Tax - Client work

• Gran Colombia Gold completes US$100m offering Counsel to Gran Colombia, a gold and silver exploration company, in its US$100M offering of gold linked notes and common share purchase warrants. October 30, 2012
• Royal DSM acquires Ocean Nutrition Canada for C$540 million Counsel to Royal DSM N.V. and DSM Acquisition Canada Inc. in connection with the $540 million acquisition of all outstanding shares of Ocean Nutrition Canada. July 18, 2012
• Norton Rose Canada advising on PETRONAS' C$5.5 billion acquisition of Progress Energy Resources Corp. Norton Rose Canada advising PETRONAS on its C$5.5 billion acquisition of Progress Energy Resources Corp. June 28, 2012
• Norton Rose Canada advising CE Franklin on its acquisition by National Oilwell Varco On May 30, 2012, CE Franklin Ltd. announced that is had entered into an arrangement agreement with a wholly owned National Oilwell Varco, Inc. ("NOV") subsidiary, NOV Distribution Services ULC ("NDS"), pursuant to which, NDS agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares May 30, 2012
• Resolute Forest Products to acquire Fibrek Counsel to Resolute Forest Products in respect of its unsolicited takeover bid of Fibrek Inc. May 17, 2012
• Videotron Ltd. completes issuance and sale of US$800 million Senior Notes Counsel to Videotron Ltd. in connection with its recent US$800 million 144A bond offering in the US capital markets. March 14, 2012
• Banro Corporation completes US$175 million debt financing Counsel to Banro in connection with a $175 million offering of senior secured notes. March 2, 2012
• FirstService closes US$350 million in financing facilities Counsel to The Toronto-Dominion Bank, acting on its own behalf and on behalf of a syndicate of lenders, in connection with US$350 million financing facilities. March 1, 2012
• Fiera Sceptre acquires Natcan, creating one of Canada's top independent asset managers Counsel to Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Fiera Sceptre in its $309.5 million acquisition of National Bank's Natcan Investment Management division. February 27, 2012
• PSP Capital completes issuance of C$1.25 billion of notes Counsel to PSP Capital Inc. in connection the issuance of $350 million of its Floating Rate Notes. February 16, 2012
• NCE Diversified Flow-Through (12) Limited Partnership completes $100 million IPO Counsel to NCE Diversified Flow-Through (12) Limited Partnership in respect of its $100 million initial public offering. February 7, 2012
• Royal Bank of Canada issues US$1.25 billion of Series E Senior Global Medium-Term Notes Counsel to Royal Bank of Canada in connection with the issuance in the United States of US$1.25 billion of Series E 1.15% Senior Global Medium Term Notes. February 7, 2012
• The Cash Store Financial's completes $132.5 million private placements of senior secured notes Canadian counsel to the underwriters, Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Imperial Capital, LLC, in connection with a $132.5 million private placements by The Cash Store. January 31, 2012
• Crescent Point Energy to acquire Wild Stream Exploration for C$610 million Counsel to Crescent Point Energy on its $610 million acquisition of Wild Stream Exploration January 25, 2012
• Semtech to buy Canadian chip maker Gennum for C$500-million Counsel to Semtech Corporation in connection with its C$500 million acquisition of Gennum Corporation by way of plan of arrangement January 23, 2012
• Provident Energy to be acquired by Pembina Pipeline for C$3.2 billion Counsel to natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics company Provident Energy in a C$3.2 billion agreement to be acquired by Pembina Pipeline January 16, 2012
• Enobia Pharma to be acquired by Alexion for US$1.08 billion Co-counsel to Enobia Pharma in connection with the negotiation and execution of a Merger Agreement with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, whereby all of the stock of Enobi... December 28, 2011
• B2B Trust acquires MRS Companies Counsel to B2B Trust in connection with its acquisition of M.R.S. Trust Company and M.R.S. Inc. for $199 million, making it a best-in-class provider of products and November 16, 2011
• Valeant Pharmaceuticals Completes $2.0 billion Syndicated Secured Credit Facilities Counsel to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. in connection with its new $2.0 billion Syndicated Secured Credit Facilities Oct 20, 2011
• Québec completes issue of US$1.4 billion of Global Notes Counsel to the underwriters in connection with Québec’s issue of US$1.4 billion 2.750 per cent Global Notes Series QK due August 25, 2021. The Notes were listed o... August 25,2011
• Nortel closes sale of patent portfolio for US$4.5 billion Counsel to Nortel in the unprecedented US$4.5 billion sale of its patent portfolio July 29, 2011
• Videotron completes $300 million cross-border private placement of Senior Notes - Norton Rose OR LLP Counsel to Videotron in a private placement in Canada and the United States of $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2021. July 5, 2011
• Bombardier closes US$1.35 billion syndicated credit facilities Counsel to Bombardier for the closing of both a letter of credit and revolver facility agreement totalling US$1.35 billion. June 22, 2011
• Bombardier Transportation closes €3.4 Billion syndicated letter of credit facility Counsel to Bombardier Transportation for the closing of its €3.4 billion multicurrency increasable extendible syndicated letter of credit facility. May 27, 2011
• Barrick Gold announces $7.3 billion take-over offer for Equinox Minerals On April 25, 2011, Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick), a leading Toronto-based mining company and the world's largest gold mining company, announced that it has e... April 25, 2011
• North American Palladium closes bought deal public offering of flow-through shares On February 18, 2011, North American Palladium Ltd. (NAP), a Canadian producer of palladium and gold, closed a $22 million bought deal public offering of flow-thr... February 18, 2011
• Quebecor Media completes $325 million private place of senior notes On January 5, 2011, Quebecor Media Inc. completed the institutional private placement in Canada and the United States of $325 million aggregate principal amount o... January 5, 2011
• Atrium Innovations acquires Seroyal On January 4, 2011, Atrium Innovations Inc. (TSX: ATB), the Québec-based recognized leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of professionally endorsed, scien... January 4, 2011
• Breakwater Resources completes $44.1 million private placement of shares On December 30, 2010, Breakwater Resources Ltd. (Breakwater) successfully raised $44.1 million through a private placement (the Placing) of 7,000,000 common share... December 30, 2010
• Newport Partners Sells Capital C and Kenna to MDC Partners On November 30, 2010, Newport Partners Income Fund ("Newport"), a publicly-traded diversified fund that invests in Canadian private businesses, completed the sale... November 30, 2010
• The Canadian Press Closes Historic Transaction On November 26, 2010, The Canadian Press ("CP") announced the closing of a reorganization under which a new company, Canadian Press Enterprises Inc. ("CPE"), owne... November 26, 2010
• African minerals completes £191 million private placement of shares On November 11, 2010, African Minerals Limited ("African Minerals") successfully raised approximately US$307m (£191.3 million) through a private placement (the "P... November 18, 2010
• Quantum Rare Earth Completes $6.5 Million Private Placement On November 5, 2010 Quantum Rare Earth Developments Corp. ("Quantum"), the TSX-V and Frankfort Exchange listed, North America focused, rare earth elements explora... November 5, 2010
• Group BPR Sells Consulting and Engineering Business to Tetra Tech On October 4, 2010, Group BPR Inc. concluded the sale of its consulting and engineering business to Tetra Tech of Pasadena, California, a leading provider of cons... October 4, 2010
• Essar Steel offshore limited enters into US$500 million credit agreement On August 20, 2010, Essar Steel Offshore Limited entered into a credit agreement providing it with term credit facilities in the aggregate principal amount of US$... August 20, 2010
• McKesson Canada Corporation acquires the business of PDI Group of Companies and Specialized Health Care Corporation On July 30 , 2010, an affiliate of McKesson Canada Corporation, the leading provider of logistics services, software applications and automation solutions within ... July 30, 2010
• Kadant Canada acquires Filtration Fibrewall and certain assets of services techniques HDS On July 16, 2010, Kadant Canada Corp., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., acquired Filtration Fibrewall Inc., a Canada-based supplier of pressure screen baskets, and a ... July 16, 2010
• Take-private bid for Logibec Groupe Informatique On July 16, 2010, Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltée (TSX: LGI) ("Logibec") and OMERS Private Equity Inc. ("OPE") jointly announced that 8,896,520 common shares of... July 16, 2010
• Puget Ventures completes flow-through and equity private placement financing, brokered by MGI Securities On June 30, 2010, Puget Ventures Inc. (TSX-V:PVS) ("Puget") closed a brokered private placement of 4.2 million flow-through common shares and 852,000 units, raising June 30, 2010
• Nortel Sells its Joint Venture Interest in LG-Nortel to Ericsson On June 29, 2010, Nortel Networks Limited (Nortel), completed the sale of its 50% plus 1 share interest in LG-Nortel Co. Ltd., the company's Korean joint venture ... June 29, 2010
• Proginet Corporation to be acquired by Tibco Software On June 21, 2010 Proginet Corporation ("Proginet"), a world leader in multi-platform file transfer solutions, announced that it entered into a definitive merger a... June 21, 2010
• Valeant and Biovail agree to merge On June 21, 2010, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX), a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a br... June 21, 2010
• RBC issues $1.5 billion series 13 medium term notes On June 16, 2010 Royal Bank of Canada completed an offering in Canada of $1.5 billion of Series 13 Medium Term Notes due June 15, 2020 under the Bank's domestic C... June 16, 2010
• Growthworks Canadian fund enters into a participation agreement with Roseway Capital On May 28, 2010, GrowthWorks Canadian Fund Ltd. (Canadian Fund) announced that it entered into a Participation Agreement with Roseway Capital L.P. May 28, 2010
• Nortel completes sale of its carrier VoIP & applications solutions business to GENBAND On December 22, 2009, Nortel Networks Corporation, its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited and certain of their subsidiaries entered into an as... May 28, 2010
• Chieftain Metals completes initial public offering On December 22, 2010 Chieftain Metals Inc. (Chieftain) closed a $17.5 million IPO of common and flow-through shares and on January 5, 2011 the agents fully exerci... December 22, 2010
• Valeant Canada acquires Vital Science and DermaGlow On May 19, 2010, Vital Science, DermaGlow and All Healthy Skin (the Acquired Companies), leading over-the-counter (OTC) dermatology companies located in Toronto, ... May 19, 2010
• Veraz Networks and Dialogic Corporation agree to merge On May 12, 2010 Dialogic Corporation, a pioneer in enabling interactive mobile video services and applications, and Veraz Networks, a leading provider of band width May 12, 2010
• Xerium Technologies' prepackaged plan of reorganization approved On May 12, 2010, Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court May 12, 2010
• Tekelec acquires Blueslice Networks On May 5, 2010, Tekelec (NASDAQ: TKLC), the North Carolina-based session and mobile data management company, announced its acquisition of all the issued and outst... May 5, 2010
• Kiacta Sàrl to acquire and license Kiacta(TM) from Bellus Health On April 29, 2010, Kiacta Sàrl, an affiliate of Celtic Therapeutics, (the Buyer) signed a final agreement with Bellus Health Inc. and Bellus Health International ... April 29, 2010
• Dollarama completes bought deal secondary offering and concurrent closing of over-allotment option On April 28, 2010 Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL) completed the closing of its previously announced bought deal secondary offering and the concurrent closing of the over... April 28, 2010
• Kingsway Financial completes the sale of Jevco Insurance to The Westaim Corporation On March 29, 2010, Kingsway Financial Services Inc. completed the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Jevco Insurance Company to The Westaim Corpo... March 29, 2010
• Nortel completes sale of Optical Networking and Carrier Ethernet Business to Ciena Corporation On November 24, 2009, Nortel Networks Corporation, its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited and certain of their subsidiaries concluded a succes... March 19, 2010
• NStein Technologies to be acquired by Open Text On February 22, 2010, NStein Technologies Inc. (TSXV: EIN), a Montreal-based technology firm developing next-generation, multilingual content management solutions... February 22, 2010
• Province of Manitoba renews its US$2.5 Billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme On February 12, 2010, Province of Manitoba updated its Euro Medium Term Note Programme. The arranger for the Programme was Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Lon... February 12, 2010
• Dollarama Inc. completes a secondary offering of an aggregate of 13,150,000 common shares On January 28, 2010 Dollarama Inc. (Dollarama) (TSX:DOL) completed the closing of its previously announced bought deal secondary offering and the concurrent closing January 28, 2010
• Kingsway Financial Announces Sale of Jevco Insurance to The Westaim Corporation On January 25, 2010, Kingsway Financial Services Inc. entered into a definitive purchase agreement to sell all of the issued and outstanding shares of Jevco Insur... January 25, 2010
• Videotron completes $300 million private placement of senior notes On January 13, 2010, Videotron Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc.), the largest cable operator in the Province of Québec (the third largest in... January 13, 2010
• Trillium Therapeutics and Biogen Idec Enter into Global Licensing Agreement On January 12, 2010, Trillium Therapeutics Inc., a private biopharmaceutical company specializing in innovative therapies of immune-mediated conditions... January 12, 2010
• Emergis sells its assure card processing business to CT-payment On December 30, 2009, Emergis Inc., a subsidiary of Telus Corp., sold its Assure card processing business, which handles credit and debit transactions between mer... December 30, 2009
• Nortel completes the sale of its Enterprise Solutions Unit to Avaya On December 18, 2009, Nortel Networks Corporation, Nortel Networks Limited, Nortel Networks Inc. and Nortel Networks UK Limited and their related entities completed December 18, 2009
• Virginia Mines completes sale of additional flow-through common shares On December 10, 2009, Virginia Mines Inc. ("Virginia") completed the sale of an additional 146,830 flow-through common shares at a price of $8.67 per share pursuant December 10, 2009
• Hydro-Québec acquires a 60% interest in the McCormick hydroelectric facility On December 9, 2009, the Production division of Hydro-Québec (HQ), one of the biggest electric utilities in North America, acquired a 60% interest in the McCormic... December 9, 2009
• Negotiations to bring back Formula One to Montréal Counsel to Ville de Montréal and Société du Parc Jean-Drapeau in connection with the negotiations with Formula One Administration Ltd. to ensure the presentation of November 27, 2009
• Nortel selects Ciena as successful bidder for optical networking and carrier ethernet business On November 24, 2009, Nortel Networks Corporation, its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited and certain of their subsidiaries concluded a succes... November 24, 2009
• The Code Project acquires Lake Quincy Media On November 16, 2009 The Code Project Inc., a leading independent community web site for software developers, announced that it had acquired Lake Quincy Media, a ... November 16, 2009
• Warner Chilcott acquires Procter & Gamble's worldwide pharmaceutical business for US$3.1 billion On October 30, 2009, Warner Chilcott plc (WC), a leading specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the women's health care and dermatology segment, acquired Pro... October 30, 2009
• Dollarama Inc. completes $300 million IPO On October 16, 2009 Dollarama Inc. completed its initial public offering of 17,142,857 common shares at a price of $17.50 per share. October 16, 2009
• Power Financial Corporation issues $150 million of non-cumulative first preferred shares Power Financial Corporation issued six million Non-Cumulative First Preferred Shares by way of a prospectus supplement to its base shelf prospectus for gross proc... October 9, 2009
• Nortel selects Avaya as successful bidder for Enterprise Solutions Unit On July 20, 2009, Nortel Networks Corporation announced that its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited and certain of their subsidiaries had ente... September 14, 2009
• Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma agrees to purchase Sepracor On September 3, 2009, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., one of the 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in Japan, agreed to purchase U.S.-based Sepracor Inc. by... September 3, 2009
• Rio Tinto Alcan receives US$2.025 billion binding offer for the majority of Alcan Packaging businesses On August 18, 2009, Rio Tinto Alcan announced it had received a binding offer from Amcor to acquire the majority of the Alcan Packaging businesses, comprising Alcan August 18, 2009
• Canpages acquires Gigpark On August 13, 2009, Canpages Inc. ("Canpages") completed the acquisition of all of the operating assets of GigPark Inc. The purchase price was satisfied by the is... August 13, 2009
• Canpages acquires YpOne Enterprises Canada On August 11, 2009, Canpages Inc. ("Canpages") completed the acquisition of all of the operating assets of Texas-based ypOne Enterprises Canada, Inc. ("ypOne"), i... August 11, 2009
• Aeroplan participates in a $600 million Air Canada credit facility On July 30, 2009, Aeroplan Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Groupe Aeroplan Inc., a leading international loyalty management corporation, entered into a new $600,000,... July 30, 2009
• Nortel selects Ericsson as successful bidder for purchase of CDMA business and LTE access assets for US$1.13 billion On July 24, 2009, Nortel Networks Corporation, its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited and certain of their subsidiaries concluded a successful... July 24, 2009
• Canpages acquires ZipLocal On July 22, 2009, Canpages Inc. ("Canpages") completed the acquisition of all of the operating assets of ZipLocal Inc. (TSXV: ZIP) and its wholly-owned subsidiary... July 22, 2009
• Quebecor World emerges from Chapter 11 and CCAA protection On July 21, 2009, Quebecor World Inc. successfully emerged from creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in Canada and, in respec... July 21, 2009
• Rio Tinto Alcan sells Alcan Packaging Food Americas division On July 6, 2009, Rio Tinto Alcan ("RTA") announced it had signed an agreement to sell its Alcan Packaging Food Americas division to Bemis Company, Inc. for a tota... July 6, 2009
• Sabina Silver completes 'Bought Deal' private placement of common shares and flow-through common shares On June 30 2009, Sabina Silver Corporation completed a "bought deal" private placement of common shares and flow-through common shares in Canada and the United St... June 30, 2009
• Aeterna Zentaris' registered direct offering of common shares and warrants On June 24, 2009, Aeterna Zentaris, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology with its head office in Quebec City, completed an... June 24, 2009
• ATCO Ltd. combines ATCO structures, ATCO Frontec and ATCO noise management On June 22, 2009, ATCO Ltd. ("ATCO"), a worldwide organization of companies with assets of approximately $9.8 billion comprising its Power Generation, Utilities and June 22, 2009
• Nortel networks enters into stalking horse agreement to sell CDMA business and LTE assets to Nokia Siemens networks On June 19, 2009, Nortel Networks Corporation announced that it, its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited and certain of their subsidiaries had ... June 19, 2009
• Otto Bock HealthCare and Victhom Human Bionics establish Neurostream Technologies joint venture On June 18, 2009, Victhom Human Bionics Inc. ("Victhom") and Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH ("Otto Bock") completed the establishment of a joint venture to develop and... June 18, 2009
• L'Occitane en Provence acquires the assets related to L'Occitane products in Canada On May 14, 2009, L'Occitane en Provence ("L'Occitane"), the French-branded high-end cosmetic group, completed the acquisition from Strom's Enterprises Inc. of th... May 14, 2009
• HearUSA Inc. sells Canadian operations to Helix Inc. On April 27, 2009, HearUSA Inc. ("HearUSA") completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of its Canadian subsidiaries Helix Hearing Care of America Corp.... April 27, 2009
• Power Corporation of Canada issues $400 million of debentures On April 20, 2009, Power Corporation of Canada issued $250 million principal amount of 7.57% debentures due April 22, 2019 and $150 million principal amount of 8.... April 20, 2009
• Niagara Health System's $1.42 billion alternative financing and procurement project reaches financial close The Niagara Health System project reached financial close on March 27, 2009.  The project is an Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP) project for the design... March 27, 2009
• Videotron's US$260 million private placement of senior notes On March 5, 2009, Videotron Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc.), the largest cable operator in the Province of Québec (the third largest in Ca... March 5, 2009
• Andlauer Management Group commences its insider bid to acquire ATS Andlauer Income Fund On October 20, 2008, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Andlauer Management Group Inc. (AMG), commenced its insider bid (the Offer) to acquire all of the units (the Uni... October 20, 2008
• RBC completes acquisition of commercial leasing division of ABN AMRO Bank N.V. - Canada branch Ogilvy Renault was counsel to Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), in connection with RBC's purchase on October 1, 2008 of ABN AMRO's Canadian commercial leasing division.... October 1, 2008
• Wajax acquires Weir process equipment On September 8, 2008, Wajax Income Fund through its industrial components business unit, Kinecor Limited Partnership and Spencer Industries, Inc. (the Purchasers)... September 8, 2008
• Cirque du Soleil in new partnership with Dubai World Ogilvy Renault was proud to act for Cirque du Soleil in the acquisition of a 20% stake by Istithmar World and Nakheel, units of Dubai World. Cirque du Soleil and ... August 19, 2008
• Andlauer Management Group proposes to acquire ATS Income Fund On August 11, 2008, Andlauer Management Group Inc. (AMG) announced that it has proposed a transaction to the board of trustees of ATS Andlauer Income Fund (ATS) (... August 11, 2008
• Basell sells its Corunna site to Shell Chemicals Basell, a global leader in the production, technology and marketing of advanced polyolefins and polypropylene, sold certain key assets located at its Corunna, Ont... August 1, 2008
• RBC issues AUD 100M of 8.5 % deposit notes On July 28, 2008, Royal Bank of Canada issued AUD 100,000,000 8.50 per cent. Deposit Notes due July 2011 under its US$40,000,000,000 Programme for the Issuance of... July 28, 2008
• RBC completes issue of €3 billion of 5.75 % deposit notes On July 25, 2008, Royal Bank of Canada issued €3,000,000,000 5.75 per cent. Deposit Notes due July 2011 under its US$40,000,000,000 Programme for the Issuance of ... July 25, 2008
• RBC renews its $40 billion programme for the issuance of notes The Royal Bank of Canada updated its US$40 Billion Programme for the Issuance of Notes on July 16, 2008... July 16, 2008
• Québec issues $1 billion in global notes series QG On June 19, 2008, the Province of Quebec issued US $1,000,000,000 4.625 per cent. Global Notes Series QG due May 2018.  The Notes were listed on the London Stock ... June 19, 2008
• Kendle International Inc. acquires DecisionLine Clinical Research Corporation On June 2, 2008 Kendle International Inc. (Kendle), a leading global full-service clinical research organization (CRO), completed its acquisition of DecisionLine ... June 2, 2008
• TVA Group repurchases $51M in class B non-voting shares Acted as counsel to TVA Group Inc. in its $51,000,000 offer to repurchase up to 3,000,000 of its Class B Non-Voting Shares under a substantial issuer bid announce... June 2, 2008