Element Fleet Management Corp., the largest publicly traded, pure play automotive fleet manager in the world, in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Tel Aviv-based Autofleet Systems Ltd., a leading Israeli based technology company and innovator in fleet and mobility solutions
Shift 4 Payments, Inc., a leading global processing company, in its going private transaction by way of a statutory plan of arrangement of Givex Corp., a leading payment processing company, in a $200 million all cash transaction
Medline Canada, Corporation, a leading healthcare supplier, equipment manufacturer and distributor, in connection with the acquisition of Sinclair Dental Co. Ltd., Canada’s largest independent, full service dental supplies and equipment distributor
Hut 8 Corp., one of North America’s largest Bitcoin miners and energy infrastructure operators, on the acquisition by its affiliate of Validus Power Corp., and the assets and operations of certain Validus subsidiaries, including four natural gas plants, by way of a court approved Stalking Horse Bid in accordance with a Sale and Investment Solicitation Process, in partnership with Macquarie Equipment Finance Ltd., a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited
Syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. on an approximately $145 million bought deal offering of common shares by Dye & Durham Limited, including the exercise of the over-allotment option, and in connection with a previously completed $20.45 million bought deal private placement of new 6.5% unsecured extendible convertible debentures.
Minority shareholders of Kensington Capital Partners Ltd., one of Canada’s leading alternative investment firms, in the sale of a majority 51% interest to AGF Management Ltd., a leading Canadian independent asset management firm.
Agnora Ltd., a portfolio company of Kensington Capital Partners Limited, in its acquisition of West Coast Glass Products, a premium California-based architectural glass fabricator.
Hut 8 Mining Corp., one of the world's largest publicly traded cryptocurrency mining companies, in its business combination and all stock merger of equals with U.S. Data Mining Group Inc., to create a leading digital asset mining business in North America in one of the industry’s largest M&A transactions
Kinterra Capital Corp., a Toronto based private equity firm that invests in critical minerals assets, in connection with its investment and development in Nion Nickel Inc, the owner of the Dumont Nickel Project in Quebec, one of the largest undeveloped fully-permitted nickel sulphide deposits in the world
Kinterra Capital Corp. in its joint venture with Highland Copper Company Inc. through the acquisition by an affiliate of a 66% interest in the White Pine North Copper project in Michigan, one of the largest independent copper development projects in the United States
Kensington Capital Partners in the sale of its interest in Ace Beverage Group to Pernod Ricard SA's Canadian affiliate, Corby Spirit and Wine Limited, at an enterprise value of $165 million
MPE Partners and its portfolio company 80/20 LLC, as Canadian counsel, in the acquisition of Les Industries Flexpipe, Inc.
ADM, a global leader in agricultural organization and processing and supply chain management, in its acquisition of Prairie Pulse Inc., a pulse crop cleaning, milling and packaging facility in Saskatchewan
Equitable Bank in its acquisition of a majority interest in Concentra Bank at a transaction value of approximately $495 million to become Canada's 7th largest independent Canadian bank by assets
First Transit Topco Inc., a portfolio company of EQT Infrastructure, as Canadian counsel on the sale of First Transit Inc., a provider of passenger transportation and vehicle maintenance services, to Transdev North America Inc., a subsidiary of Transdev Group S.A., a provider of public transportation and mobility services
Regional Rail LLC, a portfolio company of 3i Group plc, in connection with its acquisition of Great Sandhills Railway (GSR) from 3G Canada Limited
Betr Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition of the Chameleon platform, a full suite of gaming solutions, including Player Account Management, sports betting engine, and casino management, from FansUnite Entertainment Inc.
Waterton Global Resource Management, Inc., a leading private equity firm that specializes in the metals and mining sector, in the US$206.5-million sale by Waterton Nevada Splitter, LLC of Gemfields Resources LLC, the owner of the Goldfield District Project, to Centerra Gold Inc.
Waterton Global Resource Management, Inc. in the US$150 million sale of its portfolio company, Ruby Hill Mining Company, LLC, to i-80 Gold Corp
Kensington Private Equity Fund in its majority equity investment in Jewlr and its affiliate, Safyre Labs, both direct-to-consumer ecommerce retailers specializing in the design and manufacturing of personalized and custom jewelry
Waterton Global Resource Management, Inc. in its US$45 million sale by an affiliate of the Reward Project gold reserve in Nevada to Augusta Gold Corp
Kensington Capital Partners and Kensington Private Equity Fund in its acquisition and subsequent amalgamation of Resolute Health Corporation Limited, a leading Canadian healthcare services business specializing in the testing and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
York1 Group of Companies, a leading private-equity backed environmental and infrastructure services provider, in its acquisition of the Budget Group of Companies, specializing in residential, commercial, and industrial waste and recycling solutions as well as metal salvage, waste facilities and demolition.
York1 Group of Companies, a leading private-equity backed environmental and infrastructure services provider, in its acquisition of United Environmental Holdings Inc., a leading solid waste service provider in Ontario, specializing in the industrial, commercial, and institutional waste sectors
MPE Partners, as Canadian counsel, in the US$255-million sale of its portfolio company dlhBowles inc., a provider of engineer plastic solutions to multiple industries, to ABC Technologies Holdings Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of custom, highly engineered technical plastics and lightweighting innovations to the global automotive industry
Management led shareholder group of Dye & Durham Limited in their proposed $3.4 billion Management Buy-Out and going private transaction, which process resulted in a $1.8 billion recapitalization of the Company with a new increased senior secured credit facility
Third Eye Capital, a leading Canadian private credit firm, with a minority investment by Kudu Investment Management, LLC, an independent provider of permanent capital solutions to asset and wealth managers worldwide
Third Eye Capital in connection with its Sale and Investment Solicitation Process and related CCAA restructuring of Accel Canada Holdings Limited and Accel Energy Canada Limited ("ACCEL") and subsequent acquisition of certain oil and gas assets of ACCEL by Conifer Energy Inc. by way of a credit bid purchase from ACCEL's Receiver
Hut 8 Mining Corp., one of the world's largest digital currency miners, in its underwritten US$173 million public offering of common shares and its previous bought deal cross-border unit offering for gross proceeds of $115 million and concurrent NASDAQ listing, both led by Canaccord Genuity
Figment Inc., a blockchain infrastructure technology and services provider, in its US$50 million Series B financing at a US$500 million valuation and subsequent Series C financing for US$110 million at a US$1.4 billion valuation
Third Eye Capital, as the senior secured creditor and DIP lender, in connection with the CCAA restructuring of King Street Restaurant Group, a Toronto based hospitality group, and purchase by way of credit bid transaction of the King Street Restaurant Group's ongoing assets and operations
EQT Infrastructure, a global investment organization, as Canadian counsel to EQT Infrastructure V, in its acquisition of First Student and First Transit, two North American subsidiaries of the UK publicly listed company First Group plc, and market leading providers of essential transportation services to schools and communities in North America, for US$4.6 billion
Redecan, Canada's largest privately-owned licensed producer with leading market shares across multiple categories, on its sale to Hexo Corp., a TSX and NASDAQ listed company, for a purchase price of $925 million payable in cash and shares.
Dye & Durham Limited, a leading provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions for legal and business professionals, in its $530-million acquisition of DoProcess L.P., the leading provider of real estate practice management software in Canada and an affiliate of Teranet Inc., from OMERS Infrastructure, a leading global infrastructure investment manager and the infrastructure arm of one of Canada’s largest pension plans
Mazooma Technical Services Inc., a U.S. focused gaming and sports wagering payment technology provider, in its sale to Nuvei Corporation, a TSX listed company and global payment technology partner of thriving brands, and subject to the achievement of specific performance criteria, for a total maximum aggregate consideration of US$315 million payable in cash and subordinate voting shares.
Silver Spike III Acquisition Corp. in the completion of its Initial Public Offering of 12,500,000 Class A restricted voting units on the NEO Exchange for gross proceeds of US$125 million, representing the third successful SPAC completed by Silver Spike Capital LLC following two successful U.S public listings
Third Eye Capital, Canada’s leading alternative capital provider, in connection with the management buyout and related financing of Cricket Energy Holdings Inc., a leading home services and smart energy solutions company in a transaction valued at over $200 Million
York Group of Companies, a leader in the environmental and infrastructure industry, in connection with a strategic investment in York by Fengate Asset Management on behalf of LiUNA Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada, through its newly formed limited partnership. and in connection with several subsequent acquisitions by York, including the acquisition of the MCS Group, a multi-faceted environmental and infrastructure service provider and ACES Waste Management (Muskoka) Ltd.
CMG Partners Inc. (Caliva), a leading single-state cannabis operator in California, as Canadian counsel, in connection with its approximately US$282.9 million merger with an affiliate of Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp., together with certain other related transactions with Left Coast Ventures, Inc., Shawn JAY-Z Carter and Roc Nation, LLC, to form TPCO Holding Corp., the largest integrated cannabis company in California and the largest cannabis SPAC in Canada
Transflo, a True Wind portfolio company, and a mobile, telematics and business process automation provider for the transportation industry, in its acquisition of Microdea, a leader in document management and workflow automation solutions in the transportation and logistics industry
Kensington Capital Partners and Kensington Private Equity Fund in its $35 million acquisition and related financing through its portfolio company, Clearpoint Health Network Inc., of the surgical and medical centres business of Centric Health Corporation, and, previously in its investment in LifeSpeak Inc., a leading North American digital education platform that caters to the mental health and wellness of employees, with Round 13 and Roynat Capital joining Kensington in the investment round for aggregate proceeds of $42 million and subsequent initial public offering
StonePine Asset Management Inc. in connection with its strategic partnership with Fiera Capital Corporation, a leading independent asset management firm
Tokens.com Inc., a publicly traded company that invests in revenue-generating crypto and block-chain assets in its $25 million subscription receipt financing and go public transaction on the NEO Exchange and its subsequent $10 million unit financing, both led by Stifel
Element Fleet Management, the largest publicly traded, pure-play automotive fleet manager, in its acquisition of Autofleet
Medline Industries Inc. a global healthcare manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, as Canadian counsel in the US$167.5 million acquisition of the NAMIC fluid management business from AngioDynamics, and on various other acquisitions in Canada by Medline Canada Inc., including Medical Mart Supplies Limited, Dufort et Lavigne Ltée, NeuroGym Technologies, Médi-Sélect Ltée and STAT Healthcare Corporation.
Technetix Group Ltd., the leading global broadband technology provider, in its acquisition of Lindsay Broadband Inc.
Waterton Global Resource Management, Inc. on the sale by certain affiliates of its Nevada FAD Property to Paycore Minerals Inc. and the subsequent sale of its controlling interest in Paycore Minerals Inc. to I-80 Gold Corp. for an aggregate purchase price of $84.9 million by plan of arrangement
Colfax Corporation, a leading diversified industrial technology company, as Canadian counsel in the US$1.8B sale of its Howden Air & Gas Handling business to an affiliate of KPS Capital Partners, LP, and on various other acquisitions in Canada, including previously acted as counsel on Advanced Combustion Inc. and Advanced Fan Systems, Simsmart Technologies, Inc. and Alphair Ventilating Systems Inc.
Shopify Inc., a leading multi-channel commerce platform, on various acquisitions, including Oberlo UAB, Alveo Inc. (Return Magic) and Boltmade Inc.
Pethealth Inc., an international leader in pet health insurance and other pet-related services, in the sale of all of its outstanding common shares to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. in a going private transaction by plan of arrangement
Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP, in its all-cash offer to acquire through its subsidiary, Waterton Precious Metals Bid Corp., all of the issued and outstanding shares of Chaparral Gold Corp. not already held by it and its affiliates
Sysco Corporation and Sysco Canada Inc., the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products, in over two dozen acquisitions and divestitures in Canada, including the $440M acquisition of the assets of SERCA Foodservice Inc. from Sobeys Inc., and concurrent, $75M divestiture of the SERCA Pacific Division to GFS Holdings, Inc., and most recently the acquisition of Tannis Trading, Inc., a leading broadline food service distributor in Ottawa, Ontario
EMC Corp., as Canadian counsel, to the newly merged Dell Inc. and EMC Corp., in the US$1.6-billion sale of its enterprise content division to Open Text Corp
SkipTheDishes Restaurant Services Inc., in its $200-million sale to a subsidiary of Just Eat plc
Verus Partners & Co. Inc., and its shareholders in the sale of shares to Lazard Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc., in the acquisition by AdGear Technologies Inc., a digital advertising technology company, and various other acquisitions
Discovery Air Inc., a global leader in specialty aviation services, in various transactions, including in its sale to certain funds managed by the Clairvest Group Inc. in a going private transaction by plan of arrangement
Nexicom Inc., a leading independent Ontario-based telecom company in connection with the acquisition of Lansdowne Rural Telephone Co., an iconic 113-year-old independent Ontario phone company, by way of amalgamation
The Tramore Group Inc., in its sale to CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc.
Yelp Inc., as Canadian counsel, in its $20M acquisition of Turnstyle Analytics
Karrys Bros. Limited, a leading Ontario wholesale foodservice distributor, in the sale of substantially all of its assets to Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., one of the largest marketers of fresh and broad-line supply solutions to the convenience retail industry in North America
GoPivotal, Inc., in the acquisition of Xtreme Labs Inc., a leading mobile strategy and product development firm
Swiss Herbal Remedies Limited, a leading nutraceutical company, in its sale to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
Les Boris and Jacqueline Boris, minority shareholders of Mountain Cablevision Limited, an independent communications company, in the $300M sale by the Boris Family by way of a controlled auction to Shaw Communications Inc.
Zekelman Industries, Inc. (formerly JMC Steel Group, Inc.), the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America, in the acquisition of the debt and shares of Lakeside Steel Inc. in a going private transaction completed by way of plan of arrangement
The Zekelman Family in the acquisition and redemption by Zekelman Industries, Inc. (formerly JMC Steel Group, Inc.), the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America, of The Carlyle Group’s majority stake, together with the completion of its related US$1.1B refinancing and recapitalization
The Zekelman Family and Atlas Tube Inc., in its $1.5B merger with John Maneely Company, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, to form North America's largest steel tubing manufacturer
The Zekelman Family, in the proposed sale of its interest in the proposed US$3.5B acquisition of The John Maneely Company, the largest independent tubular manufacturer in North America, by The Carlyle Group and other minority shareholders to NovoLipetsk Steel
Atlas Tube Inc., in the US$350M acquisition of Copperweld Holding Company to form North America's largest manufacturer of Hollow Structural Sections (HSS), together with the US$177.8M concurrent divestiture of the Automotive and Mechanical Divisions of Copperweld to Dofasco Inc. and completion of related US$250M syndicated acquisition financing and structuring led by Comerica Bank, and the subsequent sale by Atlas Tube Inc. and Dofasco Inc, of Copperweld Bimetallics, LLC, the world's largest producer of bimetallic wire and strand products, by way of management buyout, to Copperweld Holdings LLC
The Serruya Family in the acquisition of Promenade Shopping Centre in Thornhill, Ontario, from Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Waste Management Inc., in numerous acquisitions and divestitures in Canada, including in its US$125M acquisition of Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. from Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
Hearst Corporation, as Canadian counsel, in the acquisition of an 80% stake in Kubra Data Transfer Ltd., a leading provider of digital bill delivery and payment systems in North America, from Clairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners III Limited Partnership and other management shareholders, and in the acquisition of a majority portion of the international magazine business of Lagardère SCA for a total purchase of approximately £640M
TM Bioscience Corporation, in its all stock merger by way of plan of arrangement with Luminex Corporation
United Dominion Industries Limited, in its stock merger by plan of arrangement with SPX Corporation with a transaction value of US$1.95B
ONCAP, with its acquisition of a majority stake in Walter Surface Technologies, a leading provider of innovative solutions for the metal working industry, in partnership with Walter’s existing management team
Skyservice Investments Inc., Canada’s largest FBO and the leader in the Canadian business aviation market, and certain of its shareholders, including Fulcrum Capital Partners Inc., as counsel in the sale of a majority equity interest of Skyservice to InstarAGF Asset Management Inc.
Skyservice Investments Ltd., a portfolio company of InstarAGF Asset Management Inc., in the acquisition of certain real property and assets of the Muskoka FBO business and the shares of Muskoka Aircraft Center Inc.
Serruya Private Equity and Kahala Brands, Ltd., one of the fastest growing franchise companies in the world, in the US$310-million sale of its shares by the selling shareholders to MTY Food Group Inc. by way of a merger with one of MTY's wholly-owned subsidiaries for $240 million in cash and the issuance of 2,253,930 shares of MTY to the sellers
Waterton Global Resource Management, Inc. on (i) its US$25M sale of Trillium Mining Corp. to Alamos Gold Inc., (ii) its sale by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Clover Nevada LLC, of a 25% interest in the Hasbrouck gold project to West Vault Mining Inc., (iii) the $45M sale to Paycore Minerals Inc. of its Nevada-located FAD Property, (iv) the sale of a portfolio of royalties to Sandstorm Gold Corp., and (v) the sale of a portfolio of royalties and other assets to Maverix Metals Inc.
Third Eye Capital Corporation, in various acquisitions and debt and equity transactions including the acquisition and financing by plan of arrangement of a leading global software and communications solutions company
Bento Sushi, North America’s second largest sushi brand, in its dual track IPO and sale process, in its $100-million sale to YO! Sushi, a portfolio company of Mayfair Equity Partners, and concurrent re-investment in the combined company by Bento’s founders to create one of the largest sushi companies outside of Japan
Armacell Group, a portfolio company of Blackstone and KIRK BI A/S, the leading global manufacturer of flexible foam products for equipment insulation and technical applications, in the acquisitions of TB Concept Inc., the Canadian innovator of Insurguard pipe support solutions, and Industrial Thermo Polymers Limited (ITP), a leading manufacturer of extruded polyethylene foam products in North America
Third Eye Capital, through its affiliate Go Gel Holdings in its going private transaction of Tangelo Games Corp. by plan of arrangement, and the completion of various other senior and subordinated debt, equity and other strategic transactions
The Clairvest Group, in the sale of shares of the Hudson Valley Waste Holdings, Inc. by Clairvest, other related funds and other shareholders to Waste Connections, Inc. for US$300M, and the sale of its interest in Winters Bros. Waste Systems to BFI Canada Ltd. (now Waste Connections, Inc.) for US$263M
Bento Holdings Ltd., consisting of the original founder of Bento Nouveau Ltd., management and Aviro Ventures Limited Partnership II, in the acquisition of Bento Nouveau Ltd. from Whitecastle Private Equity Partners Fund LP and Oakwest Corporation Limited and other minority shareholders, and the completion of concurrent equity and debt financing transactions
Summa Linguae Technologies, a portfolio company of private equity firm Value 4 Capital (4VC) and a leading language solutions provider, in its acquisition of Globalme, a Canadian localizer and data annotator
OrbiMed Asia Partners, L.P., OrbiMed Private Investments III, L.P., OrbiMed Advisors LLC, OrbiMed Advisors Ltd. and others, with its acquisition of Response Biomedical Corporation in a going private transaction by plan of arrangement
Gaming Nation Inc., in its sale to OC Special Opportunities Fund, LP, a private investment fund managed by Orange Capital Ventures GP, LLC in a going private transaction by plan of arrangement
Flipp Corporation, a mobile consumer marketplace, in a US$61M strategic investment by General Atlantic
ONCAP Management Partners and EnGlobe Corp., an ONCAP portfolio company, in its acquisition of LVM Inc., a leading Canadian geotechnical, materials and environmental engineering firm, from Dessau Capital Inc. and completion of related senior and subordinated debt financings in a transaction supported by La Casisse De dépot et placement du Québec to create the largest Quebec-based provider of integrated environmental and technical services, and various other transactions including the acquisition of Biogenie
Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P. and Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P., as Canadian counsel, in its investment of up to $35M in Protox Therapeutics Inc.
Triton Managers Ltd. and PPM Ventures, Ltd., the private equity arm of Prudential Corporation plc, as Canadian counsel, in the US$575M acquisition of the worldwide Pharmaceutical Diagnostic business from Pfizer Inc.
Avista Capital Partners, as Canadian counsel, in the US$525M acquisition of the medical imaging business unit of Bristol Myers Squibb Company
Diamond Castle Holdings LLC, as Canadian counsel, in the acquisition of Label Corp. Holdings Inc. from Wind Point Partners
The Carlyle Group, as Canadian counsel, in the US$1.5B acquisition of Niagara Holdings, Inc., the parent company of PQ Corporation
Transcore Inc., a portfolio company of KRG Capital Partners, as Canadian counsel, in the acquisition of assets of Vistar Telecommunications Inc. and Vistar Datacom Inc. and the subsequent sale by certain Transcore subsidiaries of Roper Industries Inc. of its global satellite communications assets of Skywave Mobile Communications to Inmarsat plc
Genstar Capital LLC, as Canadian counsel, in its sale of Fort Dearborn Holdings to KRG Capital Partners LLC, the acquisition and related financing of Kilian Manufacturing Corporation and Kilian Canada ULC from a subsidiary of Timken U.S. Corporation, and the acquisition of Cromedica International by PRA International, Inc., a portfolio company of Genstar
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