Jeremy is Co-Chair of Osler’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group and former Co-Chair of Osler’s Mining Group. He has acted for public and private companies, boards of directors, special committees and private equity firms on a range of acquisitions, securities offerings and other corporate transactions. Jeremy routinely represents investment dealers on fairness opinions, valuations and complex financial advisory assignments.
Jeremy has been recognized as a leading practitioner by The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Corporate/M&A, Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market; Corporate Commercial); The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (M&A, Corporate Mid-Market, Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Commercial Law and Mining); Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Corporate/M&A); The Best Lawyers in Canada (M&A) and IFLR100: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms (M&A).
Jeremy has taught at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law on contested mergers and proxy contests and has spoken and written about a range of legal issues. After graduating from law school he served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Antonio Lamer at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mapei in its acquisition of Diaplas
- Hecla Mining in its definitive agreement to acquire Alexco Resource Corp.
- Bank of Montreal in its US$16.3 billion acquisition of Bank of the West.
- Apollo Global Management in its acquisition of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation.
- Domtar in its $3 billion acquisition by Paper Excellence.
- BMO Capital Markets in connection with its role as independent valuator on Enbridge Inc.’s $30.4 billion transfer of assets to Enbridge Income Fund.
- The independent valuator in connection with BCE Inc.’s $3.95 billion privatization of Bell Aliant.
- Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund on its US$900 million acquisition of General Chemical Corporation.
- Mitel Networks Corporation on its $400 million acquisition of Aastra Technologies Limited.
- Penfund and its portfolio companies on a number of acquisitions and investments, including Penfund’s acquisition of JET Equipment & Tools Ltd. and investment in Mevotech L.P.
- The special committee of the board of directors of Inmet Mining Corporation in response to the $5.1 billion unsolicited offer by First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
- Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets in connection with their role as financial advisors to Nexen Inc. on its US$15.1 billion sale to CNOOC Ltd.
- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan on its $1.1 billion joint acquisition of Q9 Networks with Bell Canada, Providence Equity Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners.
- TELUS Corporation on its dual class share reorganization and related proxy contest with Mason Capital Management LLC.
- London Stock Exchange Group plc on its proposed merger with TMX Group Inc. and related proxy contest with Maple Group Acquisition Corp.
- The board of directors of Addax Petroleum Corporation in connection with the $8.27 billion sale of Addax to Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation.
- Lundin Mining Corporation on its private placement to and proposed business combination with HudBay Minerals Inc.
- Kinross Gold Corporation on its $1.2 billion acquisition of Aurelian Resources Inc.
- Royal Bank of Canada on its $1.36 billion acquisition of Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management Ltd.
- Magna International Inc. on the US$1.54 billion investment by OJSC Russian Machines.
- IPSCO Inc. on its US$7.7 billion sale to SSAB Svenskt Stål AB.
- Novelis Inc. on its US$6.0 billion sale to Hindalco Industries Limited.
- CanWest Global Communications Corp. on its $2.3 billion joint acquisition and reorganization of Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. with Goldman Sachs Capital Partners.
Corporate Finance
- Magna International Inc. on its MJDS offerings of US$650 million 4.15% senior notes due 2025 and US$750 million 3.625% senior notes due 2024
- The underwriting syndicate led by TD Securities and Cantor Fitzgerald on the $258 million initial public offering of Alignvest Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition corporation
- Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund on its $345 million subscription receipts offering
- Counsel to the Underwriters for Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited’s $250 million initial public offering.
- The underwriting syndicate led by UBS Securities Canada Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp. and RBC Capital Markets on EcoSynthetix Inc.’s $100 million initial public offering
- The underwriting syndicate led by RBC Capital Markets and UBS Securities Canada Inc. on Royal Nickel Corporation’s $51.7 million initial public offering of common share and flow-through share units
Latest Insights
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Osler Update Mar 11, 2024
Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal clarifies considerations for a private placement in the face of an unsolicited takeover bid in Aimia
The OSC has provided helpful guidance in assessing whether a private placement undertaken in the face of a take-over bid is an improper defensive...
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Osler Update Dec 11, 2023
Private to public and back again
Canadian initial public offering (IPO) activity boomed from 2018 to 2021, with transaction volumes peaking in 2021.
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Osler Update Sep 11, 2023
Ontario Superior Court rules on fair value in Baffinland dissent decision
In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) found that the price at which a takeover bid process was ultimately...
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Osler Update May 31, 2023
Ontario Court of Appeal provides guidance on the meaning of ‘material change’ under the Securities Act
What constitutes a “material change” requiring disclosure under the Ontario Securities Act? Two companion decisions from the Ontario Court of...
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Awards and Recognition
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Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Corporate/Commercial (Ontario) (Band 1)
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Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Corporate/M&A
- “He is an excellent M&A practitioner.”
- “I was extremely impressed with his knowledge of the specifics of what we were trying to do; he was invaluable on the strategy side as well.”
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance & Securities; Corporate Mid-Market; Toronto’s top corporate mid-market lawyers in 2021; Mergers & Acquisitions; Toronto’s best mergers and acquisition lawyers in 2021; Mining
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The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance & Securities; Corporate Mid-Market; Mergers & Acquisitions
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Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Natural Resources Law; “Lawyer of the Year”, Corporate Law (2021)
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Legal 500: Recognized in Corporate and M&A
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IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms: Recognized in M&A (Highly Regarded)
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Who’s Who Legal: Recognized in International – M&A; Canada – M&A; Canada – Corporate Governance
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Thomson Reuters: “Stand-out Lawyer”
Media Mentions
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Osler News Jul 5, 2024
Osler ranked top Canadian M&A law firm for first half of 2024
Osler is proud to be ranked as the #1 law firm in the Canadian M&A league tables published by Bloomberg and LSEG (formerly Refinitiv) for the...
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Media Mentions Jul 3, 2024
Canadian corporate debt soars in second quarter – The Globe and Mail
Slow M&A activity is unlikely to rebound before economic uncertainty surrounding the U.S. election is resolved, says Jeremy Fraiberg, Co-Chair,...
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Osler News Feb 16, 2024
Osler recognized as a leading firm in Chambers Global 2024 Guide
Osler recognized as a leading firm in Chambers Global 2024 Guide
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Osler News Jan 9, 2024
34 Osler lawyers recognized in 2024 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
Osler is pleased to announce that 34 of our lawyers have been recognized in the 2024 edition of the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500...
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Community Involvement
- Canadian Business Law Journal Board of Trustees
- Capital Markets Institute Advisory Board
- Law Alumni Association of the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
The Chemtrade/Canexus Deal: Issues, Challenges and Strategy Under the New Takeover Rules
Read moreThe Chemtrade/Canexus Deal: Issues, Challenges and Strategy Under the New Takeover Rules
Speaker, Toronto, April 26, 2017
Credentials
Education
- University of Toronto, LL.B.
- Harvard University, A.B.
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
- Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation