Banking and Financial Services

Underwriters in connection with the $337 million secondary offering of Canada Goose Holdings Inc. on the NYSE and the TSX

On July 5, 2017, Canada Goose closed its $337 million public secondary offering of subordinate voting shares, such shares being sold by certain existing shareholders of the company, including an investment fund advised by Bain Capital L.P. and an entity controlled by Canada Goose’s Chief...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 1, 2017 Value: $337 million

Greenhill & Co. Canada Ltd. in connection with the sale of Brookfield Canada Office Properties to Brookfield Property Partners L.P. for $480 million

On June 30, 2017, Brookfield Canada Office Properties announced the completion of its sale to Brookfield Property Partners L.P. for $480 million. Greenhill & Co. Canada Ltd. acted as the independent valuator and financial advisor to the special committee of the Board of...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: June 30, 2017 Value: $480 million

Borrowell Inc. in connection with its $12 million Series A round of financing led by Portag3 Ventures LP, Equitable Bank and White Star Capital and $45 million in new credit facilities provided by Concentra and FirstOntario Credit Union

Borrowell completed its $57 million in financing, consisting of $12 million (CAD) in equity funding and $45 million in new credit facilities. The Series A equity round is being led by Portag3 Ventures LP, Equitable Bank and White Star Capital, with participation by FirstOntario Credit...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: June 1, 2017 Value: $57 million

Beanworks in connection with its $4.5 million Series A funding

On June 1, 2017, Beanworks announced the closing of its $4.5 million Series A funding, led by Vancouver Founder Fund and TIMIA Capital. Revolutionizing the way companies manage their accounts payable workflows and pay their vendors, Beanworks’ customizable FinTech platform empowers...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Closed: June 1, 2017 Value: $4.5 million

Wave in its $32 million strategic financing from National Australia Bank, RBC, Portag3, and Exhibition Capital

On May 30, 2017, Wave announced a strategic financing round of $32 million from National Australia Bank, RBC, Portag3, and Exhibition Capital. The investment also includes funding from existing investors CRV, Social Capital, BDC IT Venture Fund and BDC Capital, OMERS Ventures, Harbourvest and...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 30, 2017 Value: $32 million

Citizen Hex in its Seed financing round

On May 23, 2017, Citizen Hex announced the closing of its seed-stage financing round, led by Version One Ventures, OMERS Ventures, and Purpose Investments. Citizen Hex will use the proceeds of the round to build a world-class team of smart-contract programmers. Citizen Hex is a...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 23, 2017 Value: -

Wealthsimple in its $50 million Series B investment from the Power Financial Corporation group of companies

On May 11, 2017, Wealthsimple announced the completion of its Series B investment of $50 million (US$37 million) from the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, bringing their total investment in Wealthsimple to $100 million (US$74 million) to date. Wealthsimple plans to use the...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 11, 2017 Value: $50 million

BMO Capital Markets Corp. in connection with the sale of Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust to Starwood Capital Group for US$2.85 billion

On April 28, 2017, Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust ("Milestone") announced the completion of its sale to Starwood Capital Group ("Starwood") for US$2.85 billion. Starwood acquired all of Milestone’s subsidiaries and assets, and Milestone...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: April 28, 2017 Value: US$2.85 billion

The Toronto-Dominion Bank in the sale of its indirect home improvement financing assets to Financeit and Concentra

On September 15, 2016, Financeit announced the acquisition of TD Bank’s indirect home improvement financing assets by Financeit, a leading cloud-based point-of-sale financing platform, and Concentra, a leading wholesale finance and trust solutions provider for Canada’s...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: August 31, 2016 Value: $339 million

Ontario Pension Board in the outsourcing of its investment management operations to a $60 billion new investment management entity, the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)

Osler advised OPB on the outsourcing of its investment management to a new statutory investment management entity known as IMCO, which was created by the Government of Ontario in July 2016. The outsourcing involved the negotiation of comprehensive investment management and...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 1, 2016 Value: $60 billion