Fortis Inc.

Acted for Fortis Inc. in its C$600-million private placement offering of senior unsecured notes.

Government of Canada

Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., in the Government of Canada’s offering of Series C Green Bonds in the principal amount of C$2-billion.

RAVL Inc.

Acted for the shareholders of RAVL Inc., a provider of advisory and engineering services for the financial services industry, in connection with the sale of 50% of its outstanding shares to MML Capital Partners.  

Hellman & Friedman

Acted as Canadian counsel to Hellman & Friedman-backed AutoScout24, a European online automotive marketplace, in its acquisition of TRADER Corporation, a Canadian online marketplace also offering dealership and OEM software and lender services for the automotive sector, from Thoma Bravo.

Fortis Inc.

Acted for Fortis Inc. in the renewal of its at-the-market public offering of up to C$500-million of common shares, which may be sold through the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or on any other marketplace in Canada or the United States on which the common shares are traded.

Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC

Acted for Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC in its sale of a majority stake in The State Group, a diversified, multi-trade contractor providing construction, electrical, mechanical, maintenance and civil construction services.

Government of Canada

Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Desjardins Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc., in the re-opening of the Government of Canada’s offering of Series B Green Bonds in the principal amount of C$2-billion.

BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc, CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank

Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, in the Government of Canada’s offering of Series B Green Bonds in the principal amount of C$4-billion. 

BMO Capital Markets, National Bank Financial and TD Securities

Acted for the syndicate of agents, co-led by BMO Capital Markets, National Bank Financial and TD Securities, in TMX Group Limited's Canadian private placement of C$1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of senior debentures issued across three series.

Bruker Corporation

Acted for Bruker Corporation in its acquisition of Tornado Spectral Systems Inc., a company that provides chemical analysis and measurement systems for Raman spectroscopy primarily used in pharmaceutical, petrochemical, and biotechnology applications. 

Fortis Inc.

Acted for Fortis Inc. in its C$500-million offering by private placement of 5.677% senior unsecured notes due November 8, 2033.

Fortis Inc.

Acted for Fortis Inc. in establishing its at-the-market public offering of up to C$500-million of common shares, which may be sold through the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or on any other marketplace in Canada or the United States on which the common shares are traded.

Barrick Gold Corporation

Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its C$30-million sale to Montage Gold Corp. of the Mankono-Sissédougou joint venture project with Endeavour Mining plc.

Ironbridge Equity Partners

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

Royal Bank of Canada

Acted for the underwriters led by Royal Bank of Canada in the inaugural green bond offering of C$5 billion by the Government of Canada.

Kesson Group

Acted for the Kesson Group, a Canadian technology company that operates the Teach Away, Klassroom and Skooli platforms within the growing eLearning market, in its sale to Pluribus Technologies Corp.

TD Securities Inc. and Goldman Sachs Canada Inc.

Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by TD Securities Inc. and Goldman Sachs Canada Inc., as joint bookrunners, on the C$402.5-million initial public offering of Softchoice Corporation, a leading technology solutions provider in North America.

ARM Energy Holdings, LLC

Acted for ARM Energy Holdings, LLC, in its acquisition of Boomerang Energy Marketing, a leading Calgary-based energy marketing firm.

Fortis Inc.

Acted for Fortis Inc. to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to US$2 billion of future public offerings of securities in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.

Fortis Energy Bermuda Limited

Acted for Fortis Inc. subsidiary, Fortis Energy Bermuda Limited, in connection with its agreement to provide a standby commitment for the US$48-million rights offering of Class A ordinary shares by Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.

Wexford Capital LP

Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the largest shareholder of Sailfish Royalty Corp., in Sailfish's $18-million rights offering of common shares and the related standby commitment by affiliates of Wexford.

Plenary Group

Acted for Plenary Group, a leading investor, developer and operator of public infrastructure in North America, in its sale to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

The Blackstone Group Inc.

Acted for real estate funds managed by The Blackstone Group Inc. and their affiliates in Blackstone's $6.2-billion all-cash acquisition of Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust and the separation of its external asset manager, Dream Asset Management.

Desjardins Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets

Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Desjardins Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, in a US$97-million bought deal public offering of trust units, including US$12 million issued in the later over-allotment option closing, by WPT Industrial REIT.

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation

Acted for Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) in the procurement for a new service provider that acquired certain gaming and non-gaming assets from OLG and entered into a long-term casino operating and services agreement with OLG in respect of Fallsview Resort Casino and Casino Niagara.

Enerflex Ltd.

Acted for Enerflex Ltd. in the negotiation and establishment of a $725-million second amended and restated revolving credit facility.

Fortis Inc.

Acted for Fortis Inc. in the sale of its 51% interest in the Waneta Expansion hydroelectric generating facility in British Columbia to Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Power Corporation for approximately $1 billion.

Desjardins Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets

Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Desjardins Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets in a US$135-million bought deal public offering of trust units by WPT Industrial REIT.

Oakland Corridor Partners

Acted as transaction counsel to Oakland Corridor Partners team, comprising John Laing Investments Limited, AECOM Capital, Inc., Jay Dee Contractors, Inc., Ajax Paving Industries, Inc., Dan's Excavating, Inc. and C.A. Hull, in its winning bid for the design, build, financing and maintenance of the third and final segment of the I-75 Modernization Project in Michigan.

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities

Acted for Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, a fund managed by Blackstone, in its acquisition of a majority stake in TITUS Inc., an Ottawa-based leading provider of data classification and categorization solutions.

Birch Hill Equity Partners

Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in its acquisition of CCM Hockey from Adidas.

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