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The lead arrangers and agents for Cinven's $2.021-billion acquisition financing of Bayer Environmental Science, including a $1.346-billion first lien term loan facility, a $300-million second lien term loan facility, a $225-million revolving credit facility and a $150-million ABL facility
Credit Suisse and a large UK investment bank, as lead arrangers, and Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, in connection with the US$2.01 billion 1L, 2L and ABL facilities to finance the US$2.6-billion acquisition by Cinven of Bayer Environmental Science (a carve-out transaction of Bayer AG's environmental science business)
Cresco Labs Inc. in its US$2-billion acquisition of Columbia Care Inc., making Cresco the second-largest cannabis producer and retailer in the U.S. at the time of the transaction
Cresco Labs, in its US$207-million acquisition of Bluma Wellness Inc. a vertically integrated operator in Florida
Canso Investment Counsel Ltd., the largest first lien debtholder, in the $600-million recapitalization of Postmedia Network Inc. ("PNI") pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act, including significant amendments to PNI's outstanding 8.25% senior secured notes (the "First Lien Notes") and the paydown of approximately $78 million of the First Lien Notes
Stantec Inc., in its $1.25-billion credit facilities to finance, in part, the successful acquisition of MWH Global, Inc. for approximately US$793 million.
The principal investors in the refinancing of Tuckamore Capital Management Inc., through the issuance by Tuckamore to the investors, on a private placement basis, of 8.00% Senior Secured Debentures due 2026 in an aggregate principal amount of $176,228,000, as well as the issuance of 10.00% Second Lien Secured Convertible Debentures due 2026 in an aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000
TerraVest Capital Inc., in its bought deal public offering of $25-million aggregate principal amount of 7.00% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due June 30, 2020.
Wells Fargo, on various ABL loans to borrowers in various industries
Wells Fargo's refinancing of IMAX Corporation
Wells Fargo Capital Finance Corporation Canada's financing of Trillium Health Care Products
Wells Fargo Capital Finance Corporation Canada's financing of Tree Island Industries
Bank of Montreal's financing of various start-up technology companies
Canadian counsel to the junior lender on the financing of the Ottawa Senators
Canadian counsel to various U.S. banks in cross-border loans and cross-border security
Canadian counsel to various borrowers and investors in U.S. note offerings and private debt placement
Boart Longyear, in a private placement of
$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10% senior secured notes due
2018
Counsel to the noteholders and DIP lenders in the restructuring of Skylink Aviation Inc.
Counsel to the first lien creditor in CCAA restructuring of The Bargain Shop
Blue Ant Media Inc., in its acquisition of Canadian
broadcaster Glassbox Television Inc. and The Travel & Escape, Bite
TV and AUX TV specialty channels
The lead arrangers and bookrunners and the syndicate of
lenders in US$1.25-billion credit facility for Cameco
Corp
Acciona in the $70-million project financing of its 45MM Lameque wind power project by Manulife
A private lender on its financing of a mineral exploration company
The purchaser of a bank loan in default