Blackstone Credit

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.

Lithium Royalty Corporation

Acted as financing counsel to Lithium Royalty Corp. in establishing a US$25-million revolving credit facility with National Bank of Canada.

Altas Partners

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

Plaza Ventures

Acted for Plaza Ventures in the formation of its PV Special Opportunity Fund II, which focuses on investments in high growth technology or technology-enabled companies pursuant to secondary transactions or treasury offerings. 

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.

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

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.

Enerflex Ltd.

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.

Enerflex Ltd.

Acted as Canadian counsel to Enerflex Ltd. in its U.S. and Canadian private placement of US$625-million high-yield senior secured notes.

Birch Hill Equity Partners and Kicking Horse Capital

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.

Birch Hill Equity Partners

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.

Rogers Communications

Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in a C$4.25-billion Canadian private placement of senior notes issued across four tranches, the largest-ever Canadian dollar issuance by a corporate in Canadian market history. Concurrently acted as Canadian counsel for Rogers Communications Inc. in a US$7.05-billion U.S. private placement of senior notes issued across five tranches, the largest-ever U.S. dollar issuance by a Canadian corporate issuer in U.S. market history. These offerings won Capital Markets Deal of the Year at the 2023 Canadian Law Awards.

Pacific Life Insurance Company

Acted for Pacific Life Insurance Company in the Canadian private placement of $600 million of floating-rate notes by Pacific Life Global Funding II, a special purpose statutory trust organized under Delaware law, secured by a funding agreements issued by Pacific Life Insurance Company.

Xplornet Communications Inc.

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.

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited

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.