Representative Matter
Counsel to the senior secured creditor in the receivership proceedings involving Linea Marketing Group Inc.
May 2012
Representative Matter
Canadian legal advisor to Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. and Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. in connection with their €500 million global private placement of high-yield bonds comprising €200 million 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 and US$400 7.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2018.
April 2012
Representative Matter
Counsel to Extreme Retail (Canada) Inc. and Extreme Properties Inc. (d/b/a Buck or Two) in the insolvency proceedings commenced under the CCAA.
December 2011
Representative Matter
Canadian legal advisor to Perstorp Holding AB, a global specialty chemicals producer based in Sweden, and its lead managers, Goldman Sachs International and J.P. Morgan, in connection with a US$1.08 billion global private placement of high-yield bonds comprising US$380 million Senior Secured Notes due 2017, €270 million Senior Secured Notes due 2017 and US$370 million in Second Lien Notes due 2017
November 2011
Representative Matter
Represented Liquidation World Inc. in connection with the consideration of various strategic alternatives resulting in a sale of all of its outstanding shares to Big Lots, Inc. by way of a plan of arrangement. Under the terms of the agreement, Big Lots acquired all outstanding shares of Liquidation World, thereby acquiring Liquidation World's 89 Canadian stores in the process.
July 2011
Representative Matter
Counsel to A. Farber & Partners Inc., in its capacity as the court-appointed receiver of Tabi International Corporation.
May 2011
Representative Matter
Counsel to a significant landlord in the insolvency proceedings commenced by Priszm Income Fund et al. under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
March 2011
Representative Matter
Canadian counsel to certain current and former employees of Nortel Networks Inc. in the cross-border insolvency proceedings commenced by Nortel Networks Corporation et al.
March 2011
Representative Matter
Counsel to the DIP lender in the insolvency proceedings commenced by Maxtech Manufacturing Inc. under the CCAA.
March 2011
Representative Matter
Counsel to the senior secured creditor in the proceedings involving Applied Energy Systems Inc., DDR North America Inc., Flexible Eutectic Sales Ltd., Flexible Eutectic Sales (USA) Ltd., DDR Americas Inc. and DDR Americas Ltd.
January 2011
Representative Matter
Canadian legal advisor to Weather Investments S.P.A. in connection with its merger with VimpelCom Ltd. in October 2010 and the resultant change in ownership of Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. Advised on Canadian telecom regulatory aspects of transaction as it related to Orascom’s ownership interest in WIND Canada.
October 2010
Representative Matter
Counsel to The Tall Girl Shop Ltd. in its cross-border insolvency proceedings.
September 2010
Representative Matter
Counsel to the liquidator in the insolvency proceedings involving Movie Gallery Canada, Inc.
August 2010
Representative Matter
Counsel to the senior secured creditor in the proceedings involving Rotoflex International Inc.
August 2010
Representative Matter
Canadian legal advisor to Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. and Wind Acquisition Finance S.A. in connection with their global private placement of €2.7 billion of dual tranche senior secured bonds comprised of €1.75 billion 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 and US$1.3 billion 7.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2018. This was the largest high-yield issue in the European markets.
June 2010
Representative Matter
Counsel to the stalking horse bidder in the insolvency proceedings commenced by Nexient Learning Inc. and Nexient Learning Canada Inc. under the CCAA.
April 2010
Representative Matter
Counsel to the liquidator in the insolvency proceedings involving Movie Gallery Canada, Inc.
February 2010
Representative Matter
Counsel to Grant Thornton Limited, in its capacity as the court-appointed receiver of North American Charters Group Inc., 1401277 Ontario Limited o/a North American Charters 2000 and NAC Air, LP.
January 2010
Representative Matter
Canadian counsel to certain current and former employees of Nortel Networks Inc. in the cross-border insolvency proceedings commenced by Nortel Networks Corporation et al.
January 2009
Representative Matter
Canadian counsel to the Nortel Trade Claims Consortium in the cross-border insolvency proceedings commenced by Nortel Networks Corporation et al.
January 2009