Lauren Leahy (she, her, hers) Partner | Toronto

Recent representative experience includes acting as counsel to:

Mergers & Acquisitions

• BlackRock Infrastructure in connection with its acquisition of Environmental 360 Solutions

• Sagen MI Canada Inc. (formerly Genworth MI Canada Inc.) on its C$1.6-billion acquisition by Brookfield Business Partners L.P.

• Deciem Beauty Group Inc. on the agreement by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. to increase its investment to approximately 76% from 26% at a current enterprise valuation of approximately US$2.2-billion and to purchase the remaining interests after a three-year period

• Great Hill Partners in connection with its acquisition of VersaPay Corporation for approximately C$125-million

• Cronos Group Inc. in connection with the C$2.4-billion strategic equity investment by Altria Group, Inc.

• A TSX-listed oilfield service company in connection with its C$400-million acquisition of another listed issuer, pursuant to a plan of arrangement

• A private company on its acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares in the capital of a TSXV-listed issuer by way of a supported takeover bid and subsequent compulsory acquisition which valued the issuer's enterprise value at C$14.5-million

• Atkins Nutritionals, a portfolio company of Roark Capital, in connection with its acquisition of Wellness Foods

Private Equity Funds

• Storytime Capital on the launch of its inaugural fund, Storytime Capital Partners LP, a venture fund focused on worktech companies

• Staircase Ventures on the launch of its inaugural fund, Staircase Ventures Fund I LP, a venture fund focused on technology companies

• Disruption Ventures on the launch of its inaugural fund, Disruption Ventures Limited Partnership, and its subsequent fund, Disruption Ventures II Limited Partnership, female-founded women-focused venture funds

• Clear Sky Capital Inc. in connection with the formation of Padlock Partners UK Fund IV and the accompanying initial public offering of trust units for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$45.2-million

• Various internationally based private equity funds in connection with marketing and sales in Canada

Equity and Debt Financings

• Pet Valu Holdings Ltd., a portfolio company of Roark Capital, in connection with its initial public offering

• Carribean Utilities Company, Ltd. in connection with its US$47.6-million offering of rights to acquire Class A Ordinary shares

• Great-West Lifeco Inc. in connection with its public offerings of C$1.5-billion principal amount of 3.60% limited recourse capital notes, C$500-million principal amount of 2.981% debentures due July 2050, C$600-million principal amount of 2.379% debentures due May 2030, C$500-million principal amount of 3.337% debentures due February 2028 and 8,000,000 First Preferred Shares, Series T for gross proceeds of C$200-million

• The dealers in connection with First Quantum Minerals' issuance of US$750-million of senior notes

• Genworth MI Canada Inc. in connection with its C$300-million public offering of debentures

• goeasy Inc. in connection with its US$550-million offering of senior unsecured notes

• A Canadian financial institution in connection with multiple public offerings of preferred shares, subordinated debentures, and senior notes pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system under its base shelf prospectuses

• Syndicate of agents in connection with Fax Capital Corp.'s public offering of units and concurrent private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of C$190-million

• Syndicate of underwriters in connection with the establishment of the Ontario Power Generation Inc. C$4-billion medium term note program under a base shelf prospectus, public offerings of notes and green bonds

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2016
JD, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University – 2015
BA (Hon., Bioethics), University of Toronto – 2011