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Lead Canadian counsel to TPG in connection with its establishment of Boat Rocker Media, a new talent management and representation company
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Lead Blakes counsel to IAA, Inc., an online and in-person vehicle auctioneer, in its US$7-billion sale to Richie Bros., one of the largest Canada-US cross-border transactions in 2023
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Lead counsel to Penn National Gaming, Inc. in its US$2-billion acquisition of Score Media and Gaming, Inc., creating a leading North America digital sports content, gaming and technology company
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Lead counsel to Galaxy Digital Holdings, a financial services and investment manager innovator in the digital assets, cryptocurrency and blockchain sector, in its proposed US$1.2-billion acquisition of BitGo and related reorganization, redomiciliation to the U.S. and related party transaction
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Lead counsel to Dominion Diamond Mines in connection with its reorganization in CCAA, financing and emergence as Arctic Canadian Diamond Mines in 2021
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Lead Blakes counsel to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners in connection with its acquisition of Xplornet Communications Inc, Canada's largest rural-focused broadband service provider, which is the largest PE transaction in Canada in 2020
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Lead counsel to The Stars Group Inc. in connection with its US$15-billion enterprise value merger of equals with Flutter Entertainment Inc., one of the largest transactions in Canada in 2020
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Lead counsel to PlayAGS Inc., a NYSE public company controlled by Apollo Global Management, in connection with its acquisition of Integrity Gaming Corp.
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Counsel to Cronos Group in connection with the C$2.4-billion strategic investment by Altria Group Inc., one of the largest transactions in Canada in 2018
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Lead counsel to The Stars Group Inc. in connection with its C$6-billion acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming from CVC Capital Partners and Sky plc and related C$8-billion in financings and refinancings, which created the world's largest publicly listed online gaming company, and was one of the largest transactions in Canada in 2018
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Lead counsel to The Stars Group Inc. in connection with its concurrent acquisition of CrownBet Holdings Pty Limited and William Hill Australia Holdings Pty Ltd. for US$430-million, creating a leader in the regulated Australian online sports betting market
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Represented David H. Batchelder of Relational Investors in connection with D.E. Shaw's activist campaign and appointment of him to the board of Lowe's Home Improvement
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Lead counsel to Washington Companies in connection with its C$1.5-billion acquisition of Dominion Diamond Corporation and related debt financings, the largest mining transaction in the world in 2017
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Lead Blakes counsel to KPS Capital Partners, LP in connection with its acquisition of TaylorMade, Adams Golf and Ashworth golf brands from Adidas AG
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Lead counsel to Sojitz Corporation in connection with a debt financing of Quebec Iron Ore and related framework offtake agreement
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Lead counsel to Just Eat PLC in connection with its acquisition of SkipTheDishes Inc., one of Canada's largest online food marketplaces
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Lead Blakes counsel to Catalent Pharma Solutions on its acquisition of Accucaps Industries Limited
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Lead counsel to the special committee of Amaya Inc. on its consideration of a C$8-billion enterprise value going-private transaction proposal received by its founder and certain other matters
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Lead counsel to Sojitz Corporation in connection with its acquisition of an interest in Cad Railway Industries Limited in 2015 and subsequent acquisition of 100% in 2020
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Lead Blakes counsel to BBA Aviation Plc in connection with its US$2-billion acquisition of Landmark Aviation
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Lead Blakes counsel to UnitedHealth Group in connection with its US$15-billion acquisition of Catamaran Corporation, the largest transaction in Canada in 2015
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Lead counsel to Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. in connection with over C$10-billion in transactions, including its C$3.5-billion sale to KGHM Polska Miedz S.A., its C$1.5-billion acquisition of FNX Mining Company and its C$3-billion joint venture with Sumitomo Metal Mining/Sumitomo Corp. for the Sierra Gorda project in Chile and numerous equity and debt capital markets transactions
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Lead Blakes counsel to HUB International Inc. on over C$7-billion in transactions, including its going-private sale to Apax Partners and others for C$2.1-billion and its subsequent sale to Hellman & Friedman for C$5.2-billion, which was the largest ever acquisition in the insurance brokerage industry
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Lead counsel to the financial advisers in connection with Mosaid Technologies Inc.'s successful defence to a C$600-million hostile take-over bid made by WiLAN
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Lead counsel to U.S., Canadian and international financial advisers in connection with numerous M&A advisory mandates (merger, related party, takeover defence and proxy fights), including Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation's successful defence to numerous attempts by Carl Icahn to acquire control, including proxy fights
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Lead counsel to JDS Energy and Mining Group in connection with a number of equity and debt investments by U.S. private equity firms for a variety of projects
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Lead counsel to a number of private equity firms in undisclosed matters
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Counsel to Suncor Energy Inc. on its C$43-billion strategic merger with Petro-Canada
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Lead counsel to Stornoway Diamonds Corporation on its C$110-million successful unsolicited take-over bid for Ashton Mining
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Lead counsel to Kinross Gold Corporation on its C$2-billion three-way merger with Echo Bay Mines and TVX Gold Inc.
