Corporate Lending

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking in its $1.13 billion acquisition of People Corporation

Andrew Peller Limited in its secured credit facility

First Nations Finance Authority’s financing of a coalition of Mi'kmaq First Nations participating in the acquisition of Clearwater Seafoods

Lenders in Berkshire Partners’ acquisition of VetStrategy

TPG in its submission of a stalking horse bid for Cirque du Soleil’s assets in partnership with Fosun, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Investissement Québec

Pier 1 Imports in its Chapter 11 and CCAA Recognition Proceedings

KingSett Capital on behalf of KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No.7, KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund and other investors, in connection with its $4.9 billion acquisition, with Starlight Investments, of Northview Apartment REIT

Quad-C Management on its investment in S.i. Systems

Aspenleaf Energy Limited in its acquisition of NEP Canada ULC

Lenders and underwriters in the acquisition of Dominion Diamond Corporation by Washington Companies Corp.

Wells Fargo Securities and BMO Capital Markets, as representatives for the initial purchasers, in a high yield notes offering by goeasy Ltd.

Cona Resources Ltd. in the change of control tender offer for its US$269.7 million 7.25% senior notes and related financing by way of a $160 million second lien term loan and a drawdown on its existing credit facility

American Capital Ltd. and its Canadian Portfolio Company in its Sale of Service Experts

Emera Inc. in its US$10.4 billion acquisition of TECO Energy Inc. and $1.9 billion Bought Deal Offering of Convertible Debentures

Mitel in its proposed $1.96 billion acquisition of Polycom

Bank of America, N.A. (including acting through its Canada branch) in connection with USD$1.035B of initial term loans to facilitate Hudson’s Bay Company’s acquisition of Galeria Kaufhof GmbH and certain of its affiliates.

Acted for the senior lenders to a special purpose entity formed by Bird Construction Inc. and its affiliates in connection with the financing of the Moncton Event Centre project financing. Moncton Downtown Center project is a multi-use sport and entertainment facility which will include a single NHL-sized ice rink with more than 9,000 permanent seats and up to 10,000 seats to accommodate other events.

Acted for the senior lenders to a special purpose entity formed by Bird Construction Inc. and Maple Reinders Ltd. in connection with the financing of the City of Calgary Composting Facility P3 Project. The project involves the development of a composting facility capable of processing up to 100,000 tonnes per year (wet weight) of source separated organics and 45,000 tonnes per year (dry weight) of anaerobically digested dewatered biosolids.

Acted for Royal Bank of Canada in connection with a $225 million asset-based revolving credit facility to Northern Crane Group provided by a syndicate of lenders led by Royal Bank of Canada and the issuance of secured notes led by RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as initial purchaser.

Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and other lenders under the Credit Facilities in connection with a US$475 million First Lien Credit Agreement and a US$150 million Second Lien Credit Agreement to facilitate the WASH Multifamily Acquisition Inc.'s, acquisition of Web Service Holdings Inc.

Penfund as sole 2nd lien lender and an equity investor in connection with the partial LBO of Mavis Discount Tire by ONCAP. Subsequent representation of Penfund on the amendment and restatement of its 2nd lien credit facilities in connection with the upsizing of Mavis’s 1st lien credit facilities to finance the bolt-on acquisition of Somerset Tire Service, Inc.

OTPP in connection with U.S. and Canadian aspects of a C$70 million senior secured credit facility and a C$15 million subordinated secured credit facility provided to finance the acquisition of Impark Inc. and a subsequent dividend recap thereunder.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. in connection with its refinancing of a $1.3 billion senior credit facility and the redemption of $700 million private placement bonds.

Entertainment One Ltd. (“eOne”) in connection with financing the acquisition of Alliance Atlantis through a US$300 million senior revolving term loan from a syndicate of lenders led by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. eOne completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Alliance Films Holdings Inc. (“Alliance”) for $225 million.

BMO Financial Group in connection with its acquisition of General Electric Capital Corporation’s Transportation Finance Business