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Wright, J. Craig Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(613) 787-1035 cwright@osler.com
Mr. Wright focuses on corporate finance and M&A, primarily for technology
companies. He advises Canadian and foreign companies, investors and
underwriters on private and public company matters, and on all aspects
of Canadian securities regulation.
Wilder, Lawrence D. Miller Thomson LLP
(416) 597-6062 lwilder@millerthomson.com
Mr. Wilder is a co-chair of the Firm's Capital Markets Group and a leader in
the Firm's Hospitality and REIT practice groups. His legal career has focused
on acting for entrepreneurial businesses in various industries and assisting
them in navigating the legal aspects of their growth, from initial funding
to IPO's to M&A. He also has an international private equity practice.
Whitcombe, Michael P. McMillan LLP
(416) 865-7126 michael.whitcombe@mcmillan.ca
Mr. Whitcombe is the Chairman of McMillan LLP and National Co-Chair of the
Private Equity Group. He practises business law with a focus on negotiated
merger & acquisition transactions (domestic and cross-border), private
equity investments, strategic alliances, complex commercial arrangements
and corporate governance.
Weinberger, David Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5515 dweinberger@stikeman.com
Mr. Weinberger is a partner in the Toronto M&A, Capital Markets and
Securities Groups. He advises both bidders and targets in hostile
and negotiated M&A transactions, as well as underwriters and issuers
on transactions, including IPOs, bought deals, and private placements
in various sectors, including REITs, diversified products, technology
(including blockchain), gaming and financial services.
Wasserman, Marc Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-4908 mwasserman@osler.com
Mr. Wasserman is Chair of Osler's Insolvency & Restructuring group. His
practice focuses on commercial law in the areas of corporate restructuring,
financial services, private equity, complex recapitalizations, divestitures,
and governance matters. He advises on restructurings acting for major
corporations, bondholders, equity sponsors, senior lenders, monitors
and acquirers of distressed assets.
Waitzer, Edward J. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5587 ewaitzer@stikeman.com
Mr. Waitzer heads our Corporate Governance Group and focuses on complex
business transactions, public policy and governance matters. He is the
former Chair of the OSC and of the firm. He is a Professor and holds a Chair
at Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business, a fellow of
the American College of Governance Counsel, and a Senior Fellow at the C.D.
Howe Institute.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
ed Fernando Todd Dip, Jorge García Díaz and
Jesús Bueno Cardona.
KINEPOLIS GROUP ACQUIRES
LANDMARK CINEMAS FOR $123M
CLOSING DATE: DECEMBER 8, 2017
On December 8, 2017, Belgium-based Kinepolis
Group NV (Kinepolis) completed its acquisition
of Landmark Cinemas Canada Limited Partner-
ship (Landmark Cinemas) from TriWest Capital
Partners (TriWest) and management shareholders
for approximately $123 million.
Landmark Cinemas is Canada's second-largest
movie theatre exhibition company. Kinepolis, a
Belgian publicly traded company listed on Euron-
ext Brussels. e acquisition of Landmark is Kine-
polis's first acquisition outside of Europe and fits
in with its expansion strategy, providing it with
new growth opportunities through acquisitions
and new-build movie theatres.
Kinepolis was represented by Davies Ward
Phillips & Vineberg LLP with a team that
included Cameron Rusaw and Sarah Elharrar
(M&A), George Addy and Elisa Kearney (com-
petition and Investment Canada), Raj Juneja
(tax), Sarah Powell (environmental) and Pawel
Mielcarek (real estate). Stibbe cvba/scrl acted
as Belgian counsel to Kinepolis with a team that
included Jan Peeters and Liselot Claeys (M&A).
Kinepolis was represented in-house by Hilde Her-
man, Senior Legal Advisor.
TriWest and the other sellers were represented
by Stikeman Elliott LLP with a team that in-
cluded Craig Story, Carolyn Simpson, Stephen
Wintermute and Matt Dolan (M&A), Julie
D'Avignon and Kevin Guenther (tax) and Susan
Hutton and Megan MacDonald (competition
and Investment Canada).
CANOPY GROWTH ESTABLISHES
NEW COLLABORATION WITH GREEN
HOUSE AND ORGANA BRANDS
CLOSING DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2017
On December 1, 2017, Canopy Growth Corp.
(Canopy Growth), Green House Holdings North
America Inc. (Green House) and its affiliate in the
Netherlands, GHSC Trading B.V., National Con-
cessions Group Inc. (Organa Brands) entered into
a collaborative joint venture. Together, these three
companies comprise the most successful global
cannabis businesses.
To establish the joint venture, Canopy Growth
allocated a portion of ownership in Agripharm
Corp., a 20,000 square-foot indoor growing facil-
ity located in Ontario, to its new partners. Canopy
Growth retained 40-per-cent ownership of Agri-
pharm, while Green House and Organa Brands
own 40 per cent and 20 per cent, respectively.
e venture will create a new Canadian home
