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Horn, Samantha G. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5636 sghorn@stikeman.com
Ms. Horn is a partner and member of the Toronto office's Management
Committee. She received the WXN's Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top
100 Award in 2014, 2015 and 2016. She practises primarily in M&A, private
equity, venture capital financing, as well as fund formation activities. She is
a founding and executive member of the Canadian Women in Private Equity
committee of the CVCA.
Hong, Peter S. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
(416) 863-5557 phong@dwpv.com
Mr. Hong is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate/Commercial
and Capital Markets practices. He has significant experience across
all industries in both public and private M&A transactions representing
acquirers, target companies, boards, special committees, significant
shareholders and financial advisors. He also advises on corporate/
commercial and capital markets matters.
Harrison, QC, Elizabeth J. Farris, Vaughan,
Wills & Murphy LLP (604) 661-9367 eharrison@farris.com
Senior partner Ms. Harrison, QC, practises in the corporate, M&A
and securities fields. She has represented boards of directors, investment
bankers and public corporations in M&As, prospectus offerings, private
placements, take-over bids, open market transactions, acquisitions
of control, related-party transactions, privatizations, proxy contests
and other securities-related matters.
Harbell, James W. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5690 jharbell@stikeman.com
Mr. Harbell is a partner in the Toronto office and is Head of the Project
Development & Finance Group. He has expertise in independent
development, power project finance and environmental and municipal law.
He provides strategic advice for municipalities, public agencies, private
investors and developers in matters involving real estate development
and M&A in the energy and infrastructure areas.
Halperin, Stephen H. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4115 shalperin@goodmans.ca
Mr. Halperin is Co-Chair of Goodmans's corporate/securities group. Named
2017 "Toronto M&A Lawyer of the Year," selected twice as "Toronto Corporate
Lawyer of the Year" and three times as "Toronto Corporate Governance
Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in Canada. Named among top 30 M&A,
capital markets and governance lawyers worldwide by Euromoney (only
Canadian selected in all three categories).
Guindi, Shahir Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(514) 904-8126 sguindi@osler.com
Mr. Guindi, managing partner of the Montréal office, focuses on domestic
and cross-border M&A, corporate finance, private equity and venture capital.
He also acts for PE funds on investments, divestitures and fund formations.
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cash at the time of the acquisition through a pri-
vate placement of additional shares. ey can also
borrow money from a bank."
e "blank cheque" nature of the process car-
ries the risk that, when investors learn what the
target acquisition is, those who are dissatisfied
will redeem their shares, creating a shortfall in
the financing. When Alignvest announced its
transaction, for instance, 23 per cent of its Class A
shareholders redeemed their shares. However, this
was more than offset by $82 million committed
upfront through private placements. "It's the best
"[Dundee's SPAC] …
opened the floodgates.
The TSX has granted
the same exemptions
six times. Once those
exemptions were in place,
the concept of a US-style
SPAC became much more
doable. They're still a bit
more restrictive here,
but not too bad now."
- SIMON ROMANO, STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP
