Todd Wierenga

Associate

Todd Wierenga

Todd Wierenga

Associate

Expertise
Bar Admissions
  • Ontario, 2018

Todd is developing a broad Corporate practice.

He has assisted clients on public and private mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and cross-border), fund formation, corporate restructurings, financings, corporate governance and other corporate matters.

Prior to joining Davies, Todd worked for several years at Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator.

Todd Wierenga

Associate

Todd is developing a broad Corporate practice.

He has assisted clients on public and private mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and cross-border), fund formation, corporate restructurings, financings, corporate governance and other corporate matters.

Prior to joining Davies, Todd worked for several years at Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator.

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.

Sustana

Acted for Sustana, a portfolio company of Blackstone, in its acquisition of Hanna Paper, a high-grade paper recycling company.

Manulife

Acted for Manulife Financial Corporation on the financing of battery energy storage systems to be installed at three existing solar power projects in southern Alberta (Concord’s Coaldale, Monarch and Vulcan properties).

Barrick Gold Corporation

Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in the sale of a portfolio of 22 royalties to Maverix Metals for total cash consideration of up to US$60 million, and Nevada Gold Mines in the sale of a portfolio of three royalties to Gold Royalty Corp. for share consideration with a value of US$27.5 million.

New Gold Inc.

Acted for New Gold Inc. in the negotiation and establishment of a US$400-million credit facility.

Kroll

Acted for Kroll, a premier global provider of services and digital products related to valuation, governance, risk and transparency, in its acquisition of Security Compass Advisory, a leading Canadian provider of cyber security solutions and advisory services with operations in Canada, the U.S. and India.

AirBoss of America Corp.

Acted for AirBoss of America Corp. in its US$42.5-million acquisition and related financing of Ace Elastomer, Inc., a leading North American custom rubber compounder.

Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp.

Acted for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp. in the acquisition by Sprott Private Resource Stream Fund and its joint venture partner, Electric Royalties Ltd., of a gross metal royalty on the Mid-Tennessee Zinc mine located in Smith County, Tennessee from Globex Mining Enterprises Inc.

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in the establishment of credit facilities to finance a portfolio of solar projects in Alberta.

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in the C$92.8 million non-recourse construction and term project financing for the Innavik Hydro Project, a 7.5 MW run-of-river hydroelectric facility being developed on the Innuksuac River in northern Québec by the first ever partnership between an Inuit corporation, which was formed under the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement, and a leading independent power producer.

AirBoss of America Corp.

Acted for AirBoss of America Corp. in its acquisition of the 45% minority interest in AirBoss Defense Group that it did not own from Critical Solutions Holdings, LLC.

PSP Investments

Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition of a 49% interest from an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group LP in the 138 MW St. Joseph wind project located in Manitoba.

PSP Investments

Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition of 49% of the Class B interests held by an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group LP in the 324.3 MW Broadview wind project located in Curry County, New Mexico, and Deaf Smith County, Texas.

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in the financing of the Romney Wind Project, which involves more than 10,000 acres of privately-owned land in the Chatham-Kent area of Ontario.

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in the establishment of a credit facility to finance the construction of University of Windsor's new Lancer Sports & Recreation Centre.

InstarAGF Asset Management Inc.

Acted for InstarAGF Asset Management Inc. in the formation of US$1.2-billion InstarAGF Essential Infrastructure Fund II, an infrastructure fund focused on investments in North America, with limited partners from Canada, U.S., Europe and Asia.

Toromont Industries Ltd.

Acted for Toromont Industries Ltd. in establishing a $250-million unsecured sidecar credit facility with a syndicate of lenders led by CIBC.

Bank of Montreal

Acted for a syndicate of agents led by Bank of Montreal in establishing a $200-million revolving credit facility in favour of Sienna Senior Living Inc.

AirBoss of America Corp.

Acted for AirBoss of America Corp. to form a new defense business, AirBoss Defense Group, through the merger of its AirBoss Defense business and other operations in Acton Vale, Québec, with privately owned, U.S.-based Critical Solutions International, Inc., in a transaction valued at approximately US$132.7 million.

Stonebridge Financial Corporation

Acted for Stonebridge Financial Corporation in the term financing of two 10 MW operating wind generation projects owned by Musselshell Wind Project LLC in Montana.

PSP Investments

Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition of a 49% Class B interest in the Stillwater Wind Project, an 80 MW operating wind energy project located in Stillwater County, Montana.

Enercare Inc.

Acted for Enercare Inc., one of North America's largest home and commercial services and energy solutions companies, in its $4.3-billion sale to Brookfield Infrastructure and its institutional partners by way of plan of arrangement.

Brio Gold Inc.

Acted for Brio Gold Inc. in the US$264-million acquisition by Leagold Mining Corporation for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Brio Gold.

Axium Infrastructure Inc.

Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its $540-million acquisition of TransCanada's Ontario solar portfolio, consisting of eight facilities totalling approximately 105 MW of installed capacity.

Sentry Investments

Acted for Sentry Investments in its $780-million acquisition by CI Financial Corp. in a transaction that combines two of Canada's largest independent active asset managers.

Bird Construction Inc.

Acted for Bird Construction Inc. in its acquisition of a 50% interest in Stack Modular, a modular construction company with operations in Canada and China.

Queen’s University—Prize in Conflict of Laws and Commercial Bankruptcy and Restructuring

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2018

Education

Queen’s University, JD (Dean’s Honour List), 2017
Skema Business School, MSc, 2010
University of Waterloo, BES (Hons), 2009

Community Involvement

Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada