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The underwriters in the $259 million initial public offering by Alignvest Acquisition Corporation, a TSX listed special purpose acquisition corporation

On July 7, 2015, Alignvest Acquisition Corporation (the “Issuer”) completed its initial public offering of Class A Restricted Voting Units for gross proceeds of approximately $259 million.  The Issuer is listed on the TSX and is a special purpose acquisition corporation formed for...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 7, 2015 Value: $259 million

VCSA Holding Corp. in connection with Standard Aero Limited‘s $150 million asset-based revolving credit facility

VCSA Holding Corp. (“VCSA”) recently completed their acquisition, from US Aviation Investment Inc. Limited, the seller, of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of DAE U.S., Inc., a Delaware corporation (“DAE”), and the refinancing of DAE Aviation Holdings,...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 7, 2015 Value: $150 million

Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Legacy Oil + Gas Inc. in connection with activist shareholder matters and Legacy’s $1.5 billion acquisition by Crescent Point Energy Corp.

Osler acted as counsel for the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Legacy Oil + Gas Inc. (“Legacy”) in connection with activist shareholder matters and the $1.5 billion acquisition of  all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Legacy by Crescent Point Energy...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: June 30, 2015 Value: $1.5 billion

Development and Financing of the Meikle Wind Energy Project

On June 29, 2015, Meikle Wind Energy LP, an affiliate of Pattern Energy, completed a C$393 million financing of its 180 MW Meikle Wind Power Project located in British Columbia, under a 25 year PPA with BC Hydro.  Meikle will be the largest wind power project in British Columbia with the...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: June 29, 2015 Value: C$393 million

The BC Court of Appeal stayed a privacy class action in Douez v. Facebook, Inc. by enforcing a forum selection clause in favour of the courts of California. In a narrow 4-3 judgment, the SCC overturned the decision.

On June 19, 2015, the British Columbia Court of Appeal stayed a proposed privacy class action in Douez v. Facebook, Inc. by enforcing a forum selection clause in favour of the courts of California. The plaintiff had sought certification of a class proceeding seeking class-wide damages against...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: -- Value: -

Comark Inc., one of Canada's leading specialty apparel retailers, in its CCAA proceedings

Osler represented Comark Inc. (“Comark”) in its CCAA proceedings. Comark is a leading Canadian specialty apparel retailer that operated over 350 stores across Canada under three major banners including, Bootlegger, Ricki’s and Cleo. Comark’s business and the vast majority of its stores were...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: -- Value: $150 million

Dwyer Group, a portfolio company of The Riverside Company, in its acquisition of The Grounds Guys of Canada

On June 18, 2015, Dwyer Group, Inc., one of the world's largest franchising companies of trade service brands, acquired The Grounds Guys of Canada. Grounds Guys, a successful family business operated by the van Stralen family, was founded in 1987 as Sunshine Grounds Care in Canada, which...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: June 18, 2015 Value: -

Husky Energy Inc. in its $150 million public offering of preferred shares

On June 17, 2015, Husky Energy Inc. completed a public offering of 6,000,000 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, Series 7 with a syndication of underwriters led by RBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets and Scotia Capital Inc. The aggregate gross proceeds to Husky from the completed offering...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: June 17, 2015 Value: $150 million

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in its investment through a private placement of subscription receipts as a cornerstone investor of TORC Oil & Gas

On June 15, 2015, TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. acquired high quality, light oil assets complementary to TORC’s existing assets in southeast Saskatchewan. The acquisition included 4,750 boepd of low decline, high netback, light oil producing assets in southeast Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: June 15, 2015 Value: $150 million

Federal Court Rules in Favour of Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC in Pantoprazole Magnesium Patent Case

Osler successfully represented Mylan Pharmaceuticals in a patent proceeding against pharmaceutical company Takeda to prohibit the Minister of Health from issuing a market authorization (notice of compliance) to Mylan for its generic version of the drug TECTA®...

Lead Office: Ottawa Date Closed: June 15, 2015 Value: -