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Ian C. Michael

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T: 416.777.5778

Toronto

Michael Ian
 
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T: 416.777.5778


Toronto

  • Education
  • Bar Admissions
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services

Ian Michael's practice is focused on corporate and securities law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions involving public companies and private equity investments, corporate finance, and aviation infrastructure consortia. He has worked extensively with Chinese companies in connection with their Canadian investments and acquisitions. He works with boards of directors, senior executives and private equity investors in a range of industries including aviation, real estate, biosciences, and financial services.

Ian previously served as a member of the Securities Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). SAC provides advice to the Commission on a variety of matters including legislative and policy initiatives and important capital markets trends. Ian is also a former secondee member of the Mergers & Acquisitions team at the OSC.

Ian has been recommended by The Legal 500 Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the areas Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Transport - Aviation, in addition to being noted by Lexpert as a leading infrastructure lawyer in Canada for his extensive work with aviation infrastructure consortia at most international airports in Canada. Ian is the firm's Toronto office delegate on the Pacific Rim Advisory Council (PRAC), a leading global association of 30 top tier law firms representing 12,000 lawyers around the world including Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia. 

Ian has taught mergers & acquisitions for the advanced securities law program at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Windsor. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of St. Andrew's College.

Education

Queen's University, BA, 1996 Queen's University, LLB, 1999 

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2001

Recent Experience

Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Capital Markets
Projects and Governance
ECI Software Solutions, in its acquisition of Shoptech Industrial Software Corp., a provider of ERP software for job shops and made-to-order manufacturers.
Prysmian Group, in its proposed acquisition of EHC Global.
Urban Life Solutions Inc., backed by Signal Hill Equity Partners, in its acquisition of the P. Munro Group.
Leyou Technologies Holdings (and its Canadian operating subsidiary Digital Extremes) in regard to the offer by Tencent Holdings Ltd. of China to buy HKSE-listed Leyou in an all-cash deal, valuing the company at up to HKD11.61 billion (US$1.5 billion).
City Wide Towing and Recovery Service Ltd., backed by Signal Hill Equity Partners, in its acquisition of ULS Maintenance & Landscaping Inc.
GSX Participations SA, in its acquisition by TSX-V listed Martello Technologies Group Inc. for $18.7-million in cash and shares.
Institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management in the acquisition of Contanda, a provider of bulk liquid storage and logistics services, from EQT Infrastructure II Fund.
S.i. Systems ULC, in its acquisition of Keen Technology Consulting Inc.
Safety Express Ltd., in its acquisition of Norclean International Corporation.
Special Committee of the Board of Summit Industrial Income REIT, in the internalization of its asset and property management functions.
The purchaser in its acquisition of 100% of the ownership of Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners GP, the entity that owns and operates the passenger terminal at Billy Bishop Airport.
S.i. Systems Ltd., in its acquisition by Quad C Partners.
S.i. Systems ULC, in its acquisition of Aandrajax Technologies Inc.
Spirit AeroSystems, in its US$650-million acquisition of EU-based supplier Asco Industries.
Leyou Technologies Holdings (1089-HKSE) in its Ontario private company acquisition of Digital Extremes.
NorthWest REIT, in its hybrid combination with NorthWest International REIT by way of plan of arrangement.
Fairfax Financial Holdings, in its acquisition of Petheath Inc. by way of a plan of arrangement.
BBA Aviation PLC, in its sale of landing gear maker, APPH, to Héroux-Devtek.
Emergent BioSolutions, in its acquisition of Cangene Corporation by way of a plan of arrangement.
Fairfax Financial Holdings, on its proposed acquisition of BlackBerry Ltd. ($4.7 billion) and subsequent lead investment in a $1.25 billion convertible debt financing of BlackBerry.
The controlling shareholder of ShawCor in the sale of substantially all of its interest in ShawCor and the elimination of its dual class structure.
Rio Tinto, in the acquisition of a controlling interest in Ivanhoe Mines and support for Ivanhoe Mines’ US$7.3B-financing plan for its Oyu Tolgoi copper/gold project.
WGI Heavy Minerals, in its acquisition by Opta Minerals pursuant to a take-over bid.
Maple Group, in its acquisition of each of TMX Group Inc., The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited, Alpha Trading Systems Inc. and Alpha Trading Systems Limited Partnership, by way of a hybrid take-over bid and plan of arrangement and private agreement transactions.
UNX Energy, in its acquisition by HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. of Brazil by way of plan of arrangement in consideration of Global Depositary Receipts listed on the TSX.
Desjardins Financial Group, in its take-over bid for Western Financial Group.
Schlegel Health Care, in its take-over bid for The Homewood Corporation.
Genuity Capital Markets, in its cash and share-exchange acquisition by Canaccord Financial.
InStorage REIT, in its acquisition by TKG-StorageMart Group by way of supported take-over bid.
Fairmont Hotels, in its private company sale of Delta Hotels to bcIMC.
Integrated Device Technology, Inc., in its acquisition of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation by way of plan of arrangement.
Creststreet Power & Income Fund, during its sale to FPLE Canada.
LionOre Mining, in competing take-over bids by Xstrata plc and Norilsk Nickel ($6.8 billion).
Scotiabank, in its equity investment in DundeeWealth Inc..
Camco Inc., during the insider take-over bid made by Controladora Mabe S.A. de C.V.
Smithfield Foods, Inc., in its sale of Schneider Corporation to Maple Leaf Foods Inc. and the related redemption of exchangeable securities of its Canadian subsidiary.
Signal Hill Equity Partners, on the acquisition of ARA Engineering.
Alliance Corporation, on its acquisition by Ironbridge Equity Partners.
Aramsco Holdings (a portfolio company of AEA Investors) in its acquisition of Safety Express and in Safety Express' subsequent acquisition of SelectPro and Norclean International.
The Vistria Group, on its recapitalization of Penn Foster Education Group.
Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation, in its $330-million offering of Series I bonds through RBC Capital Markets.
Represented issuer, underwriters, agents or investors on public offerings or private placements by:
  • Calgary Fuel Facilities Corporation Ltd.;
  • Sun Life Financial Inc.;
  • Pearson International Fuel Facilities Corporation;
  • Montreal International Fuel Facilities Corporation;
  • Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation;
  • Summit REIT; and
  • Brookfield Renewable Kwagis Holding.
Calgary Glycol Facilities Corporation, in the Calgary Airport Dedicated De-icing Facilities Project.
Counsel on the development and financing of:
  • a new airline consortium to sub-lease and arrange for the operation of de-icing fluid storage, glycol recycling and storm water management at the Calgary International Airport;
  • a $110 million aviation fuel facility with pipeline and railway delivery; and
  • a rail off-loading terminal and 40 million litre aviation fuel storage tank system with delivery pipeline to a major international Airport.
The special committee of a Canadian REIT in the acquisition of assets from a related party.
Counsel to the independent committee of a family controlled public company in connection with a governance review.
WGI Heavy Minerals, in the successful defence in a dissident proxy battle for the election of directors.
Dissident former CEO and significant shareholder in a proxy fight for the election of directors to YMG Capital Management.

Recent Recognition

Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers
Recognized as a leading infrastructure lawyer in Canada
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Repeatedly recommended, Corporate Finance & Securities
Repeatedly recommended, Corporate Mid-Market
Repeatedly recommended, Mergers & Acquisitions
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized as one of Canada's leading Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities lawyers

Insights, News & Events

In the News

Ian Michael in Law Times Important Changes to Ontario Business Corporations Act

November 10, 2020
       

Blog

How to Get a Deal Done During COVID-19: Perspectives From Toronto

November 06, 2020
       

Blog

Ontario Proposes to Relax Long-Standing Rules on Directors and Shareholder Approvals

November 02, 2020
       

Articles

Getting the Deal Through—Private M&A in Canada 2021

October 22, 2020
       

Speaking Engagements

Ian Michael on How to Get a Deal Done During COVID-19

October 15, 2020
       

Announcements

39 Bennett Jones Lawyers Ranked as Infrastructure Leaders

September 03, 2020
       

Blog

Will COVID-19 Ignite Private Equity's Dry Powder?

July 27, 2020
       

Blog

The Impact of COVID-19 on M&A Dealflow

May 20, 2020
       

Blog

COVID-19: Material Adverse Change in a Canadian M&A Context

April 01, 2020
       

Articles

Getting the Deal Through—Private M&A in Canada

November 28, 2019
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones is Top-Tier in The Legal 500

November 18, 2019
       

Announcements

Lexpert Ranks 28 Bennett Jones Lawyers as Infrastructure Leaders

September 27, 2019
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones' Leading Lawyers in Chambers Canada 2020

September 19, 2019
       

Articles

Getting the Deal Through—Public M&A 2018

August 10, 2018
       

Blog

A Global Business Look at the Pacific Rim

May 08, 2018
       

Announcements

Getting the Deal Through—Private M&A in Canada 2018

November 15, 2017
       

Articles

Getting the Deal Through - Mergers & Acquisitions 2017

June 2017
       

Guides

Public Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada

May 2017
       

In the News

Legal Post on Ian Michael Joining Bennett Jones

April 11, 2016
       

Announcements

Ian Michael Joins Bennett Jones as Partner

April 05, 2016
       

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