Recent Experience
The Government of Bermuda, as Chief Legal Advisor, in connection with the redevelopment and 30 year operation of Bermuda's L.F. Wade International Airport.
Tervita Corporation, in connection with completing a $3.6 billion recapitalization transaction under the CBCA.
Kissner Holdings LP, in connection with its $400,000,000 notes offering and related refinancing transactions.
Counsel to Stantec Inc. (NYSE, TSX: STN) in connection with its $1.25 billion credit facilities to finance, in part, the successful acquisition of MWH Global, Inc. for approximately US$793 million.
Acal PLC, a UK-based company and a leading international supplier of customised electronics to industry, in connection with its acquisition of Plitron Manufacturing Inc., a Toronto-based designer and manufacturer of custom toroidal transformers for transportation, medical and industrial applications.
Waste Connections, Inc., in connection with an approximately $13 billion merger with Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.
Counsel to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Romarco Minerals Inc. in connection with its acquisition by OceanaGold Corporation pursuant to a court approved plan of arrangement for approximately $856 million on a fully-diluted in the money basis.
Precision Castparts Corp., in connection with its acquisition of Noranco Inc. from MidOcean Partners and PSP Investments for US$560 million.
Crocodile Gold Corp. (TSX) in connection with its combination with Newmarket Gold Inc. (TSXV) pursuant to a court approved plan of arrangement for approximately $185 million.
Counsel to Metalmark Capital in connection with the acquisition of Kissner Milling Company Limited and Kissner Group Inc. by an investor group led by Metalmark Capital and including Silvertree, a joint venture between Silverhawk Capital Partners and Demetree Salt, LLC, and the Kissner management team.
Premier Gold Mines Limited, a Canadian-based mineral exploration company, in connection with its proposed 50/50 partnership with Centerra Gold Inc. for the joint ownership and development of Premier's Trans-Canada Property including the Hardrock Gold Project located in the Geraldton-Beardmore Greenstone Belt in Ontario.
Wheels Group, Inc. in connection with its corporate reorganization and subsequent acquisition by Radiant Logistics Inc. pursuant to a court approved plan of arrangement for approximately $100 million
Canadian counsel to Regal Beloit Corporation in connection with the US$1.44 billion world-wide acquisition of the Power Transmission Solutions business (“PTS”) of Emerson Electric Co.
Parkland Fuel Corporation, North America's fastest growing distributor and marketer of fuels and lubricants, in connection with its proposed $378 million purchase of assets of Pioneer Energy.
VimpelCom Ltd. in connection with its sale process and disposition of their debt and equity interests in the Globalive group of companies in Canada, including Globalive Wireless Management Corp. (WIND Mobile), including the forgiveness or sale of approximately $2 billion of debt owed by WIND Mobile and the sale of their equity interests in WIND Mobile for approximately $130 million.
Darling International Inc., in connection with its acquisition of all the assets of Rothsay, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., for approximately $645 million.
Synacor, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Carbyn.
Glencore International in connection with its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Viterra for approximately $6.1 billion by way of a plan of arrangement and the sale of certain assets of Viterra to each of Agrium and Richardson International for aggregate proceeds of approximately $2.6 billion.
The Sterling Group in connection with its acquisition of the Liqui-Box Corporation ("Liqui-Box") from DuPont.
Meridian Credit Union in connection with its merger with Desjardins Credit Union to create Ontario's largest credit union with 263,000 members and $8 billion in assets under management.
Burntsand Inc. (a TSX listed issuer) in connection with its
amalgamation with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Opentext
Corporation.
Riverstone Holdings LLC, in connection with their agreement to
acquire Gibson Energy Holdings, Inc. from Hunting Plc for a
purchase price of $1.25 billion and related financing.
One Equity Partners and Systagenix Wound Management, as Canadian counsel, in connection with the purchase of Ethicon, Inc.'s, (a Johnson & Johnson company), Professional Wound Care business.
Icera Inc., as Canadian counsel, in connection with its acquisition of Sirific Wireless.
Castek Software Inc., in connection with the acquisition of
interests by a controlling shareholder.
Health Care Property Investors Inc., in connection with its $1.4 billion offer to acquire all of the outstanding units of Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust.
