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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
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Michael Gans practices in the areas of mergers & acquisitions and securities law with
an emphasis on cross-border transactions. Gans serves as practice group leader for Blakes'
Toronto securities practice. Gans frequently acts for fi nancial sponsors in leveraged
transactions and has advised off erors and targets on public domestic and cross-border
negotiated and unsolicited take-over bids and other acquisition transactions, as well as
purchasers and vendors in connection with asset and share purchase transactions. Gans
is recognized in the area of mergers and acquisitions in ! e Best Lawyers in Canada,
listed as one of the world's leading capital markets and M&A lawyers in Law Business
Research's Who's Who Legal and recognized in Chambers Global in corporate/mergers
and acquisitions for Canada.
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Co-head of Torys' M&A practice. Emphasis on M&A (public and private) and corpo-
rate fi nance. Signifi cant experience advising acquirers, sellers, targets, special committees
and investment banks in a variety of complex transactions, including hostile take-over
bids, strategic review processes, proxy contests, private equity transactions and cross-
border transactions. Acted for BlackBerry in its strategic alternative review process
and C$1.25-billion private placement of convertible debt; Viterra in its C$6.1-billion
acquisition by Glencore; IPIC in its C$2.3-billion acquisition of Nova Chemicals; and
Husky and Onex in the C$2.1-billion sale to OMERS and Berkshire. Former Adjunct
Professor, University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Recognized in Chambers Global, ! e
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Best Lawyers' ! e Best Lawyers in Canada and as
one of Lexpert®'s 2012 "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40." Recipient of M&A
Advisor's 40 under 40 award (only Canadian recipient in 2012). Ontario Bar, 1999. LLB,
1997, Osgoode Hall. BA, 1994, University of Toronto.
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Partner in Torys' Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. Emphasis on M&A, corporate
governance and securities law. Listed in ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the
Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, ! e Best Lawyers in Canada and Chambers Global.
Acted for Rogers Communications in its joint ventures with BCE to acquire stakes in
Glentel and MLSE; TMX Group in its proposed $6.9-billion merger with LSE Group
and the competing C$3.8-billion take-over bid by Maple Group; Endo in its C$1.6-
billion acquisition of Paladin Labs; ArcelorMittal in its joint venture arrangements
for Baffi nland Iron Mines; Mattamy in its acquisition of Monarch; Manulife Finan-
cial in its C$2.5-billion equity off ering in 2009, C$2.2-billion equity off ering in 2008
and C$2-billion credit facility; National Bank Financial in its acquisitions of TD's
institutional services business, Wellington Financial and HSBC Securities; the special
committee of Minera Andes in its merger with US Gold. LLB, 1986, University of
British Columbia. Ontario Bar, 1988.
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Member, Executive Committee. Co-chair of corporate/securities group. Focuses
on transactional corporate/securities law, domestic/international corporate fi nance,
M&A and corporate governance, including activist shareholders matters. Lead counsel,
Pan-Canadian Investors Committee for third-party ABCP Restructuring (2007‒9).
Highest ranking for past 13 years for corporate/M&A by Chambers. Selected twice
as "Toronto Corporate Lawyer of the Year" (most recently for 2015) and as "Toronto
Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year" by ! e Best Lawyers in Canada. Named by
Euromoney as one of the 30 leading capital markets, M&A and corporate governance
lawyers in the world in recent editions of its Best of the Best series. Described by IFLR1000
as "one of the most experienced and respected M&A counsel in Canada." Has held
several public company directorships and is currently a director of Cott Corporation and
Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. Governor of McGill University. Taught advanced corpo-
rate/securities law at the University of Toronto (1992-99). Member of Bars of Ontario,
Alberta and Québec.
Michael
Gans
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
Tel: (416) 863-2286
Toronto
John E.
Emanoilidis
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-8145
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
Sharon C.
Geraghty
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-8138
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
Stephen H.
Halperin
Goodmans LLP
Tel: (416) 597-4115
Fax: (416) 979-1234
Toronto
michael.gans@blakes.com
jemanoilidis@torys.com
sgeraghty@torys.com
shalperin@goodmans.ca
