Recent Experience
Victorian Order of Nurses, court-appointed monitor in CCAA restructuring of Canada's largest, national, not-for-profit, charitable home and community care organization.
Chieftain Metals, court-appointed receiver of public mining company with mines in northern British Columbia.
FirstOnSite Restoration, first lien creditor, DIP lender, and take-out lender in CCAA restructuring and asset sale of large Canadian disaster restoration company.
U.S. Steel Canada, court-appointed monitor in CCAA restructuring.
H.B.White Canada Corp., senior creditor in CCAA restructuring of large Canadian EPC contractor for utility-scale solar projects.
Mady Steeles, first lien lender in receivership of large Toronto real estate development project.
Tilley Endurables, purchaser of iconic Canadian hat and travel clothing company.
Daco Manufacturing, debtor company (large national jewellery wholesaler) in receivership proceedings.
TerraPro Group, debtor, an Alberta-based provider of environmental, terrain protection and remote access solutions, in its reorganization pursuant to a plan of arrangement and concurrent refinancing.
The Bargain Shops, first lien creditor in CCAA restructuring of national 230 store retail chain.
Great Basin Gold, bidders in acquisition of various Nevada and South African gold mine assets in context of CCAA and Chapter 11 restructuring proceedings.
NewPage Port Hawkesbury, Canadian counsel to first lien bondholders.
HMV Canada, first lien lender in refinancing of HMV's Canadian retail operations.
Ottawa Senators, Canadian counsel to second lien lender in $150-million takeout financing of Ottawa Senators.
New Solutions Financial Group, largest first lien creditor in CCAA restructuring proceedings for $233 million indebtedness of New Solutions Financial group of companies.
PCAS Patient Care Automation, US purchaser of assets of Canadian automated pharmacy dispensing machine technology company in context of its CCAA restructuring proceedings.
Acuity Solutions Group Inc. (2011), Grant Thornton Inc., court-appointed receiver, in the liquidation of the assets of Acuity.
GloPlug Limited, a major U.S. supplier of electronics inventory in receivership and bankruptcy of GloPlug.
Wind Mobile, in receivership proceedings of Blockbuster Canada.
Graceway Pharmaceuticals – Canadian counsel to stalking horse bidder in US$ 275-million bid to acquire assets of Graceway in U.S. / Canada cross border insolvency proceedings.
Priszm Inc., conflicts counsel to Priszm in dealing with real estate and leasing issues for hundreds of franchise locations throughout Canada in context of Priszm's CCAA proceedings.
Automated Fulfillment Systems, bankruptcy trustee of AFS in asset sale of major Canadian fulfillment company.
Lakoda Resources, shareholder in successful proceedings to advance a competing proposal in BIA restructuring of Lakoda, owner of various African mining properties.
Newport Partners, in its negotiation of forbearance arrangements with U.S. lending syndicate regarding Newport's $242-million facilities with the syndicate.
Skyservice Airlines Inc., a senior secured lender to Skyservice in the repayment of certain senior secured loans.
Paddon York Inc., in its capacity as proposal trustee in the sale of certain Saskatchewan gold mining assets and the related proposal made to GLR Resources Inc.'s creditors.
Prudential Insurance Company of America and Commerce Street Investments, in the seizure and sales (in Canada and the U.S.) of certain commercial aircraft.
Wachovia Capital Finance, in the Canadian aspect of the cross border acquisition of certain assets of Catalina Lighting through coordinated Canadian receivership and U.S. Chapter 11 proceedings.
A. Farber Partners, court-appointed receiver, in the receivership proceedings and asset sales involving C.I.F. Furniture.
Enertech Capital Partners II L.P., in its cross border investments in Engine Control Systems Limited and Catalytic Solutions Inc.
Grant Thornton LLP, court-appointed receiver and proposal trustee, in the receivership proceedings, asset sales, and proposal proceedings involving Acuity Solutions Group Inc.
Peace Arch Entertainment Group, independent counsel to directors of Canadian and U.S. home entertainment distributor Peace Arch in negotiations with its senior secured creditors.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., court-appointed monitor, in the CCAA proceedings of Tahera Diamond Corporation and Benachee Resources Inc.
Citigroup, senior secured creditor, in the interim receivership and liquidation of the assets of the Viva group of companies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., court-appointed monitor, in CCAA proceedings of Viventia Biotech Inc.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., court-appointed monitor, in CCAA proceedings of Cygnal Technologies Inc.
Brute Manufacturing Inc., in its CCAA proceedings.
Ernst Young Inc., court-appointed monitor, in CCAA proceedings of Progressive Molded Products Limited.
Wachovia Corporation, senior secured creditor, in the liquidating CCAA proceedings of Brake Pro Inc.
Comerica Bank (Canada) in litigation against Polywheels Manufacturing Ltd. arising from the receivership of Nadin Moulds Ltd.
Paddon Yorke Inc., BIA proposal trustee of the MacLaren Art Centre, in its restructuring.
Goderich Elevators Limited, in its acquisition of the assets of G.S. Dunn Co. Limited in that company's restructuring under the CCAA.
Extendicare, in its capacity as interim operator of nursing homes and long-term care facilities, in the bankruptcy of RoyalCrest Group of Companies.
Canadian counsel to the plan sponsor in General Chemical Industrial Products' $200-million total debt restructuring.
The senior noteholders in Parmalat Dairy Bakery Inc.'s US$300 million in restructuring and payout of its senior debt.
All-Metal Machine Specialties Limited and All-Metal Investments Limited, in the receivership and sale of their auto-parts manufacturing operations.
Senior bondholder group in Doman Industries' US$1.1-billion total debt in its restructuring pursuant to the CCAA.
Senior noteholders of Parmalat Dairy Bakery Inc. in its $610-million refinancing with the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.
Canadian counsel to Pillowtex Canada Inc., in its US$475-million total debt restructuring proceeds.
TELUS Corporation, in its acquisition of PSINet Canada including matters concerning PSINet Limited and its Canadian affiliates (PSINet Canada) filing for CCAA protection.
BDO Dunwoody, court-appointed monitor of the Sportsworld group of companies, in their CCAA proceedings.
The subordinated lender syndicate to Strateflex Canada in its informal work-out and debt conversion.
PECo Inc. – counsel to the senior secured Canadian lender in the cross-border restructuring of the Metal Forming Technologies group of Companies.
PSA Quality Systems group of companies, in their cross border restructuring proceedings.
Bennett Jones
