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Carelli, Robert Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-2408 rcarelli@stikeman.com
Partner and head of the Montréal Securities Group. His practice focuses
on securities, corporate finance, public and private M&A and corporate
governance. He advises issuers and underwriters on public offerings and
private placements, purchasers, boards of directors and private-equity funds
on M&A transactions, and public issuers and securities dealers in connection
with securities matters.
Burgoyne, Terrence R. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-6601 tburgoyne@osler.com
Mr. Burgoyne advises Canadian and international clients on complex,
multi-jurisdictional transactions primarily involving private M&A, cross-border
transactions, JVs and strategic alliances in the manufacturing, financial,
travel, retail and services sectors.
Buckingham, Janice Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(403) 260-7006 jbuckingham@osler.com
Ms. Buckingham is Chair of the Oil & Gas practice, which focuses on the
development, acquisition and divestiture of complex energy projects,
infrastructure and investments in Canada, including LNG export projects.
She advises on aspects of independent power development and on
contractural issues arising from industry standard agreements.
Bryce, Douglas A. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-6465 dbryce@osler.com
Mr. Bryce is a partner in the firm's Business Law group, focusing on mergers
and acquisitions and securities law matters, and has acted on a number of
Canada's highest-profile M&A transactions. He is currently a member
of the firm's Executive Committee and is Chair of the firm's Mining Group.
Brender, Mark D. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(514) 904-5777 mbrender@osler.com
Mr. Brender's practice includes domestic and international tax planning,
dispute resolution, corporate reorganizations, inbound and outbound
mergers and acquisitions/divestitures, financings, executive compensation
and estate planning.
Branchaud, René Lavery, de Billy L.L.P.
(514) 877-3040 rbranchaud@lavery.ca
Mr. Branchaud, partner at Lavery, has extensive experience in the field of
mining law. Through his involvement in mining projects, he assists companies
with their incorporation, corporate structure, mergers and acquisitions and
financing. Over the years, he has been recognized several times as a leading
practitioner in the field of natural resources law.
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deal has kept both alternative investment struc-
tures and competing foreign investment banks
largely at bay in the Canadian capital markets.
Now, however, a few inventive invaders are testing
other investment structures.
e key driver of the bought deal is speed, says
Stephen Pincus, a securities lawyer with Good-
mans LLP in Toronto. An issuer can oen have
cash in hand for the full amount of the deal, plus
any over-allotment, within about 15 business days
of signing a bought-deal letter with an investment
bank or syndicate. In the US, the same bought-
deal process is only available to very large issuers,
and used relatively sparingly, while a convention-
ally marketed deal can take three to six months.
National stereotypes to the contrary, Canadian
underwriters and investors have embraced the
risks of bought deals, while their US counterparts
have not, says Calgary securities lawyer David
Phillips of Bennett Jones LLP. "Bought deals are
the standard way of raising capital in Canada and
