Viking Global Investors LP, 2024
Acted for funds affiliated with Viking Global Investors LP in connection with Valsoft Corporation Inc.'s note issuance in an initial aggregate amount of US$170-million to Coatue Management and funds affiliated with Viking Global Investors LP.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2023
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its earn-in agreement with FireFox Gold Corp. to form a property-level joint venture in respect of the Kolho property located in northern Finland, together with a concurrent equity investment in FireFox Gold Corp. and the negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
Terminal Technologies Inc., 2023
Acted for Terminal Technologies, Inc., a trucking telematics integration startup, in raising its C$4.2-million seed round, led by Golden Ventures and featuring Y Combinator.
Dafabasa, 2023
Acted for Dafabasa, lead investor in the C$4-million extension of the Series A funding round by AmacaThera Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on non-opioid post-operative pain relief.
Cookin Inc., 2023
Acted for Cookin Inc., a homemade food delivery marketplace, in a Series Seed extension for its strategic partnership with Sobeys, an Empire company.
Centurion Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust, 2023
Acted for a special committee of independent trustees of Centurion Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust, a private, unlisted REIT with over $6.5 billion in assets, with restructuring of the REIT’s asset management agreement and related arrangements with its external asset manager, Centurion Asset Management Inc.
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.
Premium Nickel Resources Limited, 2023
Acted for Premium Nickel Resources Ltd. (PNRL) in its C$34-million financing transactions with Cymbria Corporation and EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. The transactions comprised of an equity offering of units, a three year term loan and options to acquire 0.5% net smelter returns royalties on PNRL's Selebi and Selkirk mines.
Cordis-X, 2023
Acted for Cordis-X, the lead investor in the C$34-million Series A funding round by Puzzle Medical Devices Inc., a medical device company specializing in the development of a minimally invasive long-term hemodynamic transcatheter pump.
Cookin, 2023
Acted for Cookin, a digital marketplace for home chefs, in securing $17-million in growth financing from an investor consortium led by Relay Ventures.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2023
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in connection with its joint venture with Ma’aden over copper exploration projects in Saudi Arabia.
PSP Investments, 2023
Acts as regulatory counsel to PSP Investments in the structuring of all its worldwide investments to ensure compliance with the PSPIB Act and Regulations, as well as advising PSP Investments on governance and other commercial and regulatory matters.
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.
Ingeniarts Technologies Inc., 2022
Acted for Ingeniarts Technologie Inc., operating as UgoWork, in its C$22.8-million series B financing from investors such as Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q.), Export Development Canada, Capital Régional et Coopératif Desjardins and Investissement Québec.
National Tire Distributors, 2022
Acted for National Tire Distributors, the Canadian subsidiary of American Tire Distributors, in its sale to Groupe Touchette Inc.
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.
QuadFi, 2022
Acted for QuadFi, a Canadian mission-driven global fintech firm, in securing a US$100-million financing commitment from Crayhill Capital Management, a New York-based minority-owned private credit manager.
Centerra Gold Inc., 2022
Acted for the special committee of independent directors of Centerra Gold Inc. in connection with its evaluation of strategic alternatives following the imposition by the Kyrgyz Republic of external management over the Kumtor Mine in May 2021.
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.
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.
Hydrostor Inc., 2022
Acted for Hydrostor Inc., a developer of Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) projects, in securing a US$250-million preferred equity financing commitment from Goldman Sachs Asset Management - one of the largest investments in the emerging long-duration energy storage sector.
W Investments Group Inc., 2022
Acted for W Investments in connection with the final closing of its second fund, W Investments Group II L.P., thereby concluding a fundraising of $150 million, including $125 million from private investors and Québec entrepreneurs. The fund acquires minority positions in both technology and traditional companies and invests in real estate developments.
Confidential client, 2022
Providing the organization mandated by the Québec Government to promote Québec's economic development, with strategic and legal advice on all aspects of their human resources operations, including legislative compliance and the integration of the unionized and non-unionized employees, which includes regular dealing with four unions.
Knight Therapeutics Inc., 2021
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in its exclusive supply and distribution agreement with Incyte Biosciences International Sàrl for the exclusive rights to distribute tafasitamab (sold as Monjuvir in the United States and Minjuvir in Europe) and pemigatinib (Pemazyrer) in Latin America.
Plusgrade L.P., 2021
Acted for Plusgrade L.P., a recognized leader in providing innovative revenue-generating solutions for the global travel industry, and its partners in connection with an equity investment by Novacap.
Smile CDR Inc., 2021
Acted for Smile CDR Inc. in a Series A financing round, raising US$20 million to further develop Smile CDR's health data storage and integration platform.
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.
Paladin Labs Inc., 2021
Acted for Paladin Labs Inc. in connection with the partnership of Endo International plc and ADVANZ PHARMA Corp. Limited, which resulted in Paladin Labs commercializing and distributing Xydalba (dalbavancin hydrochloride) on an exclusive basis in Canada.
iNovia Capital Inc., 2021
Acted for iNovia Capital Inc. in connection with Canadian travel startup Hopper Inc.'s US$170-million Series F financing round with Capital One, GS Growth, iNovia Capital Inc., WestCap Group and Citi Ventures.
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.
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.
Desjardins Securities Inc., 2021
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Desjardins Securities Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., in connection with Goodfood Market Corp.'s $60-million bought deal public offering of common shares.
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.
National Bank Financial Inc., 2021
Acted for National Bank Financial Inc. and a syndicate of underwriters in a $650-million offering of Videotron Ltd.'s 3.125% senior notes due January 15, 2031.
Alstom S.A., 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Alstom S.A. in its EUR4.4-billion strategic acquisition of Bombardier Transportation.
Paladin Labs, 2021
Acted for Paladin Labs Inc., an Endo International company, in its agreements with SK Biopharmaceuticals for the development, registration, supply, commercialization and distribution of cenobamate, an anti-seizure medication to treat partial-onset seizures in adults, on an exclusive basis in Canada.
TALLC Corporation Inc., 2021
Acted for TALLC Corporation Inc., a Montréal-based developer of ophthalmic medicines, regarding its strategic collaboration and licensing agreement with IACTA Pharmaceuticals for the use and future clinical development of TALLC's proprietary SmartCelle micellar technology, a novel platform for pan-ocular drug delivery, for future clinical development.
Cell AG Tech Inc., 2021
Acted for Cell AG Tech Inc. in an anchor investment round and services arrangement with Cult Science Food Corp.
Searchlight Pharma Inc., 2021
Acted for Searchlight Pharma Inc., a leading Canadian-based specialty healthcare company focused on women's health, urogynecology and urology, in its exclusive Canadian distribution arrangement with Israeli-based OCON Healthcare Ltd. of its patented Intra Uterine Balerinel (IUB) proprietary platform. The IUB, made from a super-elastic alloy Nitinol, is a carrier for multiple drugs to the uterus to treat a variety of conditions.
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.
Searchlight Pharma Inc., 2021
Acted for Searchlight Pharma Inc., a leading Canadian-based specialty healthcare company focused on women's health, urogynecology and urology, in its exclusive Canadian distribution arrangement with Singapore-based Strides Pharma Global Pte. Ltd. of its Vancocin (vancomycin hydrochloride) capsules. Vancocin is used to treat infections caused by strains of micro-organisms such as staphylococcal enterocolitis and antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis produced by Clostridium difficile.
Boreal Ventures, 2021
Acted for Boreal Ventures in the creation of the first venture capital fund dedicated to high-tech ("deep tech") companies in Québec, in partnership with Centech, a Montréal-based incubator specializing in technology. The fund's initial limited partners include the Government of Québec through Investissement Québec, Teralys Capital, Desjardins Capital, BDC Capital, Hewitt Group and École de technologie supérieure.
Bellus Health Inc., 2020
Acted for Bellus Health Inc. in connection with its US$50-million at-the-market offering.
Paladin Labs Inc., 2020
Acted for Paladin Labs, an Endo company, in its licensing, commercialization and distribution agreement with Isofol Medical AB of arfolitixorin in Canada, a first-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer patients.
Lantic Inc., 2020
Acted for Lantic Inc. in its strategic collaboration with DouxMatok to deliver a unique sugar reduction solution on cane sugar to food companies in North America.
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.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, 2020
Acted for Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust in its private placement of $150 million of 5.95% Series 12 senior unsecured debentures due May 5, 2025.
KSV Kofman Inc. (now known as KSV Restructuring Inc.), 2020
Acted for KSV Kofman Inc. (now known as KSV Restructuring Inc.) in its role as monitor of James E. Wagner Cultivation Corporation, a Canadian licensed cannabis producer, in connection with proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the first ever successful sale of a Canadian cannabis company without using a reverse vesting order.
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.
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.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2020
Acted for a syndicate of agents co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in connection with the offering by Metro Inc. of $400 million aggregate principal amount of Series I, 3.413% senior unsecured notes due February 28, 2050.
Health & Happiness (H&H) Hong Kong Limited, 2020
Acted for NewH2 Limited, a subsidiary of Health and Happiness (H&H) International Holdings Limited, in its private placement of C$5.75 million in Else Nutrition Holdings Inc., an Israel-based company, as part of an aggregate private placement offering of up to C$8.0 million.
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.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2020
Acted for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in an offering of US$1.5 billion principal amount of senior unsecured notes on a private placement basis in the United States.
Barn Investments, 2020
Acted for Barn Investments in connection with its US$1 million investment in Avicanna Inc. on a private placement basis. Avicanna Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company in the medical cannabis space.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Claridge Inc., 2020
Acted for Claridge Inc. in the formation and fundraising of Claridge Israel II L.P. in partnership with the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Claridge Israel II L.P. is a private equity fund that makes growth investments in Israeli-related technology or technology-enabled companies.
National Bank Financial Inc., 2020
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial Inc. and Desjardins Capital Markets in Goodfood Market Corp.'s $30 million public offering of convertible debentures.
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.
Knight Therapeutics Inc., 2019
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. (licensor) in establishing with Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. a distribution, licensing and supply agreement for the exclusive rights to commercialize rigosertib in Canada.
New Look Vision Group, 2019
Acting for New Look Vision Group in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Miami-based Coco Lunette Holding, LLC, which carries on business principally under the Edward Beiner banner, a retailer known for its unique and original designer eyewear, with a strong presence in key premium markets across 12 locations in Florida.
Driven Brands Inc., 2019
Acted for Roark Capital-backed Driven Brands Inc. in its acquisition of Clairus Canada Group, a major automotive parts, windshield repair and claims management business based in Québec.
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.
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.
Mistango River Resources Inc. and Orefinders Resources Inc., 2019
Appointed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on application by shareholder activist Orefinders Resources Inc. to act as Independent Chair of the adjourned contested annual shareholders' meeting of Mistango River Resources Inc., at which Orefinders replaced the four-person board of directors with four new directors nominated by Orefinders, including its principals Stephen Stewart and Alex Stewart.
TD Securities Inc., 2019
Acted for TD Securities Inc. and a syndicate of underwriters in a $800-million offering of Videotron Ltd.'s 4.5% senior notes due 2030.
BELLUS Health Inc., 2019
Acted as counsel to BELLUS Health Inc. in its US$70-million initial public offering in the United States.
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.
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.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2019
Acted for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (ACT) in its strategic investment in Fire & Flower Holdings Corp., a leading independent cannabis retailer based in Edmonton, Alberta, to (i) purchase $25,989,985.42 principal amount of 8% convertible unsecured debentures and (ii) be issued three series of share purchase warrants, which, if exercised in full, would subsequently increase ACT's ownership interest to 50.1% on a fully diluted basis.
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.
Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc. and Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, 2019
Acted for Ivanhoé Cambridge and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the sale of Carrefour de l'Estrie, one of the largest shopping centres in Québec, to an affiliate of Groupe Mach.
M&G Investment Management Limited, 2019
Acted for M&G Investment Management Limited, a U.K.-based investment manager with US$338 billion of assets under management, in its proxy campaign with respect to Methanex Corporation at the company's 2019 annual general meeting. The contest was successfully settled with M&G gaining two seats on the board of Methanex.
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.
Nutrien Ltd., 2019
Acted as Canadian tax counsel to Nutrien Ltd. in its acquisition of Actagro, LLC, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of environmentally sustainable soil and plant health products and technologies.
Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2019
Acting for Deloitte Restructuring Inc. in its capacity as receiver of SPG International Ltd.
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, 2019
Acted for Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation in the long-term funding arrangements for Ontario's horse racing industry that were announced in March 2018, which will provide up to $105 million to the industry each year for 19 years.
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.
Altas Partners, 2019
Acted for Altas Partners in connection with the establishment of the firm and the formation of Altas Partners II LP, Altas' second fund with US$3 billion in commitments.
Tech Mahindra Limited, 2019
Acted for Tech Mahindra Canada, Inc. with its acquisition of ObjectWise Consulting Group, a Canadian information technology consulting company.
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, 2019
Acted for Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) in the procurement for a new service provider that acquired certain gaming and non-gaming assets from OLG and entered into a long-term casino operating and services agreement with OLG in respect of Fallsview Resort Casino and Casino Niagara.
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.
TransAlta Corporation, 2019
Acted for TransAlta Corporation in connection with the activist campaign, threatened proxy contest and contested meeting by Mangrove Partners and Bluescape Energy Partners with respect to TransAlta's 2019 annual and special meeting.
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, Tour Des Canadiens 3 LP and Tour TDC Developments Inc., 2019
Acted for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, Tour Des Canadiens 3 LP and Tour TDC Developments Inc. in connection with the construction financing relating to the development and construction of the project known as Tour des Canadiens 3, a 55-storey condominium comprising 574 residential units.
McKesson Canada and Well.ca, 2019
Advised McKesson Canada Corporation and Well.ca ULC, a licensed producer under the Cannabis Act, on regulatory and commercial matters relating to market access under the Cannabis Act and the distribution of medical cannabis through various channels.
Northleaf Capital Partners, 2019
Acted for Northleaf Capital Partners in connection with the formation of Northleaf Senior Private Credit, an open-ended credit fund formed to make senior secured loans to private-equity backed companies.
Northleaf Capital Partners, 2019
Acted for Northleaf Capital Partners in connection with the formation of Northleaf Private Credit II, a closed-end credit fund focused on making loans to mid-market private equity backed companies.
Triage Technologies Inc., 2019
Advising Triage Technologies Inc., a Toronto-based and AI-powered digital health company, with its business structure, commercial agreements and equity raise.
Cominar REIT, 2019
Acting for Cominar REIT in various corporate governance, executive compensation and other securities and compliance matters.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2018
Acted for MC Cannabis Inc., an affiliate of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., in connection with agreements with one of the winners of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario's Expression of Interest Application Lottery conducted on January 11, 2019, which will operate a "Tweed-branded" retail store in the city of London, Ontario.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2018
Acted for MC Cannabis Inc., an affiliate of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., in connection with the negotiation and structuring of a multi-year agreement with Tweed Franchise Inc., an affiliate of Canopy Growth Corporation, to launch Tweed-branded cannabis retail stores in Ontario.
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.
GAEA Grand Holdings Limited, 2018
Acted for GAEA Grand Holdings Limited, a leading global interactive entertainment company, in its investment in Behaviour Interactive Inc.
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.
Explorance Inc., 2018
Acted for Explorance in its acquisition, as well as the financing of the acquisition, from Gartner, Inc., of Metrics That Matter, a leading provider of learning and development data and analytics solutions for the corporate market.
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.
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.
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.
AutoCanada Inc., 2018
Acted for the special committee of the board of directors of AutoCanada Inc. in its strategic alternatives review process to maximize shareholder value.
Brivia Group, 2018
Acted for Brivia Group in the development and financing of NEST Condos, an 11-storey building in downtown Montréal offering 97 residential condominiums and commercial spaces.
Bank of Montreal, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to Bank of Montreal and a syndicate of lenders in connection with the refinancing of the (i) US$900 million term loan and the (ii) C$575 million revolving credit facility made available to certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of BRP Inc.
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.
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.
Secrétariat du travail du Québec, 2018
Appointed by the Minister responsible for Labour to act as special mediator in connection with the labour dispute at ABI's Bécancour aluminium smelter.
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.
GMP Securities L.P., 2018
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities L.P. and including National Bank Financial Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corporation, Scotia Capital Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc. and Raymond James Ltd. in a bought deal offering of 4 million common shares of Goodfood Market Corp., for gross proceeds to the corporation of approximately $10 million.
Nutrien Ltd., 2018
Acted as Canadian tax counsel for Nutrien Ltd. and its subsidiary, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., in Nutrien's offer to exchange all outstanding publicly held notes of PotashCorp and Agrium Inc. for new notes to be issued by Nutrien.
Rogers Sugar Inc., 2018
Acted for Rogers Sugar Inc. in connection with the issuance, on a bought deal basis, of $97,750,000 aggregate principal amount of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures.
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.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, 2018
Acted for Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust in its $260 million secured credit facility with Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale, as administrative agent and arranger.
Alstom Transport Canada Inc., 2018
Acting for Alstom Transport Canada Inc. in its role as lead member of a consortium that is providing rolling stock, signalling services and operation and maintenance services, as part of the construction and operation of a new automated light rail transit system in the Greater Montréal Area. This $6.3-billion infrastructure project (its original estimated cost) is the largest public transit project undertaken in the province of Québec in the last 50 years.
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.
Ergoresearch Ltd., 2018
Acted for the management shareholders of Ergoresearch Ltd., a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, in a going-private transaction in partnership with Walter Capital Partners Inc.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2018
Acted for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in a mutual agreement with a grocery retailer regarding their long-running arrangement and the wind down of the retail on-line bank branded by that grocery retailer and provided by CIBC.
Monsanto Company, 2018
Acted for Monsanto Company on competition and regulatory matters in its US$66-billion acquisition by Bayer AG.
Alvarez & Marsal, 2018
Acted for Alvarez & Marsal in its role as Monitor of Ben Moss Jewellers Western Canada, Ltd. in connection with proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
Target Corporation, 2018
Acted for Target Corporation in connection with winding down of Target Canada Corporation under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
Altus Formulation Inc., 2018
Acted for Altus Formulation Inc., in various matters, including pertaining to the exclusive licensing and commercialization of the Flexitab Product Portfolio by Searchlight Pharma Inc.
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.
Interactive Validated Solutions 88 Inc., 2018
Acted for Interactive Validated Solutions 88 Inc. (Pivot 88) in connection with an equity investment by Newtimes Development Ltd.
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.
Paladin Labs, 2018
Acted for Paladin Labs, an Endo company in its licensing, commercialization and distribution agreement with Bioprojet SCR for Wakixr in connection with narcolepsy.
Northleaf Capital Partners, 2018
Acted for Northleaf Capital Partners in connection with the formation of an evergreen fund program for certain TD Bank pension plans.
Paladin Labs, 2018
Acted for Paladin Labs, an Endo company in its licensing and distribution arrangements with Britannia Pharmaceuticals Limited, a UK company, concerning Movapor in connection with Parkinson's Disease.
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.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, 2018
Acted for Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, with The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as lender, in a $42.5-million secured financing of an industrial portfolio of properties.
Northleaf Capital Partners, 2018
Acting for Northleaf Capital Partners with the formation of Northleaf Senior Private Credit-L, an open-ended credit fund formed to make senior secured loans to private-equity backed companies with the use of leverage.
OMERS Capital Markets, 2018
Acting for OMERS Capital Markets in connection with its acquisition of royalty interests and other IP-related financial assets based on pharmaceutical and medical device IP licences.
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, 2018
Acting for Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation in connection with ongoing commercial matters relating to its remaining resort casino properties and its 31 charitable gaming centres (bingo halls) in Ontario.
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.
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.).
BELLUS Health Inc., 2017
Acted for BELLUS Health Inc. in its $20-million overnight marketed offering of common shares.
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.).
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2017
Acted for a syndicate of agents co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc. on the following private placement by Metro Inc. to partially finance its acquisition of The Jean-Coutu Group (PJC) Inc.: $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.68% Series F senior unsecured notes due December 5, 2022; 3.39% Series G senior unsecured notes due December 6, 2027; and 4.27% Series H senior unsecured notes due December 4, 2047.
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.
Royal Bank of Canada, 2017
Acting for Royal Bank of Canada, the most important secured creditor of Artemano Canada Inc., in the latter's restructuring proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
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.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, 2017
Advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the $245-million investment by Constellation Brands in Canopy Growth, a diversified cannabis company, for 9.9% of the company.
Pauls Corp LLC and Brian Pauls, 2017
Acted for Pauls Corp LLC and Brian Pauls in a strategic relationship between Pauls Corp and Dream Industrial REIT that provided the REIT access to the U.S. market for industrial properties, and the appointment of Brian Pauls as the Chief Executive Officer of Dream Industrial REIT.
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.
Stingray Group Inc., 2017
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in its $45-million equity offering on a bought deal basis.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2017
Acted for the Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and National Bank of Canada, which together have committed bank facilities of $3.4 billion to finance the cash portion of Metro Inc.'s $4.5 billion acquisition of The Jean Coutu Group Inc.
Blue Property Holdings L.P., 2017
Acted for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited with respect to the establishment of a joint venture by a consortium comprising The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, Canderel and Club de hockey Canadien. Davies is representing the joint venture in the development of Tour des Canadiens 3, a new 55-storey residential condominium building to be located across from the Bell Centre in the heart of downtown Montréal, and in the establishment of its co-ownership with Tour des Canadiens 2.
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.
Knight Therapeutics Inc., 2017
Acted for a subsidiary of Knight Therapeutics Inc. on a secured loan of US$10 million to Synergy CHC Corp. to support product acquisitions as well as for general working capital purposes.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2017
Acted for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in connection with its private offerings of (i) US$2.5 billion principal amount of senior unsecured notes in the United States; and (ii) C$700 million principal amount of senior unsecured notes in Canada.
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.
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.
Desjardins Capital Markets, CIBC Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, 2017
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Desjardins Capital Markets, CIBC Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets on a US$126.6-million bought deal treasury and secondary public offering of trust units of WPT Industrial REIT.
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.
eStruxture Holdings Inc., 2017
Acted for eStruxture Holdings Inc., a new network and cloud-neutral data centre operator based in Montréal, in connection with the creation of its new platform and its initial $80-million capital raising led by Canderel and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
Desjardins Capital Markets and National Bank Financial, 2017
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Desjardins Capital Markets and National Bank Financial on a $55-million bought deal public offering of trust units of Nexus REIT and a concurrent private placement of $15 million.
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.
Laurentian Bank of Canada, 2017
Acting for Laurentian Bank of Canada, one of the debtor's most important secured creditors, in the restructuring of Gestion Eric Savard under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
Espial Group Inc., 2017
Acted for the Special Committee of Espial Group Inc. in successfully defending against a proxy contest brought by Vantage Asset Management Inc.
Communauto Inc., 2017
Acted for Communauto Inc., one of the largest providers of car-sharing services in the world, in connection with its investment in ETL Electronics, which offers fleet management and asset tracking solutions.
Énergir Inc., 2017
Acted for Énergir Inc. in connection with its Canadian private placement of $200 million Series U first mortgage bonds due 2047.
Alstom Transport Canada Inc., 2017
Acted for Alstom Transport Canada Inc. in connection with the supply of light rail vehicles for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, to Metrolinx, an agency of the Government of Ontario, for a value of $529 million.
IOU Financial Inc., 2017
Acted for IOU Financial Inc. in connection with a private placement financing, with a brokered and a non-brokered portion, of approximately $3.5-million in common shares of the company.
Arizona Mining Inc., 2017
Acted for Arizona Mining Inc. in connection with its $110-million private placement of common shares with South32 International Investment Holdings Pty Ltd, an affiliate of South32 Limited.
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.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, 2017
Acted for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Videotron Ltd.'s high-yield offering of US$600-million aggregate principal amount of 5 1/8% senior notes due 2027.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and TD Securities Inc., 2017
Acted for BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and TD Securities Inc., as placement agents, and The Toronto-Dominion Bank and Bank of Montréal, as lenders, in connection with the private placement of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 3.310% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes due November 30, 2029 by, and the establishment of $33.5 million of credit facilities for, H2O Power Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Public Sector Pension Investment Board and BluEarth Renewables Inc., that owns and operates eight hydroelectric generating facilities in Ontario with a total installed capacity of approximately 142 MW. H2O Power Limited Partnership is the third largest provider of hydroelectric power in Ontario.
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.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2017
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in connection with its US$220-million direct registered offering of common shares to an institutional investor in the United States. The shares were sold pursuant to a cross-border shelf prospectus and prospectus supplement filed under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system.
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.
Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, 2017
Acted as Canadian counsel for Citigroup and Morgan Stanley as representatives of the initial purchasers in connection with the private placement of US$400-million aggregate principal amount of senior notes by IAMGOLD Corporation.
Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2017
Acting for Deloitte Restructuring Inc., in its capacity as trustee to the notice of intention, in the restructuring of BCBG Max Azria Canada Inc. under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
Fortis Inc., 2017
Acted for Fortis Inc. in connection with its $500-million direct registered offering of common shares to a U.S. institutional investor. The shares were sold pursuant to a cross-border shelf prospectus filed by Fortis under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system.
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.
TD Securities Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc., 2017
Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, led by TD Securities Inc. and CIBC World Markets inc., in connection with a private placement of an additional $75-million senior unsecured notes due 2021 issued by Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust. The net proceeds of the offering were used to repay existing debt and for general corporate purposes.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2017
Acted for a syndicate of agents co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and TD Securities Inc. in connection with a $400-million offering of Series E floating rate senior unsecured notes due February 27, 2020 by Metro Inc.
RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, 2017
Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, led by RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, in connection with a US$173-million bought deal public offering of common shares of New Gold Inc. The net proceeds from the offering were used to finance the completion of the construction of the Rainy River gold project in Ontario, Canada.
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.
CT REIT Limited Partnership, 2017
Acted for CT REIT Limited Partnership in connection with the transfer of certain assets from Canadian Tire Real Estate Limited to CT REIT Limited Partnership.
Sweet Park Holdings Inc., 2017
Acted for The Bensadoun Family Foundation, a principal shareholder of Aritzia Inc., in connection with Aritzia Inc.'s secondary offering of 20,100 million subordinate voting shares at a price of $17.45 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $350,745 million, sold via an investment vehicle managed by Berkshire Partners LLC.
Pharmacy Quality Solutions, Inc., 2017
Acting for a U.S.-based life sciences technology company, which provides services to insurance companies and pharmacies, in connection with the rollout of its product offering in Canada.
Canadian stakeholder of Specialty Foods Group, 2017
Represented a large Canadian stakeholder of Specialty Foods Group (SFG) in SFG's corporate reorganization effected through a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and the Trustee Act (Ontario).
Syndicate of underwriters, led by CIBC Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, 2017
Acted as Canadian counsel for a syndicate of underwriters, managed by CIBC World Markets Inc., Jefferies Securities, Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, in connection with the $125-million initial public offering and secondary offering of an aggregate of 10,900,000 Class A subordinate voting shares of Freshii Inc., a Canadian healthy fast-casual franchise. The offering was the first Canadian initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2017.
Knight Therapeutics Inc., 2017
Acting for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in connection with its exclusive licensing agreement with AstraZeneca for Movantik/Moventig in Canada and Israel.
Northleaf Capital Partners, 2017
Acted for Northleaf Capital Partners in connection with the establishment of a US$1.4-billion Northleaf global private credit program and Northleaf's related acquisition, through a new Northleaf-managed investment fund, of a 16% equity stake in Antares Holdings from CPPIB Credit Investments Inc.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2017
Acted as lead counsel for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in (i) its acquisition, by way of merger, of the Texas-based gas-and-convenience-store chain CST Brands, Inc., valued at approximately US$4.4 billion; and (ii) its subsequent sale of a portion of CST Brands, Inc.'s Canadian assets to Parkland Fuel Corporation for approximately US$750 million, subject to adjustments. Louise Patry was responsible for all employment and labour issues such as the planning of the workforce integration, transfer of employment and management-retention issues.
500 Startups, 2017
Acted for 500 Startups in the formation of its first Canadian venture capital seed fund.
Danier Leather Inc., 2017
Acted for Danier Leather Inc. in its proposal, receivership and bankruptcy proceedings all under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, which saw all of Danier's creditors being paid in full, leaving a considerable surplus for shareholders.
InstarAGF Asset Management Inc., 2017
Acted for InstarAGF Asset Management Inc. in connection with the formation of InstarAGF Essential Infrastructure Fund with total equity capital commitments of $740 million.
Hale Capital Partners, 2017
Acted for Hale Capital Partners in connection with a debtor in possession loan to RB Energy Inc. in a Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act proceeding.
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.
Paladin Labs Inc., 2017
Acted for Paladin Labs, a company of Endo International plc, in connection with its licensing and distribution arrangements with PuraNox Trading BV, a Dutch company, concerning its Puranox medical product.
Cincinnati Bell Inc., 2017
Acted for Cincinnati Bell Inc. in its acquisition of OnX Enterprise Solutions, a leading enterprise technology services and solutions provider.
Paladin Labs Inc., 2017
Acted for Paladin Labs, a company of Endo International plc, in connection with its long-term licensing arrangement with Novintethical Pharma, a Swiss company, for a medical device.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2017
Acted for Sprott Resource Lending Corp. in connection with the formation of Sprott Private Resource Lending, LP., a private credit fund focused on lending to resource companies.
Phoenix Partners Management Inc., 2017
Acted for Phoenix Partners Management Inc. in connection with (i) the creation of Phoenix Partners Fund I, L.P., first private equity fund of Phoenix Partners; (ii) the acquisition by 9356-0126 Québec Inc., a subsidiary of Phoenix Partners Fund I, L.P., of Les Industries Bernard & Fils Ltée, a Québec company in the maple syrup industry; (iii) the co-investment by Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q.) for the acquisition; and (iv) the partial financing of the acquisition by the National Bank of 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.
Morgan Stanley, 2017
Acted as Canadian counsel to Morgan Stanley in connection with a private placement of $1 billion of 3.00% Fixed Rate Senior Notes due 2024 (maple bonds) through an underwriting syndicate led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
IQVIA, 2017
Acting as Canadian counsel for IQVIA on capital markets-related matters.
World Anti-Doping Agency, 2017
Acting for the World Anti-Doping Agency, a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports, on a multitude on employment matters. These matters include international and domestic employment law issues such as hiring, dismissal and termination settlements, expatriate and non-expatriate agreements, discrimination, pay equity, occupational health and safety, human rights and more recently on the ever-changing regulations due to the global COVID-19.
Knight Therapeutics Inc., 2017
Acting for a Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company in negotiating distribution agreements regarding the supply of medical drugs in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay and Israel.
Ayana Pharma Ltd., 2017
Advising Ayana Pharma Ltd. on various commercial matters.
