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Canadian counsel to Intact Financial Corporation on connection with its proposed C$12.3-billion acquisition, together with Tryg A/S, of RSA Insurance Group Plc and related private placements of C$4.45-billion of subscription receipts
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Hub International Limited on its acquisition of Seymour Alper Inc.
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A shareholder of Canada Protection Plan on the sale of its life insurance distribution business to Foresters Financial
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Industrial Alliance Financial Services Inc. on the sale of its subsidiary iA Investment Counsel Inc. (operating under the brands T.E. Wealth and Leon Frazer & Associate) to Canadian Western Bank.
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Hub International Limited on its acquisition of the benefits consulting practice of Morneau Shepell Inc.
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Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada on its assumption reinsurance of British Columbia Life and Casualty Company.
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Intact Financial Corporation on its C$1-billion acquisition of The Guarantee Company of North America and Frank Cowan Company Limited and related C$401-million bought deal public offering to finance a portion of the acquisition.
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Hub International Limited on the acquisition of the insurance business of Cypher Systems Group Inc. and certain of its affiliates. The acquisition establishes a new regional operation for Hub, Hub Customer Central, to be based in Windsor, Ontario.
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Outland-Carillion Services, a subsidiary of Carillion Canada Inc., on the sale of certain assets and liabilities to a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings.
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Central 1 Credit Union, the largest shareholder of Credential Financial Inc., on the merger of Credential Financial Inc., Qtrade Canada Inc. and NEI Investments.
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CDP Investissement Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, on its acquisition of approximately 19 per cent of the share capital of First Lion Holdings Inc., an insurance broker, and its pending acquisition of an additional approximately three per cent of the share capital from the same sellers each year in 2019, 2020 and 2020. Concomitantly, CDP Revenu Fixe II Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has lent approximately C$17-million to First Lion Holdings Inc.
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Hub International Limited on its acquisition of Integro (Canada) Ltd.
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Hub International Limited on its acquisition of Delisle Agencies Ltd., an insurance agency based in Delisle, Saskatchewan, specializing in personal lines and government automotive insurance solutions.
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Hub International Limited on its acquisition of Belyer Insurance Ltd. (operating as EasyInsure) through its subsidiary Totten Insurance Group Inc.
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Insurance Bureau of Canada, an industry association comprised of many of Canada's largest property and casualty insurers, on successfully opposing a constitutional challenge brought in the Nova Scotia courts to statutory limitations with respect to a plaintiff's ability to recover damages for pain and suffering for minor injuries.
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Intact Financial Corporation on its US$1.7-billion proposed acquisition of OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd., and its related offerings of C$754-million of subscription receipts, C$150-million of preferred shares and C$425-million of medium term notes.
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Citi Holdings on the sale of Financial Reassurance Company 2010 Ltd. to a subsidiary of Munich Re.
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Desjardins Group on the sale of its pet insurance business to Economical Mutual Insurance Company.
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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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SCOR Global Life regarding the C$5-billion Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada/Bell Canada pension de-risking insurance contract.
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Standard Life plc on the sale of its Canadian business to Manulife for C$4-billion.
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Canadian Western Bank on the proposed sale of its property and casualty insurance subsidiary Canadian Direct Insurance Inc. to Intact Financial Corporation for C$197-million.
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VRG Capital in connection with its backing of a management buyout of Jones Brown Inc., and the subsequent acquisition of Pearson Dunn Insurance.
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Genworth MI Canada Inc. on its C$850-million Canadian initial public offering.
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Transamerica/Aegon on the C$600-million sale of its business in Canada to Wilton Re/CPPIB.
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Intact Financial Corporation on its C$2.6-billion acquisition of the Canadian insurance businesses of AXA SA.
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MetLife Canada on the sale of its Canadian life business