David Bristow, Toronto

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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