David Bristow Partner | Toronto

Representative examples of David's experience include advising:

Strategic Transactions

• Power Financial Corporation on its C$1.65-billion repurchase and cancellation of common shares pursuant to a substantial issuer bid and its tendering into Great-West Lifeco Inc.'s C$2-billion substantial issuer bid, and Power Corporation of Canada on its C$1.35-billion repurchase and cancellation of subordinate voting shares pursuant to a substantial issuer bid and its tendering of common shares into Power Financial Corporation’s substantial issuer bid

Corporate Finance

• Intact Financial Corporation in connection with various offerings including its inaugural offering of C$300-million aggregate principal amount of Limited Recourse Capital Notes, its offerings of C$4.45-billion of subscription receipts and C$600-million of medium term notes in connection with its C$12.3-billion acquisition, together with Tryg A/S, of RSA Insurance Group Plc and its offerings of an aggregate of C$1-billion of medium term notes

• Sagen MI Canada Inc. in connection with various offerings for an aggregate amount of C$1.15-billion including four debenture offerings, an offering of preferred shares and an offering of hybrid notes

• IGM Financial Inc. Inc. in connection with a public offering of C$300-million aggregate principal amount of debentures

• dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. in connection with its C$250-million private placement of subordinate voting shares and subscription receipts that closed concurrently with its C$700-million initial public offering for total proceeds of approximately C$950-million

• Syndicates of dealers in connection with offerings by Air Canada, Automotive Properties REIT, Slate Office REIT, Slate Grocery REIT, Restaurant Brands Inc.

• A senior U.S. public issuer in connection with its C$2.5-billion maple bond offering

• Zeg Oil and Gas Ltd. in connection with its private placement investment of US$30-million in Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited

• Various dealers on “at-the-market” equity distribution programs

Mergers & Acquisitions

• IGM Financial Inc. in connection with its purchase of an approximately 20.5% equity interest in Rockefeller Capital Management for US$622-million

• IGM Financial Inc. in connection with its pending sale of Investment Planning Counsel for C$575-million

• 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

• Zeg Oil and Gas Ltd. on its acquisition of a majority of the shares of Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited from AOG Upstream B.V. and its affiliates for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$16.4-million

• Delek Group Ltd. on its acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares in the capital of Ithaca Energy Inc., not already owned by Delek, by way of a supported takeover bid and subsequent compulsory acquisition which valued Ithaca's enterprise value at C$1.68-billion

• Capstone Infrastructure Corporation in connection with its friendly C$480-million acquisition by Irving Infrastructure Corp., a subsidiary of iCON Infrastructure Partners III, L.P., by way of a court approved plan of arrangement

David is recognized in the following publications:

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2025 (Securities Law)

• Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers 2024 – Independently Rated Lawyers (As nominated by senior in-house counsel)

• Co-author : Launch of SEDAR+ Completed
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, July 25, 2023.
• Co-author : CSA Provides Update on Upcoming Transition to SEDAR+
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets and Corporate Governance, July 18, 2023.
• Co-author : CSA Defers Launch of SEDAR+
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, June 2, 2023.
• Co-author : CSA Provides Update on Upcoming Transition to SEDAR+
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, May 19, 2023.

JD, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University – 2014
BBA, Wilfrid Laurier University – 2011