• Represented a major Canadian production company in connection with the sale of a minority equity interest to one of the largest media and entertainment conglomerates in the United States.

• Represented Asian Coast Development (Canada) Ltd. in the sale of a majority interest in The Grand Ho Tram Strip, a hotel and casino resort located in Vietnam, to an affiliate of Warburg Pincus LLC. The transaction was completed by way of a plan of arrangement in British Columbia, for a total approximate value of USD$395M (subscription plus debt forgiveness).  The transaction was recognized among the featured ‘Big Deals’ in Lexpert Magazine.

• Represented Austrian-based AVL List GmbH, the world’s largest independent company for development, simulation and testing technology of automotive powertrains, in its acquisition of the majority interests in a Canadian company involved in the design, manufacturing and sale of battery and fuel cell test equipment.  In 2018, AVL had over 10,400 employees worldwide and over €1.75 billion in revenues.

• Acted for Nechako Group on the sale of substantially all of its assets to Emil Anderson Maintenance.

• Represented a global aerospace engine manufacturer in the negotiation of a future option to purchase a multijurisdictional business division of a joint venture partner.

• Represented a U.K. plc in the development and negotiation of a joint venture in the retail sector in India.

• Acted for a U.K. infrastructure group in respect of its corporate reorganization in connection with securitization of certain of its assets and its refinancing valued at £13.3 billion.  

• Represented the shareholders of a social gaming developer in their sale of shares to a major U.S. software developer.

• Represented the purchaser of a privately owned ski and hot springs resort in a share purchase transaction valued at over $60 million, including the purchase of a local utility and associated real property.

• Represented the purchaser of a private company in the scrap metal recycling industry in a highly leveraged asset purchase.

• Corporate counsel to a prominent Canadian craft brewing company, advising on corporate, commercial, corporate governance and securities matters.

• Corporate counsel to various professional corporations, including physician, dental, and ophthalmological practices, advising on commercial matters and acquisitions and dispositions of practices.

• Advised numerous shareholders and companies in relation to the development of shareholder agreements and the resolution of shareholder disputes.

• General counsel to a national Olympic body in conjunction with commercial agreements, sponsorships, and joint venture arrangements in connection with the 2012 Olympic Games, and with respect to various corporate governance matters.

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