Cases
Representative Work: Acting as Canadian counsel to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. in connection with its over $2.3-billion acquisition of Capsugel, the world's leading provider of hard capsules, from Pfizer Inc.
Advising Canada Mortgage
Housing Corporation
Canada Housing TrustTM No. 1 in connection with the Canada Mortgage Bond securitization program
the fully underwritten offerings (to date) of well in excess of $300 billion in Canada Mortgage Bonds since program launch in 2001.
Advising Realty Financial Advisors Inc. (RFA) on its underwriting of the B piece
unrated tranches of over $2.3 billion in commercial mortgage-backed securities offered by Claret Trust, Column Canada Issuer Corporation, Solar Trust, Merrill Lynch Financial Assets Inc., Schooner Trust
Real Estate Asset Liquidity Trust.
Advising a financial institution mutual fund manager in connection with the structuring
establishment of a private commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction
substantial investment in commercial mortgage-pass through certificates.
Advising a financial institution in connection with the securitization of its portfolio of credit-card receivables.
Advising The Bank of Nova Scotia
a syndicate of financial institutions in connection with the establishment of $175-million of first-lien, senior secured credit facilities in favour of Cara Operations Limited
the simultaneous issuance by Cara Operations Limited of $200-million of second-lien, senior secured high-yield notes.
Advising The Bank of Nova Scotia
a syndicate of lenders in connection with the $170-million financing of the initial public offering of Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund
the $425-million financing of Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund's acquisition of the Famous Players movie theatres.
Acting for various participants (sponsors, bank lenders
bond underwriters) to design, build, finance, operate
/or maintain various public-private partnership (P3) projects in Canada including roads, hospitals
various energy projects.
Advising Royal Office Finance Limited Partnership
Canadian Leaseback Limited Partnership in connection with the issuance of over $1.2 billion of senior secured bonds to assist in the acquisition
leaseback of seven federal office properties located across Canada.
Advising The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, as Agent
lead lender, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Ontario Pension Board Investments Inc. in connection with the approximately $175-million project financing provided to Raleigh Wind Power Partnership
its sponsor, Invenergy Wind North America LLC, for its Raleigh wind energy project.
Advising Modular Space Corporation (formerly Resun Corporation), an investment of private equity firm Calera Capital, in connection with the acquisition financings (senior revolving credit facility
second lien term loan credit facility) of the North American modular space business of General Electric Capital Corporation.
Advising BNY Trust Company of Canada, in its capacity as Canadian co-trustee
collateral agent pursuant to a C$125-million offering of senior second lien notes of Golf Town Canada Inc.
Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc., in connection with Golf Town's acquisition of 100 per cent of the common shares of Golfsmith, a US multi-channel specialty golf retailer.
Acting as Canadian counsel to an investor group led by Apollo Management, LP in connection with a US$600-million cross-border acquisition financing of Linens 'N Things, one of the leading, national, large-format retailers of home textiles, housewares
decorative home accessories.
Advising Northl
Power Inc.
its affiliates in connection with the project financing of its various power projects.
Acting as counsel to a Schedule I Bank in connection with the establishment of over C$146 million of senior secured credit facilities to an international private equity firm in connection with its acquisition of an ATM portfolio management services provider.
Advising Ernst & Young Inc., the court-appointed monitor in the CCAA proceedings, in connection with the $32-billion restructuring of Canadian third-party structured asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP).
Advising The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with the financing of the initial public offering of Second Cup Royalty Income Fund.
Advising GreenField Ethanol Inc. in connection with its $405-million senior secured credit facilities to assist, in part, with the construction of two ethanol plants in Ontario.
Advising UE Waterheater Income Fund in connection with the $400-million senior secured financing of its initial public offering
acquisition of the water heater rental business owned by Union Energy Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EPCOR Utilities Inc.
Advising UE Waterheater Income Fund in connection with a $400-million secured note offering, the $140-million takeover of Voxcom Income Fund,
the $1.74-billion sale of substantially all of its assets (including the redemption
defeasance of public secured notes) to a subsidiary of private equity firm, Alinda Capital Partners LLC.
