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Canadian competition counsel to AerCap Holdings N.V. on its acquisition of 100 per cent of GE Capital Aviation Services from General Electric in exchange for 111.5 million newly issued AerCap shares, C$24-billion of cash and C$1-billion of AerCap notes and/or cash.
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WestJet on its acquisition by Onex for approximately C$5-billion.
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A syndicate of underwriters led by TD Securities, JPMorgan and Citi in connection with Air Canada’s public offering of C$500-million of voting shares and US$650-million of convertible senior notes.
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GAT Airline Ground Support, a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital, on its acquisition of Strategic Aviation Services and Sky Café
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Groupe LAUAK in connection with the purchase of the aerospace tube manufacturing division of Bombardier Inc.
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The underwriters on all five of Air Canada's Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates transactions, raising more than US$3.3-billion for Air Canada (the inaugural transaction won AirFinance Journal’s North America Deal of the Year 2013).
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The Boeing Company in Canada, including the successful sale and financing arrangements for up to 100 new B737-MAX aircraft to Air Canada.
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GE Capital Aviation Services on all Canadian aircraft and engine leasing, financing and sales matters in Canada.
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Avolon on a number of projects relating to their Canadian fleet, including leases, purchase and sale, sale-leaseback, asset-back securitizations and refinancings.
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PNC Aviation Finance on a significant portion of its Canadian aircraft financing matters, on more than 40 transactions involving over 15 aircraft types.
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Export-Import Bank of the United States and TD Bank in the first ever issue of ECA-supported bonds by a Canadian airline (Air Canada).
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Major aircraft financiers in most aircraft financings to Canadian airlines over the past several years, including Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat, Sunwing, Jazz, WestJet Encore, Porter, Sky Regional, Air Georgian, Enerjet, CargoJet, Canadian North, Air North, Air Inuit and Flair.
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The Government of Canada and the financiers of Canada's major airlines, both as members of the Canadian delegation and, subsequently, in respect of ratification in Canada, in the initial drafting, international acceptance and the Canadian ratification and implementation of the Cape Town Convention in Canada.
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PHI, Inc. in respect of its acquisition of the international offshore business of Canadian Helicopters Ltd.
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TUI Travel PLC and Sunwing Travel Group Inc. in connection with the acquisition of First Choice Canada Inc. (an affiliate of TUI Travel) by Sunwing.
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Vancouver International Airport’s wholly owned airport services and management company on its C$50-million operating facility that manages or has invested in over a dozen international airports and airport development projects.
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CHC Helicopter LLC v. VIH Aviation Group Ltd. - Successful arbitration of joint venture agreement claims.
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Advising corporations in connection with the purchase, sale and aircraft management of their corporate aircraft fleets.
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Most aircraft financing creditors in virtually all of the Canadian insolvency proceedings over the past 20 years.