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CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS OF IMPORTANCE
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ber (corporate), Kori Williams (finance),
Barry Zalmanowitz and Sandy Walker (com-
petition), Derek Kurrant (tax) and Fausto
Franchesci (employment).
Veresen Inc. was represented in-house by
Kevan King, Senior Vice President, General
Counsel, and Patrick Trumpy, Corporate
Counsel, and by Osler, Hoskin & Har-
court LLP with a team led by Paula Olexiuk,
and including Bob Lehodey, Elliot Smith,
Kelsey Armstrong, Kevin Lemke and Kenza
Salah (corporate), Lorne Carson and Dana
Saric (finance), Shuli Rodal (competition),
Adrian Hartog (real estate), Damian Rigolo
(employment), and Ted iessen and Alan
Kenigsberg (tax).
ALITHYA ACQUIRES
SYSTEMWARE
INNOVATION CORP.
CLOSING DATE: APRIL 3, 2017
On April 3, 2017, Alithya, one of Canada's
leading strategy and information technology
consulting firms, announced its acquisition
of Systemware Innovation Corp. (SWI), a
Toronto-based information technology and
soware engineering consulting firm. SWI is
a leader in business intelligence and analytic
solutions servicing clients mostly in the On-
tario region for over 35 years. is transac-
tion will reinforce Alithya's service offering
and enhance its presence within the finan-
cial, energy and transportation sectors, in
addition to enabling the expansion of its Fin-
Tech LAB services to the Ontario market.
In line with its North American growth
plan, this transaction will enable Alithya to
strengthen its talent pool with the addition
of 200 highly qualified consultants and a
talented Toronto-based management team,
which will be dedicated to servicing Ontario-
based customers.
Additionally, Alithya will access SWI's
high-profile clients, who will benefit from
Alithya's increased capacity and ability to
take on major projects across a broader base
of industry sectors.
Stikeman Elliott LLP acted as outside
counsel to Alithya, assisting VP Legal Marc
Cantin, with a team that included Jean
Marc Huot, Gayle Noble, Allison Jaskolka
and Samantha Allen (corporate), Marie-
Andrée Beaudry and Nathaniel Lacasse
(tax), and Alex Lemoine and Stephanie
Pasternyk (employment).
McCarthy Tétrault LLP advised SWI
with a team led by George Takach that
included Patrick McCay, Saqib Butt and
Julia Johnson.
Consumer Services Energy & Power Pipelines
Aerospace & Defence Automotive Materials
Utilities Financials Health Research
Media & Entertainment Recreation & Leisure Advertising & Marketing
H2O POWER LP COMPLETES
$400M PRIVATE PLACEMENT,
OBTAINS CREDIT FACILITIES
CLOSING DATE: MARCH 31, 2017
On March 31, 2017, H2O Power Limited
Partnership — a joint venture between the
Public Sector Pension Investment Board
(PSP) and BluEarth Renewables Inc. —
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