Vistara Capital

Acting for Vistara Capital in the formation of its fifth fund, Vistara Technology Growth Fund V, a US$400-million technology focused private credit fund.

Altas Partners

Acted as Canadian counsel to Altas Partners in connection with the fundraising for its third fund, Altas Partners Holdings III. 

Ironbridge Equity Partners

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.

Alaris Equity Partners

Acted for Alaris Equity Partners, in its US$546-million investment with Brookfield Special Investments, in Body Contour Centers LLC.

Ironbridge Equity Partners Management Limited

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.

Ironbridge Equity Partners

Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in the sale of its portfolio company, Thermogenics Inc., to Audax Private Equity.

Vistara Capital Partners

Acted for Vistara Capital Partners in connection with the formation of Vistara Technology Growth Fund IV, Vistara Capital Partners’ fourth fund, which will make structured debt and equity investments in technology companies across Canada and the United States.

Northleaf Capital Partners

Acted for Northleaf Capital Partners in connection with the restructuring of a previously formed evergreen credit fund established for two pension plan investors of Northleaf Capital Partners to facilitate the parties' commercial objectives in light of complex pension regulatory, tax and other challenges.

Northleaf Capital Partners

Acted for Northleaf Capital Partners in connection with the formation of an innovative evergreen opportunistic credit fund for a non-taxable US foundation.

Terra Firma Capital Corporation

Acted for Terra Firma Capital Corporation, a real estate finance company, in the formation of its first debt fund, which will be used for financing residential land and lot inventory for developers and landowners in the growing U.S. housing market.

Affiliates of Sherfam Inc.

Acting for affiliates of Sherfam Inc. in their indirect sale to Red Pine Exploration Inc. of their interest in the Wawa Gold Project in Ontario for consideration of $12.6 million.

Barrick Gold Corporation

Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its earn-in arrangement with Precipitate Gold Corp. (PGC), under which Barrick was granted the right to acquire a 70% interest in PGC's Pueblo Grande project in the Dominican Republic, and a related subscription for common shares of PGC.

Birch Hill Equity Partners

Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners with the formation of Birch Hill Equity Partners VI, Birch Hill's sixth fund, which will make private equity investments in mid-market companies principally located in Canada.

Altas Partners

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.

Ironbridge Equity Partners

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.

Northleaf Capital Partners

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

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.

Northleaf Capital Partners

Acted for Northleaf Capital Partners in connection with the formation of an evergreen fund program for certain TD Bank pension plans.

Northleaf Capital Partners

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.

Barrick Gold Corporation

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.

Birch Hill Equity Partners

Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in connection with the formation of Birch Hill Equity Partners V, a $1.3 billion private equity fund.

Barrick Gold Corporation

Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in an auction transaction for the Zaldívar mine in Chile which resulted in the sale to Antofagasta Plc of a 50% interest in the mine for C$1.005 billion, and related joint venture arrangements.

Ironbridge Equity Partners

Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in connection with its investment in Alliance Corporation, a distributor and manufacturer of products and solutions for North American wireless, broadband, broadcast and wireline networks.

TriWest Capital Partners

Acted for TriWest Capital Partners in connection with the formation of TriWest Capital Partners Fund V, a $500 million private equity fund.

BHP Billiton

Acted for BHP Billiton in an auction transaction for the sale of its diamond business, comprising its controlling interests in the EKATI Diamond Mine and its Diamonds Marketing operations in Belgium, which resulted in the sale of the business to Dominion Diamond Mines Ltd. for aggregate cash consideration of US$500 million.

Westerkirk Capital Inc. and Ironbridge Equity Partners Limited Management

Acted for Westerkirk Capital Inc. and Ironbridge Equity Partners Management in the acquisition by Westerkirk and Ironbridge, together with management, of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Demers' Ambulance Manufacturer Inc., a Canadian leader in ambulance design, manufacture and distribution.

Holiday Canada ULC and Fortress Investment Group

Acted for Holiday Canada ULC and funds managed by Fortress Investment Group in connection with the refinancing of $620-million of indebtedness secured on real estate assets located across Canada.

Enerflex Ltd.

Acted for Enerflex Ltd. in establishing $465.5 million of financing comprised of a revolving credit facility and multiple bi-lateral letter of credit facilities with a syndicate of banks and the issuance of an aggregate of $90.5 million of unsecured notes in a private placement to institutional investors.

Celestica Inc.

Acted for Celestica Inc. in connection with a US$450-million amended and restated revolving credit facility agreement with a syndicate of lenders.

Ironbridge Equity Partners

Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in the purchase by Ironbridge of all of the assets of Industrial Commercial Equipment Manufacturing Ltd. associated with its Frost Fighter business.

Ironbridge Equity Partners

Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in the purchase by Ironbridge of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Hank's Maintenance and Service Co.

Ironbridge Equity Partners

Acted for Ironbridge Equity Partners in the purchase by Ironbridge of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Lafrentz & Christenson Trucking Ltd.

Fortis Inc.

Acted for Fortis Inc. in its $250-million bought deal public offering of cumulative redeemable five-year rate reset first preference shares.

Celestica Inc.

Acted for Celestica Inc. in connection with a US$200-million amended and restated revolving credit facility agreement with a syndicate of lenders.

Barrick Gold Corporation

Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its acquisition of Teck Cominco Limited's 50% interest in the David Bell and Williams gold mines for a purchase price of $65 million.

DBRS Limited

Acted for DBRS Limited in connection with its rating of the new debt obligations issued under the restructuring of $32 billion of non-bank sponsored asset-backed commercial paper.

Dundee Securities Corporation

Acted for Dundee Securities Corporation in connection with the restructuring of approximately $2 billion of short-term debt obligations and contractual obligations of Skeena Capital Trust, a Canadian third-party asset-backed commercial paper conduit. This transaction was the first negotiated restructuring of a Canadian third-party asset-backed commercial paper conduit affected by the August 2007 Canadian asset-backed commercial paper market disruption.

Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P. and Fidelity National Financial Inc.

Acted as Canadian counsel for Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Fidelity National Financial Inc. in their acquisition of Ceridian Corporation in a transaction valued at US$5.3 billion.

Patheon Inc.

Acted for Patheon Inc. in the issuance of US$150 million private placement of convertible preferred shares to JLL Partners and concurrent refinancing of Patheon's North American credit facilities with new US$225 million syndicated credit facilities by JP Morgan Securities Inc. and GE Commercial Finance.

Khan Resources Inc.

Acted for Khan Resources Inc. in its $30-million underwritten public offering of common shares.