Peter Glossop, Partner, Competition/Antitrust

Notable Matters

• Apache Canada in its acquisition from BP Canada Energy.
• BASF SE and INEOS Industries in their styrenics joint venture.
• Boehringer Ingelheim in its acquisition of Pfizer’s animal health business.
• Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT in its proposed acquisition of a seniors housing portfolio in a 50/50 co-ownership with Health Care REIT.
• China Investment Corporation in its transaction with Penn West Energy Trust.
• ConocoPhillips in the sale of its interest in the Syncrude joint venture to Sinopec.
• Entertainment One in its acquisition of Alliance Films.
• Fording Coal in its acquisition by Teck Resources.
• Canadian advice to General Cable in its acquisition of the Alcan Cable business from Rio Tinto.
• Government of New Brunswick in its proposed sale of substantially all of the assets of NB Power to Hydro-Québec.
• Insurance Bureau of Canada responding to a refusal to deal application by Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario.
• International Business Machines in its acquisition of Cognos.
• NOVA Chemicals in its acquisition by International Petroleum Investment Company.
• Obtained strategic opinions from the Department of Canadian Heritage concerning cultural businesses under the Investment Canada Act.
• Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners in their acquisition of Q9 Networks Inc.
• PetroChina Company in its proposed investment in Encana Corporation’s natural gas assets.
• SANYO Electric in its transaction with Panasonic.
• Total E&P on the formation of a strategic oil sands alliance between Total E&P Canada Ltd. and Suncor Energy Inc. encompassing the Fort Hills mining project, the Joslyn mining project and the Voyageur upgrader project.
• URS Corp. in its bid for Flint Energy Services.
• Valeant Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of the Dermik business from Sanofi.
• Winsway Coking Coal Holdings and Marubeni Corp. in their acquisition of Grande Cache Coal Corp.