Wesley Cohen

Wesley Cohen

Associate, Corporate

Toronto

(416) 862-6560 

[email protected]

Bar Admission: Ontario, 2019

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Areas of Expertise

TelecomReal EstateBanking and Financial ServicesPharmaceuticals and Life SciencesCorporate GovernanceCapital MarketsMergers and Acquisitions

Wesley is an Associate in Osler’s Corporate Group. His practice focuses on corporate finance and securities, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to joining Osler, Wesley was an Associate at a leading corporate governance boutique where he advised public, private and government-controlled boards, special committees, management teams and institutional investors on all aspects of corporate governance and securities law.

Wesley received his J.D. from the University of Ottawa, graduating cum laude. During law school he worked as a Research Assistant for Professor Michael Geist. Wesley previously served as an advisor to senior Ontario politicians, including Ontario’s Attorney General.

Areas of Expertise

Banking and Financial ServicesCapital MarketsCorporate GovernanceMergers and AcquisitionsPharmaceuticals and Life SciencesReal EstateTelecom

Representative Work

  • Chartwell Retirement Residences in the upsizing of its at-the-market program.
  • Dream Industrial REIT in its offering of $200 million senior unsecured debentures due 2030.
  • Bausch+Lomb Netherlands B.V. and Bausch & Lomb Incorporated in their offering of €675 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2031.
  • CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. in its offering of $500 million 3.75% senior notes due 2029.
  • The initial purchasers in Capital Power (US Holdings) Inc.’s offering of US$ 700 million senior notes 2028 and US$ 500 million due 2035.
  • The underwriters in Capital Power Corporation’s $517 million common share public offering and the agent in Capital Power Corporation’s $150 million common share private placement.
  • General Motors Financial of Canada, Ltd. in its offering of $450 million senior notes due 2030.
  • The underwriters in Capital Power Corporation’s $460 million common share public offering.
  • The underwriters in Profound Medical Corp.’s US$40.25 million common share offering under MJDS.
  • The dealers in Capital Power Corporation’s $600 million offering of medium term notes due 2031.
  • Dream Industrial REIT in its offering of $200 million additional senior unsecured debentures due 2028.
  • Chartwell Retirement Residences in its offering of $250 million 6.000% debentures due 2026
  • The underwriters in Capital Power Corporation’s $300 million subscription receipt public offering and the agent in Capital Power Corporation’s $100 million subscription receipt private placement
  • Bausch + Lomb Corporation in its offering of US$1.4 billion 8.375% senior secured notes due 2028
  • Emera Incorporated in its offering of $500 million notes due 2030
  • Dream Industrial REIT in its offering of $200 million 5.383% debentures due 2028
  • Bank of Montreal in its $3.35 billion public offering and private placement of common shares
  • The Senior Creditors to Connect 6ix General Partnership in connection with the $9 Billion Ontario Line Rolling Stock, Systems, Operations and Maintenance Project procured by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx.  The Senior Creditor Group represented by Osler included:  (i) TD Securities Inc. and National Bank Financial Inc., in connection with an underwritten private placement of senior bonds issued by Connect 6ix; (ii) ATB Financial Inc., DZ Bank AG, Korea Development Bank, National Bank of Canada, The Norinchukin Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in connection with a revolving credit facility and associated hedging arrangements and (iii) Japan Bank for International Cooperation in connection with a term loan facility
  • The agents in AltaLink, L.P.’s offering of $275 million 4.692% senior bonds due 2032
  • Shopify Inc. Founder and CEO, Tobi Lütke in his proposal to modernize the company’s governance and multi-class share capital structure
  • TerraFarma in its up to $68 million acquisition by Aurora Cannabis
  • The underwriters in dentalcorp Holdings Ltd.’s $115 million offering of subordinate voting shares
  • The underwriters in ECN Capital Corp.’s public offering of $60 million 6.25% debentures due 2027
  • Dream Industrial REIT in its $288 million offering of units
  • Emera Incorporated in its $225 million preferred share financing
  • Alliance HealthCare Services in its US$820 million acquisition by Akumin
  • Dream Industrial REIT in its $850 million European logistics portfolio acquisition and associated financing
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Community Involvement

  • Ontario Justice Education Network, Workshop Facilitator (2017-2018)

Credentials

Education

  • University of Ottawa, Juris Doctor
  • Queen’s University, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Languages

  • English

Professional Affiliations

  • Law Society of Ontario

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