Spitznagel, QC, Perry
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3153
spitznagelp@
bennettjones.com
Mr. Spitznagel is Vice
Chairman of Bennett
Jones, Calgary Managing
Partner and a member of its
Partnership Board, and has
a transactional and advisory
practice focusing primarily
on mergers and acquisitions
and corporate governance.
Steinberg, AdE,
Norman M.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(514) 847-4521
norman.steinberg@
nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Steinberg is Global
Vice Chair and Canadian
Chair, focuses on M&A
and corporate fi nance.
Acted in the Rio Tinto/
Alcan acquisition,
Domtar/Weyerhaeuser
transaction, Four Seasons
Hotels purchase and Shell
Canada's acquisition by
Royal Dutch Shell.
Suarez, Steve
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6702
ssuarez@blg.com
Mr. Suarez is ranked as a
leading tax lawyer in various
international publications.
His practice focuses on
mergers & acquisitions,
cross-border transactions
and tax controversy, with
particular mining-sector
expertise (see www.
miningtaxcanada.com).
Stein, Paul M.
Cassels Brock
& Blackwell LLP
(416) 869-5487
pstein@casselsbrock.com
Mr. Stein's practice
focuses on M&A and
corporate fi nance, mainly
in the mining sector. He
represents Canadian and
international companies
in friendly/hostile take-
over bids, joint ventures,
fi nancings and going public/
private transactions.
Stewart, QC, Anne M.
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
(604) 631-3313
anne.stewart@blakes.com
Practice includes corporate
structuring, M&A, fi nancing
& commercial contracts.
Acts in major infrastructure
projects across Canada.
Winner of Canada's Top 25
Women Lawyers, 100 Most
Powerful Women, PEAK
Lifetime Achievement
& other awards.
Swartz, Jay A.
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(416) 863-5520
jswartz@dwpv.com
Mr. Swartz has a diverse
commercial practice with
particular emphasis on
banking, debt fi nancings,
fi nancial product
development, structured
fi nance, corporate
restructurings, private-
equity funds and private
company acquisitions.
fett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
LLP; Kirkland & Ellis LLP; and Paul,
Weiss, Ri ind, Wharton & Garrison
LLP represented Burger King. ! e Da-
vies team included Patricia Olasker, Ste-
ven Harris, Cameron Rusaw, Alex Moore
and Jay Galbraith (M&A), George Addy,
Charles Tingley and Erika Douglas (an-
ti-trust/foreign investment), Raj Juneja
(tax) and Geoff Turner, Jessica Bull-
ock (employee benefi ts), David Wilson
and Zain Rizvi (capital markets), Carol
Pennycook, Derek Vesey and Anthony
Spadaro (banking ). ! e Kirkland team
was led by Stephen Fraidin, William
Sorabella and David Feirstein (corpo-
rate), Dean Shulman and Mike Carew
(tax), Jay Ptashek (debt fi nance) and
Joshua Korff and Michael Kim (capital
markets), and assisted by Laura Sullivan,
Andrew Glickman, Dylan Hanson, Eliz-
abeth Freechack and Jessica Subler (cor-
porate). ! e Paul, Weiss team included
Jeff rey Samuels, Robert Killip and Alyssa
Wolpin (tax) and Ariel Deckelbaum and
David Klein (corporate).
Tim Hortons was represented by Osler,
Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, with a team led
by Clay Horner that included Doug Bryce,
Andrew MacDougall, Emmanuel Press-
man, Donald Gilchrist (corporate/M&A),
Michelle Lally (competition/antitrust),
Patrick Marley, Dov Begun (tax), Laurie
Barrett (banking ), and Douglas Rienzo
(pensions and benefi ts). Wachtell, Lip-
ton, Rosen & Katz acted as US counsel to
Tim Hortons. Wachtell Lipton's team was
led by Adam Emmerich, Gordon Moodie
and Edward Lee (corporate) and included
Adam Emmerich, Gordon Moodie, Ed-
ward Lee, John Robinson, Sara Lewis, Oli-
ver Board and Francisco José Morales Bar-
rón (corporate), Nelson Fitts (antitrust),
Michael Segal, Michael Schobel, Erica
Bonnett and Katherine O'Neill (executive
compensation and benefi ts), Eric Rosof,
Caith Kushner and Brian Bolin (restruc-
turing and fi nance) and Jodi Schwartz and
Tijana Dvornic (tax).
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP; White & Case LLP; and Cra-
vath, Swaine & Moore LLP served as
counsel to the fi nancial advisors. Skadden
advised Citigroup as investment banker
for Tim Hortons. ! e Skadden team in-
cluded Charles Mulaney, Jr. and Craig Al-
corn in Chicago. White & Case acted as
counsel to RBC, fi nancial advisor to Tim
Hortons, with a New York team led by De-
nise Cerasani. Cravath served as counsel
to Lazard in connection with this transac-
tion. ! e Cravath team included Damien
Zoubek and Andrew Elken.
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
and Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP act-
ed for Berkshire Hathaway. ! e Cassels
Brock team included Chris Hersh, Law-
rence Wilder and Lindsay Clements. ! e
Munger Tolles team advising Berkshire
Hathaway was led by Robert Denham and
Mary Ann Todd and included Stephen
Rose and Kimberly Chi.
CANADA BREAD COMPANY LTD.
ACQUIRES SAPUTO BAKERY INC.
Closing date: February 2, 2015 Canada Bread
Company, Limited, a subsidiary of Grupo
Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V., acquired Saputo
Bakery Inc. (Saputo Bakery Division) from
Saputo Inc. (Saputo). ! e purchase price of
$120 million was paid in cash on February
2, 2015.
! e Saputo Bakery Division is the larg-
est manufacturer of snack-cakes in Canada
with a portfolio of brands including such
recognizable names as Vachon, Jo Louis,
Ah Caramel, Passion Flakie and May
West. It operates a manufacturing facility
in Québec and employs over 640 employ-
ees. Canada Bread is a leading producer
and distributor of packaged fresh bread
and bakery products in Canada, operates
16 bakeries and employs approximately
3,800 people across Canada. Following
closing, the Saputo Bakery Division has
been renamed Vachon Bakery Inc.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP ad-
vised Canada Bread and Grupo Bimbo
with a team that included Frank Guaras-
cio, Cheryl Satin, Tricia Kuhl and Sébas-
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