for Shaw Communications Inc. in the acquisition by Rogers Communications Inc. of all of Shaw's issued and outstanding Class A and Class B shares in a transaction valued at approximately C$26 billion, including debt, representing a significant premium for Shaw's shareholders.
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, 2021
Acted for Bentley Systems, Incorporated, in its acquisition of Seequent Holdings Limited, a global leader in 3D modelling software for the geosciences, for US$1.05 billion.
Rothschild & Co., 2021
Advised Rothschild & Co. in its provision of a long form fairness opinion to the special committee and board of directors of GT Gold Corp. in GT Gold's acquisition by Newmont Corporation for approximately $393 million.
WeCommerce Holdings Ltd., 2021
Acted for WeCommerce Holdings Ltd. in its up to US$110-million acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Stamped.io Pte. Ltd., a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that enables online merchants to implement and manage customer reviews and loyalty programs.
ARM Energy Holdings, LLC, 2021
Acted for ARM Energy Holdings, LLC, in its acquisition of Boomerang Energy Marketing, a leading Calgary-based energy marketing firm.
Valley Fiber Ltd., 2021
Acted for Valley Fiber Ltd., a Manitoba-based telecommunications infrastructure company, in its purchase of the shares of High Speed Crow Inc., a company providing wireless and fiber optic internet services in the rural areas of Manitoba.
Ceská zbrojovka Defense SE, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel for Ceská zbrojovka Group SE (CZG), a firearms manufacturer based in the Czech Republic, in its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity interest in Colt Holding Company LLC, the parent company of the storied U.S. firearms manufacturer Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC, as well as its Canadian subsidiary, Colt Canada Corporation.
J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc. and TD Securities Inc., 2021
Acted for J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc. and TD Securities Inc., the financial advisors to the special committee and board of directors of Inter Pipeline Ltd., Canada's fourth-largest pipeline company, in connection with the unsolicited bid, and subsequent acquisition, by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, including with respect to their inadequacy opinions.
Temasek, 2021
Acted for Temasek, as lead investor, in the US$75-million Series D equity financing of Svante Inc., a British Columbia-based large-scale carbon capture technology provider.
WESCO International Inc., 2021
Acted for WESCO International Inc. in the sale of its legacy WESCO Utility business in Canada to Rexel Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of France's Rexel Group.
Wattpad Corp., 2021
Acted for Wattpad Corp., a global multi-platform storytelling entertainment company headquartered in Canada, in its acquisition by Naver Corporation, a public South Korean Internet conglomerate. This transaction is valued at more than US$600 million.
Axium Infrastructure Inc., 2021
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its acquisition from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board of a 49% interest in an approximately 396 MW portfolio of four wind generation facilities (Summerhaven, Conestogo, Varna and Jericho) and two solar generation facilities (Sombra and Moore), all located in Ontario.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2021
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its all-cash acquisition of TMAC Resources Inc. by way of assignment to Agnico Eagle from Shandong Gold of an arrangement agreement between Shandong Gold and TMAC pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). The transaction had a total equity value of approximately C$287 million and, in connection with the acquisition, Agnico Eagle also retired TMAC's outstanding debt and deferred interest of approximately US$135 million.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., 2021
Acted as Canadian competition counsel for Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company focused on rare disorders therapies, in its US$39-billion acquisition by AstraZeneca plc, a UK-based biopharmaceutical company focused on prescription medicines.
Waterton Global Resource Management LP, 2021
Acted for Waterton Global Resource Management LP in the sale of Nevada properties from Clover Nevada LLC to Millennial Silver Corp. and the resulting business combination to form Millennial Precious Metals Corp.
Fody Food Co. Inc., 2021
Acted for Fody Food Co. Inc., a Montreal-based company specializing in the production of food products that promote digestive health, in an equity investment round led by District Ventures Capital, Export Development Canada and New Acres Capital.
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, 2021
Acted for Premium Brands Holdings Corporation in its groundbreaking partnership with a coalition of Mi'kmaq First Nations to jointly acquire Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated, Atlantic Canada's largest wild seafood company, for approximately $1 billion.
Alstom S.A., 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Alstom S.A. in its EUR4.4-billion strategic acquisition of Bombardier Transportation.
Waterton Global Resource Management LP, 2021
Acted for Waterton Global Resource Management LP in the sale of Nevada gold portfolio from Clover Nevada LLC to Element79 Gold Corp. The portfolio consists of the flagship Maverick Springs Project and 15 additional projects that comprise the Battle Mountain portfolio.
Kroll, 2021
Acted for Kroll, a premier global provider of services and digital products related to valuation, governance, risk and transparency, in its acquisition of Security Compass Advisory, a leading Canadian provider of cyber security solutions and advisory services with operations in Canada, the U.S. and India.
Northleaf Capital Partners, 2021
Acted for Northleaf Capital Partners in its joint acquisition with AVALT of a majority interest in AMAROK, LLC, a leading provider of contracted perimeter security infrastructure solutions in the United States.
Xplornet Communications Inc., 2021
Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's largest rural-focused broadband service provider, in its acquisition of fibre assets from Brant Fibre Optics, a network operator providing gigabit speed Internet services to enterprise customers in Brant County, Ontario.
Mondo Products Company Limited, 2021
Acted for the selling shareholder in connection with the sale of Mondo Products Company Limited, the leading car wash cleaning fluids, service and equipment supplier in Canada, to National Carwash Solutions (NCS).
Explorance Inc., 2021
Acted for Explorance Inc. in connection with the investment by Investissement Québec.
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2021
Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in its joint acquisition, together with Terramont Infrastructure Partners and Siemens Financial, of Switzer-CARTY Transportation, a leading student transportation company.
Novacap Management Inc., 2021
Acted for Novacap Management Inc. in the creation of the first major private equity continuation vehicle in Canada. Novacap's TMT VI Fund and the continuation vehicle, whose lead investor is the Vintage Funds within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, acquired a controlling interest in Montréal-based Syntax Systems Group Inc. from Novacap TMT IV and Novacap TMT V, along with other shareholders.
Beattie Pet Hospitals, 2021
Acted for Beattie Pet Hospitals in the sale of substantially all of their assets to National Veterinary Associates, which consists of five veterinary clinics located in Ancaster, Burlington, Stoney Creek, Brantford and Hamilton.
r2p GmbH, 2021
Acted for r2p GmbH, a leading Germany-based international smart public transportation technology company, in its acquisition of T.G. Baker Americas Inc. and Intelligent Passenger Solutions Inc., two Ontario-based companies specializing in supplying scalable and integrated passenger information systems for transit operators.
Thread Collective, 2021
Acted for 12625164 Canada Inc., an affiliate of Thread Collective Inc. in connection with a transaction whereby Thread Collective Inc. transferred to 12625164 Canada Inc. all of its assets relating to its Psycho Bunny business and the subsequent investment by The BB Family International Trust in 12625164 Canada Inc.
Xplornet Communications Inc., 2021
Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's largest rural-focused broadband service provider, in its acquisition of Swift High Speed, a facilities-based rural broadband service provider in Manitoba.
Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2021
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners on the acquisition and related financing of Cendrex Industries, a leading manufacturer of high-quality standard and made-to-order access doors for the North American residential and non-residential construction market.
Leaseweb Global B.V., 2021
Acted for Leaseweb Global B.V., a leading hosting and cloud services company, in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of iWeb Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Internap Holding LLC and one of Canada's foremost providers of cloud services and server hosting.
Waste Management Inc., 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Waste Management Inc., one of the leading residential waste and recycling companies in North America, in its sale of certain assets in Canada to GFL Environmental Inc.
IAMGold Corporation, 2021
Acted for IAMGold Corporation in negotiating and entering into a voting support agreement in connection with the acquisition by Dundee Precious Metals Inc. of all of the outstanding shares of INV Metals Inc. not already owned by Dundee Precious Metals.
Epic Games, Inc., 2021
Acted for Epic Games, Inc., in its acquisition of Montréal-based ArtStation, an online marketplace and industry hub for digital artists.
LiveBarn Inc., 2021
Acted for LiveBarn Inc., a Canadian streaming service provider headquartered in Montréal, Québec, that specializes in Live and On Demand online broadcasts of amateur and youth sports from venue locations across the United States and Canada, in connection with its Series D round of equity financing.
WESCO International Inc., 2021
Acted for WESCO International Inc. in the sale of its legacy WESCO Datacom business in Canada to Guillevin International, a Canadian distributor of industrial products.
Special Committee of RIV Capital Inc. (formerly Canopy Rivers Inc.), 2020
Acted as counsel to the special committee of RIV Capital Inc. (formerly Canopy Rivers Inc.), a venture capital firm specializing in cannabis, in its plan of arrangement with Canopy Growth Corporation, involving the collapse of its dual-class share structure and the transfer of three of its portfolio assets for a total transaction value of approximately $297 million.
Warner Media, LLC, 2020
Acted for Warner Media, LLC in its indirect acquisition, by way of plan of arrangement, of all of the issued and outstanding shares of You i Labs Inc., a leading provider of cross-platform development tools for television and media companies.
Jefferies LLC, 2020
Acted for Jefferies LLC, as financial advisor to Aphria Inc., in the merger of Aphria and Tilray, Inc. to create the world's largest global cannabis company based on pro forma revenue.
People Corporation, 2020
Acted for the special committee of the board of directors of People Corporation in connection with the $1.2-billion acquisition of People Corporation, by way of a plan of arrangement, by investment funds managed by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking.
Input Capital Corp., 2020
Acted for the independent committee of the board of directors of Input Capital Corp. in its acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of SRG Security Resource Group Inc.. in exchange for 50% cash and 50% shares of Input Capital.
Green Vision Holding B.V., 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to Green Vision Holding B.V. in the $155.9-million sale of HyGear, a Dutch-based leader in onsite hydrogen generation solutions for industrial and fuel cell electric vehicle refuelling applications, to Xebec Adsorption Inc., a global provider of clean energy solutions.
Rosenbloom Groupe Inc. and Hymopack Ltd., 2020
Acted for Rosenbloom Groupe Inc. and Hymopack Ltd. in the sale of 100% of their equity interests to wholly owned subsidiaries of ProAmpac Packaging Canada Inc.
S&P Global Inc., 2020
Acted for S&P Global Inc. on Canadian regulatory matters in connection with its US$44-billion all-stock merger with IHS Markit.
ASEQ Studentcare, 2020
Acted for the shareholders of ASEQ Studentcare in the sale of a 100% interest to People Corporation.
Resolute FP Canada Inc., 2020
Acted for Resolute FP Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Resolute Forest Products Inc., in the sale of its pulp and paper mill located in Thorold, Ontario, to Bioveld Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Riversedge Developments Inc.
Tryg A/S, 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to Tryg A/S in connection with its £7.2-billion joint bid with Intact Financial Corporation to acquire RSA Insurance Group plc.
Foundation Building Materials, Inc. and Lone Star Funds, 2020
Acted for Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (FBM) and Lone Star Funds (LSF) in the US$1.37-billion acquisition of all outstanding FBM shares by an affiliate of American Securities LLC.
Family Shareholders of Dorel Industries Inc., 2020
Acting for the controlling family shareholders, who partnered with Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. in the privatization of Dorel Industries Inc., a TSX-listed company, by way of plan of arrangement.
AirBoss of America Corp., 2020
Acted for AirBoss of America Corp. in its acquisition of the 45% minority interest in AirBoss Defense Group that it did not own from Critical Solutions Holdings, LLC.
Fengate Capital Management, 2020
Acted for Fengate Capital Management in its acquisition (and related financing) of the Freeport Energy Center, a 260 MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle cogeneration power plant, from Calpine Corporation.
The Jordan Company, L.P., 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to The Jordan Company, L.P. in its acquisition of the Performance Materials business of PQ Group Holdings Inc., a leading global provider of specialty catalysts, materials and chemicals and services.
Beanfield Metroconnect, 2020
Acted for Beanfield Metroconnect, a portfolio company of DigitalBridge, in its acquisition of Epik Networks Inc., a Toronto-based telecommunications service provider.
Bonterra Energy Corp., 2020
Acted for the special committee of the board of directors of Bonterra Energy Corp. in its response to Obsidian Energy Ltd.'s unsolicited takeover bid to acquire Bonterra.
Xplornet Communications Inc., 2020
Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc., a portfolio company of Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners and Canada's leading rural broadband provider, in its acquisition of Corridor Communications Inc., which operates CCI Wireless., a provider of broadband solutions to rural homes in Alberta, along with enterprise clients across western Canada.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2020
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its joint venture agreement with Newmont Corporation to form a 50-50 joint venture in respect of Newmont's earn-in agreement regarding the Anza gold exploration project and to seek other prospective gold targets of district-scale potential in Colombia.
Northleaf Capital Partners, 2020
Acted for Northleaf Capital Partners in its strategic sale of a non-controlling interest to Mackenzie Financial Corporation, a subsidiary of IGM Financial Inc., and Great-West Lifeco Inc.
Atlas Holdings LLC, 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to Atlas Holdings LLC in its acquisition of LSC Communications, Inc., a global leader in print and digital media solutions.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2020
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in an integrated transaction involving (i) the sale by Barrick of all of the shares of Bullfrog Mines LLC to Bullfrog Gold Corp., a U.S.-based gold and silver exploration company; and (ii) a concurrent $22 million equity investment in Bullfrog Gold by Augusta Investments Inc. and certain individuals identified by Augusta.
Aebi Schmidt Holding AG, 2020
Acted for Aebi Schmidt Holding AG in its acquisition of Équipements Lourds Papineau Inc., a leading manufacturer of automotive equipment and attachments for snow removal and road maintenance.
Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2020
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in its acquisition (and related financing) of a controlling interest in GNI Management Group Inc., a leading provider of insulation services, from Mill Street & Co.
Axium Infrastructure Inc., 2020
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in connection with its equity investment in a 900 MW combined cycle natural gas power plant to be built near Edson, Alberta, known as the Cascade Power Project. This project won Project Finance International's Canadian Power Deal of the Year award for 2020.
The Pallinghurst Group, 2020
Acted for The Pallinghurst Group, a private investor in the global natural resources sector, in its joint 50-50 acquisition with Investissement Québec of Québec-based Nemaska Lithium Inc. pursuant to a sales process under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. The acquisition was structured as a credit bid with Nemaska's largest secured creditor, Orion Mine Finance, and achieved through a reverse vesting order granted by the Superior Court of Québec and upheld by the Québec Court of Appeal.
Glanbia plc, 2020
Acted for Glanbia plc, a global nutrition group, in its acquisition of Foodarom Group, a Québec-based specialist flavours solutions business.
Waterton Global Resource Management, Inc., 2020
Acted for Waterton Global Resource Management, Inc. in its sale of the Getchell gold project in Nevada to Premier Gold Mines Limited for consideration of up to US$85 million.
Boutique Linus Inc., 2020
Acted for Boutique Linus Inc. which operates Fortnine.ca, a leading Canadian online retailer and distributor in the powersports industry, in a sale of an interest to Novacap.
Google LLC, 2020
Acted for Google LLC in its acquisition of North Inc., a pioneer in human computer interfaces and smart glasses.
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, 2020
Acted for Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, a fund managed by Blackstone, in its sale of TITUS Inc., an Ottawa-based leading provider of data classification and categorization solutions, to an affiliate of HelpSystems Holdings, Inc.
New Gold Inc., 2020
Acted for New Gold Inc. in its sale of the Blackwater Project in British Columbia to Artemis Gold Inc. for $210-million and an 8% gold stream.
Artemis Growth Partners LLC, 2020
Acted for Artemis Growth Partners LLC in the $80-million acquisition (and related financing) of Bridge Farm Group from Sundial Growers.
DigitalBridge, 2020
Acted for DigitalBridge in connection with the additional $148.5 million of bank financing raised to recapitalize Beanfield Metroconnect and the related tuck-in acquisition by Beanfield of the fibre business of Aptum Technologies.
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, 2020
Acted for Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in its US$460-million sale with Orion Resource Partners of the gold prepay, stream facilities and an offtake agreement in respect of Lundin Gold Inc.'s Fruta del Norte mine to Newcrest Mining Limited.
DIF Capital Partners, 2020
Acted for DIF Capital Partners, through its DIF Core Infrastructure Fund II (DIF CIF II), in its majority investment in Valley Fiber Ltd., a Manitoba-based telecommunications infrastructure company.
Hypixel Studios Inc., 2020
Acted for the founders of video game studio Hypixel Studios Inc. in its sale to Riot Games, Inc. a game developer and publisher best known for League of Legends.
SEMAFO Inc., 2020
Acted as counsel to SEMAFO Inc. in its US$2.1-billion business combination with Endeavour Mining Corporation by way of plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Québec).
Bellus Health Inc., 2020
Acted for Bellus Health Inc. in its acquisition of the BLU-5937 and related P2X3 antagonists intellectual property assets from adMare BioInnovations' NEOMED Institute.
Plenary Group, 2020
Acted for Plenary Group, a leading investor, developer and operator of public infrastructure in North America, in its sale to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
Seikagaku Corporation, 2020
Acted for Seikagaku Corporation, a Tokyo-based public company in its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Dalton Chemicals Laboratories, Inc., a leading North American pharmaceutical organization providing integrated drug discovery, development, and manufacturing services.
Xplornet Communications Inc., 2020
Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's largest rural-focused broadband service provider, in its sale to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners.
Management Shareholders of Give & Go, 2020
Acted for the Management Shareholders of Give & Go, a market leader in the North American bakery industry, in the sale by Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., of a significant majority interest in Give & Go to Mondelez International.
Square, Inc., 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to Square, Inc. in its acquisition of Dessa, a Toronto-based company building machine learning applications that address significant real-world challenges for all types of businesses.
NDT Global Corporate, 2020
Acted as Canadian tax counsel to Ireland-headquartered NDT Global, a leading supplier of ultrasonic pipeline inspection and data analysis, on its sale to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec/Novacap-backed Eddyfi Technologies, a Québec-based innovative private test & measurement technology group focused on non-destructive testing (NDT).
CCM Hockey, 2020
Acted for CCM Hockey, a portfolio company of Birch Hill Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Step Skating Blades.
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., 2020
Acted for Brand Industrial Services, Inc., a global leader providing a broad range of solutions to the industrial, commercial and infrastructure markets, in its acquisition of Québec-based AGF Access Group, Inc.
Acme United Corporation, 2020
Acted for Acme United Corporation in its acquisition of the assets of First Aid Central, a Canadian-based manufacturer of first aid kits and safety supplies.
Teneo, 2020
Acted for Teneo in its acquisition of Hatley Strategy Advisors, a leading strategic communications and corporate advisory firm based in Montréal, Canada.
Groupe Latécoère, 2020
Acted for Groupe Latécoère, a portfolio company of Searchlight Capital Partners, in its acquisition from Bombardier Inc. and certain of its affiliates of the assets relating to electrical wiring interconnection activities for the production of main and sub-electrical harnesses for commercial and business aviation programs.
BMO Capital Markets, 2020
Acted for BMO Capital Markets, in its fairness opinion to the board of directors of Equinox Gold Corp., regarding its plan of arrangement with Leagold Mining Corporation.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2020
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in the up to US$430-million sale to Teranga Gold Corporation of a 90% interest in the Massawa gold project in Senegal by a subsidiary of Barrick and its Senegalese joint venture partner.
Hostess Brands, Inc., 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to Hostess Brands Inc. in its $425-million acquisition of Voortman Cookies Limited from Swander Pace Capital.
FCF Co. Ltd., 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel for FCF Co., Ltd. in its US$928-million acquisition of all the assets of Clover Leaf Foods and Bumble Bee Foods, North America's largest branded shelf-stable seafood companies, under a sale proceeding conducted under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Knight Therapeutics Inc., 2020
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in its transformative acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Biotoscana Investments S.A., a Luxembourg company listed on the Brazilian stock exchange, for an aggregate purchase price of $369 million.
Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc., 2020
Acted for Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. in its successful defence of the hostile bid launched by SolGold plc for Cornerstone, including Cornerstone's proposed requisition of a meeting of SolGold to change the board of SolGold.
RIV Capital Inc. (formerly Canopy Rivers Inc.), 2020
Acted for RIV Capital Inc. (formerly Canopy Rivers Inc.), a venture capital firm specializing in cannabis, in the sale of its indirect equity interest in Canapar Corp., a manufacturer and processor of active compounds used in wellness products, to RAMM Pharma Corp.
Equinoxe Virtual Clinic Corp., 2020
Acted for Equinoxe Virtual Clinic Corp., a leading Canadian virtual care provider, in the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Right-Health Inc., a subsidiary of TELUS Corporation and the owner and operator of the Akira virtual care platform.
Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc., 2020
Acted for Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. in its joint sale with KingSett Capital of VersaCold Logistics Services, one of Canada's leading cold storage warehousing and food logistics companies, to TorQuest Partners.
Xplornet Communications Inc., 2020
Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc., a portfolio company of Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners and Canada's leading rural broadband provider, in its acquisition of Ocdotus Inc., a fibre-based service provider in southern Ontario operating under the name Metro Loop.
Nelmar Group, 2020
Acted for the shareholders of Nelmar Security Packing Systems Inc., Plastixx Extrusion Technologies Inc. and Plastixx FFS Technologies Inc. in the sale of their 100% interest to Balcan Plastics Ltd., a subsidiary of BDT Capital Partners.
Epic Games, Inc., 2020
Acted for Epic Games, Inc. in its investment in Toronto-based SideFX, the company behind the Houdini 3D animation software used in video game development as well as for visual effects in film productions.
Xplornet Communications Inc., 2020
Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc., a portfolio company of Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners and Canada's leading rural broadband provider, in its acquisition of F6 Networks Inc., a fibre optic based telecommunications company in New Brunswick.
PSP Investments, 2020
Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition of a 49% interest from an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group LP in the 138 MW St. Joseph wind project located in Manitoba.
Meggitt plc, 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to Meggitt PLC, a U.K.-listed maker of components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and selected energy markets, in the US$146-million sale of its U.S. subsidiary, Meggitt Training Systems, to private equity firm Pine Island Capital Partners LLC.
Axium Infrastructure Inc., 2020
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its acquisition from Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. of a 50% interest in a portfolio of nine solar farms located in Ontario.
PSP Investments, 2020
Acted for PSP Investments in its strategic investment in SitusAMC, the leading provider of services and technology supporting the real estate finance industry.
CMP Group Ltd., 2020
Acted for CMP Group Ltd., a portfolio company of Ironbridge Equity Partners, in its acquisition and related financing of the operating assets of MarineTech Products, Inc.
Xplornet Communications Inc., 2020
Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's leading rural broadband provider, in its acquisition of Silo Wireless Inc., a rural provider operating in southwestern Ontario and headquartered in Brantford, Ontario.
Apotex Inc., 2020
Acted as lead transaction and tax counsel to Apotex Inc. and ApoPharma USA Inc. on the sale of the ApoPharma business, including the global rights to Deferiprone, an iron chelator used to treat iron overload conditions resulting from blood transfusions, to Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2020
Acting as Canadian counsel to Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. ("Couche-Tard") in connection with its further revised non-binding, indicative offer made on February 12, 2020 to the Board of Caltex to acquire 100% of Caltex by way of scheme of arrangement.
Beanfield Metroconnect, 2019
Acted for Beanfield Metroconnect, a portfolio company of DigitalBridge, in its acquisition of Openface Inc., the largest independent enterprise fibre solutions provider in Montréal.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in an auction transaction for the sale of its 50% interest in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines in Western Australia, resulting in the sale to Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited for US$750 million.
PSP Investments, 2019
Acting for PSP Investments in the US$239.6-million acquisition by Clearwater U.S. Multi-Family (No. 2) Holding LP, a limited partnership formed by PSP and Daniel Drimmer (CEO and director of the general partner of the Clearwater Fund), of Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No.1) Value-Add Fund's portfolio of three multi-family properties totalling 1,193 units located in the United States.
Gelpac Inc. and Namakor Holdings, 2019
Acted for Namakor Holdings and its portfolio company Gelpac Inc., a Canadian leader of high-performance packaging solutions, in the strategic acquisition of WBC Extrusion Products, Inc., a U.S. specialty manufacturer of single-use blown polymer films.
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., 2019
Acted for U.S.-based Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. in its acquisition of Viscor Inc., Canada's largest independent lighting manufacturer.
Hasbro, Inc., 2019
Acted for Hasbro, Inc., and its subsidiary Wizards of the Coast in their acquisition of Montréal-based Tuque Games, a video game studio making a Dungeons & Dragons triple-A game.
Trivest Partners L.P., 2019
Acted for Trivest Partners L.P., a U.S. private equity firm focused exclusively on mid-market founder- and family-owned businesses, in its add-on acquisition of Total Power Limited, a Canadian provider of generators and climate control systems operating in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta. The purchase was financed through various arrangements, including equity contributions and an increase in Trivest's senior secured facility with its bank syndicate.
Greenhill & Co. Canada Ltd., 2019
Advising Greenhill & Co. Canada Ltd. in its fairness opinion and formal valuation to the delivery of a special committee and board of directors of Canfor Corporation in Canfor's going-private transaction with Great Pacific Capital Corporation for approximately $1 billion.
Canopy Growth Corporation, 2019
Acted for Canopy Growth Corporation in its acquisition of a majority stake in BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc., a leading producer of sports nutrition products.
The Blackstone Group Inc., 2019
Acted for real estate funds managed by The Blackstone Group Inc. and their affiliates in Blackstone's $6.2-billion all-cash acquisition of Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust and the separation of its external asset manager, Dream Asset Management.
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 2019
Acted for Cadillac Fairview in its acquisition from First Gulf and its partners of one of the largest planned commercial developments in Canada, the 38-acre East Harbour project in downtown Toronto.
Cimpl Inc., 2019
Acted on behalf of Cimpl Inc., a leading cloud-based telecom expense management platform, in its sale to Upland Software, Inc., a publicly traded company based in Austin, Texas.
Russel Metals Inc., 2019
Acted for Russel Metals Inc. in its $160-million acquisition of City Pipe & Supply Corp., a Texas-based supplier of pipe, valves, and fittings to oil and gas companies in the United States.
Mantle Ridge LP, 2019
Acted for Mantle Ridge LP in its accumulation of a material equity stake in Aramark and subsequent agreement with Aramark providing for the appointment of 6 new directors, including John Zillmer who was also appointed CEO, and Paul Hilal, founder and CEO of Mantle Ridge LP, who was also appointed as Vice Chairman of the board.
eStruxture Holdings Inc., 2019
Acted for eStruxture Data Centers in the acquisition of Shaw's Calgary-1 data centre, by way of an asset purchase.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its US$428-million acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Acacia Mining plc (Acacia) not already owned by Barrick by way of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (United Kingdom).
The Pallinghurst Group, 2019
Acting as counsel for The Pallinghurst Group, a global metals and mining industry investor, in its proposed equity investment in Nemaska Lithium Inc. to help fund Nemaska's Whabouchi project in Québec.
Resolute FP Canada Inc., 2019
Acted for Resolute FP Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Resolute Forest Products Inc., in the sale of its non-operational pulp and paper mill in Fort Frances, Ontario, to 2670568 Ontario Limited, a subsidiary of Riversedge Developments Inc.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2019
Acted as counsel to BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. in its delivery of an independent fairness opinion to the board of Transat A.T. Inc. in respect of its proposed acquisition by Air Canada.
Wexford Capital LP, 2019
Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the majority shareholder of Sailfish Royalty Corp., in Sailfish's proposed acquisition of Terraco Gold Corp. pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and the related 19.9% private placement by Wexford into Terraco.
Redwood Holdings, LLC, 2019
Acted for Redwood Holdings, LLC, in its US$300-million sale of U.S.-based Lord Jones, a luxury brand CBD business, to Cronos Group Inc., a Canadian publicly traded licensed cannabis producer.
Lundin Mining Corporation, 2019
Acted for Lundin Mining Corporation in its AUD$4.3-million subscription for 14.3% of the shares of PolarX Limited, which secures an option for Lundin Mining to earn a 51% interest in PolarX's Stellar Project by staged spending of US$24 million on exploration and staged payments to PolarX of US$20 million over three years.
Total System Services Inc. (TSYS), 2019
Acted for Total System Services Inc. (TSYS), a leading global payments provider, on competition matters related to its US$26-billion merger of equals with Global Payments Inc., to create a global technology-enabled payments company.
AirBoss of America Corp., 2019
Acted for AirBoss of America Corp. to form a new defense business, AirBoss Defense Group, through the merger of its AirBoss Defense business and other operations in Acton Vale, Québec, with privately owned, U.S.-based Critical Solutions International, Inc., in a transaction valued at approximately US$132.7 million.
Amcor Flexibles LLC, 2019
Acted for Amcor Flexibles LLC in the US$215-million sale of its three healthcare manufacturing facilities to Tekni-Plex, a globally-integrated company focused on developing and manufacturing products for a wide variety of end markets, including medical, pharmaceutical, food, beverage, personal care, household and industrial.
Iris, Le Groupe Visuel (1990) Inc., 2019
Acted for Iris, Le Groupe Visuel (1990) Inc., the optometric division of New Look Vision Group Inc., in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of the Darryl Sher group, which operates six retail optical clinics in Southern Ontario: Toronto, Owen Sound, Midland, Alliston, Angus and Bracebridge.
Valmet Technologies and Services Inc., 2019
Acted as Canadian counsel to Valmet Technologies and Services Inc. in its acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of GL&V Canada Inc., a global provider of technologies and services to the pulp and paper industry.
TransAlta Corporation, 2019
Acted for TransAlta Corporation in the strategic partnership with Brookfield Renewable Partners and its institutional partners, and the associated $750-million investment by Brookfield in TransAlta to advance TransAlta's transition to clean energy. The investment occurred in two tranches (i) $350 million in the form of exchangeable debentures at first closing in May 2019; and (ii) $400 million in the form of redeemable preferred shares at second closing in October 2020. This investment won Capital Markets Deal of the Year at the 2020 Canadian Law Awards.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its historic joint venture with Newmont Mining Corporation, which combined their respective mining operations, assets, reserves and talent in Nevada to create the world's largest gold complex.
Vance Street Capital LLC, 2019
Acted for Vance Street Capital LLC, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, and its portfolio company R.S.T Instruments in the acquisition of Measurand Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of geotechnical instrumentation based in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Ipsen S.A., 2019
Acted for French biopharmaceutical company Ipsen in the acquisition of Québec-based Clementia Pharmaceuticals for a purchase price of US$25.00 per share in cash upfront, plus a contingent value right (CVR) of US$6.00 per share, for a total transaction value of up to US$1.31 billion.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its proposed US$42-billion merger with Newmont Mining Corporation to combine the world's two largest gold companies.
Fortis Inc., 2019
Acted for Fortis Inc. in the sale of its 51% interest in the Waneta Expansion hydroelectric generating facility in British Columbia to Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Power Corporation for approximately $1 billion.
Management Systems Resources Inc., 2019
Acted for Management Systems Resources Inc., a leading provider of automated global trade compliance software solutions, in the sale of the Visual Compliance and eCustoms business to Descartes Systems Group for $330 million.
Celgene Corporation, 2019
Acted for Celgene Corporation, an integrated global biopharmaceutical company, on competition matters related to its US$74-billion sale to Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, 2019
Acting for Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board in the $170-million sale of its shares in Hudson's Bay Company to an affiliated entity controlled by its chairman.
Pfizer Inc., 2019
Acted for Pfizer Inc. on competition matters in the combination of its consumer healthcare business with GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, to create a new Joint Venture with combined sales of approximately US$12.7 billion.
Lazard Ltd., 2019
Acted for Lazard Ltd., as financial advisor to Cronos Group, a globally diversified and vertically integrated cannabis company, in the $2.4-billion acquisition of a 45% equity stake in Cronos by Altria Group, Inc.
TransDigm Group Incorporated, 2019
Acted for TransDigm Group Incorporated, a global aerospace components manufacturer, on competition matters related to its US$4-billion acquisition of Esterline Technologies Corporation.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its recommended US$18.3-billion share-for-share merger with Randgold Resources Limited. This complex and multijurisdictional transaction created an industry-leading gold company with the greatest concentration of tier one gold assets in the industry and a diversified asset portfolio positioned for growth.
Nexeo Solutions, Inc., 2019
Acted for Nexeo Solutions, Inc., a leading global chemicals and plastics distributor, on competition and regulatory matters in its sale to Univar Inc. for approximately US$2 billion.
Birch Hill Equity Partners, 2019
Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in the $101.6-million acquisition and related financing of non-core midstream and power assets in Canada from AltaGas Ltd. and in the $63.4-million acquisition of a 13.3% interest in Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd., a public company, from AltaGas.
FortisOntario Inc., 2019
Acted for Fortis Inc. and its subsidiary FortisOntario Inc. in connection with Ontario's largest First-Nations-led transmission project being undertaken by Wataynikaneyap Power LP, a partnership between 24 First Nations and private investors led by Fortis. This project was one of Lexpert's Top 10 deals of 2019.
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2019
Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in its acquisition of a 50% interest in the York Energy Centre, a 400 MW natural gas fired power plant near Newmarket, Ontario.
Temasek, 2019
Acted for Temasek, as lead investor, in the initial round of Series E financing of General Fusion Inc., a British Columbia-based fusion energy start-up that is working to commercialize nuclear fusion technology.
DigitalBridge, 2019
Acted for DigitalBridge in its acquisition (and related bank financing) of Beanfield Metroconnect, an independent bandwidth infrastructure provider serving the enterprise, carrier and multi-dwelling unit markets in Toronto and Montréal over its owned fibre network.
Tech Mahindra Limited, 2019
Acted for Tech Mahindra Canada, Inc. with its acquisition of ObjectWise Consulting Group, a Canadian information technology consulting company.
Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2019
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners on the acquisition and related financing of Alumni Classroom Furniture Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of educational furniture for the pre-school through grade twelve market.
BGH Capital, 2019
Acted as Canadian counsel to BGH Capital, a private equity firm based in Australia, in its A$2.1-billion acquisition of Navitas Limited, an educational services provider with operations in Canada.
XCCommerce Inc., 2019
Acted for XCCommerce Inc., a software development and implementation company that specializes in retail-specific solutions, in its sale to Otimo Retail Inc.
Return Path, Inc., 2019
Acted for Return Path, an email deliverability firm, in the sale of its business to Validity, a specialist in customer data management.
Epiq Systems, Inc., 2019
Acted as Canadian counsel for Epiq Systems, Inc., a global leader in the legal services industry, in its acquisition of H&A eDiscovery, a leading Canadian eDiscovery and litigation support firm.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2019
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its exploration, earn-in and option agreement with Arcelia Gold Corp. to form property-level joint venture in respect of the La Millionaria property in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.
Axium Infrastructure Inc., 2019
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its acquisition from Mitsubishi Corporation of a 50% interest in a portfolio of nine solar farms located in Ontario.
Augusta Investments Inc., 2019
Acted for Augusta Investments Inc. with its minority investment in Tethyan Resources plc, a gold and base metal mineral exploration company incorporated in England & Wales.
Amcor Flexibles LLC, 2019
Assisted Amcor Flexibles LLC in the disposition of three manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin, ordered pursuant to U.S. anti-trust requirements. Environmental issues included the separation of activities and permits at one operating location, indemnification in relation to indoor air and soil vapour intrusion issues, ascertainment of lease liability clarification from the Wisconsin Department of Nature Resources (WDNR) and allocation of liability with respect to historic contamination including negotiations with landlord regarding remediation obligations to WDNR.
Amcor Flexibles LLC, 2019
Assisted Amcor Flexibles LLC in the disposition of three manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin, ordered pursuant to U.S. anti-trust requirements.
Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2018
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in their joint $1.4-billion acquisition of AltaGas Ltd.'s remaining 55% interest in three hydroelectric projects in northwest British Columbia: the 195 MW Forrest Kerr Hydroelectric Facility, the 66 MW McLymont Creek Hydroelectric Facility and the 16 MW Volcano Creek Hydroelectric Facility.
Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc., 2018
Acted for Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. in its $88.7-million acquisition of Endy, one of Canada's leading mattress-in-a-box e-commerce players, and the financing of this acquisition through an increase in and amendment to its $210-million senior secured syndicated credit facility.
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, 2018
Acted for Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive infrastructure software solutions, in its acquisition of AIworx Inc., a Québec City based provider of machine learning and Internet of Things technologies and services.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2018
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) in (i) the sale of Knowlton Development Corporation's shares to a group of investors, including HarbourVest Partners, LLC, led by Cornell Capital LLC; and (ii) the rollover of CDPQ's shares and additional investment therein.
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., 2018
Acted for Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. on competition matters in the US$265.5-million sale of its anti-vibration unit to Continental AG, a German automotive manufacturing company.
PelicanCorp Pty Ltd., 2018
Acted as counsel to Australia-based PelicanCorp in its acquisition of TelDig Inc., a Québec-based provider of damage-prevention software solutions doing business across Canada and the United States.
Vista Equity Partners III LLC, 2018
Acted for Vista Equity Partners in the carve-out sale of the vertical business applications group of its Aptean portfolio companies to a subsidiary of ESW Capital, LLC.
The Sierra-Cedar Group, Inc., 2018
Acted for The Sierra-Cedar Group, Inc., a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, in the sale of its Canadian subsidiary, Sierra Systems Group, Inc., to NTT DATA Services, a Texas-based recognized leader in global technology services.
CHAMP Private Equity Pty. Limited, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel for CHAMP Private Equity Pty. Limited in its acquisition of Cell Care and its subsidiary Insception Biosciences Inc., a consumer health company with operations across Australia and Canada that collects, processes and stores umbilical cord stem cells.
GAEA Grand Holdings Limited, 2018
Acted for GAEA Grand Holdings Limited, a leading global interactive entertainment company, in its investment in Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Berkshire Partners, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to Berkshire Partners in the $800-million sale of Farm Boy, a fast-growing and successful Canadian food retailer, to Empire Company Limited.
JAM Industries Ltd., 2018
Acted for the shareholders of JAM Industries Ltd. in the sale of its majority interest to DCC Technology Holdings Canada Inc., a subsidiary of DCC plc.
The Bank of Nova Scotia, 2018
Acted as counsel to The Bank of Nova Scotia, the administrative agent for a syndicate of lenders, in Pinnacle Renewable Holdings' US$37.1-million acquisition from The Westervelt Company of a 70% stake in an industrial wood pellet production facility in Alabama.
Getty family and Getty Images Inc., 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to the Getty family and to Getty Images Inc. on competition and regulatory matters in the Getty family's acquisition from The Carlyle Group of a majority stake in Getty Images, a global leader in visual communications.
Resolute Forest Products, 2018
Acted for Fibrek Recycling US Inc., a subsidiary of Resolute Forest Products Inc., in the sale of its recycled bleached kraft pulp mill in Fairmont, West Virginia to ND Fairmont LLC, a subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited.
Trivest Partners L.P., 2018
Acted for Trivest Partners, a U.S. private equity firm focused exclusively on mid-market founder- and family-owned businesses, in its acquisition of GAL Power Systems, a leading Canadian provider of commercial and industrial power generator sets and climate control systems operating across Canada, including Québec.
Canopy Growth Corporation, 2018
Acted for Canopy Growth Corporation on competition and regulatory matters in relation to the $5-billion investment in Canopy made by Constellation Brands Inc.
Power Energy Eagle Creek, LLP, 2018
Acted for a joint venture of Power Energy Corporation, a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada, and Claridge Inc. in the sale of their majority interest in Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, an operator of 63 hydropower facilities in the United States, representing 216 MW of capacity.
WellSpring Pharma Services Inc., 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to WellSpring and its shareholders in the US$18-million sale of WellSpring Pharma Services Inc. to ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Enercare Inc., 2018
Acted for Enercare Inc., one of North America's largest home and commercial services and energy solutions companies, in its $4.3-billion sale to Brookfield Infrastructure and its institutional partners by way of plan of arrangement.
Stingray Group Inc., 2018
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Novramedia Inc.
Michelin Group, 2018
Acted for the Michelin Group in its acquisition of Camso Inc., one of the global leaders in the design, manufacturing and distribution of off-road tires, wheels, tracks and conveyer belts, for a purchase price of US$1.7 billion. Camso has facilities in more than 25 jurisdictions world-wide.
Epiq Systems, Inc., 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel for Epiq Systems, Inc., a global leader in the legal services industry, in its acquisition of Bruneau Group, Inc., a prominent bilingual Canadian settlement administrator.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2018
Acted for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in the sale of 13 gas stations and retail sites to Irving Oil Limited in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Epiq Systems, Inc., 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel for Epiq Systems, Inc., a global leader in the legal services industry, in its acquisition of Garden City Group from Crawford & Company.
Arizona Mining Inc., 2018
Acted for Arizona Mining Inc. in its sale to South32 Limited in an all-cash transaction valuing Arizona Mining at approximately $2.1 billion, by plan of arrangement.
Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2018
Acted for (i) Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in their joint $922-million acquisition from AltaGas Ltd. of a 35% interest in three hydroelectric projects in northwest British Columbia: the 195 MW Forrest Kerr Hydroelectric Facility, the 66 MW McLymont Creek Hydroelectric Facility and the 16 MW Volcano Creek Hydroelectric Facility; and (ii) Northwestern Hydro Acquisition Inc. (NWHA), the special purpose acquisition vehicle formed to complete the acquisition, in a subsequent $650 million senior secured bond financing and related letter of credit facility.
Forterra Inc., 2018
Acted for Forterra Inc., a leading manufacturer of water and drainage infrastructure pipe and products in the United States and Eastern Canada, as M&A and real estate counsel in the acquisition of three Canadian properties. This acquisition was part of a bigger transaction involving the swap of a number of Canadian and American properties.
Dumur Industries, 2018
Acted for Dumur Industries, an Ironbridge Equity Partners portfolio company, in its acquisition of the operating assets of Dellcom Aerospace Inc.
Wexford Capital LP, 2018
Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the majority shareholder of Marlin Gold Mining Ltd., in a business combination transaction between Marlin and Golden Reign Resources Ltd. to form Mako Mining Corp. pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and a related reorganization of Marlin's assets.
Blue Wolf Capital Partners, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to Blue Wolf Capital Partners in the US$258-million sale to Conifex Timber Inc. of the Suwannee Sawmill in Florida and the Caddo River Sawmill in Arkansas. The purchase price for the sawmills was satisfied, in part, by the issuance of 9,898,461 million common shares of Conifex and 3,500,000 million warrants.
Shareholders of MedReleaf Corp., 2018
Advised the shareholders of MedReleaf Corp. in catalyzing the sale of MedReleaf to Aurora Cannabis Inc., bringing together two of Canada's largest cannabis companies, in an all-share transaction valued at approximately $3.2 billion.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2018
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in connection with various strategic equity investments in, and negotiations of investor rights agreements with, Midas Gold Corp., Reunion Gold Corporation and Royal Road Minerals.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2018
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in the $1.69-billion sale of its remaining holdings in Quebecor Media Inc. to Quebecor Media and Québecor Inc.
Mierins Automotive Group, 2018
Acted as tax counsel for Mierins Automotive Group in the sale of 10 automotive dealerships operating in Ottawa, Kingston and Brockville.
BASF SE, 2018
Acted for BASF SE on competition matters in the merger of its paper and water chemicals business with Solenis LLC to create a global specialty chemical company.
Stingray Group Inc., 2018
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in its $506-million acquisition of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited, one of Canada's leading radio broadcasters with 101 licences (82 FM and 19 AM) across Canada, and the financing of this acquisition, which included $450 million of new credit facilities and $138 million of equity, comprising a $83-million bought deal offering of subscription receipts, a $40-million private placement of subscription receipts to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and $15 million from the exercise of pre-emption rights from the Boyko Group.
eStruxture Holdings Inc., 2018
Acted for eStruxture Data Centers in its acquisition of Backbone Datavault, a Vancouver-based colocation provider, by way of an asset purchase.
Koch Chemical Technology Group, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to Koch Chemical Technology Group, a leading design, engineering and manufacturing firm, in its strategic controlling investment in Genesis Robotics, a Canadian robotics technology innovator and subsidiary of Genesis Advanced Technology.
Fulcrum Capital Partners, 2018
Acted for Fulcrum Capital Partners in its equity investment in and related financing of Accucam Machining, a Canada-based supplier of steel parts to heavy original equipment manufacturers in material handling, agricultural and construction industries around the world.
Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC on the acquisition and related financing of a majority stake in The State Group Inc., a leading North American multi-trade industrial and specialty services contractor.
Greencopper Publishing Inc., 2018
Acted for Greencopper Publishing Inc. in its sale of shares to Patron Technology Inc., a portfolio company of Providence Strategic Growth, in order to integrate its event-oriented social media services into Patron Technology's platform.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2018
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its equity investment in Orla Mining Ltd. and negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
S.A. Jarislowsky Investments Inc., 2018
Acted for Stephen A. Jarislowsky in the $1 billion sale of Jarislowsky Fraser Limited, a leading independent investment firm, to Scotiabank.
Claridge Inc., 2018
Acted for Claridge Inc. in its investment in Busbud.
Brio Gold Inc., 2018
Acted for Brio Gold Inc. in the US$264-million acquisition by Leagold Mining Corporation for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Brio Gold.
Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc., 2018
Acted for Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc., a subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, in completing the all-cash acquisition of Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET) for $8.10 per unit in a transaction valued at $3.8 billion including debt. Affiliates of Blackstone Property Partners and Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. acquired 62% and 38% of PIRET, respectively. PIRET owns and operates a diversified portfolio of income-producing properties in leading markets across Canada and key distribution and logistics markets in the United States.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, 2018
Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in its sale of a real estate portfolio in the United States and Canada for $400 million.
Advantech Wireless Inc., 2018
Acted for Advantech Wireless Inc., a leading wireless broadband communications solutions provider, in the sale of its radio frequency, terrestrial microwave and antenna equipment divisions to a subsidiary of Baylin Technologies Inc., a TSX-listed company.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2018
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its acquisition of all of the exploration assets of Canadian Malartic Corporation, including the Kirkland Lake and Hammond Reef projects, for an aggregate purchase price of US$325 million.
Apollo Global Management, LLC, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to Apollo Global Management, LLC in its $305-million acquisition of the Qdoba restaurant franchise from Jack in the Box Inc.
Stingray Group Inc., 2018
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in its acquisition of DJ-Matic, a provider of in-store media solutions (music, video, digital signage) for businesses with clients in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
Breton Hill Capital Ltd., 2018
Acted for Breton Hill Capital Ltd., a Canadian investment firm managing approximately US$2 billion in client assets, in its sale to Neuberger Berman Group LLC, a global, independent, employee-owned investment manager.
Hydroméga Services Inc., 2018
Acted for Hydroméga Services Inc. in the acquisition of Cochrane Power Corporation's Cochrane Power Generating Station, a cogeneration facility equipped with a 30MW natural gas turbine and a 15MW biomass fuelled boiler and steam turbine.
Monsanto Company, 2018
Acted for Monsanto Company on competition and regulatory matters in its US$66-billion acquisition by Bayer AG.
PSP Investments, 2018
Advised PSP Investments in its purchase of the Kulolio Ranch, Central Maui Feedstocks, LLC and the East Maui Irrigation Company, LLC with respect to former sugar cane operations in Hawaii. This was the largest private land sale in Maui's history and will preserve the agricultural use of the lands.
International Imaging Materials, Inc., 2018
Acted for International Imaging Materials, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of value-added consumable solutions for industrial and medical applications and a portfolio company of Altus Capital Partners, in its sale to ACON Investments, LLC.
Claridge Inc., 2018
Acted for Claridge Inc. in its strategic partnership with Champlain Financial Corporation to support the acquisition of Captain Dan's Seafood by The Champlain Seafood platform.
Claridge Inc., 2018
Acted for Claridge Inc. in its strategic partnership with 49th Parallel Roasters Inc., a British Columbia based specialty grade coffee company.
Leonardo Worldwide Corporation, 2018
Acted for Leonardo Worldwide Corporation, a leading provider of digital asset management and digital marketing solutions for the global hospitality industry, on its sale to Jonas Software.
Foundation Building Materials, LLC, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel for Foundation Building Materials, LLC (FBM) in the sale of its mechanical insulation segment to Dunes Point Capital.
B+H International GP Ltd., 2018
Acted for B+H Architects, a leading architecture and design firm, in connection with a significant investment by Surbana Jurong Private Limited in B+H Architects, and the sale by Arcterra Limited Partnership of its interest in B+H Architects to Surbana Jurong Private Limited.
Expert Travel Services, LLC, 2018
Acted for Expert Travel Services, LLC (Expert Flyer), a leading digital technology vendor for business travellers and frequent flyers, in its sale to Red Ventures, a U.S. marketing and advertising company.
Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2018
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners on the acquisition and related financing of Canada Metal (Pacific) Limited, a leading manufacturer and distributor of branded products serving the recreational marine, commercial marine and industrial markets.
Canadian Business Growth Fund, 2018
Acted for Canadian Business Growth Fund in connection with its investment in Lift Auto Group, a consolidator of automotive collision repair centres, and its investment in PayBright, a technology-enabled point-of-sale consumer payments and lending platform.
Searchlight Pharma Inc., 2018
Acted for Searchlight Pharma Inc. in its acquisition from Norgine B.V.'s subsidiary, Merus Labs International Inc., of its Canadian assets relating to Enablex and Vancocin.
Fengate Capital Management, 2018
Acted for Fengate Capital Management in its acquisition of the Heartland Petrochemical Complex's Central Utility Block (CUB) cogeneration facility from Inter Pipeline Ltd. and the project financing for the development, construction and operation of the CUB.
Recochem, Inc., 2018
Acted for management of Recochem, Inc., a global leader in manufacturing, marketing and distributing aftermarket transportation and household fluids, in the acquisition of Recochem by an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a private equity investment firm from an affiliate of Swander Pace Capital.
Vista Equity Partners, 2018
Acted for Vista Equity Partners in the carve-out by its portfolio company, Aptean, Inc., of its public sector and healthcare business and the merger of that business with Superion, LLC, and TriTech Software Systems Inc. to form one of the largest conglomerates focused specifically on state and local governments in North America.
Aldo Group Inc., 2018
Acted for Aldo Group Inc. in the sale to Sotramont Inc. of its interest in an industrial site located on Hodge Street in Ville Saint-Laurent, Québec, and the redevelopment, in a joint venture, of a substantial mixed-use commercial/residential project on the property.
Phoenix Partners Management Inc., 2018
Acted for Phoenix Partners Management Inc. in (i) the acquisition by a subsidiary of Phoenix Partners Fund I, L.P. of Alcor Matériaux de toiture Inc. and DEL Roofing Equipment and Supply Ltd., two companies in the materials, products and equipment business; and (ii) the co-investment by Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (FTQ) for the acquisition.
Confidential client, 2018
Acted for a U.S. state retirement system in its joint venture with a real estate development company for the acquisition of various industrial properties in Ontario.
RELX Group plc, 2018
Acted for an affiliate of Elsevier, part of the RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries, in its acquisition of Science-Metrix Inc., which specializes in research evaluation and bibliometric analysis.
Resolute Forest Products Inc., 2017
Acted for Resolute Forest Products Inc. in its acquisition of the 49% equity interest held by the New York Times Company in Donohue Malbaie Inc. for a cash purchase price of $20 million. Resolute already owned 51% of the shares of Donohue Malbaie.
BNP Paribas S.A., 2017
Acted for BNP Paribas S.A. in connection with an investment by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in Innocap Investment Management Inc.
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, 2017
Acted for Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, a fund managed by Blackstone, in its acquisition of a majority stake in TITUS Inc., an Ottawa-based leading provider of data classification and categorization solutions.
Joseph Ribkoff Inc., 2017
Acted for a principal shareholder in the sale of Joseph Ribkoff Inc. to a group of investors led by Novacap Industries and Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q.).
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2017
Acted for the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ("CDPQ") in connection with the sale of Atrium Innovations Inc. to Nestlé S.A., for US$2.3 billion. Atrium Innovations Inc. was held by a group of investors that includes Permira Funds, CDPQ and the Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q.).
McKesson Canada, 2017
Acted for McKesson Canada in its acquisition of Well.ca, an online retailer of health, wellness, baby and beauty products.
Rogers Sugar Inc., 2017
Acted for Rogers Sugar Inc. in the $40-million acquisition by its subsidiary L.B. Maple Treat Corporation of Decacer, a major bottler and distributor of branded and private label maple syrup and maple sugar, based in Dégelis, Québec.
Airbus SE, 2017
Acted as co-counsel to Airbus SE, a European leader providing tanker, combat and transport aircraft, as well as a global leader in aeronautic, space and related services, in its divestiture of Vector Aerospace Holding SAS to StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc.
Power Energy Corporation, 2017
Acted for Power Energy Corporation, a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada, in its investment in the Lion Electric Company.
Axium Infrastructure Inc., 2017
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its $540-million acquisition of TransCanada's Ontario solar portfolio, consisting of eight facilities totalling approximately 105 MW of installed capacity.
Xplornet Communications Inc., 2017
Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc. in its acquisition of the fixed wireless Internet access business of I-Netlink Incorporated and Manitoba Netset Ltd., operating in the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan as NetSet Communications.
Neovia Probiotics Inc., 2017
Acted for Neovia Probiotics Inc., an indirect subsidiary of a leading French agricultural cooperative group, in its acquisition (by way of a plan of arrangement) of Epicore BioNetworks Inc., a TSXV-listed company specializing in the sale of environmental biological products and specialty feeds.
Kinepolis Group NV, 2017
Acted for Kinepolis Group NV in its $123-million acquisition of Landmark Cinemas Canada LP, Canada's second-largest movie theatre exhibition company.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2017
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its US$80-million acquisition of the Santa Gertrudis gold project in Mexico from GoGold Resources Inc. In connection with the acquisition, Agnico Eagle provided GoGold with a US$7.5 million term loan, secured by a second ranking charge on all of GoGold's assets, which will be set off against the purchase price at the closing of the acquisition.
Toromont Industries Ltd., 2017
Acted for Toromont Industries Ltd. in its acquisition of Hewitt Equipment in a $1-billion transaction that expands Toromont's Caterpillar dealership into Québec, Western Labrador and the Maritimes, and strengthens its expertise in the mining, construction, power systems and forestry sectors.
Les Propriétés Atwater Inc., 2017
Acted for Les Propriétés Atwater Inc. in its joint venture with Société Immobilière Bourgie Inc. for the acquisition of a multi-residential building in Montréal.
Sentry Investments, 2017
Acted for Sentry Investments in its $780-million acquisition by CI Financial Corp. in a transaction that combines two of Canada's largest independent active asset managers.
SmartREIT, 2017
Acted for SmartREIT in its $1.1-billion acquisition with Strathallen Acquisitions Inc. of OneREIT.
Corob North America, Inc., 2017
Acted for Corob North America, Inc. in its acquisition of all the shares of Novaflow Systems Inc., a world leader in the design and manufacturing of automated dispensing and batching systems.
Birch Hill Equity Partners, 2017
Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in its acquisition of CCM Hockey from Adidas.
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., 2017
Acted for Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., in its opposition to the $475-million acquisition of Québec-based Tembec Inc. by Florida-based Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.
Rogers Sugar Inc., 2017
Acted for Rogers Sugar Inc. in connection with the $160.3 million acquisition of L.B. Maple Treat Corporation; and the issuance of $69.2 million subscription receipts on a bought deal basis, and $57.5 million of extendible convertible unsecured subordinated debentures.
Claridge Inc., 2017
Acted for Claridge Inc. in connection with its sale to C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc. of Les Plats du Chef, a Canada-based frozen meal and snack business.
New Look Vision Group Inc., 2017
Acted for New Look Vision Group Inc. in its $120-million acquisition, by way of plan of arrangement, of Iris, le groupe visuel (1990) Inc., which has a network of 147 retail locations across Québec, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick. The purchase was financed through various arrangements, including an increase of New Look's senior secured term facility with its bank syndicate, a new junior unsecured debt facility and an equity private placement.
PSP Investments, 2017
Acted for PSP Investments in its strategic initiatives with Pattern Energy Group Inc., including (i) the acquisition of a 9.9% interest in Pattern Energy; (ii) the joint venture between PSP and Pattern Energy to co-invest in various renewable projects; (iii) the joint acquisition with Pattern Energy of a 51% and 49% interest, respectively, in the 179 MW Meikle wind project in British Columbia and the 143 MW Mont Sainte-Marguerite wind project in Québec; and (iv) the acquisition of 49% of the Class B interests held by Pattern in the Panhandle 2 wind project in Texas.
Whole Foods Market Inc., 2017
Acted for Whole Foods Market Inc. on competition and regulatory matters in its $13.7-billion acquisition by Amazon.com Inc.
Canadian Technical Tape Ltd., 2017
Acted for Canadian Technical Tape Ltd. in connection with its acquisition by Intertape Polymer Group Inc., a TSX-listed company.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2017
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in connection with its strategic equity investment in Candelaria Mining Corp. and negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2017
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in connection with its acquisition and related financing of Avena Foods Limited, a leading supplier of gluten-free oats to the North American market.
Valtech S.E., 2017
Acted for Valtech in its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Non-Linear Creations Inc., a multinational digital services company with headquarters in Toronto as well as offices in Brazil and the United Kingdom.
Boyd Group Income Fund, 2017
Acted for Boyd Group Income Fund on environmental matters in Boyd's $193.6-million acquisition of the assets and business of Assured Automotive Inc. and related entities. Issues included allocation of environmental liabilities related to auto body operations at more than 40 sites.
Stingray Group Inc., 2017
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of C Music Entertainment Ltd. (also known as C Music TV).
Kruger Inc. Master Trust, 2017
Acted for Kruger Inc. Master Trust in connection with the sale of Lidya Energy, a power plant located in Lachute, Québec, that transforms the biogas released at a landfill site into electricity, to Energy Developments (Canada) Inc., a subsidiary of Energy Developments Pty Limited, a member of Australia's DUET group.
Stingray Group Inc., 2017
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Yokee Music Ltd.
Golden Gate Capital, 2017
Acted as Canadian counsel to Golden Gate Capital in its majority equity investment in the GAL group of companies, a leading North American designer, manufacturer and distributor of elevator components and systems.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2017
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in connection with an investment of $1.9 billion in SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. to finance a portion of the acquisition by SNC-Lavalin of all the share capital of WS Atkins plc. The Caisse's investment is structured as (i) a loan of $1.5 billion, secured by the value and cash flows of SNC-Lavalin's interest in the Highway 407 ETR project; and (ii) a subscription of approximately $400 million in subscription receipts of SNC-Lavalin.
Medtronic plc, 2017
Acted as Canadian counsel to Medtronic plc on competition and regulatory matters in the US$6.1-billion acquisition of its patient care, deep vein thrombosis and nutritional insufficiency business by Cardinal Health.
Vision Travel Solutions Inc., 2017
Acted for Vision Travel, the largest independent travel management company in Canada, in connection with its merger with Colorado-based Direct Travel, Inc., one of the top travel management companies in the United States. Direct Travel and Vision Travel represent over $3 billion in sales, and the expanded business will have offices in over 60 locations with close to 2,000 employees across North America.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2017
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in an auction transaction for the Veladero gold mine in Argentina which resulted in the sale to Shandong Gold of a 50% interest in the mine for US$960 million.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2017
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its sale of a 25% stake in the Cerro Casale Project to Goldcorp, and the negotiation of a 50/50 regional joint venture over the Cerro Casale, Quebrada Seca and Caspiche projects in Chile's Maricunga district. This highly complex and multi-faceted transaction involved the acquisition by Goldcorp of Kinross' entire 25% interest in the Cerro Casale Project and a 25% interest in the project from Barrick, whose holding in the project fell from 75% to 50%. Upon closing of the transaction, the joint venture was established.
PSP Investments, 2017
Acted for PSP Investments as a member in a consortium that purchased Vantage Data Centers, a leading provider of data center solutions in support of mission-critical applications, from Silver Lake. Other members of the consortium included Digital Bridge Holdings LLC and TIAA Investments.
Khan Resources Inc., 2017
Acted for Khan Resources Inc. in the proposed acquisition by Arden Holdings Ltd. of all the shares of Khan by way of plan of arrangement.
BELLUS Health Inc., 2017
Acted for BELLUS Health Inc. in connection with the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Thallion Pharmaceuticals Inc., to Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc., including all the rights to the drug candidate ShigamabT.
INNOVA Gaming Group Inc., 2017
Acted for Special Committee of the Board of Directors of INNOVA Gaming Group Inc. in the unsolicited takeover by Pollard Banknote Limited of all of the outstanding common shares of INNOVA.
Birch Hill Equity Partners, 2017
Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Cozzini Bros., an Illinois-based knife sharpening rental and exchange company.
Atlas Holdings LLC, 2017
Acted for Atlas Holdings in connection with Atlas's acquisition of an 80% equity interest in Millar Western Forest Products and Atlas's exchange of high-yield notes for new secured high-yield notes as the supporting noteholder for Millar Western's US$210-million note exchange transaction. The note exchange transaction was implemented under a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act and, together with Atlas's subsequent equity investment by way of a debt for share exchange transaction, significantly reduced Millar Western's indebtedness and strengthened its financial position, enhancing its ability to respond to and capitalize on developments in the forest products industry.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2017
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in connection with its strategic equity investment in GoldQuest Mining Corp. and negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
BELLUS Health Inc., 2017
Acted for BELLUS Health Inc. in connection with the exclusive worldwide licence agreement with The Neomed Institute to develop and commercialize BLU-5937 for the treatment of chronic cough.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2017
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in connection with its strategic equity investment in Otis Gold Corp. and negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
Restaurant Brands International Inc., 2017
Acted as Canadian tax counsel to Restaurant Brands International Inc., owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons, in connection with its US$1.8-billion acquisition of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc., an Atlanta-based chicken chain.
TIO Networks Corp., 2017
Acted for the Special Committee of the board of directors of TIO Networks Corp., in connection with its $304-million acquisition by PayPal Holdings, Inc. TIO is a North American cloud-based multi-channel bill payment processing and receivables management company.
Reckitt Benckiser, 2017
Acted as Canadian counsel to Reckitt Benckiser, a global consumer health and hygiene company, on competition and regulatory matters in connection with its US$17.9-billion acquisition of U.S.-listed Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, a global leader in pediatric nutrition.
GSO Capital Partners LP, 2017
Acted for GSO Capital Partners LP and its affiliates in the negotiation and establishment of two credit facilities, and the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Grafton-Fraser Inc., former owner of Tip Top Tailors and other men's retail chains across Canada, pursuant to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
Kolmar Korea Co., Ltd., 2017
Acted for Kolmar Korea Co., Ltd. in connection with its acquisition of CSR Cosmetic Solutions Inc.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2017
Acted for the underwriters, being Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, in connection with the financing of Acasta Enterprises Inc.'s acquisition of Apollo Health & Beauty Care Partnership and JemPak Corporation for aggregate consideration, together with Acasta's acquisition of the commercial aviation finance advisory and asset management businesses of Stellwagen Finance Company, of $1.2 billion.
Real estate investment manager, 2017
Acted for the vendor in the $32-million acquisition by Fiera Capital Corporation of the 45% interest in Fiera Properties Limited it did not already own. The purchase price consisted of $31.5 million in cash and $500,000 in Fiera Capital shares.
Ironbridge Equity Partners, 2017
Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners on the acquisition and related financing of Midland Appliance, a leading seller of premium home appliances, based in Western Canada.
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 2017
Acted for Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., the world's largest distributor and retailer of professional beauty products, in its acquisition of a Québec-based company in the hair care industry.
Cincinnati Bell Inc., 2017
Acted for Cincinnati Bell Inc. in its acquisition of OnX Enterprise Solutions, a leading enterprise technology services and solutions provider.
Zochem LLC, 2017
Acted for Zochem LLC (formerly Zinc Oxide LLC) in its acquisition of Zochem Inc. from American Zinc Recycling LLC, creating the largest producer of zinc oxide in North America.
Bird Construction Inc., 2017
Acted for Bird Construction Inc. in its acquisition of a 50% interest in Stack Modular, a modular construction company with operations in Canada and China.
20 VIC Management Inc., 2017
Acted for the shareholders of 20 VIC Management Inc., one of Canada's leading commercial real estate management firms, in the sale of 20 VIC to Cushman & Wakefield.
KIK Custom Products Inc., 2017
Acted for KIK Custom Products Inc. in its acquisition of Lavo Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of laundry detergent, household cleaners, fabric softeners and bleach in Canada.
Groupe Montoni / VSL Logistics Hub Limited Partnership, 2017
Acted for Groupe Montoni, in partnership with Montez Corporation and Lotus Real Estate Group, in its acquisition of Sears Canada's distribution centre in Montréal's borough of Saint-Laurent, the leaseback to Sears of a 1.6 million sq. ft. portion of the property and the subsequent redevelopment and leasing of the property.
Apotex Holdings Inc., 2017
Acted as tax counsel to Apotex Holdings Inc. in connection with the sale of Accucaps Industries Limited, a developer and manufacturer of over-the-counter pharmaceutical softgels, to Catalent Pharma Solutions.
