The Lexpert Special Editions profiles selected Lexpert-ranked lawyers whose focus is in Corporate, Infrastructure, Energy and Litigation law and relevant practices. It also includes feature articles on legal aspects of Canadian business issues.
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38 BIG DEALS The Monitor, Ernst & Young Inc., was represented in Canada by Norton Rose Canada LLP with a team led by Sylvain Rigaud (restructuring) and assisted by Christian Roy (restructuring); Martin Rochette (pensions) and Philippe Giraldeau (restructuring); and in the United States by Allen & Overy LLP with a team led by Ken Coleman (restructuring) and assisted by Amélie Baudot. The DIP Lenders and First Lien Lenders were represented in Canada by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP with a team led by Marc Wasserman, Martin Desrosiers, and Sandra Abitan (restructuring) and assisted by Michael De Lellis and Julien Morissette (restructuring) and Scott Horner and Etienne Massicotte (financial services); and in the US by Latham & Watkins LLP with a team led by Keith Simon (restructuring). The Unsecured Creditors' Committee in the Bear Island proceedings is represented in Canada by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP with a team led by Marc Duchesne (restructuring) and including François Gagnon and Isabelle Desharnais; and in the United States by Hunton & Williams LLP with a team led by Tyler Brown (restructuring) and assisted by Jason Harbour, Benjamin Ackerly, Shannon Daily and Henry "Toby" Long III. The CEP Union is represented by Trudel Nadeau Avocats s.e.n.c.r.l. with a team led by Louise-Hélène Guimond (litigation). ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV COMPLETES OFFERING CLOSING DATE: JANUARY 25, 2013 Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. ("ABIF") completed a maple bond offering of Senior Unsecured Notes due January 25, 2018 and January 25, 2023 in the aggregate principal amount of $1,200,000,000 (the "Notes"). The offering was made by way of a private placement. The proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes. The Notes were sold through a syndicate of agents co-led by Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. and TD Securities Inc. ABIF was represented in-house by Craig Katerberg, Legal Director, who was assisted in Canada by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP with a team that included Alfred Page and Bekhzod Abdurazzakov (corporate and securities) and with respect to United States law by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP with a team that included George White III, John Horsfield-Bradbury, Sentheel Salvam and Sarah Horsch. The agents were represented in Canada by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP with a team comprising Steven Smith, Kashif Zaman and Kathryn Houlden (corporate and securities). S cu se H S A S p u U RBC COMPLETES $2B MEDIUM TERM NOTE OFFERING CLOSING DATE: DECEMBER 6, 2012 Royal Bank of Canada (the "Bank") completed an offering in Canada of $2 billion principal amount of Series 15 Medium Term Notes (Subordinated Indebtedness) due December 6, 2024 under the Bank's domestic Canadian MTN program. The Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.990 per cent per annum until December 6, 2019, and thereafter at a floating rate equal to the three-month CDOR plus 1.10 per cent. RBC Dominion Securities Inc. acted as lead dealer for the offering with a syndicate including TD Securities Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. and Manulife Securities Incorporated. as ve p th la L ar C M C C T ja Ja LEXPERT® RANKED LAWYERS RANKED LAWYERS Ulmer, John M. Vail, QC, Walter D. Vegh, George Voore, Mihkel E. Waitzer, Edward J. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (416) 863-5505 julmer@dwpv.com Cox & Palmer (506) 453-9602 wvail@coxandpalmer. com McCarthy Tétrault LLP (416) 601-7709 gvegh@mccarthy.ca Stikeman Elliott LLP (416) 869-5646 mvoore@stikeman.com Stikeman Elliott LLP (416) 869-5587 ewaitzer@stikeman.com Mr. Ulmer focuses on international ventures, corporate finance and real estate transactions. Specialist in taxation of REITS and cross-border real estate investments. Has advised investors on acquisitions in Canada, the US and abroad. Mr. Vail practises banking, insolvency, corporate commercial and property law, acting for local, national and international clients. He is a member of the Insolvency Institute of Canada, Atlantic Provinces Mediation Institute and INSOL International. Mr. Vegh heads McCarthy Tétrault's Toronto energy regulation practice. Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, Mr. Vegh was general counsel of the Ontario Energy Board. He teaches energy law at the U of T and Osgoode Hall Law Schools. Mr. Voore's corporate and securities practice emphasizes M&A, corporate finance (including financial institution, infrastructure and other financings), corporate reorganizations and contested shareholder meetings. Mr. Waitzer advises on complex business transactions, public policy and governance matters. Former OSC and firm chair. Professor and Director of Hennick Centre for Business and Law, Osgoode Hall, Schulich School of Business, York University. ROB.indd 38 Wallace, QC, R. Brian Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP (604) 641-4852 rbw@bht.com Mr. Wallace's practice embraces a wide range of regulatory and environmental matters before courts and tribunals. He appears before the NEB, the Alberta Utilities Commission, the BC Utilities Commisions and environmental assessment panels. 13-04-23 12:12 PM Wi Bla Gra (41 sco Mr. W inte and taxa pric Freq spea Tax form Nat