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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016
BIG DEALS
sented the underwriters with a team that in-
cluded Chad Accursi, Afzal Hasan, Jonathan
Sherman and James Morand.
MAVERIX METALS ACQUIRES
ROYALTY, STREAM
AND PAYMENT AGREEMENTS
FROM PAN AMERICAN SILVER
CLOSING DATE: JULY 11, 2016
On July 11, 2016, Maverix Metals Inc. and
Pan American Silver Corp. closed a plan of
arrangement pursuant to which Maverix ac-
quired 13 royalties, precious metals streams
and payment agreements from Pan Ameri-
can. As part of the arrangement, the Com-
pany has changed its name from MacMillan
Minerals Inc. to Maverix Metals Inc. and
consolidated its pre-arrangement outstand-
ing common shares on the basis of one post-
consolidation common share for each two
pre-consolidation common shares.
Fred Pletcher and Julie Bogle of Bor-
den Ladner Gervais LLP represented Pan
American Silver Corp.
Gowling WLG represented Maverix
Metals Inc. with a team led by Warren Beil
that included Eshleen Panatch, Brett Kag-
etsu and Kathleen Ritchie.
Jeff Lightfoot and Patrick Haberl of Owen
Bird Law Corp. also provided counsel to
Maverix Metals.
FIRST MAJESTIC
COMPLETES BOUGHT-DEAL
PRIVATE PLACEMENT
CLOSING DATE: MAY 12, 2016
On May 12, 2016, First Majestic Silver Corp.
completed a brokered private-placement of-
fering on a bought-deal basis, of 5,250,900
common shares (including 684,900 com-
mon shares issued pursuant to the exercise in
full of an over-allotment option), at a price of
$10.95 per common share for gross proceeds
of approximately $57.5 million.
e syndicate of underwriters for the of-
fering was co-led by Cormark Securities Inc.
and BMO Capital Markets and included
Desjardins Securities Inc., National Bank Fi-
nancial Inc. and TD Securities Inc.
First Majestic was advised in Canada by
McCullough O'Connor Irwin LLP with
a team led by James Beeby that included
Meaghan McCune (securities) and Bahar
Hafizi (banking). Mexican counsel to First
Majestic was Fernando Todd Dip with the
participation of Jorge Garcia Díaz of Todd y
Associados, S.C. In the United States, First
Majestic was represented by Daniel Miller of
Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
e underwriters were advised by Cassels
Brock & Blackwell LLP. e team at Cas-
sels Brock was led by Chad Accursi and in-
cluded Jamie Litchen (securities).
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GIVE & GO PREPARED
FOODS ACQUIRES CREATE-
A-TREAT LTD., NAFTA FOODS
AND PACKAGING,
AND RELATED ENTITIES
CLOSING DATE: JULY 29, 2016
On July 29, 2016, Give & Go Prepared Foods
Corp. ("Give & Go") completed the acquisi-
tion of Create-a-Treat Ltd., NAFTA Foods
and Packaging Inc., and related entities
(together, "NAFTA CAT"). e transaction
was completed concurrently with the acqui-
sition of Give & Go by US private equity
firm omas H. Lee Partners LP ("THL").
NAFTA CAT will form a new division in-
side Give and Go, simply called "Create-a-
Treat." e financial terms were undisclosed.
Based in Toronto, NAFTA CAT is a
market-leading manufacturer of edible
cra products for celebrations and holidays
throughout the year. NAFTA CAT is the
largest North American manufacturer of
gingerbread house kits, and makes and sells
cookie kits and a variety of cookies. NAFTA
CAT sells under the Create-a-Treat and Orbit
brands, as well as under private label brands.
NAFTA CAT operates three custom-built
manufacturing facilities in Toronto.
Founded in 1989, Give & Go is a market
leader in the North American bakery in-
dustry. Give and Go's well-known offerings
include its best-selling two-bite and Kimber-
ley's Bakeshoppe brands.
THL is one of the world's oldest and most
experienced private-equity firms. e firm
invests in growth-oriented businesses across
three broad sectors: consumer and health-
care, media and information services, and
business and financial services.
THL was represented in the United States
by Kirkland & Ellis LLP with a team that
included Jon Ballis, Ted Frankel, Cole Par-
ker, Adam Wexner, John Mason Wilkes
and Caitlin Powell Gimpel (corporate), Eric
Wedel and Rachel Gray (banking & finance),
Vincent orn and Vivek Ratnam (tax), and
Andy Barton (executive compensation), and
in Canada by Stikeman Elliott LLP with
a team that included Peter Castiel, Allison
Jaskolka and Marc-William Carrothers (cor-
porate), Frank Mathieu and Philippe Kat-
tan (tax), Paul Collins and Michael Laskey
(Investment Canada Act & competition),
