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Equinox Gold Corp. on its US$578-million all-stock acquisition of Leagold Mining Corporation and concurrent private placement of US$170-million and debt financing of US$500-million.
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Republic Financial Holdings Limited on its acquisition of Scotiabank (British Virgin Islands) Limited from The Bank of Nova Scotia.
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TC Energy Corporation on the sale of an 85 per cent equity interest in Northern Courier Pipeline to AIMCo and, in conjunction with the sale, the financing of long-term, non-recourse debt, with projected aggregate gross proceeds to TC Energy of C$1.15-billion.
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Cronos Group Inc. in connection with the C$2.4-billion strategic equity investment in Cronos Group by Altria Group, Inc.
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Power Financial and Power Corporation on their and Great-West Lifeco’s substantial issuer bids totalling C$5-billion.
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Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. on its US$575-million initial public offering.
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Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corp. on its US$350-million initial public offering as a newly organized special purpose acquisition corporation.
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TransCanada Corporation on its US$13-billion acquisition of Columbia Pipeline Group Inc.
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Cenovus Energy Inc. in connection with its C$10.5-billion acquisition bridge credit facility, the largest energy asset acquisition undertaken in Canada.
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and RBC Capital Markets, as joint global leads, in connection with the financing of the C$8.5-billion Sturgeon refinery project being developed by North West Redwater Partnership.
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MBNA Canada Bank on its C$8.5-billion credit card portfolio sale to The Toronto-Dominion Bank.
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A Canadian bank in connection with its C$5-billion medium term notes (principal at risk structured notes) program and US$6-billion structured note program.
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Kinder Morgan Canada Limited in connection with the establishment of a C$4-billion revolving construction credit facility for the purpose of funding the development, construction and completion of the Trans Mountain expansion project.
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as DIP agent, in connection with the US$2.3-billion DIP facility to Toys “R” Us Canada and its U.S. parent.
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MCAP Financial Corporation on its C$1.5-billion mortgage purchase from Home Trust Company.
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as agent, in connection with credit facilities totalling C$1.5-billion for Northland Power Inc.
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WillScott Corp. in the amendment of its US$1.425-billion revolving credit facility related to its acquisition of Modular Space Holdings, Inc.
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Syndicate of lenders in connection with the establishment of credit facilities in favour of Wolf Midstream Inc. to finance (on a project financing basis) its acquisition of a 50 per cent ownership interest in the Access Pipeline from Devon Energy Corp. for C$1.4-billion.
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Nouvelle Autoroute 30 in connection with a cross-border bond issuance valued at approximately C$1.218-billion to refinance the project debt for the Autoroute 30 concession project.
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, The Toronto-Dominion Bank and Bank of Montreal, as co-lead arrangers, in connection with the C$1.07-billion amended and restated credit facility for Toromont Industries Ltd. to finance its acquisition of the Hewitt Group of Companies.
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The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as lead arranger, in connection with the C$1-billion and US$500-million credit facilities for Parkland Fuel Corporation to finance its acquisition of Chevron Canada's downstream fuel business in B.C. and Alberta.
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Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited on its C$950-million purchase by Scotiabank of all equity interests in Canada's third-largest independent investment manager.
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as agent, in connection with credit facilities totalling C$900-million for Richardson International Limited.
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Aareal Bank AG in connection with a C$716-million syndicated financing for a group of Canadian hotels, the largest (by number of properties) hotel financing in Canada, covering a portfolio of 23 hotel properties across the country.
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Canadian Tire Corporation on its agreement with Scotiabank regarding a strategic partnership that will see Scotiabank acquire a 20 per cent equity interest in Canadian Tire’s financial services business for C$500-million in cash.
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CI Financial Corp. on its acquisition of a majority stake in WealthBar Financial Services Inc.
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Stored Value Solutions, a subsidiary of FleetCor Technologies, Inc., on its acquisition of Buyatab Online Inc., as part of its expansion in the emerging digital-gifting space.
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The Bank of Nova Scotia on the sale of the business and assets of Roynat Lease Finance, a division of its subsidiary Roynat Inc., to Meridian Credit Union Limited.