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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, in its equity investment in Atlantic Broadband, a subsidiary of Cogeco Communications Inc., in relation to the acquisition of the MetroCast cable systems

On July 10, 2017, Cogeco Communications Inc. (TSX: CCA), a Montréal-based communications corporation, announced that its subsidiary, Atlantic Broadband, had entered into a definitive agreement with Harron Communications LP to purchase all of its cable systems operating under the MetroCast...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: January 4, 2018 Value: US$1.4 billion

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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

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Kensington Capital Partners Limited in connection with Brightspark’s $6 million financing

On December 6, 2017, Brightspark Ventures ("Brightspark") announced that it has closed a $6 million financing round led by Kensington Capital Partners Limited ("Kensington"). This is a direct investment into Brightspark’s infrastructure to fuel Kensington’s...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 6, 2017 Value: $6 million

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The Underwriters in connection with the $403 million IPO by Alignvest Acquisition II Corporation on the TSX

On May 25, 2017, Alignvest Acquisition II Corporation completed its initial public offering ("IPO") of $402.5 million of Class A restricted voting units on the Toronto Stock Exchange (including the exercised of the Underwriters’ over-allotment option). The Toronto-based...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 25, 2017 Value: $403 million

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CPPIB in connection with the $975 million funding for an asset purchase by Teine Energy Ltd.

Osler acted for CPPIB in the funding of its majority-owned portfolio company Teine Energy Ltd., which acquired $975 million of light oil and heavy oil assets in South Western Saskatchewan. Osler represented CPPIB with a team that included Neal Ross, Janice Buckingham, Lorne Carson,...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: June 24, 2016 Value: $975 million

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Impark and OTPP in its acquisition of Republic Parking

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (“OTPP”) backed Imperial Parking Corporation (“Impark”) completed the acquisition of Republic Parking System and Republic Parking Northwest. The acquisition was in part financed with a secured credit facility led by a Canadian...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: April 8, 2016 Value: -

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Canadian counsel to H.I.G. Growth Partners, LLC in connection with its strategic investment in ConvertStar Incorporated dba Go2mobi

On August 17, 2015, H.I.G. Growth Partners, the dedicated growth capital investment affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm with over $19 billion of assets under management, made a strategic investment in ConvertStar Incorporated, a Canadian corporation doing...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: August 17, 2015 Value: Confidential

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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in its investment through a private placement of subscription receipts as a cornerstone investor of TORC Oil & Gas

On June 15, 2015, TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. acquired high quality, light oil assets complementary to TORC’s existing assets in southeast Saskatchewan. The acquisition included 4,750 boepd of low decline, high netback, light oil producing assets in southeast Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: June 15, 2015 Value: $150 million

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OPTrust Private Markets Group in its investment in Ackerman Security Systems

On April 1, 2015, OPTrust Private Markets Group, together with Imperial Capital Group of Toronto, announced the completion of an investment in Ackerman Security Systems. Ackerman is a leading provider of security system installation, servicing, and monitoring. Ackerman is known for outstanding...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: April 1, 2015 Value: -

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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: -

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