Blackstone Inc.

Acted for Blackstone in its US$3.5-billion take-private acquisition of Tricon Residential Inc., an owner, operator and developer of a portfolio of approximately 38,000 single-family rental homes in the U.S. Sun Belt and multi-family apartments in Toronto.

A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund

Acted for A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund in its strategic combination with A&W Food Services of Canada to create a leading publicly-traded quick-service restaurant company.

Red 5 Limited

Acted as Canadian counsel to Red 5 Limited, an Australia-based gold miner, in a merger of equals with Silver Lake Resources, creating a leading mid-tier gold company with a combined value of approximately A$2.2 billion.

Blackstone Credit

Acted for funds managed by Blackstone Credit in connection with its sale of Grafton Apparel Ltd., the leading Canadian retailer of men's clothing, which operates under the Tip Top, George Richards and Mr. Big & Tall banners, to an affiliate of Stern Partners Inc.

SPS Commerce Inc.

Acting for SPS Commerce, Inc. in its US$210-million acquisition of Carbon6 Technologies Inc., a provider of software tools to Amazon sellers.

Alaris Equity Partners

Acted for Alaris Equity Partners in its strategic recapitalization of Ohana Growth Partners, LLC, a leading Planet Fitness® franchisee.

Infinity Home Services

Acted for Infinity Homes Services, a private equity-backed leader in residential roofing and exterior remodeling services, in its Canadian acquisition of D'Angelo & Sons Construction Limited, a roofing company serving the Greater Toronto Area.

Barrick Gold Corporation

Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its initial C$23.39 million strategic investment in Hercules Silver and its additional C$7-million follow-on investment. 

Infinity Home Services

Acted for Infinity Homes Services, a private equity-backed leader in residential roofing and exterior remodeling services, in its Canadian acquisition of Wheatland Roofing, a roofing company serving the Regina, Saskatchewan area.

Integrated Media Company

Acted for Integrated Media Company, a TPG platform dedicated to the new media ecosystem, in its C$147.5-million acquisition of Toon Boom Animation Inc., an Emmy® Award-winning Montreal-based animation software company, from Nelvana Limited, a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment Inc.

BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

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.

Premium Nickel Resources Limited

Acted for Premium Nickel Resources Ltd. (PNRL) in its C$34-million financing transactions with Cymbria Corporation and EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. The transactions comprised of an equity offering of units, a three year term loan and options to acquire 0.5% net smelter returns royalties on PNRL's Selebi and Selkirk mines.