 Bennett Jones Education University of Winnipeg, BA (Criminal Justice), 2011, gold medalist University of British Columbia, JD, 2014 York University, LLM (Taxation Law), 2019 Bar Admissions Ontario, 2015 Overview Hennadiy Kutsenko practices tax law primarily in the transactional sphere including corporate reorganizations, cross-border investment (inbound and outbound), public and private mergers & acquisitions, debt and equity financings and restructuring work. He also advises clients on GST/HST matters, executive compensation and registered pension plan related taxation matters—an area in which he has a particular niche. Hennadiy takes pride in having an approach that is both technical as well as practical and commercially savvy, believing that the best legal and tax advice can only be given when one considers both the details and the big picture. He is an avid writer and has published case comments, technical analysis articles and policy related pieces in various academic journals, receiving the prestigious Widdifield Award for his article on pension plan taxation reform in the Estates Trusts and Pensions Journal. Hennadiy has served the maximum six year term on both the Ontario Bar Association Taxation Section Executive (as the CPD Liaison) as well as the Pensions and Benefits Law Executive (as a member-at-large). In addition to English, Hennadiy is fluent in Ukrainian, French and Russian. Before joining Bennett Jones as an associate, Hennadiy worked in the Canadian offices of an international law firm and a global audit firm, as well as in the pension policy department of a major pension plan. Experience • Elysium Investments Inc. in its acquisition of Development Property and creation of Limited Partnership to own and develop commercial plaza. • Extendicare Inc. in the $307.5-million sale of its retirement living operations comprised of 1,048 retirement living suites across 11 retirement communities located in Ontario and Saskatchewan, to Sienna-Sabra LP, a partnership formed between Sienna Senior Living Inc. (TSX: SIA.TO) and SABRA Healthcare REIT (NASDAQ: SBRA). • InterRent REIT in its $98 million bought deal public offering of trust units through a syndicate of underwriters. • Stoneway Capital Corp. in connection with its successful restructuring under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Act, together with a concurrent plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act. • Field Trip Health Ltd., in the spin-out of its drug development and medical clinics businesses into two independent public companies, Reunion Neuroscience and Field Trip Health & Wellness, by plan of arrangement. The spin-out transaction was supported by a private placement financing led by Oasis Management Company. • Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited in the refinancing of its corporate debt in a US$1.25-billion transaction, including the refinancing of Gateway's entire Capital Structure and repayment of the full C$200 million that was outstanding on the company's Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) loan facility. • Lineage Logistics, an international refrigerated warehousing and storage company owned by Bay Grove Capital, on its $1.48 billion acquisition of VersaCold Logistics Services, a Canadian refrigerated warehousing company with fully integrated logistics capabilities, from Torquest Partners, The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario and OPTrust. • Cresco Labs Inc. in its US$2-billion acquisition of Columbia Care Inc., making Cresco the second-largest cannabis producer and retailer in the U.S. at the time of the transaction. • Economical Insurance in structuring its demutualization and initial public offering transaction. • Canadian Tire Corporation in the C$1-billion acquisition of Helly Hansen, spanning multiple jurisdictions. • Energizer Holdings Inc. in the US$2-billion acquisition of Spectrum Brands' battery business, spanning multiple jurisdictions. • The acquisition of Origin House by Cresco Labs LLC, in its $2.2-billion reverse takeover transaction and public listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange. • Fiera Capital Corporation C$168.75-million bought-deal public offering of class A subordinate voting shares and convertible unsecured subordinated debentures. • Premier Gold Mines Limited C$612-million Plan of Arrangement transaction involving a spin-off of U.S. assets and acquisition by Equinox Gold . |