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Kinross Gold Corporation in US$500 million offering of unsecured notes offering

On July 5, 2023, Kinross Gold Corporation announced the successful completion of its offering of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.250% senior notes due 2033. Kinross plans to utilize the net proceeds to redeem all the US$500 million aggregate principal of its outstanding 5.95% senior...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 5, 2023 Value: US$500 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 Syndicate of agents in TELUS Corporation’s $2 billion three-tranche note offering

On September 13, 2022, TELUS Corporation closed its $2 billion offering of senior unsecured notes in three series, the first with a 10-year maturity, the second with a 30-year maturity and the third with a 7-year maturity. The notes were offered through a syndicate of agents led by CIBC Capital...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: September 13, 2022 Value: $2 billion

Verisk Analytics in its acquisition of Opta

On March 1, 2022, Verisk Analytics announced it had acquired Opta, Canada’s leading provider of property intelligence and innovative technology solutions. With this acquisition, Verisk further expands its footprint in the Canadian market and supports Opta in reshaping risk management with...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 1, 2022 Value: -

Royal Bank of Canada in its $750 million inaugural institutional Preferred Shares Series BT offering

On November 5, 2021, Royal Bank of Canada completed its inaugural institutional preferred share offering valued at $750 million - the first Canadian bank to complete this type of offering. This offering was the next step in RBC’s Tier 1 capital offerings, following its inaugural $1.75...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: January 21, 2022 Value: $750 million

Hydro One Inc. in its $900 million offering of Medium Term Notes

On September 17, 2021, Hydro One Inc. completed its offering of $900 million Medium Term Notes consisting of $450 million of 2.23% Medium Term Notes and $450 million of 3.10% Medium Term Notes. The offering was made through a syndicate of agents with National Bank Financial Inc., Scotia Capital...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: September 17, 2021 Value: $900 million

Chartwell Retirement Residences in its $201 million public offering

On August 25, 2021, Chartwell Retirement Residences announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 15,490,500 trust units, inclusive of 2,020,500 trust units issued pursuant to the exercise in full of the over-allotment option, at a price of $13.00 per trust unit for total...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: August 25, 2021 Value: $201 million

RBC in its sale of Eastern Caribbean banking operations

On December 12, 2019, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced its agreement to sell all banking operations in the Eastern Caribbean to a consortium of indigenous banks within the region. The sale involves the branches of the Royal Bank of Canada in Antigua, Dominica, Montserrat, St. Lucia and St....

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: April 1, 2021 Value: -

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board in Intact Financial Corporation’s acquisition of RSA Insurance Group

On November 12, 2020, Intact Financial Corp. announced that it had entered into subscription agreements with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board to provide financing totaling $3.2 billion to support Intact’s...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 25, 2020 Value: $3.2 billion

Royal Bank of Canada in its Additional Tier 1 offering of Limited Recourse Capital Notes

On October 22, 2020 Royal Bank of Canada announced $1.25 billion of NVCC Additional Tier 1 (AT1) Limited Recourse Capital Notes, Series 2. The offering uses the now market standard form of AT1 capital instrument pioneered by Osler. The LRCNs will bear interest at a rate of 4% annually,...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 2, 2020 Value: $1.25 billion