• About
  • Offices
  • Careers
  • News
  • Students
  • Alumni
  • Payments
Background Image
Bennett Jones Logo 100 Years
  • People
  • Expertise
  • Knowledge
  • Search
  • Menu
  • Search Mobile
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
View all
Practices
Corporate Litigation Regulatory Tax View all
Industries
Capital Projects Energy Funds & Finance Mining View all
Advisory
Crisis & Risk Management Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Governmental Affairs & Public Policy
View Client Work
Insights News Events
New Energy Economy Series COVID-19 Resource Centre Business Law Talks Podcast
Subscribe
Bennett Jones Centennial Menu
People
Practices
Industries
Advisory Services
Client Work
About
Offices
News
Careers
Insights
Law Students
Events
Search
Alumni
Payments
Subscribe

Stay informed on the latest business and legal insights and events.

LinkedIn LinkedIn Twitter Twitter Vimeo Vimeo
 

Bennett Jones Works on Top Two Deals of the Year

January 16, 2014

TORONTO – In their ranking of the top ten deals of 2013, Lexpert Magazine places Sobeys' acquisition of Safeway at the top. Bennett Jones represented Safeway before the competition Bureau, the necessary step to closing the deal.

“Perhaps most notable was the fact that, while the deal involved an industry with which the Bureau is relatively familiar, the analysis involved, really for the first time, testing the Bureau's appetite for evaluating and weighting the competitive significance of discount-oriented retailers, including Walmart", said Melanie Aitken, who represented Safeway before the Bureau and is a Co-Head of Bennett Jones' Competition Group.

Ranked number two was H&R REIT/Primaris REIT/KingSett Capital/RioCan REIT, a friendly five-way transaction that saw H&R Real Estate Investment Trust acquire Primaris Retail Real Estate Investment Trust for $4.6-billion. As part of the transaction, a KingSett Capital-led consortium, comprising certain KingSett Capital managed funds, Ontario Pension Board, and RioCan REIT, acquired 17 Primaris properties pursuant to separate purchase agreements between Primaris and the consortium members. H&R then acquired Primaris and its remaining 27 properties. The KingSett Capital led consortium was represented by a Bennett Jones team headed up by Paul Mantini.

"There were more than enough impressive deals, sufficient in fact to have the traditional debate as to which deals belonged on the list", said Jean Cumming, Editor-in-Chief of Lexpert Magazine, in her article announcing the top deals of the year.

About Bennett Jones

Bennett Jones is one of Canada's premier business law firms and home to more than 380 lawyers and business advisors across nine offices. With exceptional experience in complex cross-border and international transactions, Bennett Jones is well equipped to advise foreign businesses and investors with Canadian ventures, and to connect Canadian businesses and investors with opportunities around the world.

Key Contact

  • Melanie L. Aitken Melanie L. Aitken, Managing Principal, Bennett Jones (US) LLP

Bennett Jones Marks 100 Years of Service and Trust

Related Links

  • Insights
  • Media
  • Subscribe

Related Expertise

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Competition/Antitrust
  • Property Development & Real Estate
  • Retail, Consumer & Luxury Law

Recent Posts

Announcements

Bennett Jones Once Again Recognized in Asset Tracing and Recovery

June 30, 2022
       

Announcements

Steven Bennett Joins Bennett Jones

June 27, 2022
       

Articles

Canadian Tax Foundation: Reimagining the Determination of Tax Avoidance

June 27, 2022
       

In the News

John Manley on Responding to Inflation in Canada

June 24, 2022
       

Articles

What Developments in UNDRIP Mean to Business

June 23, 2022
       

In the News

U.S. Fed Rate Increase Sensible, Although a Bit Late: David Dodge

June 23, 2022
       

Announcements

Lexpert’s Leading Canadian Infrastructure Lawyers

June 22, 2022
       

Announcements

Charlene Hiller Appointed New Director of BC Ferries' Board

June 21, 2022
       

Announcements

Lexpert’s Leading Canadian Tech and Health Lawyers

June 20, 2022
       
Bennett Jones Centennial Footer 100 Years
Bennett Jones Centennial Footer 100 Years
About
  • Leadership
  • Diversity
  • Community
  • Innovation
  • Security
  • History
Offices
  • Calgary
  • Edmonton
  • Ottawa
  • Toronto
  • Vancouver
  • New York
Connect
  • Insights
  • News
  • Events
  • Careers
  • Students
  • Alumni
Subscribe

Stay informed on the latest business and legal insights and events.

LinkedIn LinkedIn Twitter Twitter Vimeo Vimeo
© Bennett Jones LLP 2022. All rights reserved.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms of Use
Logo Bennett Jones