Taylor Dickinson

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Hudson's Bay Company in connection with a C$2-billion privatization transaction with a shareholder group led by the Company's Executive Chairman

• Avnel Gold Mining Limited in connection with its C$160-million acquisition by Endeavour Mining Corporation

• Canaccord Genuity Growth Corp. on its acquisition of Columbia Care Inc. valued at US$1.35-billion

• Kinross Gold Corporation on the sale of its 25% interest in the Cerro Casale project and 100% interest in the Quebrada Seca project to Goldcorp Inc. for consideration including US$300-million in cash

• CI Financial Corp. in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in Aligned Capital Partners Inc.

• Cronos Group Inc. in connection with the C$2.4-billion strategic equity investment in Cronos Group by Altria Group, Inc.

• Impact Group, a portfolio company of CI Capital, in connection with its acquisition of Cluep Inc.

• Maroon Group, a portfolio company of CI Capital, in connection with its acquisition of the assets of Cambrian Chemicals

Capital Markets

• Various SPACs, including Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corp., on their initial public offerings

• Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. on:

  • Three public offerings of common shares aggregating approximately C$1.5-billion

  • The establishment of its US$3-billion cross-border base shelf prospectus

  • Two cross-border public offerings of fixed-to-floating hybrid notes aggregating US$600-million

• The dealer syndicate on the C$4-billion medium term note program of Hydro One Inc. under a base shelf prospectus

• Intact Financial Corporation on its offerings of an aggregate of C$250-million of preferred shares and C$300-million of medium term notes

• The underwriters in connection with the C$1.54-billion offering of convertible debentures of Hydro One Limited represented by instalment receipts relating to its proposed acquisition of Avista Corporation

• Intact Financial Corporation on its C$1-billion acquisition of The Guarantee Company of North America and Frank Cowan Company Limited and its related offering of C$461-million of subscription receipts

• Cronos Group Inc. on public offerings of common shares aggregating more than C$140-million, including the first MJDS offering by a cannabis issuer

• WPT Industrial REIT in connection with its US$135-million offering of units

• The dealers in connection with a US$650-million cross-border offering of convertible senior notes of Air Canada

• The underwriters in connection with a C$500-million public offering of shares of Air Canada

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2016
JD, University of Toronto – 2015
BA (Hon.), Queen's University – 2012