Private M&A

BCE Inc. on the C$4.7-billion sale of its ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) to Rogers Communications Inc. 

OMERS on its C$1.35-billion sale of LifeLabs to Quest Diagnostics Incorporated. 

Canadian counsel to Paramount on the US$1.6-billion sale of Simon & Schuster to KKR & Co. Inc. 

SPX Technologies, Inc. on its C$405-million acquisition of Ingénia Technologies Inc. 

Financeit Canada Inc. in its acquisition of Simply Group Financial, SNAP Home Finance, and certain assets of EcoHome Financial. 

SEA Electric Inc. on its US$300-million acquisition by Exro Technologies Inc. 

Saint-Gobain on its C$1.325-billion acquisition of Building Products of Canada Corp. 

IGM Financial Inc. on its US$622-million purchase of an approximately 20.5% equity interest in Rockefeller Capital Management, a leading U.S. independent financial services advisory firm. 

Ridgeback Resources Inc., a private equity portfolio company, on its C$525-million sale to Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. 

BlackRock Alternatives on its acquisition of a majority stake in Environmental 360 Solutions. 

Royal Bank of Canada on its C$13.5-billion acquisition of HSBC Bank Canada. 

Simpson Oil Limited on the sale of 25% of SOL Investments SEZC for 20-million common shares of Parkland Fuel, valued at approximately C$700-million. 

Capstone Mining Corp. on its business combination with Mantos Copper (Bermuda) Limited. 

Canadian counsel to Nasdaq on its US$2.75-billion acquisition of Verafin, an industry leader specializing in enterprise financial crime management solutions. 

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board on its acquisition of HomeQ Corporation, the parent company of HomeEquity Bank.  

Lululemon Athletica Inc. on its US$500-million acquisition of Mirror and new one-year US$300-million revolving credit facility. 

Equinix, Inc. on its C$1.04-billion acquisition of 25 data-centre facilities across Canada from Bell Canada. 

Canadian counsel to Coty Inc. on its strategic transaction with KKR for Coty’s Professional and Retail Hair business valued at US$4.3-billion. 

Kognitiv Corporation on its C$525-million acquisition of Aimia Inc.’s Loyalty Solutions business. 

Nutrien Ltd. on its acquisition of 100% of the equity of the Tec Agro Group, a leading agricultural retailer and owner of one of the largest branded soybean seeds businesses in Brazil. 

Industrial Alliance Financial Services Inc. on the sale of its subsidiary iA Investment Counsel Inc. (operating under the brands T.E. Wealth and Leon Frazer & Associate) to Canadian Western Bank. 

Hub International Limited on its acquisition of the benefits consulting practice of Morneau Shepell Inc. 

Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners in connection with its acquisition of Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada’s largest rural-focused broadband service provider. 

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan on its €196-million sale of a German logistics portfolio consisting of 150-million square metres to Apeiron Capital Limited. 

Canadian counsel to Dell Technologies Inc. on its US$2.075-billion sale of RSA Security LLC to a consortium of investors led by Symphony Technology Group and including Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners.