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Ether Capital in its offering of units and concurrent private placement

On March 15, 2021, Ether Capital Corporation completed an offering of units consisting of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Concurrently, Ether Capital also completed an unbrokered private placement of units for gross proceeds of $28.75 million. The...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 15, 2021 Value: $28.75 million

Purpose Financial in its $53.5 million investment by Allianz X

On February, 26, 2021, Allianz X completed its $53.5 million investment in Purpose Financial. The proceeds from the investment will be used to accelerate growth and expand product development, and is the first step in a strategic cooperation between Purpose Financial and Allianz X to...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 26, 2021 Value: $53.5 million

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

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP represented KingSett Capital on behalf of KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No.7, KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund and other investors, in connection with their acquisition of Northview Apartment REIT in a transaction valued at...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: 2 November 2020 Value: $4.9 billion

Successful hearing before the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and subsequent initial public offering of the first publicly-traded bitcoin investment fund in the world

On October 30, 2019, a panel of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released a decision that will allow 3iQ Corp (3iQ), a Canadian investment manager, to offer the world’s first publicly traded bitcoin investment fund. Since late 2016, 3iQ had been developing The Bitcoin Fund (the...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: April 1, 2020 Value: -

Wealthsimple for Advisors in its acquisition by Purpose Advisor Solutions

On January 23, 2020, Wealthsimple for Advisors announced its acquisition by Purpose Advisor Solutions. The acquisition will allow Wealthsimple to enhance their advisor business through the offering of new capabilities such as digital onboarding, investment analytics and financial planning...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: January 23, 2020 Value: -

The dealers in connection with Ether Capital Corporation's private offering of subscription receipts and reverse take-over transaction

On February 23, 2018, Ethereum Capital Inc. completed its private placement of subscription receipts for aggregate gross proceeds of $45 million. The offering was co-lead by Canaccord Genuity and CIBC Capital Markets and included GMP Securities. The proceeds were escrowed pending completion...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: April 18, 2018 Value: $45 million

3iQ Corp. in connection with Canada’s first multiple digital currency investment fund

On January 26, 2018, 3iQ Corp. announced that it has agreed to terms and conditions with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to act as Canada's first Portfolio Manager and Investment Fund Manager permitted to invest in multiple...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: January 26, 2018 Value: -

Purpose Investments Inc. in its acquisition of LOGiQ Asset Management for approximately $32 million

On December 15, 2017, Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose“) and LOGiQ Asset Management Inc. (“LOGiQ”) completed a purchase and sale agreement providing for the acquisition by Purpose of substantially all of the retail asset management agreements ‎owned...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 15, 2017 Value: $32 million

Dream Unlimited Corp. in connection with the formation and IPO of Dream Hard Asset Alternatives Trust and acquisition by Dream Alternatives of its approximately $725 million of initial assets

On July 8, 2014, Dream Hard Asset Alternatives Trust (Dream Alternatives) completed its initial public offering with the issuance of 72,617,739 units to ROI Canadian High Income Mortgage Fund, ROI Canadian Mortgage Income Fund, ROI Canadian Real Estate Fund and ROI Institutional Private...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 8, 2014 Value: $725 million

KingSett Capital-led consortium in its proposed take-over bid for Primaris REIT and acquisition of 17 Primaris properties as part of H&R REIT’s acquisition of Primaris

Osler was counsel to the KingSett Capital-led consortium, which consisted of certain KingSett Capital managed funds, the Ontario Pension Board and RioCan REIT, in the $4.5 billion, 5-way, friendly transaction among H&R, Primaris, KingSett, Ontario Pension Board and RioCan REIT, which closed on...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: April 4, 2013 Value: $4.5 billion