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Chemtrade Logistics Inc. in its $250-million offering of senior unsecured notes

Acting for Chemtrade Logistics Inc. in connection with its $250-million offering of senior unsecured notes. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP advised Chemtrade Logistics Inc. in its offering with a team led by Dan Shea, Amelia Miao and Jessica Myers, and comprised of Ana Cherniak-Kennedy and...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: October 1, 2025 Value: $250 million

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its $110 million public offering of convertible debentures

On March 8, 2023, Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund completed a public offering of $100 million principal amount of 7.00% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due June 30, 2028. The debentures were sold on a bought deal basis to a group of underwriters led by Scotiabank, TD Securities...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 8, 2023 Value: $110 million

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its $86.5 million bought deal equity offering

On August 22, 2022, Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (“Chemtrade”) completed a public bought deal offering of trust units. The underwriters elected to exercise the over-allotment option in full, resulting in a total of 10,005,000 trust units being issued for gross proceeds of...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: August 22, 2022 Value: $86.5 million

Vive Crop Protection in its US$26 million Series C financing round

On August 22, 2022, Vive Crop Protection announced it had completed its US$26 million Series C financing round led by Emmertech with participation from the Cibus funds, Business Development Bank of Canada, Export Development Canada, and Urbana Corporation. Vive has also secured debt financing...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: August 22, 2022 Value: US$26 million

Ad Hoc Term Lender Group in Covia’s emergence from creditor protection

On December 31, 2020, Covia announced its emergence from creditor protection. After voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Covia entered into a restructuring agreement with the ad hoc term lenders group and successfully restructured...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 31, 2020 Value: -

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its $75 million public offering

On August 26, 2020, Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (“Chemtrade”) completed its previously announced public offering of $75 million aggregate principal amount of 8.50% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due September 30, 2025 (“2025 Debentures”). The 2025...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: September 1, 2020 Value: $75 million

ChemChina in connection with its US$43 billion acquisition of Syngenta AG.

On June 28th, 2017, China National Chemical Corporation (“ChemChina”) acquired Syngenta AG for US$43 billion. Osler acted for ChemChina on the competition/antitrust aspects of its acquisition. This is the largest ever foreign purchase by a Chinese firm to date. ChemChina is a Chinese...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: June 28, 2017 Value: US$43 billion

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its take-over bid for Canexus Corporation

On March 10, 2017, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Chemtrade completed its formerly announced acquisition of Canexus by way of take-over bid. Under the offer, Chemtrade acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Canexus Corporation for $1.50 in cash per common...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 10, 2017 Value: $884 million