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MARCH 2016
BIG DEALS
Certas Home and Auto Insurance Company
were represented by an in-house legal team
led by Véronique Steffan (Legal Counsel,
Legal Affairs). Industrial Alliance Insurance
and Financial Services Inc. was represented
by an in-house legal team led by Christine
Vachon (Coordinator, Legal Department,
Commercial – Quebec).
e Consortium was represented by
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP with a team
including Philippe Bourassa (M&A), Aude
Godfroy, Mahnaz Jan Ali (project finance),
Yannick Beaudoin and Viviane Lapointe
(real estate), Anne-Catherine Boucher (en-
vironment), Peter Lee and Kathleen Penny
and Jean Gagnon (tax), and Jason Gudofsky
and Cassandra Brown (competition).
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Automotive Materials
Utilities Financials Health Research
Media & Entertainment Recreation & Leisure Advertising & Marketing
E-Commerce Construction & Engineering
Consumer Staples
PINOVA HOLDINGS
COMPLETES SALE
TO SYMRISE AG
CLOSING DATE: JANUARY 7, 2016
On January 7, 2016, Pinova Holdings, Inc.
and TorQuest Partners completed the sale of
Pinova Holdings to Symrise AG for total cash
consideration of US$417 million (C$551.7
million). Pinova Holdings is a global leader
in specialty chemicals manufactured from
natural and renewable feedstocks through
its two operating companies, Pinova, Inc.
and Renessenz LLC. Symrise is known for its
innovative cosmetic ingredients for skin and
personal care, UV protection, oral care and
the fragrance industry.
Pinova Holdings and TorQuest were
represented by Rod Barrett, Brian Pukier, Jo-
nah Mann, Steven Bennett, Caroline Klink-
hoff (M&A), Craig Mitchell and Corinne
Geller (banking) and Michael Kilby (regula-
tory) of Stikeman Elliott LLP and Charles
Perry, John Grady, Ken Smith (environment-
al), Rory Lyons and Nicole Stanger (tax) of
Jones Day.
Symrise was represented by Joe Perillo,
Walker Clarke, Van Jolas, Lauren Corbeil
(M&A), Jerry Higdon (environmental),
Buddy Sanders (tax), Ed Razim (employ-
ment), Doug Yeager (real estate) and Brit
Nelson (intellectual property) of Locke
Lord LLP.
Insurance Insurance Insurance
GUARDIAN ASSURANCE
SELLS INTEREST IN
E-L FINANCIAL SERVICES
CLOSING DATE: DECEMBER 14, 2015
On December 14, 2015, Guardian Assur-
ance Limited (Guardian Assurance) com-
pleted the sale of its 19 per cent interest in
E-L Financial Services Limited (ELFS), the
parent company of e Empire Life Insur-
ance Company (Empire Life), to E-L Finan-
cial Corporation Limited (E-L Financial)
for $200 million. As a result of this sale, E-L
Financial will own 100 per cent of ELFS,
which owns 98.3 per cent of e Empire Life
Insurance Company.
Guardian Assurance was represented in-
house by Stuart Brown, General Counsel,
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