Vettese, John P.
Cassels Brock
& Blackwell LLP
(416) 869-5336
jvettese@casselsbrock.com
Mr. Vettese's corporate
fi nance and M&A practice
focuses on the mining,
technology and diversifi ed
industries sectors. He advises
domestic and cross-border
emerging and mid-market
companies making their way
through the public markets.
Wasserman, Marc
Osler, Hoskin
& Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-4908
mwasserman@osler.com
Mr. Wasserman practises
in the areas of corporate
restructuring, fi nancial
services and private
equity. He has been
involved in many complex
corporate recapitalizations,
reorganizations,
restructurings, lending
transactions and
related matters.
Wilson, James R.
Wilson & Partners LLP
(416) 869-2988
james.r.wilson@ca.pwc.com
Founding partner of PwC
Canada's affi liated tax law
fi rm. Mr. Wilson's practice
emphasizes corporate
reorganizations, fi nancial
products and structures,
and cross-border taxation
matters. He frequently writes
and speaks on the GAAR.
Waitzer, Edward J.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5587
ewaitzer@stikeman.com
Advises on complex business
transactions, public policy
and governance matters.
Former OSC and fi rm
chair. Professor (endowed
Chair) and Director of
Hennick Centre for Business
and Law at Osgoode Hall
and Schulich School of
Business, York University.
Weisz, Jonathan B.
Torys LLP
(416) 865-8157
jweisz@torys.com
Mr. Weisz's practice includes
both developer and lender
mandates on energy,
mining and infrastructure
projects. He has worked on
transactions across Canada
and internationally.
Wong, Tracy L.
Cox & Palmer
(506) 863-1137
twong@coxandpalmer.com
Ms. Wong practises in
all areas of corporate and
commercial law, commercial
real estate as well as focusing
on fi nancing and estate
planning. She is based in
Cox & Palmer's Moncton,
New Brunswick, offi ce.
Raab (life sciences transactions and part-
nering ); Ivor Elrifi (intellectual property);
Mark Windfeld-Hansen, Mark Hrenya
and Jeremy Naylor (tax); Renee Deming
(compensation and benefi ts); and Francis
Fryscak (antitrust matters); and by Cana-
dian counsel Lawson Lundell LLP, with
a team led by Valerie Mann and including
Stuart Breen and Aaron Lightman (M&A,
corporate and securities, foreign invest-
ment). Roivant Sciences Ltd., the largest
stockholder of OnCore, was represented
by White & Case LLP, with a team that
included Sang Ji and Chang-Do Gong
(M&A) and Stephanie Gentile (tax).
INTERFOR COMPLETES
ACQUISITION OF SIMPSON
SAWMILLS AND ISSUANCE
OF COMMON SHARES
Closing date: March 2, 2015 On March 2,
2015, Interfor Corporation completed an
acquisition of four sawmills from Simpson
Lumber Company, LLC.
Interfor purchased the four mills for
US$94.7 million plus working capital and
contingent future payments. ! e purchase
of the sawmills in Washington, Georgia
and South Carolina are key to Interfor's
growth strateg y and fi rmly establishes its
presence in the US.
To partially fi nance the acquisition, the
Company completed a bought deal pub-
lic off ering led by RBC Capital Markets
and Raymond James and including BMO
Capital Markets, CIBC World Mar-
kets, Scotia Capital and TD Securities of
3,300,000 subscription receipts for gross
proceeds of $66,330,000. In connection
with the completion of the acquisition,
each subscription receipt has been auto-
matically exchanged, for no additional
consideration, for one common share of
the Company.
Interfor is a growth-oriented lumber
company with operations in Canada and
the United States.
Interfor was represented by Marilyn
Mauritz, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary to the Company. McCarthy Té-
trault LLP advised Interfor in connection
with the bought deal off ering and certain
other matters relating to the acquisition
with a deal team consisting of Richard Bal-
four, Robin Mahood, Fleur Heck, Mau-
reen Gillis and Liezl Behm.
Simpson Lumber Company, LLC was
represented by Betsy Stauff er, Vice Presi-
dent and General Counsel, and Lane
Powell PC, Seattle, WA, with Mike Dw-
yer as the lead on the transaction. Wom-
ble, Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP pro-
vided representation to Simpson on local
issues in the US Southeast.
! e underwriting syndicate was rep-
resented by Farris, Vaughan, Wills &
Murphy LLP with a deal team consist-
ing of Trevor Scott, Matthew Smith, Ron
Dueck (tax), Arik Broadbent and Michael
Rawluk.
WATERTON ACQUIRES
CHAPARRAL GOLD
Closing date: February 18, 2015 Waterton
Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP,
through a wholly owned subsidiary, ac-
quired Chaparral Gold Corp., on Febru-
ary 18, 2015. ! e acquisition was eff ected
under a statutory plan of arrangement
pursuant to which holders of Chaparral
common shares received $0.61 in cash for
each common share. ! e transaction was
valued at approximately $72 million.
Waterton was represented internally
by Kamal Toor, Aaron Wolochatiuk and
David Toff oli. Waterton was represented
by Stikeman Elliott LLP as external
counsel with a team that included Curtis
Cusinato, Sean Vanderpol, Paul Rakowski
and Brandon Hoff man (M&A), John
Lorito and Katy Pitch (tax) and David
Brown, Samaneh Hosseini and Genna
Wood (litigation).
Chaparral was represented internally
by Nick Appleyard, Steve Kay and Scott
Brunsdon. Chaparral was represented
by Axium Law Corporation as external
counsel with a team that included Rod
McKeen, Morgan Hay, Linda Chow and
Helen Racic (M&A).
BIG DEALS
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