Rogers Communications Inc., 2025
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in the successful completion of three separate but concurrent consent solicitations for the requisite consent from holders of each of its 18 series of Canadian dollar senior notes (C$13.75 billion aggregate principal amount) and 16 series of U.S. dollar senior notes (US$15.5 billion aggregate principal amount) to amend the governing indentures.
Toromont Industries Ltd., 2025
Acted for Toromont Industries Ltd. in its C$300-million private placement of 3.76% senior unsecured notes due 2030.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and BofA Securities, 2025
Acted for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and BofA Securities in the Canadian private placement of C$250-million of senior unsecured floating rate notes due 2028 by Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, a special purpose statutory trust organized under Delaware law, secured by funding agreements issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 2025
Acted for RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC on the US$900-million cross-border secondary offering of subordinate voting shares of GFL Environmental Inc., where certain of the offered shares were repurchased for cancelation by GFL.
Fortis Inc., 2025
Acted for Fortis Inc. in its C$600-million offering by private placement of 4.090% senior unsecured notes due March 26, 2032.
Russel Metals Inc., 2025
Acted for Russel Metals Inc. in its C$300-million private placement of 4.423% senior unsecured notes due 2030.
New Gold Inc., 2025
Acting as Canadian counsel for New Gold Inc. in the C$400-million private placement offering of high yield notes. The proceeds from the offering will be used to fund the purchase of its outstanding 7.50% senior notes due 2027.
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2025
Acted for a syndicate of agents co-led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. in the C$350-million public offering of medium-term notes by 407 International Inc.
Government of Canada, 2025
Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., in the Government of Canada’s offering of Series C Green Bonds in the principal amount of C$2-billion.
Rogers Sugar Inc., 2025
Acted for Rogers Sugar Inc. with the issuance, on a bought deal basis, of C$115-million aggregate principal amount of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2025
Acted as Canadian counsel for Rogers Communications Inc. in a US$2.1-billion U.S. public offering of two series of fixed-to-fixed rate subordinated notes registered via the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2025
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. with the offering by CDP Financial of US$1.5-billion of Series 22 notes due 2030 under its Senior Notes Program.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2024
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in a C$1-billion Canadian private placement of fixed-to-fixed rate subordinated notes.
Canada Growth Fund, 2024
Acting for Canada Growth Fund and Canada Growth Fund Investment Management Inc. with an equity investment of US$25 million in Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc., an integrated Québec-based company specializing in graphite mining and processing. This investment marks CGF’s first transaction in critical minerals sector and its first direct investment in Québec.
Fortis Inc., 2024
Acted for Fortis Inc. in the renewal of its at-the-market public offering of up to C$500-million of common shares, which may be sold through the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or on any other marketplace in Canada or the United States on which the common shares are traded.
Groupe Dynamite Inc., 2024
Acted for Groupe Dynamite Inc., a Canadian women's clothing retailer, in its C$300-million initial public offering of subordinate voting shares, valuing the company at C$2.3 billion.
Government of Canada, 2024
Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Desjardins Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc., in the re-opening of the Government of Canada’s offering of Series B Green Bonds in the principal amount of C$2-billion.
Syndicate of agents co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 2024
Acted for a syndicate of agents co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in the C$500-million public offering of medium-term notes by 407 International Inc.
Oxford Properties Group and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, 2024
Acted for Oxford Properties Group and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the C$325-million sale of Les Galeries de le Capitale, a super regional enclosed shopping centre located in Quebec City, to Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust. Primaris agreed to fund C$155 million of the purchase price with equity, comprised of (1) 2.5 million Primaris units, subject to Primaris’ right (which was exercised) to instead pay C$34 million in cash, and (2) C$100 million aggregate face value of 6.25% preferred units exchangeable into Primaris units.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2024
Acting for Rogers Communications Inc. in its C$4.7 billion acquisition of BCE Inc.’s ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2024
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. with the offering by CDP Financial of C$1 billion of Series 21 notes due 2034 under its Senior Notes Program.
Fortis Inc., 2024
Acted for Fortis Inc. in its C$500-million offering by private placement of 4.171% senior unsecured notes due September 9, 2031.
Algoma Power Inc., 2024
Acted as counsel to Algoma Power Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of FortisOntario Inc., in connection with the issue and sale by Algoma of C$55-million principal amount of 5.054% senior unsecured notes due August 22, 2054, on a private placement basis.
BofA Securities, 2024
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by BofA Securities, in the private placement of US$200 million of high-yield notes of a Canadian private issuer.
Scotia Capital Inc., 2024
Acted for Scotia Capital Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., TD Securities Inc. and a syndicate of agents in Videotron Ltd.’s inaugural C$1-billion offering of investment grade bonds, comprised of C$600 million of 4.65% Series 1 Senior Notes due July 15, 2029, and C$400 million of 5% Series 2 Senior Notes due July 15, 2034.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 2024
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan, in the private placement of US$500 million of senior notes of GFL Environmental Inc.
Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, 2024
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. with the offering by CDP Financial of US$1.5 billion of Series 20 Notes due in 2029 under its Senior Notes Program.
National Bank Financial Markets, BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, 2024
Acted as Canadian counsel for a syndicate of underwriters led by National Bank Financial Markets, BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets in connection with IAMGOLD Corporation's US$300-million public offering of common shares, conducted concurrently in Canada (excluding Québec and Nunavut) pursuant to Canadian prospectus requirements and in the United States pursuant to the U.S. multijurisdictional disclosure system.
McDonald's Corporation, 2024
Acted for McDonald’s Corporation in the private placement of C$1 billion of its fixed rate “Maple bonds”, McDonald’s first maple bond sale in the Canadian market since 2017.
New Gold Inc., 2024
Acted for New Gold Inc. in its US$173-million cross-border bought deal equity financing conducted by a syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC Capital Markets.
Northern Superior Resources Inc., 2024
Acted for Northern Superior Resources Inc. in connection with a bought deal private placement of 5,050,600 flow-through shares at $0.99 per share and 5,454,600 common shares at $0.55 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of C$8-million.
RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, 2024
Acted for the syndicate of agents, co-led by RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, in TMX Group Limited's Canadian private placement offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured debentures.
Mason Resources Inc., 2024
Acted for Mason Resources Inc. in its strategic investment in NorthX Nickel Corp., formerly known as Archer Exploration Corp., under a private agreement transaction as part of a larger private placement. NorthX Nickel Corp. is focused on the exploration and development of the Grasset Project, located within the Abitibi Greenstone Belt in Quebec.
Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, 2024
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. with the offering by CDP Financial of €1.5 billion of Series 19 Notes due in 2029 under its Senior Notes Program.
Scotia Capital Inc and TD Securities, 2024
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Scotia Capital Inc. and TD Securities Inc. in an offering of C$200-million aggregate principal amount of Series L Notes of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust due March 29, 2030.
RBC Capital Markets, LLC and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 2024
Acted for RBC Capital Markets, LLC and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. on the US$723.4-million cross-border secondary offering of subordinate voting shares of GFL Environmental Inc.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc, CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2024
Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, in the Government of Canada’s offering of Series B Green Bonds in the principal amount of C$4-billion.
Rogers Sugar Inc., 2024
Acted for Rogers Sugar Inc. in its C$117.9-million equity offering, comprised of a C$57.5-million public offering and C$60.4-million concurrent non-brokered private placements to Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q.) and Belkorp Industries Inc., the net proceeds of which will be used to fund a portion of its C$200-million sugar capacity expansion project.
BMO Capital Markets, National Bank Financial and TD Securities, 2024
Acted for the syndicate of agents, co-led by BMO Capital Markets, National Bank Financial and TD Securities, in TMX Group Limited's Canadian private placement of C$1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of senior debentures issued across three series.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2024
Acted as Canadian counsel for Rogers Communications Inc. in its US$2.5-billion U.S. public offering of two series of senior notes registered via the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2024
Acted for BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., and a syndicate of agents in a C$500 million aggregate private placement of Metro Inc.’s 3.998% Series L Senior Unsecured Notes due November 27, 2029.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2024
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. to establish its shelf prospectus, qualifying an unspecified amount of future public offerings of debt securities and preferred shares in Canada.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 2023
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan, in the private placement of US$1 billion of senior secured notes of GFL Environmental Inc.
Fortis Inc., 2023
Acted for Fortis Inc. in its C$500-million offering by private placement of 5.677% senior unsecured notes due November 8, 2033.
Fortis Inc., 2023
Acted for Fortis Inc. in establishing its at-the-market public offering of up to C$500-million of common shares, which may be sold through the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or on any other marketplace in Canada or the United States on which the common shares are traded.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2023
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in a C$3-billion Canadian private placement of senior notes issued across four tranches.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 2023
Acted for a syndicate of agents co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in the C$500-million public offering of medium-term notes by 407 International Inc.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2023
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. to establish its U.S. registration statement, registering up to US$8 billion of future public offerings of debt securities and preferred shares in the United States pursuant to the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2023
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. with the series 16 offering by CDP Financial of US$1.5 billion of senior notes due in 2028 under its Senior Notes Program.
Beanfield Metroconnect, 2023
Acted for Beanfield Metroconnect, a portfolio company of DigitalBridge, in securing a strategic equity investment from OMERS Infrastructure.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2023
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. with the reopening of the series 15 offering by CDP Financial of US$350 million of senior notes due in 2025 under its Senior Notes Program.
New York Life Insurance Company, 2023
Acted for New York Life Insurance Company in the Canadian private placement of C$1.05 billion of floating-rate and fixed-rate notes by New York Life Global Funding, a special purpose statutory trust organized under Delaware law, secured by a funding agreements issued by New York Life Insurance Company.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2023
Acted as Canadian counsel for Rogers Communications Inc. in its offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding US$7.05-billion senior notes previously issued under a private placement for an equal principal amount of new notes with substantially identical terms that are registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 2023
Acted for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, CIBC World Markets Inc., TD Securities Inc. BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. in the Canadian private placement of C$1 billion of floating-rate and fixed-rate notes by Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, a special purpose statutory trust organized under Delaware law, secured by a funding agreements issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2023
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. in the reopening of the series 15 offering by CDP Financial of US$500 million of senior notes due in 2025 under its Senior Notes Program
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2023
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. in the reopening of the series 13 offering by CDP Financial of C$750 million of senior notes due in 2028 under its Senior Notes Program
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2023
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. in the series 15 offering by CDP Financial of US$500 million of senior notes due in 2025 under its Senior Notes Program
Goldman Sachs & Co., 2023
Acted for Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC on the US$658-million cross-border secondary offering of subordinate voting shares of GFL Environmental Inc.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2023
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. in the series 14 offering by CDP Financial of AUD$300 million of senior notes due in 2030 under its Senior Notes Program
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2023
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. in the series 12 offering by CDP Financial of NOK 600 million of senior notes due in 2028 under its Senior Notes Program.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2023
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. in the series 13 offering by CDP Financial of C$1.25 billion of senior notes due in 2028 under its Senior Notes Program.
TD Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2023
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, led by TD Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. in an offering of C$200-million aggregate principal amount of Series K Notes of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust due September 28, 2029.
Lithium Royalty Corp, 2023
Acted for Lithium Royalty Corp. in its C$150-million initial public offering of common shares underwritten by a syndicate co-led by Canaccord Genuity Corp and Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2023
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. with an offering by CDP Financial of US$2 billion of senior notes under its Senior Notes Program.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2023
Acted for BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., and a syndicate of agents in a C$300-million offering of Metro Inc.’s 4.657% Series K senior unsecured notes due February 7, 2033.
Smile CDR Inc., 2023
Acted for Smile CDR Inc. (doing business as Smile Digital Health), a leading FHIR® health data fabric (HDF) and exchange solutions provider, in its approximately $30-million Series B funding round led by existing investors.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2023
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. with a series 18 offering by CDP Financial of C$750 million of senior notes due in 2030 under its Senior Notes Program.
BofA Securities, 2023
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by BofA Securities, in the add-on private placement of US$125 million of senior secured notes of a Canadian private issuer.
BofA Securities, 2023
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by BofA Securities, in the add-on private placement of US$100 million of senior secured notes of a Canadian private issuer.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2023
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to US$4 billion of securities in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
BofA Securities, 2023
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by BofA Securities, in the follow-on private placement of US$500 million of senior secured notes of a Canadian private issuer.
BofA Securities, 2022
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by BofA Securities, in the private placement of US$300 million of high-yield notes of a Canadian private issuer.
Stifel Nicholaus Canada Inc., 2022
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. in OpSens Inc.'s $11.5-million bought deal public offering of common shares including the full exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters.
BMO Capital Markets, 2022
Acted for the underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets in the offering of C$500-million Ukraine Sovereignty Bonds by the Government of Canada to offer Canadians an opportunity to directly support Ukraine.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2022
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. connection with an offering by CDP Financial of CAD $1.25 billion of Senior Notes under its Senior Notes Program.
Enerflex Ltd., 2022
Acted as Canadian counsel to Enerflex Ltd. in its U.S. and Canadian private placement of US$625-million high-yield senior secured notes.
Ingeniarts Technologies Inc., 2022
Acted for Ingeniarts Technologies Inc., operating as UgoWork, in its C$22.8-million series B financing from investors such as Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q.), Export Development Canada, Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins and Investissement Québec.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2022
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in its separate but concurrent Canadian and U.S. consent solicitations for an amendment that extended the outside date (prior to which Rogers must consummate its acquisition of Shaw Communications) stipulated in the special mandatory redemption provisions of three series of its Canadian dollar senior notes (C$3-billion) and five series of its U.S. dollar senior notes (US$7.05-billion).
Mason Graphite Inc., 2022
Acted for Mason Graphite Inc. with its entering into an option and joint venture agreement with Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. for the development of the Lac Guéret graphite project and Nouveau Monde’s concurrent strategic private placement in common shares of Mason Graphite; and Mason Graphite’s change of business from a Tier 2 mining issuer to a Tier 2 investment issuer, pursuant to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.
BELLUS Health Inc., 2022
Acted for BELLUS Health Inc. in its US$176-million public offering (including the full exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters) in Canada and in the United States.
AutoCanada Inc., 2022
Acted for AutoCanada Inc. in its C$100-million substantial issuer bid by “modified Dutch auction” pursuant to which AutoCanada repurchased C$32.5 million of its common shares.
Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (FTQ), 2022
Acted for Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q.) in a private placement of a principal amount of C$100 million in a senior subordinated unsecured debenture of Fiera Capital Corporation due June 30, 2027, to F.T.Q.
BofA Securities, Inc., 2022
Acted for the initial purchasers, led by BofA Securities, Inc., in the Canadian private placement of C$500-million senior secured notes of Maxar Technologies Inc.
Fortis Inc., 2022
Acted for Fortis Inc. in its C$500-million public offering of 4.431% senior unsecured notes due May 31, 2029.
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, 2022
Acted as Canadian counsel to the underwriters, led by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, in the US$700-million cross-border initial public offering of Bausch + Lomb Corporation, a leading global eye health business.
The New York Life Insurance Company, 2022
Acted for The New York Life Insurance Company and New York Life Global Funding, a special purpose statutory trust organized under Delaware law, in the Canadian private placement of $150 million of fixed-rate notes by New York Life Global Funding secured by a funding agreement issued by The New York Life Insurance Company.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2022
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. in connection with an offering by CDP Financial of EUR2 billion in senior notes under its senior notes program.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2022
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its acquisition of a 35% interest in Green Star Royalties Ltd., a company focused on the origination of carbon sequestration projects and other green technology opportunities. In connection with its investment, Agnico was granted certain investor rights, including representation on Green Star's board and an ability to co-invest alongside Green Star in its future projects and investments.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 2022
Acted for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, RBC Dominion Securities, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc. in the Canadian private placement of US$300 million of fixed-rate notes by Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, a special purpose statutory trust organized under Delaware law, secured by a funding agreements issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
Royal Bank of Canada, 2022
Acted for the underwriters led by Royal Bank of Canada in the inaugural green bond offering of C$5 billion by the Government of Canada.
Rogers Communications, 2022
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in a C$4.25-billion Canadian private placement of senior notes issued across four tranches, the largest-ever Canadian dollar issuance by a corporate in Canadian market history. Concurrently acted as Canadian counsel for Rogers Communications Inc. in a US$7.05-billion U.S. private placement of senior notes issued across five tranches, the largest-ever U.S. dollar issuance by a Canadian corporate issuer in U.S. market history. These offerings won Capital Markets Deal of the Year at the 2023 Canadian Law Awards.
PSP Investments, 2022
Acted for PSP Investments (PSP) in relation to its investment in D-Wave Systems Inc. for the latter’s merger with a SPAC, DPCM Capital Inc. – a deal with an implied value of US$1.6 billion. Davies also advised PSP in its concurrent PIPE investment in D-Wave Quantum Inc., the resulting public issuer of the De-SPAC transaction.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2022
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in its U.S. and Canadian private placement of US$750 million of fixed-to-fixed rate subordinated notes.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2022
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. in connection with an offering by CDP Financial of US$1.5 billion of Senior Notes under its Senior Notes Program.
Crombie REIT, 2022
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, led by Scotia Capital Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. as joint bookrunners, in an offering of an aggregate of $200 million of trust units of Crombie REIT and Class B LP units of Crombie Limited Partnership exchangeable for trust units of Crombie.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2022
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. in an offering by CDP Financial of C$1.5 billion of senior notes under its senior notes program.
Pacific Life Insurance Company, 2022
Acted for Pacific Life Insurance Company in the Canadian private placement of $600 million of floating-rate notes by Pacific Life Global Funding II, a special purpose statutory trust organized under Delaware law, secured by a funding agreements issued by Pacific Life Insurance Company.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 2022
Acted for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, BMO Nesbitt Burns, RBC Dominion Securities, Scotia Capital and TD Securities in the Canadian private placement of $450 million of fixed-rate notes by Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, a special purpose statutory trust organized under Delaware law, secured by a funding agreements issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
Royal Bank of Canada, 2022
Acted for Royal Bank of Canada in the establishment of its senior note program in 2022, and ongoing representation of Royal Bank of Canada in takedowns of structured products under its senior note program.
BELLUS Health Inc., 2021
Acted for BELLUS Health Inc. in its US$200-million public offering in Canada and the United States.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2021
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in its Canadian private placement of $2 billion of fixed-to-fixed rate subordinated notes, the largest hybrid corporate bond issue in Canada to date.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., 2021
Acted for BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc. and a group of other agents in a $300-million offering of Metro Inc.'s 1.922% Series J senior unsecured notes due December 2, 2024.
J.P. Morgan, 2021
Acted for J.P. Morgan on the US$503-million cross-border secondary offering of subordinate voting shares of GFL Environmental Inc.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in the establishment of a $250-million at-the- market equity distribution program.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2021
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc. in connection with an offering by CDP Financial of CAD $1.25 billion of Senior Notes under its Senior Notes Program.
AiPharma Global Holdings LLC, 2021
Acting for AiPharma Global Holdings LLC, a private pharmaceutical research, development and commercialization company, in its 19.4% PIPE investment in Appili Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company sponsoring late-stage clinical trials evaluating the antiviral Avigan/Reeqonus for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19.
AirBoss of America Corp., 2021
Acted for AirBoss of America Corp. to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to C$200 million of securities in Canada.
TD Securities Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2021
Acted for TD Securities Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., as joint bookrunners, for Altus Group Limited's $173-million bought deal public offering of common shares.
Nevada Gold Mines, 2021
Acted for Nevada Gold Mines (NGM), the Barrick-Newmont joint venture, in its asset exchange agreement to acquire the remaining 40% of the South Arturo property from i-80 Gold Corp in exchange for NGM's Lone Tree and Buffalo Mountain Properties, and in its conditional up to $50-million private placement in i-80 common shares.
BMO Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, Barclays, Scotiabank and TD Securities Inc., 2021
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, led by BMO Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets and Barclays, as global coordinators and joint bookrunners, and Scotiabank and TD Securities Inc., as joint bookrunners, for the $1.6-billion initial public offering (IPO) of Definity Financial Corporation, the largest Canadian IPO of 2021. This is the largest IPO by a Canadian company in over 20 years and the second largest ever, when taken together with the concurrent cornerstone private placements to Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan and Swiss Re for aggregate proceeds of $700 million. The IPO and private placements were made in connection with the concurrent demutualization of Definity's direct subsidiary (Economical Mutual Insurance Company) - the first demutualization of a Canadian property and casualty insurer. This IPO won Capital Markets Deal of the Year at the 2022 Canadian Law Awards.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in its $500-million green bond offering of 2.194% Series 6 senior unsecured debentures.
Scotiabank and Echelon Capital Markets, 2021
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Scotiabank and Echelon Capital Markets in mdf commerce inc.'s bought deal public offering of $67.8 million in subscription receipts in the context of mdf's acquisition of Periscope Intermediate Corporation for a purchase price of approximately US$207.3 million.
Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec and Investissement Québec, 2021
Acted for Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec (F.T.Q.) and Investissement Québec as private placement subscribers in mdf commerce inc.'s private placement of $52.6 million in subscription receipts in the context of mdf's acquisition of Periscope Intermediate Corporation for a purchase price of approximately US$207.3 million.
CIBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital Inc. and TD Securities Inc., 2021
Acted for syndicate of agents, co-led by CIBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital Inc. and TD Securities Inc., in a $150-million offering of series J senior unsecured notes of Crombie REIT.
Canadian Net Real Estate Investment Trust, 2021
Acted for Canadian Net Real Estate Investment Trust in its $20-million public offering, after full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 2021
Acted for BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. as joint solicitation agents for the solicitation of consents and proxies with respect to proposed amendments to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority's Master Trust Indenture.
Canaccord Genuity and Needham & Company, 2021
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, led by joint bookrunners Canaccord Genuity and Needham & Company, in a marketed public offering of US$57.5-million of common shares of AcuityAds Holdings Inc. in the United States and Canada, representing AcuityAds' initial public offering in the United States.
BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan and BMO Capital Markets, 2021
Acted for BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan and BMO Capital Markets in a $400-million offering by Intertape Polymer Group of senior unsecured notes.
National Bank Financial Inc., 2021
Acted for BofA Securities, Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and a syndicate of initial purchasers in a US$500 million offering of Videotron Ltd.'s 3.625% Senior Notes due June 15, 2029 and a C$750 million offering of Videotron Ltd.'s 3.625% Senior Notes due June 15, 2028.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in its $316-million bought deal equity offering of stapled units.
Novacap and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2021
Acted for various funds managed by Novacap Management Inc. and for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, as selling shareholders, in connection with the US$500-million bought deal secondary offering of Nuvei Corporation.
Accor Acquisition Company, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Accor SA in connection with the creation of the first European-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Accor Acquisition Company (AAC). AAC, sponsored by Accor SA, successfully raised EUR 300 million through a private placement of Units listed on Euronext Paris.
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Kartesia Securities IV S.A., 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Kartesia Securities IV S.A. in the debt restructuring of TSX-listed Foraco International SA, a leading global provider of mineral drilling services incorporated in France, pursuant to which Oaktree and Kartesia received repayment of their senior secured notes, exchanged certain subordinated notes for an equity position in Foraco and entered into a related investor rights agreement.
Syndicate of Underwriters, 2021
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, led by BofA Securities, Credit Suisse and Scotiabank, on the US$250-million initial public offering of Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp, a gold-focused streaming and royalty company offering bespoke financing solutions to the metals and mining industry and backed by Elliott Management. This 2021 offering is Canada's largest mining-related IPO in nine years.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDP Financial Inc., 2021
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Caisse) and CDP Financial Inc. in CDP Financial's inaugural issuance of green bonds totalling US$1.0 billion under its US$20-billion senior notes program guaranteed by Caisse.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2021
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to US$4 billion of securities in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
TD Securities Inc. and Goldman Sachs Canada Inc., 2021
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by TD Securities Inc. and Goldman Sachs Canada Inc., as joint bookrunners, on the C$402.5-million initial public offering of Softchoice Corporation, a leading technology solutions provider in North America.
Fortis Inc., 2021
Acted for Fortis Inc. in its $500-million public offering of 2.18% senior unsecured notes due May 15, 2028.
Scotia Capital Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2021
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, led by Scotia Capital Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. as joint bookrunners, in an offering of an aggregate of $141.5 million of trust units of Crombie REIT and Class B LP units of Crombie Limited Partnership exchangeable for trust units of Crombie.
Lantic Inc., 2021
Acted for Lantic Inc. in its $100-million offering of 3.49% senior guaranteed notes due April 30, 2031.
BMO Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, 2021
Acted for BMO Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank on the US$594-million cross-border secondary offering of subordinate voting shares of GFL Environmental Inc.
Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation, 2021
Acted for Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation, a non-agent Crown corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Canada Development Investment Corporation, in connection with Air Canada's approximately $6-billion financing agreements with the Government of Canada through the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) program.
New Look Vision Group Inc., 2021
Acted for New Look Vision Group Inc. in its $800-million sale to NL1 AcquireCo Inc., an entity created by funds managed by FFL Partners, LLC, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Dr. H. Doug Barnes Family.
Novacap and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2021
Acted for various funds managed by Novacap Management Inc. and for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, as selling shareholders, in connection with the US$552-million bought deal secondary offering of Nuvei Corporation (including the partial exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters).
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2021
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.'s initial public offering.
Points International Ltd., 2021
Acted for Points International Ltd. in its $31.6-million bought deal public offering of common shares.
National Bank Financial Inc. and TD Securities Inc., 2021
Acted for the syndicate of agents, led by National Bank Financial Inc. and TD Securities Inc., in TMX Group Limited's $250-million Canadian private placement of 2.016% senior unsecured debentures.
Desjardins Securities Inc., 2021
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Desjardins Securities Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., in connection with Goodfood Market Corp.'s $60-million bought deal public offering of common shares.
Highgate Capital Investments, LP and BentallGreenOak Real Estate Advisors LP, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to the joint venture limited partnership between Highgate Capital Investments, LP and BentallGreenOak Real Estate Advisors LP in its strategic US$50-million PIPE investment in American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (AHIP) and its subsidiary (AHIP REIT), through the issuance of newly-created series C preferred equity stock of AHIP REIT and warrants to acquire limited partnership units of AHIP, on a private placement basis.
National Bank Financial Inc., 2021
Acted for National Bank Financial Inc. and a syndicate of underwriters in a $650-million offering of Videotron Ltd.'s 3.125% senior notes due January 15, 2031.
Onex Corporation, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Onex Corporation and certain investment funds managed by Onex Partners Manager LP, as selling shareholders, in their sale by way of three separate underwritten U.S. public offerings of common stock of JELD-WEN Holding Inc., for aggregate proceeds of US$234 million, US$288 million and US$425 million, respectively.
Morgan Stanley, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to Morgan Stanley in a private placement of $1 billion in fixed-to-floating-rate senior notes due 2027 (maple bonds).
Initial Purchasers, 2021
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by Barclays, in multiple private placements of senior notes and senior secured notes of GFL Environmental Inc., in an aggregate principal amount of over US$5 billion.
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., 2021
Acted for Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., in its exercise of its participation right in connection with Tricon Residential Inc.'s $201-million bought deal equity offering, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2021
Acted for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in connection with its U.S. private offerings of (i) US$650-million principal amount of senior unsecured notes due in 2041; and (ii) US$350-million principal amount of senior unsecured notes due in 2051 (Green Bonds).
The New York Life Insurance Company and New York Life Global Funding, 2021
Acted for The New York Life Insurance Company and New York Life Global Funding, a special purpose statutory trust organized under Delaware law, in the Canadian private placement of $1 billion of fixed-rate notes by New York Life Global Funding secured by a funding agreement issued by The New York Life Insurance Company.
Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., 2021
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. in OpSens Inc.'s $28.75-million bought deal public offering of common shares including the full exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters.
Bellus Health Inc., 2020
Acted for Bellus Health Inc. in connection with its US$50-million at-the-market offering.
TD Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc., 2020
Acted for the underwriting syndicate led by TD Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc. in MindBeacon Holdings Inc.'s $65-million initial public offering of common shares.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, 2020
Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in its $500-million bond offering of 2.378% Series 5 senior unsecured debentures.
Fortis Inc., 2020
Acted for Fortis Inc. to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to US$2 billion of future public offerings of securities in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, 2020
Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in its $288-million bought deal equity offering of 3.84 million stapled units.
TD Securities Inc. and Canaccord Genuity Corp., 2020
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by joint bookrunners, TD Securities Inc. and Canaccord Genuity Corp., in a $23-million bought deal treasury and secondary offering of common shares of AcuityAds Holdings Inc.
IOU Financial Inc., 2020
Acted for IOU Financial Inc. in its strategic transaction with Neuberger Berman, which comprised a non-brokered private placement of common shares of the company for gross proceeds of approximately C$2.1 million and a loan purchase agreement with a fund managed by Neuberger Berman for up to US$150 million per year over the next two years.
Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., 2020
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc. and Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. in mdf commerce inc.'s $47.8-million bought deal public offering of common shares including the full exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters.
BELLUS Health Inc., 2020
Acted for BELLUS Health Inc. in its US$40-million public offering in the United States.
Russel Metals Inc., 2020
Acted for Russel Metals Inc. in its Canadian private placement of $150 million of high yield notes due 2025 and the redemption of its outstanding high yield notes due 2022.
Initial Purchasers, 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, in the private placement of US$450-million aggregate principal amount of high yield notes by IAMGOLD Corporation.
Novacap Management and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2020
Acted for various funds managed by Novacap Management Inc. (as selling shareholders) and for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in connection with the US$833-million initial public offering and concurrent private placement of Nuvei Corporation, representing the largest technology IPO, by both equity capital raised and market capitalization at the time of listing, in TSX history.
Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., 2020
Acted for Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. in its US$240-million preferred equity investment in Tricon Residential Inc., a rental housing company focused on serving the middle-market demographic in North America.
Fortis Energy Bermuda Limited, 2020
Acted for Fortis Inc. subsidiary, Fortis Energy Bermuda Limited, in connection with its agreement to provide a standby commitment for the US$48-million rights offering of Class A ordinary shares by Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.
Desjardins Securities Inc., 2020
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Desjardins Securities Inc. and Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. in Goodfood Market Corp.'s $40-million bought deal public offering of common shares including the full exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters.
Wexford Capital LP, 2020
Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the largest shareholder of Sailfish Royalty Corp., in Sailfish's $18-million rights offering of common shares and the related standby commitment by affiliates of Wexford.
Wexford Capital LP, 2020
Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the largest shareholder of Mako Mining Corp., in Mako's $12 million bought deal private placement of units and concurrent $16.4 million non-brokered private placement to funds managed by Wexford.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2020
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in its US$750 million U.S. public offering of floating rate senior notes due 2022 registered via the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system.
BofA Securities, MUFG, Scotiabank and BMO Capital Markets, 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by BofA Securities, MUFG, Scotiabank and BMO Capital Markets, in the private placement of US$600 million of notes of CCL Industries Inc.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 2020
Acted for a syndicate of agents co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in the $750-million public offering of medium-term notes by 407 International Inc.
Fine Capital Partners LP, 2020
Advised Fine Capital Partners LP, acting as investment manager for certain funds, in its financing of up to approximately US$18.5-million in exchangeable secured debentures issued by a newly formed subsidiary of WildBrain Ltd., a Canadian media production, distribution and broadcasting company.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, 2020
Acted for Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust in its private placement of $150 million of 5.95% Series 12 senior unsecured debentures due May 5, 2025.
BMO Capital Markets, 2020
Acted as Canadian and U.S. counsel to BMO Capital Markets in an at-the-market equity offering by cannabis company Organigram Holdings Inc. in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
SunOpta Inc., 2020
Acted for SunOpta Inc. in connection with a US$60-million equity investment by related party Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and activist shareholder Engaged Capital, LLC in preferred shares of a SunOpta subsidiary exchangeable into common shares of the public parent company and voting on an as-exchanged basis.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2020
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in its $1.5 billion Canadian public offering of 3.65% senior notes due 2027.
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2020
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. in the $700-million public offering of senior secured medium-term notes of 407 International Inc.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2020
Acted for a syndicate of agents co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in connection with the offering by Metro Inc. of $400 million aggregate principal amount of Series I, 3.413% senior unsecured notes due February 28, 2050.
Syndicate of Underwriters, 2020
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by J.P. Morgan, BMO Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank on the US$2.2-billion cross-border initial public offering of subordinate voting shares and tangible equity units of GFL Environmental Inc., the fourth largest diversified environmental services company in North America. The offering is one of the largest IPOs in Canadian history.
Health & Happiness (H&H) Hong Kong Limited, 2020
Acted for NewH2 Limited, a subsidiary of Health and Happiness (H&H) International Holdings Limited, in its private placement of C$5.75 million in Else Nutrition Holdings Inc., an Israel-based company, as part of an aggregate private placement offering of up to C$8.0 million.
BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays, J.P. Morgan and TD Securities, 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to the syndicate of initial purchasers led by BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays, J.P. Morgan and TD Securities in an offering of US$450 million of senior secured notes of Garda World Security Corporation.
CIBC World Markets and BMO Capital Markets, 2020
Acted for CIBC World Markets and BMO Capital Markets as joint bookrunners with the offering of $100 million of trust units of Crombie REIT undertaken by a combination of a "bought deal" prospectus offering and a concurrent private placement.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., 2020
Acted for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in an offering of US$1.5 billion principal amount of senior unsecured notes on a private placement basis in the United States.
Barn Investments, 2020
Acted for Barn Investments in connection with its US$1 million investment in Avicanna Inc. on a private placement basis. Avicanna Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company in the medical cannabis space.
Fronsac Real Estate Investment Trust, 2020
Acted for Fronsac Real Estate Investment Trust in its $18 million public offering of trust units.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2020
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Caisse) and CDP Financial Inc. in CDP Financial's establishment and launch of a US$20-billion senior notes program guaranteed by Caisse, including four subsequent offerings by CDP Financial totalling US$8.5 billion in senior notes under the program.
Aviva plc, 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to Aviva plc in an offering of $450 million of 4.00% Tier 2 Notes (Maple Bonds) through an underwriting syndicate consisting of BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
BofA Securities, 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by BofA Securities, in the private placement of US$150 million of high yield notes of Maxar Technologies Inc.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, 2020
Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in its inaugural $500-million green bond offering of senior unsecured debentures.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, 2020
Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in its $289-million bought deal equity offering of 4.3 million stapled units.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 2020
Acted for a syndicate of dealers co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in the filing of a renewal base shelf prospectus for the offering of up to $3 billion in medium term notes by 407 International Inc.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2020
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. to establish its Canadian shelf prospectus, qualifying up to $4 billion of future public offerings of debt securities in Canada, and its separate U.S. registration statement, registering up to US$4 billion of future public offerings of debt securities in the United States pursuant to the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, Bank of America Securities and TD Securities, 2020
Acted for Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, a special purpose statutory trust organized under Delaware law, Bank of America Securities and TD Securities in the Canadian private placement of $500 million of fixed-rate notes by Metropolitan Life Global Funding I secured by a funding agreement issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
National Bank Financial Inc., 2020
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial Inc. and Desjardins Capital Markets in Goodfood Market Corp.'s $30 million public offering of convertible debentures.
Lead Investor, 2020
Acted for the lead investor in a US$30-million private placement of special warrants issued by Acreage Holdings, Inc., one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis operators in the United States.
TD Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc., 2019
Acted for a syndicate of agents, led by TD Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. in a private placement of a $150 million of senior unsecured Series G notes due June 21, 2027, issued by Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust.
Fortis Inc., 2019
Acted for Fortis Inc. with concurrent offerings of common shares for aggregate proceeds of approximately $1.2 billion. The offerings included a $690-million bought deal in Canada and the U.S. using the multijurisdictional disclosure system, including the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, and a concurrent $500-million registered direct offering to an institutional investor. Each of the offerings was made pursuant to a prospectus supplement under Fortis' existing base shelf prospectus.
BofA Securities, Inc., 2019
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by BofA Securities, in the US$1.0-billion private placement of high yield notes of a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies Inc.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2019
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in its US$1.0-billion public offering of 3.70% senior notes due 2049, issued in the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, 2019
Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in its $294-million bought deal equity offering of 4.6 million stapled units.
Fine Capital Partners LP, 2019
Advised Fine Capital Partners LP, acting as investment manager for certain funds, in providing a standby share purchase facility regarding a private placement rights offering in Canada by DHX Media Ltd., operating as WildBrain, a Canadian media production, distribution and broadcasting company. Under the standby share purchase facility, Fine Capital agreed to acquire up to $60 million of DHX shares in respect of rights that holders do not exercise.
TD Securities Inc., 2019
Acted for TD Securities Inc. and a syndicate of underwriters in a $800-million offering of Videotron Ltd.'s 4.5% senior notes due 2030.
GMP Securities L.P., 2019
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities L.P. and including Haywood Securities Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Desjardins Securities Inc. and Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. in the marketed public offering of 3,077,902 common shares of VOTI Detection Inc., for gross proceeds to the corporation of approximately $5.4 million.
BELLUS Health Inc., 2019
Acted as counsel to BELLUS Health Inc. in its US$70-million initial public offering in the United States.
Scotia Capital Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and TD Securities Inc., 2019
Acted for a syndicate of agents, led by Scotia Capital Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and TD Securities Inc., in a private placement of a $200 million senior unsecured Series F notes due August 26, 2026 issued by Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, 2019
Acted for Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust in the establishment of a $400-million unsecured credit facility and a $300-million secured credit facility with a syndicate of lenders co-led by National Bank Financial and BMO Capital Markets.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2019
Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., in a $150-million bought deal public offering of common shares of New Gold Inc.
The Pallinghurst Group, 2019
Acting as counsel for The Pallinghurst Group, a global metals and mining industry investor, in its proposed equity investment in Nemaska Lithium Inc. to help fund Nemaska's Whabouchi project in Québec.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2019
Acted as counsel to BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. in its delivery of an independent fairness opinion to the board of Transat A.T. Inc. in respect of its proposed acquisition by Air Canada.
Wexford Capital LP, 2019
Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the majority shareholder of Sailfish Royalty Corp., in Sailfish's proposed acquisition of Terraco Gold Corp. pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and the related 19.9% private placement by Wexford into Terraco.
Wexford Capital LP, 2019
Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the largest shareholder of Mako Mining Corp., in Mako's $27-million rights offering of common shares and the related standby commitment by an affiliate of Wexford.
Shaw Communications Inc., 2019
Acted for Shaw Communications Inc. in a $548-million secondary bought deal offering of 80,630,383 Class B non-voting participating shares of Corus Entertainment Inc.
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, 2019
Acted for Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust in the public offering of its 4.5% Series 11 senior unsecured debentures due May 15, 2024, for the principal amount of $200 million.
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, 2019
Acted as tax counsel to Granite REIT in its $231-million bought deal equity offering of 3.7 million stapled units.
TransAlta Corporation, 2019
Acted for TransAlta Corporation in the strategic partnership with Brookfield Renewable Partners and its institutional partners, and the associated $750-million investment by Brookfield in TransAlta to advance TransAlta's transition to clean energy. The investment occurred in two tranches (i) $350 million in the form of exchangeable debentures at first closing in May 2019; and (ii) $400 million in the form of redeemable preferred shares at second closing in October 2020. This investment won Capital Markets Deal of the Year at the 2020 Canadian Law Awards.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to US$4 billion of securities in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
BMO Capital Markets, 2019
Acted for BMO Capital Markets in connection with substantial issuer bids by each of Power Corporation and Power Financial Corporation by way of a modified Dutch auction.
GMP Securities L.P., 2019
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities L.P. and comprising Desjardins Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Acumen Capital Finance Partners Limited, Scotia Capital Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Raymond James Ltd., Canaccord Genuity Corporation and PI Financial Corp. in a bought deal offering of 7,142,857 common shares of Goodfood Market Corp. for gross proceeds to the corporation of approximately $25 million.
Desjardins Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets, 2019
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Desjardins Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets in a US$135-million bought deal public offering of trust units by WPT Industrial REIT.
Hydrostor Inc., 2019
Acted for Hydrostor Inc., a developer of Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) projects, in securing a US$37-million growth financing to advance their global pipeline of utility-scale energy storage projects, including equity, debt, an asset acquisition, cash commitments, a project development partnership with Meridiam, a global infrastructure developer, and a strategic technology partnership with Baker Hughes, a GE Company.
BMO Capital Markets, 2019
Acted as Canadian and U.S. counsel to BMO Capital Markets in an at-the-market equity offering by cannabis company Organigram Holdings Inc. in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2019
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to US$1 billion of securities in Canada and the United States under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system.
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, 2019
Acted for Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan on its minority equity investment in Herschel Supply Co., a design-driven global lifestyle brand.
BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays, J.P. Morgan and TD Securities, 2019
Acted as Canadian counsel to the syndicate of initial purchasers led by BofA Securities, Inc., Barclays, J.P. Morgan and TD Securities in an offering of US$779 million of 9.50% senior notes due 2027 of Garda World Security Corporation and to the solicitation agents in respect of the offer to purchase and consent to solicitation in respect of Garda World's US$625 million 8.75% senior notes due 2025.
Desjardins Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, 2019
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Desjardins Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, in a US$97-million bought deal public offering of trust units, including US$12 million issued in the later over-allotment option closing, by WPT Industrial REIT.
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I and Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., 2019
Acted for Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, a special purpose statutory trust organized under Delaware law, and Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. in the Canadian private placement of $100 million of floating rate notes by Metropolitan Life Global Funding I secured by a funding agreement issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
Waste Management of Canada Corporation, 2019
Acted for Waste Management of Canada Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., in its Canadian private placement of $500 million of 2.60% notes due 2026, which were fully guaranteed by Waste Management, Inc. and Waste Management Holdings, Inc.
TransAlta Corporation, 2019
Acted as Canadian counsel for TransAlta Corporation to establish a Canadian base shelf prospectus and associated U.S. registration statement registering the sale of up to US$2 billion in securities in the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
Fronsac Real Estate Investment Trust, 2019
Acted for Fronsac Real Estate Investment Trust in its issuance by way of private placement of (i) 14,869,091 units at a price of $0.55 per unit and (ii) $1,732,000 in principal amount of 6% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due May 16, 2024, for aggregate gross proceeds of $9,910,000.
Xplornet Communications Inc., 2019
Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc. in its U.S. and Canadian private placement of US$75 million in high-yield notes.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2019
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in its US$1.25-billion public offering of 4.35% senior notes due 2049, issued in the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2019
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in its $1-billion public offering of 3.25% senior notes due 2029, issued in Canada. This offering was supported by the largest single-tranche order book on record in Canada.
Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2019
Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in a private placement in Canada and the United States of over $1 billion of fixed rate bonds in order to refinance bridge loans used to complete their recent acquisition of AltaGas Ltd.'s remaining 55% interest in three hydroelectric projects in northwest British Columbia.
CIBC Capital Markets and Eight Capital, 2019
Acted for CIBC Capital Markets and Eight Capital as joint bookrunners, in the public offering of approximately $55 million of subordinated voting shares of Canopy Rivers Inc., an investment and operating platform structured to pursue investment opportunities in the emerging global cannabis sector, and the concurrent private placement, on an agency basis, of $30 million of subordinated voting shares of Canopy Rivers to Canopy Growth Corporation.
J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, MUFG and RBC Capital Markets, 2019
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, MUFG and RBC Capital Markets, in the private placement of US$550 million of high yield notes of a subsidiary of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
Augusta Investments Inc., 2019
Acted for Augusta Investments Inc. with its minority investment in Tethyan Resources plc, a gold and base metal mineral exploration company incorporated in England & Wales.
BELLUS Health Inc., 2018
Acted for BELLUS Health Inc. in its $35-million overnight marketed offering of common shares to support the development of its lead drug candidate BLU-5937 for chronic cough.
Fortis Inc., 2018
Acted for Fortis Inc. to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to US$2.5 billion of future public offerings of securities in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
J.P. Morgan and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to J.P. Morgan and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in a registered offering in the United States by Waste Connections, Inc., of US$500 million principal amount of its 4.250% senior notes due 2028.
Stingray Group Inc., 2018
Acted for Stingray Inc. with a $25 million private placement at a price of $10.29 per share to 3322044 Nova Scotia Limited, an affiliate of Irving West, Limited, a company controlled by Mr. Harry R. Steele, a former Chairman of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited, which was acquired by Stingray.
Scotia Capital Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 2018
Acted for a syndicate of agents, led by Scotia Capital Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., in a private placement of a $175 million senior unsecured Series E notes due January 31, 2025 issued by Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to the syndicate of initial purchasers, led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, in the US$250-million offering by Intertape Polymer Group Inc. of 7.00% senior notes due 2026 by private placement in the United States and Canada.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2018
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its mutual strategic investment agreement with Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. and related securities laws matters. Under the agreement, Shandong Gold will purchase up to $300 million of Barrick shares and Barrick will invest an equivalent amount in shares of a publicly listed company controlled by Shandong Gold, in each case, through open market purchases.
TD Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel for the dealer managers, TD Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in Thomson Reuters' substantial issuer bid/tender offer for up to US$9 billion of its common shares and the subsequent US$2 billion return of capital by Thomson Reuters' effected by way of plan of arrangement.
TD Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and Desjardins Securities Inc., 2018
Acted for a syndicate of agents, led by TD Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and Desjardins Securities Inc., in a private placement of an additional $75-million senior unsecured Series B notes due June 1, 2021, issued by Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust.
GMP Securities L.P., 2018
Acted for a syndicate of agents led by GMP Securities L.P. in connection with a going public transaction by way of reverse takeover involving VOTI Detection Inc. and Steamsand Capital Corp., and VOTI's concurrent brokered private placement of subscription receipts for gross proceeds of approximately $9.2 million.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2018
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in the purchase of a block of shares of Stella-Jones Inc. from Stella Jones International S.A. for approximately $182 million pursuant to a private placement.
Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to a syndicate of underwriters, led by Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank Securities, in a US$950-million offering of The Stars Group Inc.'s common shares by way of a treasury and secondary offering in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system. The net proceeds from the treasury offering were, together with debt financing and cash on hand, to fund the acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming.
Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation and Baffinland Iron Mines LP, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation and Baffinland Iron Mines LP in their U.S. and Canadian private placement of US$575 million 8.750% senior secured notes, the repurchase and redemption of an existing series of US$350 million senior secured notes, an associated consent solicitation and an amendment and joinder to the existing revolving credit agreement to increase the aggregate of incremental commitments.
CIBC Capital Markets and GMP Securities LP, 2018
Acted for the syndicate of agents, led by CIBC Capital Markets and GMP Securities LP, in a private placement of subscription receipts of Canopy Rivers Corporation, an investment and operating platform structured to pursue opportunities in the emerging global cannabis sector. The private placement was conducted in connection with a reverse takeover of AIM2 Ventures Inc. by Canopy Rivers.
National Bank Financial Inc. and TD Securities Inc., 2018
Acted for the syndicate of agents, led by National Bank Financial Inc. and TD Securities Inc., in TMX Group Limited's $200-million Canadian private placement of 3.779% senior unsecured debentures.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2018
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in the $1.69-billion sale of its remaining holdings in Quebecor Media Inc. to Quebecor Media and Québecor Inc.
Citigroup, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by Citigroup, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, in the private placement of US$400 million of high-yield notes of GFL Environmental Inc.
Stingray Group Inc., 2018
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in its $506-million acquisition of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited, one of Canada's leading radio broadcasters with 101 licences (82 FM and 19 AM) across Canada, and the financing of this acquisition, which included $450 million of new credit facilities and $138 million of equity, comprising a $83-million bought deal offering of subscription receipts, a $40-million private placement of subscription receipts to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and $15 million from the exercise of pre-emption rights from the Boyko Group.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2018
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. to establish its Canadian shelf prospectus, qualifying up to $4 billion of future public offerings of debt securities in Canada, and its separate Canadian shelf prospectus and associated U.S. registration statement, registering up to US$4 billion of future public offerings of debt securities in the United States pursuant to the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
GMP Securities L.P., 2018
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities L.P. and including National Bank Financial Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corporation, Scotia Capital Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc. and Raymond James Ltd. in a bought deal offering of 4 million common shares of Goodfood Market Corp., for gross proceeds to the corporation of approximately $10 million.
The Carlyle Group, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to The Carlyle Group for the term loan and senior note offering financing for its joint acquisition with GIC of the global specialty chemicals business of Akzo Nobel N.V.
Fortis Inc., 2018
Acted for Fortis Inc. in its $500-million at-the-market public offering of common shares, which will be sold through the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or on any other marketplace in Canada or the United States on which the common shares are traded.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. in its capacity as dealer manager in the offer to exchange all of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.'s US$520-million 5.875% senior notes for Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC's 5.875% senior notes due 2024.
Nutrien Ltd., 2018
Acted as Canadian tax counsel for Nutrien Ltd. and its subsidiary, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., in Nutrien's offer to exchange all outstanding publicly held notes of PotashCorp and Agrium Inc. for new notes to be issued by Nutrien.
Russel Metals Inc., 2018
Acted for Russel Metals Inc. in its private placement of $150 million of high yield notes due 2026.
Rogers Sugar Inc., 2018
Acted for Rogers Sugar Inc. in connection with the issuance, on a bought deal basis, of $97,750,000 aggregate principal amount of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures.
Rogers Communications Inc., 2018
Acted for Rogers Communications Inc. in its US$750-million underwritten public offering of senior notes due 2048, issued in the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
Ergoresearch Ltd., 2018
Acted for the management shareholders of Ergoresearch Ltd., a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, in a going-private transaction in partnership with Walter Capital Partners Inc.
tZERO.com, subsidiary of Overstock.com, 2018
Acting as Canadian counsel for tZERO.com, the financial technology subsidiary of Overstock.com, in its USD$250-million offering of security tokens using blockchain technology by way of a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE).
Bellus Health Inc., 2018
Acted for Bellus Health Inc. in the filing of a base shelf prospectus.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., 2018
Acted for a syndicate of dealers co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in the filing of a renewal base shelf prospectus for the offering of up to $1.6 billion in medium term notes by 407 International Inc.
Syndicate of agents, 2018
Acted for a syndicate of agents co-led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and CIBC World Markets Inc. in Greater Toronto Airports Authority's offering of $500 million 3.26% Notes due June 1, 2037.
Royal Bank of Canada, 2018
Acted for Royal Bank of Canada in the establishment of its $7-billion senior note program in 2018, and ongoing representation of Royal Bank of Canada in takedowns of structured products under its senior note program.
Morgan Stanley, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to Morgan Stanley in a private placement of $500 million of floating rate senior notes due 2021 (maple bonds).
Syndicate of Initial Purchasers, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to Bank of America and a syndicate of initial purchasers in an offering of US$600 million principal amount of 5.950% notes due 2025 by Hidrovias International Finance S.a.r.l.
