NDT Global Corporate

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).

Groupe Latécoère

Acting for Groupe Latécoère 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.

Teneo

Acted for Teneo in its acquisition of Hatley Strategy Advisors, a leading strategic communications and corporate advisory firm based in Montréal, Canada.

Esarbee Investments Canada Ltd.

Acted for Esarbee Investments Canada Ltd. in a private placement transaction involving Califia Farms, LLC.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Caisse) and CDP Financial Inc. in CDP Financial's establishment and launch of a US$20-billion senior notes program guaranteed by Caisse, including four subsequent offerings by CDP Financial totalling US$8.5 billion in senior notes under the program.

Beanfield Technologies Inc.

Acted for Beanfield Technologies Inc., a portfolio company of Digital Colony, in its acquisition of Openface Inc., the largest independent enterprise fibre solutions provider in Montréal.

Driven Brands Inc.

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.

Hasbro, Inc.

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.

Digital Colony

Acted for Digital Colony, the global digital infrastructure investment platform of Colony Capital, Inc., in its acquisition (and related bank financing) of Beanfield Technologies Inc., an independent bandwidth infrastructure provider serving the enterprise, carrier and multi-dwelling unit markets in Toronto and Montréal over its owned fibre network.

Nutrien Ltd.

Acted as Canadian tax counsel to Nutrien Ltd. in its acquisition, for a purchase price of over A$468 million by way of a scheme of arrangement under Australian law, of Ruralco Holdings Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: RHL) and is one of Australia's leading agriservice businesses.

Power Energy Corporation

Acted for Power Energy Corporation in its acquisition of Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC, a leading U.S. solar developer and asset manager, from management and Virgo Investment Group.

Valmet Technologies and Services Inc.

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.

Nutrien Ltd.

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.

GMP Securities L.P.

Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities L.P. and comprising Desjardins Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Acumen Capital Finance Partners Limited, Scotia Capital Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Raymond James Ltd., Canaccord Genuity Corporation and PI Financial Corp. in a bought deal offering of 7,142,857 common shares of Goodfood Market Corp. for gross proceeds to the corporation of approximately $25 million.

Claridge Inc.

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.

GAEA Grand Holdings Limited

Acted for GAEA Grand Holdings Limited, a leading global interactive entertainment company, in its investment in Behaviour Interactive Inc.

Interactive Validated Solutions 88 Inc.

Acted for Interactive Validated Solutions 88 Inc. (Pivot 88) in connection with an equity investment by Newtimes Development Ltd.

Nutrien Ltd.

Acted as Canadian tax counsel to Nutrien Ltd. in the sale to SDIC Mining Investment Co. Ltd. of 23,294,614 common shares of Arab Potash Company for gross proceeds of $502 million.

Power Energy Eagle Creek, LLP

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.

A group of investors

Acted for a group of investors regarding MPX Bioceutical Corporation's issuance, through a wholly owned Luxembourg subsidiary, of US$40 million in secured convertible original issue discount notes.

Nutrien Ltd.

Acted as Canadian tax counsel to Nutrien Ltd. in respect of the sale to Tianqi Lithium Corporation of Nutrien's 62,556,568 "A shares" in the capital of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. for consideration of $65 per share in cash, representing a total gross valuation of approximately US$4.07 billion.

Michelin Group

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.

Confidential client

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.

Nutrien Ltd.

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.

BNP Paribas S.A.

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.

BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.

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.

The Sentient Group

Acted for The Sentient Group in the going-private transaction of Era Resources Inc. effected through a plan of arrangement that included the consolidation of 10,290,619 pre-consolidation common shares of Era to one post-consolidation common share.

Claridge Inc.

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.

Kruger Inc. Master Trust

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.

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).

High-Net-Worth Family

Acted for a high-net-worth family on tax matters related to a reorganization of the family's corporate holdings.

High-Net-Worth Family

Advised a high-net-worth family on tax matters related to acquisition of aircraft.

The Sentient Group

Acted for The Sentient Group in connection with its US$7-million investment in Era Resources Inc. through the purchase of a convertible unsecured note.

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

Acted as Canadian tax counsel for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. in its US$36-billion merger of equals with Agrium Inc. to create the world-class integrated global supplier of crop inputs, Nutrien Ltd. This deal was named 2017's Deal of the Year by Lexpert Magazine and won the Mining Deal of the Year award at the 2017 Canadian Dealmakers Awards.

Tippmann US Holdco, Inc. (part of the G.I. Sportz Group)

Acted for G.I. Sportz Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Kee Action Sports, a leading manufacturer and distributor of paintball sporting goods, equipment and apparel, based in New Jersey with distribution facilities located across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Oceanwide Inc.

Acted for Oceanwide Inc., a Montréal based insurance software firm, in connection with the sale of its business to Insurity Inc., a provider of core insurance processing and data integration and analysis solutions, based in Hartford, Connecticut.

Central National-Gottesman Inc.

Acted for Central National-Gottesman Inc., a global distributor of pulp, paper and forestry products, and its subsidiary Spicers Canada ULC in connection with the acquisition of the assets and business of Spicers Canada Limited, a distributor of fine paper, sign and display media, industrial packaging and graphic arts supplies, headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario and with locations across Canada, and the related financing with Bank of America, N.A. (Canada branch), as agent.

Vision 7 International ULC

Acted for Vision 7 International ULC, a fully integrated marketing communications company, whose two major brands include Canadian marketing communication agency leader Cossette and the international PR firm Citizen Relations, in connection with its acquisition by BlueFocus Communication Group Co., Ltd., the No. 1 integrated communication and marketing services group in China.

Marlin Equity Partners

Acted as Canadian counsel to global investment firm Marlin Equity Partners in connection with its acquisition of the Arcserve division from CA Technologies. Arcserve is a leading global provider of data protection software solutions with offices in 30 countries.

Groupe Trans-Inter Inc.

Acted for the GTI Group, a Montréal-based provider of specialty transport solutions, in connection with an investment by Novacap.

Yoplait France SAS

Acted for Yoplait France SAS, the second largest brand in fresh dairy products in the world, in connection with its acquisition of Québec-based Liberté Brand Products from its management and investment firms, Swander Pace Capital LLC and Roynat Capital Inc.

Honeywell International Inc.

Acted for Honeywell International Inc. in connection with the $144-million acquisition of Matrikon Inc., a company specializing in software used in manufacturing operations.

Mill Road Capital, L.P.

Acted for U.S.-based private equity firm Mill Road Capital, L.P. in its successful "white knight" bid for Cossette Inc. for approximately $134 million.

Rossy and Assaly families

Acted for the founders of Dollarama Inc. in connection with the corporation's $300 million initial public offering of common shares.

Alexis Nihon Real Estate Investment Trust

Acted for Alexis Nihon Real Estate Investment Trust in the initial public offering of $85 million of trust units.