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CORPORATE FINANCE & SECURITIES
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Alan Bell is a senior partner in the fi rm's corporate department. He practices primarily
in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and advising board of
directors on corporate governance matters, and represents public and private companies,
board of directors and independent committees of directors of public companies. Bell
has routinely acted in respect of signifi cant domestic and multinational mergers and
acquisitions, reorganizations, joint ventures and advises corporations on the structuring
and implementation of corporate governance practices. Recognized in Law Business
Research's International Who's Who of Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers, International
Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers and International Who's Who of Business
Lawyers; ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada,
Chambers Global: ! e World's Leading Lawyers for Business, Euromoney's IFLR1000:
! e Guide to the World's Leading Financial Lawyers, Global Counsel's Mergers &
Acquisitions Handbook and Woodward/White's ! e Best Lawyers in Canada.
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Member of BLG's Securities & Capital Markets Group. Practices principally in
M&A, corporate governance and board advice, mining, debt and equity fi nancings,
restructurings, reorganizations, privatizations, infrastructure, energy and project fi nance
relating to projects worldwide. Former member, Senior Legal Advisory Committee
to the Chair and the Securities Advisory Committee, OSC. Vice Chair, Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources; former Chair, Canada Committee; and incoming
Co-chair, International Mergers & Acquisitions and Joint Ventures Committee,
ABA Section of International Law. Frequent lecturer. Recognized in, among others,
Chambers Global 2014: ! e World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Corporate/M&A);
! e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory 2013 (Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate
Finance & Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions); ! e Best Lawyers in Canada 2014; And
the 2014 edition of ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in
Canada (Corporate Commercial Law).
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Partner – Mining and Securities. Practices corporate and securities law, primarily
in the natural resources sector, with an emphasis on corporate fi nance and mergers
& acquisitions. Acts for Canadian and international mining companies involved
in negotiated business combinations, contested take-over bids, domestic and cross-
border public equity and debt off erings, private placements, and stock exchange
listings. Advises exploration, development and producing natural resource companies
on property acquisitions, joint ventures and option agreements. Extensive experience
representing investment dealers retained as underwriters or fi nancial advisors. Acts
on transactions involving resource properties in the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia
and Australia. Advisor to boards of directors and special committees on related-party
transactions, corporate governance and securities law compliance, including mineral
project disclosure. Member of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Called
to the Ontario Bar in 1995.
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Partner in Torys' M&A Practice and Head of Technology Group. Extensive experience
in M&A and cross-border capital markets advising acquirers, targets and special
committees on take-over bids, strategic review processes and cross-border fi nance. Lead
partner for BlackBerry on its 2013 strategic review process and related C$1.25-billion
debt off ering; Fairfax Financial in its investments in Resolute, Mega Brands, Mullen,
H&R REIT, Sporting Life, Fibrek, Arbor, and M&A mandates including the merger
of Leon's and e Brick, merger of Cara and Prime Restaurants, sale of Mega Brands
to Mattel, going-private transactions for Arbor, Prime, Northbridge and Odyssey Re
and Fairfax's $5-billion debt and equity fi nancings; Goldman Sachs and Alliance Films
in its sale to EOne; Cognos in its $5 billion sale to IBM; River Cree Casino for the
fi rst cross-border bond off ering by a First Nation in Canada. Highly recommended for
M&A and corporate fi nance in ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading
500 Lawyers in Canada, IFLR and ! e Best Lawyers in Canada. LLB, 1985, Western
University. Ontario Bar, 1987.
Alan Bell
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-5770
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
Jeff Barnes
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
Tel: (416) 367-6720
Fax: (416) 361-7089
Toronto
Mark T.
Bennett
Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP
Tel: (416) 869-5407
Fax: (416) 350-6933
Toronto
David A.
Chaikof
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-8126
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
bella@bennettjones.com
jbarnes@blg.com
mbennett@casselsbrock.com
dchaikof@torys.com
