Recent Experience
Kissner Group Holdings LP, completed its acquisition of NSC Minerals Ltd., a market-leading provider of salt products in Western Canada and the North Central United States, from an investor group led by Altas Partners.
Canadian counsel to Conagra Brands, Inc. in its $10-9 billion acquisition of Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Tervita Corp., completes acquisition of all issued and outstanding common shares of Newalta Corp. and US$250 million senior secured notes offering.
TriWest Capital Partners, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms, in partnership with senior management and existing shareholders, in its investment in Lithion Power Group (fka HPC Energy Services Ltd.).
Quebecor Media Inc., as competition counsel in its C$430-million sale of wireless spectrum licences to Shaw Communications Inc.
A private corporation in the sale of all its shares to Baytex
Energy Trust for $109 million.
A syndicate of
underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp., RBC Capital Markets and BMO
Nesbitt Burns Inc. in a bought deal offering of $184 million of
subscription receipts of Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET). Proceeds of
the offering will be applied toward the purchase by PIRET of a $358-million
portfolio of industrial properties from an affiliate of Slate Properties Inc.
Acquisition of 17 properties by a KingSett Capital-led consortium, in H&R Real Estate Investment Trust's acquisition of Primaris Retail Real Estate Investment Trust pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement. Bennett Jones acted for the consortium with respect to real estate and banking matters.
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., in the $2.3-billion sale of all the outstanding shares of the company by way of plan of arrangement to Canwest, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and EdgeStone Capital Partners.
Anadarko Canada Corporation, in the sale of various assets in Central and Southern Alberta and Southeast Saskatchewan to Advantage Oil & Gas Limited for $186 million.
Anadarko Canada Corporation, in two sales, one
being the sale of a subsidiary and the second being a smaller sale
of assets with proceeds of approximately $853 million.
ATCO Ltd., in the disposition of ATCO I-Tek Inc. and ATCO's Australian IT operations to affiliates of Wipro Ltd. for aggregate sale proceeds of approximately $210 million.
ATCO Ltd., in the negotiation, structuring and other commercial matters relating to ATCO entering into a strategic alliance with Wipro including 10-year master service agreements governing the provision of IT services by Wipro to the ATCO Group of Companies valued at approximately $1.2 billion.
Cadbury Trebor Allan Inc., in its acquisition of Adams from the global confectionary and manufacturing division of Pfizer Inc. for US$4.2 billion.
Canadian Airlines, in the $1.8-billion bid by Onex to purchase Air Canada and Canadian Airlines and merge them into a single carrier.
Canadian counsel to Castle Harlan and CHAMP Private Equity, the buyout firms, the sale of United Malt Holdings Ltd. to GrainCorp Ltd.
Canadian counsel to Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited, in a $84-billion (implied enterprise value) reorganization and combination of their respective businesses and the separation of their non- property and property businesses into two new Hong Kong-listed companies, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and Cheung Kong Property Holdings Limited. The transaction also involved a transfer of approximately 6% percent of the shares of Husky Energy Inc.
Canadian counsel to Starwood, regarding all competition law matters and filings in its acquisition by Marriott International, Inc.
Canadian Hunter Exploration Limited, in its $3.3-billion cross-border acquisition by Burlington Resources Inc.
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, in its proposed US$28-billion merger with Norfolk Southern Corp.
Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. (Canso) in the financing by Canso of Postmedia Network's $316-million acquisition from Quebecor Media Inc. (QMI) of certain of Sun Media Corp's English language print assets., through the issuance by Postmedia to Canso of $140 million of subscription receipts convertible into an equal amount of additional 8.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2017.
Centrica plc, a leading provider of energy and essential services
in the U.K. under AA and British Gas brands, in its
$1-billion acquisition of Enbridge Services Inc., which more than
doubled the customer base of Centrica's Canadian business.
Chevron Canada Resources, in the $268.5-million sale of all of the shares of Enerpro Midstream Company to KeySpan Facilities Income Fund.
Chieftain International Inc., in its $915-million
acquisition by Hunt Oil Company.
Commissioner of Competition, in litigation relating to the Labatt/Lakeport beer merger.
Compass Petroleum Ltd., in the $97.8-million acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Compass Petroleum Ltd. by Whitecap Resources Inc.
Competition advice to EnerCare Inc., in its acquisition of Direct Energy's Ontario Home Services Business for $550 million.
Competition advice to Norbord Inc., in its merger with Ainsworth Lumber Co., Ltd., a transaction valued at $763 million.
Corridor Resources Inc., in a $30.55-million short
form prospectus offering of common shares.
Corridor Resources Inc., in a public offering of
common shares for gross proceeds of approximately $40 million.
Commissioner of Competition, in Commissioner of
Competition v. Superior Propane Ltd. and ICG Propane Ltd.
et al, the first contested merger application to apply the
efficiencies defence.
Eimskip Atlas Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avion Group, and KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 2, in Avion's $580-million acquisition of Atlas Cold Storage Income Trust, and with respect to structured real estate secured financing for the transaction which was provided by KingSett.
OJSC Russian Machines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Basic Element, in its $1.5-billion investment in Magna International Inc.
SSAB corporation, in its $9.1-billion acquisition of Ipsco Inc.
Darling International Inc., in its acquisition of all the assets of Rothsay, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., for approximately $645 million.
Deer Creek Energy Limited, in its
acquisition by Total E&P Canada Limited (a subsidiary of
Total S.A.) by way of a takeover bid for approximately $1.6
billion.
Diamond Tree Energy Ltd., in its offer to
purchase Blue Mountain Resources Ltd. in a $115-million share
for share take-over bid.
Energizer Holdings Inc., in its US$185-million acquisition of the Stayfree pad, Carefree liner, and o.b. tampon feminine hygiene brands from Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
Extendicare Inc., a leading provider of care and services for seniors throughout Canada, in the $83-million acquisition of the home health business of Revera Inc.
Exxon-Mobil, in class action proceedings with
respect to alleged price fixing of EPDM products.
Flint Energy Services, in its acquisition by URS Corp for $1.25 billion pursuant to a plan of arrangement.
Flint Energy Services Ltd., in its
$470-million acquisition of Transco Energy Services Ltd.
Flint Energy Services Ltd., in the $40-million
acquisition of the Denmar Group of Companies, including the parent
company, Denmar Energy Services Ltd.
Fun Sun Vacations, in its merger with V.I.T.
Voyages Intair Transit Inc., to create Canada's leading FIT tour
operator and air consolidator.
Harvest Operations Corp., in the purchase of Hunt Oil Company's Canadian oil and natural gas assets for approximately $525 million.
Health Care Property Investors Inc., in its $1.4-billion offer to acquire all of the outstanding units of Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust.
Katz Group, in its sale of Rexall Health to McKesson Corporation for approximately $2.9 billion.
KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund LP, in its $312-million acquisition with Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust of the office complex known as Calgary Place, each as to a 50 per cent co-ownership interest.
KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 1, in its sale of 30 and 55 St. Clair Avenue West, two separate mid-town Toronto office properties with a gross rentable area of approximately 440,000 square feet.
Lone Pine Resources Canada Ltd. and Lone Pine Resources Inc., in a $400-million cross-border recapitalization and restructuring transaction pursuant to a plan of compromise and arrangement under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) and ancillary proceedings under Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Management Minority Shareholders, in sale of majority interest in A&B Rail Services Ltd. by Fulcrum Capital Partners, a private equity and mezzanine financing firm to a group of investors led by TorQuest Partners, a manager of private equity funds.
Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE), in the acquisition by BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. of a net 75% ownership interest in MLSE from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for $1.32 billion.
Marathon Oil Corporation, in its US$6.9-billion acquisition of Western Oil Sands Inc. by way of a plan of arrangement.
Meridian Credit Union, in its merger with Desjardins Credit Union to create Ontario's largest credit union with 263,000 members and $8 billion in assets under management.
Newalta Corporation, in the sale of its Industrial Division to Revolution Acquisition LP, a company formed by Birch Hill Equity Partners, for cash proceeds of $300 million.
Niagara Acquisition LP (a joint venture between KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 3 and AimCo), in the sale to Dundee Industrial Limited Partnership of a number of properties (comprising a portion of the ING Portfolio) for a sale price of $503.3 million.
Omstead Foods Limited, in the divestment of its
frozen vegetable and coated appetizer division to Bonduelle SA and
its frozen fruit division to Silver Valley Farms.
One Equity Partners and Systagenix Wound Management, as Canadian counsel, in the purchase of Ethicon, Inc.'s, (a Johnson & Johnson company), Professional Wound Care business.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, in its proposed
investment with James Richardson International Limited to
acquire Agricore United.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, in the $3.3-billion acquisition of Heritage Royalty Limited Partnership, a former subsidiary of Cenovus Energy Inc. holding a broad portfolio of oil and gas royalties in Western Canada.
Orion Securities Inc., Blackmont Capital Inc. and Haywood Securities Inc., as underwriters, in a public offering of common shares by Coastal Energy Company (formerly PetroWorld Corp.) for gross proceeds of approximately $40 million.
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd., in its business combination to acquire Virginia Mines Inc. for approximately $461 million.
Osisko Mining Corporation, in its response to Goldcorp Inc's unsolicited offer and subsequent agreement with Yamana Gold Inc. and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited to jointly acquire 100% of Osisko's issued and outstanding common shares for total consideration of $3.9 billion.
Pacific Energy Partners, LP, in its acquisition of
BP Canada Energy Co.'s Rangeland Business unit, including the
Rangeland Pipeline System, the Aurora Pipeline and Rangeland
Marketing Company for approximately $157 million.
Panterra Drilling Inc., in a reorganization to
allow for the offering of trust units of Panterra Drilling Income
Trust.
Paramount Resources Ltd., in the sale of sour gas processing assets in north western Alberta to Pembina Gas Services Limited Partnership, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pembina Pipeline Corporation, for $600 million.
Pengrowth Energy Trust, in its $1.3-billion acquisition of Esprit Energy Trust.
Pengrowth Energy Trust, in its approximately $1.1-billion acquisition of Canadian oil and gas properties and undeveloped lands through the acquisition of the shares of four subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips Canada.
Pine Cliff Energy Ltd., in its acquisition of shallow gas assets in Alberta and Saskatchewan from Nexen Energy for $100 million.
Plains Midstream Canada ULC, in its $683-million acquisition of all outstanding shares of Rainbow Pipe Line Company ULC.
Precision Castparts Corp., in its acquisition of Aerostructure and Industrial Products from Héroux-Devtek for $300 million.
Precision Castparts Corp., a worldwide manufacturer of complex metal components and products, in its acquisition of all of the outstanding securities of Centra Industries, a leading manufacturer of complex aerostructure components for the world's major commercial and military aircraft programs, and the land used to operate the business of Centra Industries for an undisclosed price.
ProspEx Resources Ltd., in its $186-million acquisition by Paramount Resources Ltd. by way of plan of arrangement.
Omstead Foods Ltd., in the sale of its frozen vegetable
business to Bonduelle North America Inc.
Repsol S.A., in the proposed $15.1-billion acquisition of Talisman Energy Inc.
Riverstone Holdings LLC, in their agreement to
acquire Gibson Energy Holdings, Inc. from Hunting Plc for a
purchase price of $1.25 billion and related financing.
RuggedCom Inc., a leading provider of rugged communications networking solutions designed for mission-critical applications in harsh environments, in connection with its defence of an unsolicited take-over bid by Belden Inc. and subsequent supported acquisition by Siemens Canada Limited by way of take-over bid for approximately $440 million.
Safeway Inc., as competition counsel, in the $5.8-billion sale of substantially all of its Canadian assets to Sobeys Inc.
Sears Canada Inc., in an application for leave to
commence a refusal to deal application at the Competition Tribunal.
Shareholders of Interair/Fun Sun, in its
acquisition by Thomas Cook Group PLC for approximately $114
million.
Shell Canada Limited, in its approximately $8.7-billion acquisition by Shell Investments Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc.
Shore Gold Inc., in the acquisition by Kensington Resources Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shore Gold, of an aggregate 60 percent participating interest in the Fort á la Corne Joint Venture (FALC JV) from De Beers Canada Inc., Cameco Corporation and UEM Inc. for $180 million and the subsequent sale of a 40 percent participating interest in the FALC JV to Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited.
Sinopec Group, in its $2.9-billion acquisition of Daylight Energy Ltd.
Special Committee of VOXCOM Income Fund, in the $109-million acquisition by way of take-over bid
by UE Waterheater Income Fund.
SSAB, in its sale of the IPSCO Tubulars business to
Evraz for US$4.025 billion.
Statoil Canada Ltd., in acquisition by PTTEP Canada Limited of the remaining 60% ownership interest in the Thornbury, Hangingstone and South Leismer oil sands areas in exchange for Statoil's 40% stake in the Leismer and Corner projects and approximately US$200 million in cash.
Stellarton Energy Corporation, in the $143.5-million acquisition by Tom Brown.
Summit Resources Limited, in the $240-million acquisition of the company by Paramount Resources
Limited in a friendly takeover bid.
TELUS Corporation, in its $9.9-billion merger with BC Telecom, including the licensing of technology from GTE Corporation, to form Canada's second largest telecommunications company.
Teva Pharmaceutical Ltd., as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of ratiopharm Group for approximately $4.85 billion (€3.625 billion).
The Commissioner of Competition, in a challenge
brought against the Commissioner's power to require the production
of documents in an inquiry.
TSX Group, in the acquisition of NGX Canada Inc.
from OMHEX for approximately $38 million.
Ultima Energy Trust, in a $500-million merger with Petrofund Energy Trust.
WaterFurnace, one of the market leaders in the North American geothermal heat pump heating and cooling solutions market, in its acquisition by NIBE, a leading heat pump manufacturer in Europe for $378 million by way of plan of arrangement.
Wheels Group, Inc., in its corporate reorganization and subsequent acquisition by Radiant Logistics Inc. pursuant to a court approved plan of arrangement for approximately $100 million.
Wittke Inc., in its $100-million acquisition by
Federal Sign Corporation.
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