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Corbett, Leland P. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(403) 266-9046 lcorbett@stikeman.com
Mr. Corbett is a partner in the Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and
Capital Markets Groups. His practice focuses on the corporate-commercial
area and he acts in public and private financing and other capital markets
transactions, including corporate and investment banking transactions, share
and asset acquisitions and dispositions, securities transactions and other
M&A activity.
Colborne, Michael W. Thorsteinssons LLP
(416) 864-9783 mwcolborne@thor.ca
Mr. Colborne's practice focuses on corporate and international tax planning,
regularly advising Canadian and foreign-based multi-national groups on a
variety of matters, including financing, mergers & acquisitions and natural
resource taxation. He also has considerable experience in handling tax
controversy issues in Canada and a number of other countries.
Clifford, John F. McMillan LLP
(416) 865-7134 john.clifford@mcmillan.ca
Mr. Clifford's practice is focused on private company mergers & acquisitions,
complex commercial transactions and reorganizations, and advising on
competition compliance matters. He has extensive experience advising a
diverse range of clients on domestic and cross-border matters across many
industries, and he is recognized internationally for his expertise
and experience.
Ciardullo, John J. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5235 jciardullo@stikeman.com
Mr. Ciardullo is a partner and Head of the Corporate Group. He is also
former Head of the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Group.
He has significant experience in a wide range of corporate and securities
transactions, with a particular emphasis on complex merger & acquisitions
transactions, proxy contests/contested meetings and corporate
finance transactions.
Christian, Jeff Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9115 jchristian@lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Christian is a litigation partner at Lawson Lundell LLP, with a practice
focused on energy and regulated utilities. He represents utilities, power
marketers and consumer groups in proceedings before administrative
tribunals such as the BCUC, the AUC and the NEB. He was named Energy
Regulatory Law Lawyer of the Year in Vancouver for 2013 by Best Lawyers
in Canada.
Chevrette, Charles McMillan LLP
(514) 987-5003 charles.chevrette@mcmillan.ca
Mr. Chevrette is the Co-Chair of McMillan's Private Equity Group and
Technology Group and the Office Management Partner of McMillan's Montréal
office. He is a market leader in private equity, venture capital, mergers &
acquisitions (M&As), as well as in sophisticated cross-border transactions.
He is particularly active in IT, telecom and the financial services sector.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
option is exercised. Certain of these holders are
members or affiliates of the Bailey family or are
members or affiliates of the Hughes family (collec-
tively, the Bailey/Hughes Holders), who together
founded BSR. e Bailey/Hughes Holders to-
gether own 17,210,733 class B units of BSR, which
are economically equivalent to and redeemable
for units of the REIT on a one-for-one basis, and
3,037,159 units of the REIT, together representing
an aggregate approximate 51-per-cent ownership
interest in the REIT, and an aggregate approximate
49-per-cent ownership interest in the REIT if the
over-allotment option is exercised.
Goodmans LLP represented the REIT in Can-
ada with a team led by Stephen Pincus and Brad
Ross (Corporate/Securities) that included Emily
Weizel and Tara Hunt (Corporate/Securities), Jon
Northup and Ken Saddington (Tax) and Francy
Kussner (Insurance); and by Mitchell, Williams,
Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC in the United
States with a team that included Harry Hamlin
and Melissa Bandy (Real Estate), Nicole Lovell
(Corporate/Securities), Jennifer Pierce (Tax) and
Nate Read (Employment).
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP represented
the Underwriters in Canada with a team that in-
cluded William Fung, Eric Moncik, Neelu Toor
and Raees Nakhuda (Corporate/Securities), and
Andrew Spiro and Sabrina Wong (Tax). e Un-
derwriters were represented by Greenberg Traurig
LLP in the United States with a team that included
Andy White and Barbara Jones (Corporate/Secu-
rities), Neil Oberfeld, Nicholas Dyer and Christina
George (Real Estate), and Bob Simon and Jennifer
Weiss (Tax).
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Canadian Tire
acquisition of Helly Hansen
As of July 3, 2018, Canadian Tire Corporation
closed the acquisition of the company that owns
and operates the Helly Hansen brands and related
businesses. Helly Hansen is a leading global brand
in sportswear and workwear based in Oslo, Nor-
way. Canadian Tire explains that it:
"is a family of businesses that includes a Retail
segment, a Financial Services division and CT
REIT. Our retail business is led by Canadian Tire,
which was founded in 1922 and provides Cana-
dians with products for life in Canada across its
Living, Playing, Fixing, Automotive and Seasonal
& Gardening divisions. PartSource and Gas+ are
key parts of the Canadian Tire network. e Retail
segment also includes Mark's, a leading source for
casual and industrial wear; Pro Hockey Life, the
