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Representative Work
- Acted as Canadian counsel to Acosta Sales & Marketing, a portfolio company of Thomas H. Lee, in the acquisition of
Mosaic Sales Solutions from Court Square Capital Partners.
- Acted as Canadian counsel for Bain Capital, LLC in its acquisition of Apex Tools Group, a Sparks, Maryland-based
tools manufacturer, from Dahner Corp. and Cooper Industries for approximately US$1.6 billion. The transaction was
announced on October 10, 2012 and is expected to close in the first half of 2013.
- Acted as counsel to Yellow Media Inc. in the sale of Trader Corporation to funds advised by Apax Partners for C$745
million. The transaction was announced on March 25, 2011.
- Acted as counsel to Investor Growth Capital in collaboration with VantagePoint Venture Partners and two leading
global grid-related equipment companies, ABB and GE in their $106 million investment in Trilliant Incorporated.
- Acted as counsel to Van Houtte Inc. on its sale to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters by share purchase agreement
from an affiliate of Littlejohn & Co., LLC, a private equity firm headquartered in Greenwich, CT, for a cash purchase
price of $915 million.
- Acted as counsel to Wynnchurch Capital, Ltd., on the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Groupe
Pro-Fab Inc. and its subsidiaries.
- Acted as canadian counsel to KRG Capital Partners on its acquisition of Fort Dearborn Holdings for an undisclosed
amount.
- Acted as counsel to Dollarama Group L.P. on its new all-Canadian $600 million syndicated senior secured credit
facility with Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent.
- Acted as counsel to Dollarama Inc. in connection with its $300 million initial public offering.
- Acted as counsel to Dubai-based Istithmar World PJSC and Nakheel in connection with their acquisition of a 20%
stake in Cirque du Soleil.
- Acted as counsel to Littlejohn & Co. LLC in connection with its $600 million acquisition, by way of plan of
arrangement, of Van Houtte Inc.
- Acted as counsel to Silver Lake Partners in connection with the Canadian aspects of the US$11.3-billion acquisition
of SunGard. This transaction was voted "Deal of the Year" by the International Financial Law Review.
- Acted as counsel to Silver Lake Partners in connection with the Canadian aspects of its proposed acquisition of the
institutional broker business of Instinet Group Incorporated for a purchase price of approximately US $1.88 billion.
- Acted as counsel to Bain Capital Partners, LLC in connection with its acquisition of the Dollarama business of S.
Rossy Inc. and Dollar A.M.A. Inc.
- Acted as counsel to Airborne Entertainment Inc., in connection with the US $90 million investment by Cybird Ltd. The
transaction was named "Venture Capital Deal of the Year" by the Canadian Venture Capital Association.
- Acted as counsel to Wynnchurch Capital Ltd., in connection with investment in Calyx Transportation Group Inc.
- Acted as counsel to Wynnchurch Capital, Ltd. in connection with its acquisition of Surepoint Services, Inc. and its
subsidiaries, a leading provider of industrial instrumentation and electrical servicing to the oil and gas, forestry, pulp
and paper, and chemical manufacturing industries.
- Acted as counsel to Berkshire Capital Partners in connection with its investment in Aritzia.
- Acted as counsel to KRG Capital Partners in connection with its investment in Focus Corporation.
- Acted as counsel to Terra Payments Inc. in connection with its sale to Optimal Robotics Corp.
- Acted as counsel to NSB Retail Systems Plc in connection with its acquisition of STS Systems for a purchase price of
approximately $630 million.
- Acted as counsel to Kingfisher plc in connection with its sale of the "Réno-Dépôt" and "Building Box" business to
RONA Inc. for $350 million.