BCE Inc. in its ground breaking pension de-risking strategy

On March 3, 2015, Sun Life Financial Inc. and BCE Inc. announced a new agreement that further advances BCE’s pension de-risking strategy by transferring longevity risk for C$5 billion of pension plan liabilities to Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. Under the new longevity insurance...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 3, 2015 Value: $5 billion

CTI Capital in the $134 million Initial Closing of its Venture Capital Fund

On January 15, 2015, CTI Capital announced it had successfully raised $134 million in its second venture capital fund. The new fund includes support from Quebec institutional investors, with participation from Teralys Capital and BDC Capital. CTI II will continue to invest in biotherapeutics,...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: January 15, 2015 Value: $134 million

Icahn Associates Corp. in its unsolicited tender offers for Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and related proxy Contests

Application by Icahn Group to cease trade the poison pill of Lions Gate Entertainment, in the context of Icahn's hostile take-over bid for Lions Gate. Osler successfully represented Icahn Group in its application to the British Columbia Securities Commission to cease trade of the poison...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: -- Value: -

Carl Icahn in his take-over bid for Lions Gate Entertainment

Carl Icahn made a take-over bid seeking control of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. In response, Lions Gate put in place a tactical shareholders’ right plan intended to defeat the bid. Lions Gate did not seek an alternative bidder. Osler, representing Icahn, had the shareholder...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: -- Value: -

Ventas Canada Financial Limited in its private placement of $650 million of senior unsecured notes

On September 17, 2014, Ventas Canada Finance Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ventas, Inc., announced a private placement of 3% senior notes, series A for gross proceeds of $400 million and 4.125% senior notes, series B for gross proceeds of $250 million. At the time of the...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: September 17, 2014 Value: $650 million

Royal Bank of Canada in its $225 million asset-based revolving credit facility to Northern Crane Group

On August 25, 2014, Northern Crane Group announced the closing a $225 million asset-based revolving credit facility 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. Osler represented Royal...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: August 25, 2014 Value: $225 million

Ventas, Inc. in its $980-million acquisition of 29 independent living seniors housing communities

On August 20, 2014, Ventas, Inc. completed its all-cash acquisition of 29 Canadian seniors’ living communities from Holiday Retirement Corp. for $980 million. Ventas is one of the largest healthcare REITs in the US and the acquisition significantly expands its presence in the Canadian...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: August 20, 2014 Value: $980 million

BluEarth in its non-recourse construction and term debt financing for the 15 MW Culliton Creek Hydro Project

On July 23, 2014, BluEarth Renewables closed its non-recourse construction and term debt financing for the 15 MW Culliton Creek Hydro Project. National Bank of Canada acted as the sole lender to the transaction that will provide funding of approximately $77 million. The Project has a 30-year Energy...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: July 23, 2014 Value: $77 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

The underwriters in connection with the $263.5 million initial public offering of CT REIT

On October 23, 2013, CT REIT completed its initial public offering raising gross proceeds of $263.5 million. The offering was underwritten by a syndicate of underwriters with RBC Capital Markets and CIBC acting as joint bookrunners. A portion of the proceeds of the IPO were used to acquire...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: October 23, 2013 Value: $263.5 million