Taylor Dickinson How to pronounce this name. Partner | Toronto

Mergers & Acquisitions

• The special committee of Indigo Books & Music Inc. on the proposed acquisition of the company by its controlling shareholder, Trilogy Retail Holdings Inc.

• ECN Capital Corp. in connection with the sale of its portfolio company, Service Finance Company, LLC, to Truist Bank for proceeds of approximately US$2.05-billion and the subsequent payment of a C$7.50 per share (US$1.5-billion, in aggregate) special distribution to ECN Capital's common shareholders by way of return of capital 

• ECN Capital Corp. in connection with Skyline Champion's C$185-million strategic PIPE investment in ECN Capital by way of issuance of common shares and mandatory convertible preferred shares and the establishment of a strategic joint venture captive finance company in connection with such investment 

• Turquoise Hill Resources Limited, owner of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia, on its C$4.3-billion going private acquisition by its controlling shareholder Rio Tinto plc 

• WPT Industrial REIT in connection with its US$3.1-billion acquisition by Blackstone REIT 

• The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of ICPEI Holdings Inc. on its acquisition by Desjardins General Insurance Group Inc., key members of management and certain other investors 

• Aviat Networks, Inc. on its acquisition of Redline Communications Group Inc. 

• 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 

Taylor has been recognized in the following publication:

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2025 (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• Co-author : M&A Take-Privates on a Roll
  Blakes Bulletin on Mergers & Acquisitions, May 28, 2024.

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