Our Toronto, London, Ottawa, Amsterdam, Washington, Dallas, St. Louis, Montreal, Quebec and Hong Kong offices have advised Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (TSX:CTC, CTC.A) on the sale of its Helly Hansen business to Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE: KTB, Kontoor) for total gross proceeds of C$1.276B.
Our Toronto office acted as Canadian counsel to Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) on SEC-registered offerings of US$600 million aggregate principal amount of senior floating rate notes due January 24, 2029.
Our Toronto, Vancouver and New York offices advised NorthStar Gaming Holdings Inc. in securing a C$43.4 million first lien term loan credit facility with Beach Point Capital Management LP.
Our Toronto office advised Royal Bank of Canada on a C$1.5 billion offering of non-viability contingent capital (NVCC) subordinated notes through its Canadian medium term notes program.
A national multi-disciplinary team is assisting Beneva in its announced merger with Gore Mutual.
Our Montréal, Toronto, Ottawa, Dallas, Houston, Washington, Chicago and St. Louis offices acted for CAE Inc. in connection with increasing its ownership stake in its existing SIMCOM Aviation Training (SIMCOM) joint venture by purchasing a majority of SIMCOM shares from Volo Sicuro for USD $230 million, subject to customary adjustments.
Our Toronto office acted as special counsel to Deveron Corp. (the “Company”), a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, in connection with closing the second tranche of a private placement of units of the Company consisting of common shares and common share purchase warrants.
Our Toronto office acted as counsel to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) monitor of Bondfield Construction Company Ltd.
A cross-border team led by our Vancouver office and involving teams from Calgary, Toronto, Montréal and London acted for Amcomri Entertainment Inc.
Our Toronto office acted as special counsel to Deveron Corp. (the “Company”), a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Our Montréal office advised Patriot Battery Metals Inc. on a charity flow-through shares offering on a private placement basis for gross proceeds of approximately C$75 million.
Our Toronto office acted as special counsel to Deveron Corp., a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, in negotiating a settlement agreement with certain dissident shareholders of the company, one of whom was a current director of the company, that had requisitioned a meeting of the company’s shareholders.
Our Toronto office advised Royal Bank of Canada on a C$1.25 billion offering of non-viability contingent capital (NVCC) subordinated notes through its Canadian medium term notes program.
Our Toronto, Vancouver and Dallas offices acted as counsel for Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (“Enthusiast Gaming”) in its new secured C$20 million term loan with a syndicate of lenders led by Beedie Capital. In connection with the term loan, Enthusiast Gaming also issued common share purchase warrants to the new lenders.
Our award-winning Special Situations team secured a win for Aimia Inc. in a high-profile battle for control of the Company.
Our Ottawa office recently advised Food Cycle Science Corporation (“FCS”), an award-winning electric food waste recycler, in its transaction with Power Sustainable Lios Inc. (“PSL”).
Our Toronto, Vancouver, New York, Dallas and Houston offices advised Aeterna Zentaris Inc., an innovative biotechnological development company, on its all-stock merger of equals transaction with Ceapro Inc. pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement.
Our Toronto office represented Aimia Inc. in its termination of existing agreements with Paladin Private Equity, LLC, related to various rights and obligations in favour of Paladin in Aimia’s subsidiaries, Bozzetto Group and Cortland International, which were acquired by Aimia in 2023 for approximately C$496 million.
Our Ottawa, Toronto, Dallas, Houston, Washington, London, Paris and Milan offices advised Fluence Technologies Inc., a financial consolidation software for high growth companies, in a sale transaction to Anaplan.
Our Toronto office advised Royal Bank of Canada on a C$2bn offering of non-viability contingent capital (NVCC) subordinated notes through its Canadian medium-term notes program.
Our Montreal office advised the special committee of the board of directors of CGI Inc. in connection with the repurchase for cancellation by CGI Inc., via private agreement.
A cross-border team, including lawyers from our Toronto, Vancouver and Houston offices assisted Third Lane Mobility Inc (formerly, Bird Scooter Acquisition Corp.) (“Bird”) on the restructuring and acquisition of certain assets of Bird Global Inc., and the establishment of a new money facility.
Our Montreal office successfully represented the firm’s long-time client Bombardier inc. on its victory before the Supreme Court of Canada in a case of whether a bank is required to refuse payment to the beneficiary of a letter of credit if the beneficiary is found to have engaged in fraudulent behaviour.
Our Ottawa, Montréal, Toronto, and Québec City offices represented Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (NMG) in a US$87.5m private placement.
Our Québec and Montréal offices acted for the sellers in the sale of a majority stake in Boulangerie St-Méthode to Swander Pace Capital, CDPQ and Roynat Equity Partners.
An international team led by our Montréal office and supported by our Ottawa, Johannesburg, Paris and Casablanca offices, advised Solutions Beyond Technologies Inc. in a complex transaction in which it was acquired by Syntax Systems.
Our Québec City and Montréal offices advised OpSens Inc., a medical device cardiology-focused company delivering innovative solutions based on its proprietary optical technology, in connection with the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Haemonetics Corporation, a global medical technology company, for C$2.90 in cash per share.
Our Québec City and Montréal offices advised H2O Innovation Inc. in connection with the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares, other than the shares rolled over by Investissement Québec, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and certain key executives of H2O, to Ember SPV I Purchaser Inc.
Our Calgary office, with the assistance of the Toronto and Vancouver offices, acted for Crescent Point Energy Corp. in its acquisition of Hammerhead Energy Inc. for total consideration of approximately C$2.55bn, including approximately C$455m in assumed net debt.
Our Calgary office represented Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, owners of the Calgary Flames NHL hockey franchise and other professional and amateur sports organizations in the province, in their comprehensive transactions with The City of Calgary, the National Hockey League, the Calgary Stampede and various other stakeholders.
Our Montréal office is advising CAE Inc. on a definitive agreement to sell CAE’s Healthcare business to Chicago-based Madison Industries for an enterprise value of C$311m, subject to customary adjustments.
Our Toronto office represented Citadel Income Fund in a high-profile proxy fight opposite Saba Capital Management, L.P. and certain associated parties (the “Saba”).
Our Vancouver office is working alongside the firm’s Calgary office to advise Australia-based Iris Energy Limited on the development of green energy-driven data centres in Canada.
Our Toronto office, with assistance nationally, advised publicly listed Carlsberg Group, a global brewery group with products sold in 150 markets, on its arrangement to acquire TSX-listed Waterloo Brewing Ltd. for C$144m all-cash consideration.
Our Toronto office advised the special committee of the board of directors of Yamana Gold Inc. in connection with the offer made by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited and Pan American Silver Corp. pursuant to which Pan American will acquire all of the company’s issued and outstanding common shares and Agnico will acquire certain subsidiaries and partnerships that hold Yamana’s interests in its Canadian assets.
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