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Alan Bell's practice is focused on corporate and securities law. He specializes in corporate reorganizations, private and public financing and is internationally recognized for his expertise and experience in complex international and domestic mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.

His practice involves acting for public companies, institutional investors and independent committees of directors of public companies. He also advises corporations on the structuring and implementation of corporate governance practices.

Education

York University, BA, 1970 Osgoode Hall Law School, LLB, 1973 

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 1975

Recent Experience

Canadian counsel to Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V., in the proposed acquisition by Anheuser-Busch InBev of the remaining stake in Grupo Modelo that it does not already own for approximately US$20.1 billion.
Bank of Canada, on proposed TSX and London Stock Exchange and subsequent acquisition by Maple.
Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust, in its conversion from an income trust structure to a corporate structure by way of a plan of arrangement.
RBC Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in US$5.0-billion credit facilities to finance the successful acquisition of Equinox Minerals Limited by Barrick Gold Corporation.
Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust, in its $86.3-million offering of trust units.
CUNA Mutual Group, in its acquisition by Co-operators Life Insurance and Central 1 Credit Union.
Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust, in the $126.6-million offering of trust units and 7.25 percent convertible unsecured subordinated debentures.
Visa Inc., in its US$19.7-billion Initial Public Offering of shares.
SSAB, in its sale of the IPSCO Tubulars business to Evraz for US$4.025 billion.
Grupo Modelo, in its joint venture with Molson Coors for importing, distributing and selling Modelo products in Canada. 
WCE Holdings Inc., the parent company of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, in connection with the sale of all shares, totalling $50 million, to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. by a plan of arrangement.
Extendicare Inc. and Haro Financial Corporation, in the sale of all outstanding shares of Crown Life Insurance Company to Canada Life Assurance Company.
OJSC Russian Machines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Basic Element, in its $1.5-billion investment in Magna International Inc.
SSAB corporation, in its $9.1-billion acquisition of Ipsco Inc.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, in its proposed investment with James Richardson International Limited to acquire Agricore United.
The Special Committee of Bema Gold Corporation, in the US$3.1-billion takeover offer by Kinross Gold Corporation.
Eimskip Atlas Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avion Group, and KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 2, in Avion's $580-million acquisition of Atlas Cold Storage Income Trust.
Extendicare Inc. and Extendicare REIT, in a $1.6-billion reorganization resulting in the distribution of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. to Extendicare shareholders and the conversion of the remaining business of Extendicare into a Canadian real estate investment trust, Extendicare REIT.

Recent Recognition

Chambers Canada
Corporate/Commercial: Ontario
Corporate/M&A
Chambers Global The World's Leading Lawyers for Business
Corporate/M&A
The Legal 500 Canada
Corporate and M&A
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance & Securities; Mergers & Acquisitions
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized for Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Law
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
Received an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada
Recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of Corporate Finance and Securities
Recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions
Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Corporate Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Corporate lawyer in Canada
Who's Who Legal Canada
Recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of Corporate Governance

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