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Royal Bank of Canada in its $600-million Institutional Preferred Shares Series BW offering

On July 24, 2024, Royal Bank of Canada completed its offering of 600,000 Non-Cumulative 5-Year Fixed Rate Reset First Preferred Shares, Series BW (NVCC) (Preferred Shares) to certain institutional investors for gross proceeds of $600 million. The holders of Preferred Shares will be entitled to...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Announced: July 24, 2024 Value: $600 million

Emera Inc. in the sale of its interest in the Labrador Island Link

Osler advised Emera Inc. in the sale of its minority equity interest in the Labrador Island Link, a critical energy transmission asset in Newfoundland and Labrador, to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for a total transaction value of $1.19 billion. The transaction value was made up of $957...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Announced: June 4, 2024 Value: $1.19 billion

Royal Bank of Canada in its $750 million Institutional Preferred Shares Series BU offering.

On January 25, 2024, Royal Bank of Canada completed its offering of 750,000 Non-Cumulative 5-Year Fixed Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series BU (NVCC) (Preferred Shares) to certain institutional investors for gross proceeds of $750 million. The holders of Preferred Shares will be entitled to...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Announced: January 25, 2024 Value: $750 million

goeasy Ltd. in its closing of an offering of US$550 million senior unsecured notes

On November 28, 2023, goeasy Ltd. closed an offering of US$550 million aggregate principal amount of 9.250% senior unsecured notes due 2028, made through a syndicate of initial purchasers. goeasy intends to use the proceeds from this offering to fund the redemption of all of its outstanding...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 28, 2023 Value: US$550 million

Hydro One in its inaugural $1.05 billion offering of Medium Term Notes under New Sustainable Financing Framework

On January 24, 2023, Hydro One Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro One Limited (collectively, “Hydro One”) priced an offering of $1.05 billion of Medium Term Notes (the “Notes”), consisting of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.93% Medium Term Notes, Series 53, due 2029, $450...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: January 24, 2023 Value: $1.05 billion

The Underwriters in goeasy’s $58 million bought deal offering of common shares

On November 21, 2022, goeasy Ltd., one of Canada’s leading non-prime consumer lenders, closed its bought deal offering of 488,750 common shares with a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets, National Bank Financial Inc. and RBC Capital Markets for aggregate gross...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 21, 2022 Value: $58 million

Mind Medicine in its US$30 million public offering

On September 30, 2022, Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. issued 7,058,823 common shares, together with accompanying warrants to purchase 7,058,823 common shares in an underwritten public offering for gross proceeds of approximately US$30 million.MindMed is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Closed: September 30, 2022 Value: US$30 million

Lion One Metals Limited in its bought deal offering with Eight Capital and Canaccord Genuity Corp.

On September 28, 2022, Lion One Metals Limited closed its previously announced bought deal offering of units with Eight Capital and Canaccord Genuity Corp. (including units issued pursuant to Eight Capital and Canaccord Genuity Corp.'s partial exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Closed: September 28, 2022 Value: $13.36 million

Heritage Mining in its initial public offering and listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange

On August 25, 2022, Heritage Mining announced it had completed its initial public offering of units and flow-through units with gross proceeds of approximately $2.63 million and the listing of its common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange. The net proceeds of the IPO, together with...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Closed: August 25, 2022 Value: $2.63 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