Granite REIT

Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in its sale of a real estate portfolio in the United States and Canada for $400 million.

Royal Bank of Canada

Acted for Royal Bank of Canada in the establishment of its $7-billion senior note program in 2018, and ongoing representation of Royal Bank of Canada in takedowns of structured products under its senior note program.

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

Acted for RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust on Canadian and US tax matters in connection with the US$1.9-billion sale of its portfolio of 49 shopping centres, located in the Northeastern U.S. and Texas, to Blackstone Real Estate Partners.

Royal Bank of Canada

Acted for Royal Bank of Canada in connection with the establishment of its $7-billion senior note program in 2016, and ongoing representation of Royal Bank of Canada in connection with takedowns of structured products under its senior note program, including pre-clearances of "novel" specified derivatives with the Autorité des marchés financiers in Québec.

Kraft Canada Inc.

Acted as counsel for The Kraft Heinz Company in connection with a Canadian private placement of C$1.0 billion of senior notes issued by its subsidiary, Kraft Canada Inc., and guaranteed by The Kraft Heinz Company and Kraft Heinz Foods Company.  This private placement was part of a series of financing transactions in other jurisdictions consummated in connection with the US$54-billion merger of H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

Plazacorp Retail Properties Ltd.

Acted for Plazacorp Retail Properties Ltd. in connection with its tax-deferred conversion from a mutual fund corporation into a real estate investment trust, and its internal reorganization to simplify its structure.

CIBC, Scotiabank, TD Securities Inc. and BMO Capital Markets

Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC, Scotiabank, TD Securities Inc. and BMO Capital Markets in connection with Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust's public offering of $60 million of trust units and private placement of $40 million of class B LP units.

BMO Nesbitt Burns and National Bank Financial

Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Nesbitt Burns and National Bank Financial in connection with a $75-million public offering of trust units of HealthLease Properties REIT.

RBC Dominion Securities and CIBC World Markets

Acted in Canada and the U.S. for a syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Dominion Securities and CIBC World Markets in connection with a US$32-million bought deal public offering of trust units of WPT Industrial REIT.

BMO Capital Markets

Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets in connection with HealthLease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's bought deal public offering of $50-million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due November 30, 2018.

Noteholders

Acted for a group of noteholders of the approximately $10-billion Master Asset Vehicle II (MAV II), in approving and implementing amendments to the structure of MAV II to provide for periodic optional redemptions of certain notes of MAV II and concurrent proportional unwinds and liquidations of MAV II's liabilities and assets.

Canaccord Genuity and National Bank Financial

Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity and National Bank Financial in connection with a $69-million public offering of trust units of HealthLease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, the net proceeds from which were used to partially fund the acquisition of 13 senior housing and care facilities located in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust

Acted for InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with a public offering of $100 million aggregate principal amount of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due March 31, 2019.

Granite Real Estate Inc.

Acted as Canadian and U.S. tax counsel to Granite Real Estate Inc. in its conversion under a plan of arrangement to an international stapled-unit REIT with an initial (NYSE/TSX) market capitalization of $1.8 billion. Granite REIT was the first REIT to qualify as a REIT for Canadian income tax purposes while holding both a Canadian and international portfolio; and also the first to achieve flow-through treatment for its U.S. portfolio by electing to be a partnership for U.S. purposes and utilizing a U.S. private REIT.

Royal Canadian Mint

Acted for the Royal Canadian Mint in connection with its $100 million initial public offering of exchange-traded receipts under its Canadian Silver Reserves program.

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

Acted as Canadian counsel for Spectrum Brands, Inc. in connection with its US$1.4 billion acquisition of the global Hardware & Home Improvement Group (HHI) of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust and InnVest Operations Trust

Acted for InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust and InnVest Operations Trust in connection with a reorganization to unwind their "stapled unit" trading structure through a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Trustee Act (Ontario).

Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital Markets

Acted as Canadian counsel to the syndicate of underwriters led by Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital Markets in a cross-border US$575 million initial public offering of Sprott Physical Silver Trust and in several follow-on offerings in which a further US$880-million of proceeds were raised.

Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital Markets

Acted as Canadian counsel to the syndicate of underwriters led by Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital Markets in a cross-border US$442 million initial public offering of Sprott Physical Gold Trust and in several follow-on offerings in which a further US$2 billion of proceeds were raised.

Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital Markets

Acted as Canadian counsel to the syndicate of underwriters led by Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital Markets in a cross-border US$280-million initial public offering of Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust.

CIBC World Markets and BMO Nesbitt Burns

Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets and BMO Nesbitt Burns in connection with a $60 million equity offering of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust.

Middlefield Limited

Acted for Middlefield Limited in connection with the offering of an aggregate of $60 million limited partnership units by MRF 2012 Resource Limited Partnership, a partnership established to invest in a diversified portfolio of flow-through shares and flow-through warrants of Canadian exploration, development and production companies involved primarily in the oil and gas, mining or renewable energy sectors.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Acted as Canadian counsel for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in connection with $675-million underwritten private placements of floating rate maple bonds issued by Metropolitan Life Global Funding I.

CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc.

Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. in a $60-million offering of unsecured convertible debentures of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust.

CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc.

Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by CIBC World Markets inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. in a $67.1-million bought deal public offering of trust units of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust.