Expérience récente
The Good Samaritan Society (A Lutheran Social Service Organization) and its affiliates, in the amendment and restatement of credit facilities made available by The Toronto-Dominion Bank related to their acquisition of Delta View Campus of Care, a 296 bed care home in Delta, British Columbia.
Mountain Park Lodges, a division of Jas-Day Investments Ltd., in the sale to Pursuit, a division of Viad Corp. of a 60% controlling interest in its group of seven hotels and an undeveloped land parcel located in Jasper National Park.
E&N Farm Ventures Inc. (operating as Miller Hopper Bottoms and Miller Hoppers) and its various affiliates, including Canadian Mat Systems and Victory Well Servicing, in connection with its acquisition of 1704 - 5th Street, Nisku, Alberta, a multi-building complex, from MLS Property Group.
Acted for private investment fund, in connection with a series of special meetings of the boards of directors and shareholders of various entities making up their own fund structure and a group of companies making up one of their portfolio investments in connection with a string of interrelated management changes. Actions were fundamentally directed at unlocking a shareholder dispute related to the portfolio investment group of companies that had resulted in various corporate and management deadlocks.
Schendel Mechanical Contracting, with demands of over $20 million made on their credit facilities by ATB Financial.
Mountain Park Lodges, a division of Jas-Day Investments Ltd., in connection with the sale to Pursuit, a division of Viad Corp. (NYSE: VVI) of a 60% controlling interest in its group of seven hotels and an undeveloped land parcel.
Dr. Alexander C. Yeh in defence of an action to liquate the Inglewood Professional Center Ltd, which included a $5,000,000 commercial building.
Tier 1 Energy Holdings, Inc., its various affiliates, including Tier 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. and their private equity sponsor, Intervale Capital, in establishing various credit facilities made available by Royal Bank of Canada.
Good Samaritan Canada and The Good Samaritan Society in connection with the acquisition of Delta View Campus of Care, a 296 bed care home in Delta, British Columbia, providing a mix of assisted living, complex care, respite services, rehabilitation and dementia care.
Tier 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. and its various affiliates, and their private equity sponsor, Intervale Capital, in the amendment and restatement of credit facilities made available by Royal Bank of Canada.
Good Samaritan Society and its affiliates, in connection with the amendment and restatement of credit facilities made available by The Toronto-Dominion Bank related to their acquisition of Delta View Campus of Care.
EZ Core, in selling Drive Rental Assets to Cahill Services for $24 Million.
Stantec Inc. (NYSE, TSX: STN) in its $1.25-billion credit facilities to finance, in part, the successful acquisition of MWH Global, Inc. for approximately US$793 million.
Tier 1 Energy Holdings, Inc., and its private equity sponsor, Intervale Capital, in connection with establishing various credit facilities made available by Canadian Western Bank.
A publicly held company, in the laundry and linen services for healthcare, hospitality and other commercial sectors in its bought deal short form prospectus offering of common shares for gross proceeds of $34.84 million.
Enerbuilt Technologies Inc., in the sale of all of its assets and business to Flameless Solutions Inc., a related entity to WesternOne Inc., a reporting issuer, for consideration of cash and securities of WesternOne Inc., and related pre-closing reorganization of Enerbuilt Technologies Inc.
A reporting issuer, in the oil and gas energy services sector in completing a private placement with a value of $3.7 million
Drive Rental Corp. and various affiliates in establishing credit facilities of up to $1,800,000 made available by HSBC Bank Canada.
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.
Drive Rental Corp. and various affiliates in the renewal and expansion of credit facilities of up to $3,671,000 made available by HSBC Bank Canada.
Pipeworx Ltd., a widely held private business (with operations in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba), in the sale of all of the shares in the capital of Pipeworx Ltd. to PLH Group, Inc. (a US-based portfolio company of Energy Capital Partners (being a US private equity firm)), by way of an exempt take-over bid.
Assisted a widely held private business in connection with a reorganization pursuant to a plan of arrangement.
Alberta Municipal Services Corporation (AMSC), in its reorganization of the MuniFunds program, an aggregated investment service with over $25 million invested and the registration of AMSC as an investment fund manager with the Alberta Securities Commission.
Stantec Inc. (NYSE, TSX: STN), and various affiliates in the renewal and expansion of credit facilities of up to $440 million made available by a syndicate led by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and including Alberta Treasury Branches, Bank of America N.A., Canada Branch, National Bank of Canada, HSBC Bank Canada and Canadian Western Bank. Current adjustments included the addition of a $15-million multicurrency bid bond sub-facility made available by HSBC Bank Canada.
Agritrac Equipment Ltd., having annual revenues of $47,000,000, in the sale of substantially all of its assets to Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc. (a TSX-listed company). Agritrac is a Case IH agricultural dealership with locations in Westlock, Vegreville and Barrhead, Alberta.
Newport Partners Income Fund, in the acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Newport Partners Holdings LP, of the minority interest in NPC Integrity Energy Services for approximately $15.3 million.
Stantec Inc. (NYSE, TSX: STN), and various affiliates in the renewal and expansion of credit facilities of up to $425 million made available by a syndicate led by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and including Alberta Treasury Branches, Bank of America N.A., Canada Branch, National Bank of Canada HSBC Bank Canada and Canadian Western Bank.
Federals Silver Corporation, in its acquisition by Herdron Capital Corp.
Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), in the acquisition of substantially all the assets of PowerComm Inc. (TSX:PCG) that involved predominantly Canadian operation carried on by PowerComm, four subsidiaries and two further joint ventures, including business operations in Kazakhstan. The purchase price consisted of up to $33.5 million subject to adjustments, with $25.5 million payable on closing and up to $8 million payable based on specified performance and earn-out thresholds. Powell also assumed certain liabilities of PowerComm including bank debt, accounts payable and obligations under capital and other leases estimated to total approximately $22.5 million.
Canadian Western Bank, in their agreement to acquire a 72.5 per cent stake in Adroit Investment Management Ltd.
Selling shareholders, in a sale of all of the shares in the capital of Victory Rig Equipment Corporation to Trinidad Drilling Ltd.
Preo Software Inc., in its reverse takeover of CDG Investments Inc. by way of a plan of arrangement and related CNQ listing application.
Wood Composite Technologies Inc., in its $4.7 million brokered (led by Canaccord Capital Corporation) and non-brokered private placements of common shares and the related conversion of a $750,000 note.
United Diamond, LP and Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P., along with their private equity partner, Invervale Capital, in their acquisition for an undisclosed amount, of all of the Canadian and American assets of United Diamond, United Diamond Ltd., Torkbuster Inc., and United Diamond Drilling Services Inc.
Cineplex Entertainment Limited Partnership, in the acquisition of assets of the Cinema City chain of theatres for approximately $6.3 million.
Wood Composite Technologies Inc., in a $3-million syndicated secured loan arranged by J.F. Mackie & Company Ltd.
ZCL Composites Inc., in a new $20-million secured term credit facility from its general commercial banker, CIBC.
Canaccord Capital Corporation, as agent, in a $26.9-million private placement of units by Pacific Rodera Energy Inc.
ZCL Composites Inc. and its subsidiaries, in their US$40.8-million acquisition of Minnesota-based XAHC, Inc. the sole shareholder of Xerxes Corporation.
ZCL Composites Inc., in a $40-million bought deal private placement of subscription receipts with an underwriting syndicate led by Peters & Co. Limited that also included CIBC World Markets, Paradigm Capital Inc., Raymond James Ltd., National Bank Financial Inc. and Orion Securities Inc.
Canaccord Capital Corporation, as agent, in a $20 million private placement of units by Madalena Ventures Inc.
Flint Energy Services Ltd., in a $300-million public offering of common shares.
Wood Composite Technologies Inc., in its $10.3-million brokered new issue offering pursuant to long form prospectus and concurrent Tier 1 listing on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Terroza Environmental Corporation and Terroza Expediting Inc., in the acquisition by Seair Inc. (a TSX-V listed issuer) for $1.05 million of a 51 percent interest in the business of the companies.
Wood Composite Technologies Inc., in their $1.7-million syndicated secured loan, which was arranged by J.F. Mackie & Company Ltd.
The Riverside Company, a private equity firm, in its portfolio company, Welltec A/S's acquisition of Heat Seekers Ltd. for $12.1 million.
APF Energy Trust, in its combination with StarPoint Energy Trust through a plan of arrangement, resulting in a consolidated trust with an enterprise value of $1.7 billion and related spin-out plan of arrangement transaction involving APF and Rockyview Energy Inc.
ZCL Composites Inc., in its acquisition of Triple M Fiberglas Holdings Ltd., Triple M Fiberglass Mfg. Ltd. and Triple M
Fiberglass Ltd. by way of share purchase.
Wood Composite Technologies Inc., while an unlisted reporting
issuer, in their $2.6-million brokered private
placement of convertible preferred shares, led by J.F. Mackie &
Company Ltd.
ViRexx Medical Corp., then a TSX Venture listed issuer, in
their acquisition of AltaRex Medical Corp., then a
TSX listed issuer, by way of a plan of arrangement resulting in
ViRexx becoming a TSX listed entity with AltaRex as it unlisted,
wholly-owned subsidiary with combined assets of approximately $50
million.
Vision HRM Software Inc., now Serenic Corporation, in its $1.4-million acquisition by way of share purchase.
ZCL Composites Inc., in its acquisition of Durex
Steel & Alloy Industries Ltd., via its wholly owned subsidiary
Mocoat Services Incorporated by way of asset purchase.
AltaRex Corp., a TSX-listed issuer, in a plan of
arrangement involving AltaRex Medical Corp. and Nova Bancorp
Investments Ltd., which involved the spin-out of the bio-tech
assets of AltaRex Corp. to AltaRex Medical Corp., which acquired a
substitute TSX listing, the recapitalization of AltaRex Corp and
AltaRex Medical Corp. with approximately $6.15 million and the
transformation of AltaRex Corp. into a new oil and gas company
known as Twin Butte Energy Ltd.
ViRexx Research Inc., in its reverse takeover of
Norac Industries Inc. by way of an amalgamation, a concurrent
private placement of special warrants raising $8.32 million and a
concurrent listing on the TSX Venture exchange.
Foundation Equity Corporation, the single largest shareholder of
Global, in the contested proposed $100-million
combination of Global Thermoelectric Inc. with Quantum Fuel
Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. by way of plan of arrangement.
Luscar Ltd., in their multi-party reorganization of
assets of Fording Inc. involving Teck Cominco Limited, Westshore
Terminals Income Fund, CONSOL Energy Inc., Sherritt Coal
Partnership II and the Luscar Energy Partnership involving the
transfer of assets in excess of $2 billion.
ZCL Composites Inc., in its acquisition by way of share purchase of Parabeam Industries B.V. from Gamma Holding N.V., an Amsterdam Stock Exchange listed issuer, via its wholly owned Dutch subsidiary, DWT Holdings B.V. for approximately €439,559.
ZCL Composites Inc., in the $7-million non-brokered
private placement financing placed by ARC Financial Corporation
(via ARC Energy Venture Fund 3) for units consisting of shares and
warrants.
Selling shareholders, in a sale of all of the
shares in the capital of Caribou Electric Inc. to a purchaser
affiliated with Ainsworth Inc. and the purchaser's entering into a
long term lease with a company owned by the selling shareholders.
Karver Capital Holdings Limited and Karver Capital Canada Inc., a private investment firm headquartered in Europe, in a brokered senior secured debt financing for International Wayside Gold Mines Limited with initial bridge loan to be followed by a convertible debt advance.
The Riverside Company, a private equity firm, in its portfolio company, Welltech A/S's expansion of its US$28.7-million credit facility from HSH Nordbank AG by a further US$8.8
million to facilitate the acquisition of Heat Seekers Ltd.
The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada, in a
first mortgage loan of $42 million relating to the Glenmore Centre
Business Park (Calgary, Alberta).
Valens Pharma Ltd., (formerly known as CardioMetabolics Inc.), in a brokered private placement offering of common shares for proceeds of $4.1 million led by Canaccord Capital Corporation.
Valens Pharma Ltd., (formerly known as CardioMetabolics Inc.), in a brokered private placement offering of common shares for proceeds of $2.78 million led by Canaccord Capital Corporation.
ZCL Composites Inc., in a $10-million operating
credit facility from CIBC with initial drawdown being used amongst
other things, to repay current debts from CCFL Mezzanine Partners,
Roynat Capital ($1.14 million), and certain other creditors of the
corporation in an aggregate amount of approximately $9.94 million.
ZCL Composites Inc., in its initial public
offering, raising $7.4 million, and its original TSX listing.
ZCL Composites Inc., in the $13-million mezzanine
debt financing.
ZCL Composites Inc., in the $16.2-million sale of
ZCL Distribution Inc.
Foundation Equity Corporation, in the complex
reorganization and recapitalization of ROAM I.T. (Canada) Holdings
Inc. (a non-private issuer), by way of plan of arrangement
involving the compromising of the interests of multiple classes of
shareholders and creditors.
Bennett Jones