Jacob Webster (he, him, his) Associate | Toronto

About Jacob

Jacob's practice focuses on a wide variety of mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, including public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities.

He also advises clients on corporate governance and securities regulatory matters, including the continuous disclosure obligations of public issuers.

Jacob joined Blakes as a first-year summer student in 2019 and completed his articles with the Firm in 2021/2022.

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Mergers and Acquisitions

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. in the spin-off of its pork business into a separate public company
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on its acquisition of Stelco Holdings Inc., a transaction representing an enterprise value of approximately C$3.4-billion
Advent International Corporation on its US$6.3-billion acquisition of Nuvei Corporation, a Canadian fintech payment platform
Royal Bank of Canada on its C$13.5-billion acquisition of HSBC's Canadian business
ICPEI Holdings Inc. and the Special Committee of the Board of Directors on their going private transaction with a consortium, including Desjardins Insurance Group and members of management
H&R REIT on its spin-off of its Primaris properties, including all of H&R's enclosed malls, to a new stand-alone publicly traded REIT

Capital Markets

GO Residential Real Estate Investment Trust on its US$410-million initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange and a US$90-million private placement to a cornerstone investor
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on its US$2.25-billion offering of senior notes
Syndicate of underwriters in connection with Ontario Power Generation Inc.'s medium term note program

Corporate Governance