Andrew Spiro, Toronto

About Andrew

Andrew advises clients on a wide range of tax matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, capital markets transactions and investment funds. He
regularly advises on complex transformational transactions for public and private companies as well as innovative investment products.

Andrew is recognized as an expert in tax issues involving REITs and other real estate investment vehicles, structured notes and tax insurance.

Andrew is a member of the Firm's Partnership Committee, and the Regional Vice-Chair, North America, for the Lex Mundi Tax Practice Group.

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Recent representative matters include advising:

H&R REIT on its spin-off of its Primaris properties, including all of H&R's enclosed malls, to a new stand-alone, publicly traded REIT
Pet Valu, a portfolio company of Roark Capital, in connection with its initial public offering
WPT Industrial REIT in connection with its US$3.1-billion acquisition by Blackstone REIT
Starlight Investments in connection with the proposed going private transaction with Northview Properties REIT by way of unitholder- and court-approved arrangement valued at C$4.8-billion announced in February 2020
UnitedHealth Group on its subsidiary OptumRx's US$12.8-billion combination with Catamaran Corporation
Hudson's Bay Company in connection with its C$2-billion privatization transaction with a shareholder group led by the Company's Executive Chairman
Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No. 5) Core Fund in connection with its US$1.4-billion acquisition by Tricon Capital Group
Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust (CREIT) on its C$3.9-billion combination with Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
Transglobe Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with its C$2-billion acquisition by PD Kanco LP and Starlight Investments Ltd., with support from PSP Investment Board, CAPREIT and Timbercreek Asset Management
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. on its acquisition of Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd. for approximately C$4.9-billion