Brendan Reay

Representative transactions include acting for:

Corporate Finance

• CI Financial Corp. on its shelf prospectus and issuance of $450 million of 2.645% Debentures due 2020

• The underwriters, led by RBC Capital Markets and Scotia Capital Inc., on the $1.8 billion initial public offering of common shares of Hydro One Limited

• Pattern Energy Group Inc. and a selling shareholder on the US$350 million initial public offering of Class A common shares of Pattern and four follow-on offerings of Class A common shares and convertible notes in the United States and Canada raising proceeds of over US$1.2-billion

• TransCanada PipeLines Limited and TransCanada Trust on the US$750-million offering in the United States of hybrid notes by TransCanada Trust

• Granite Real Estate Investment Trust on the C$250-million offering of senior unsecured debentures by Granite REIT Holdings Limited Partnership

• The underwriters on the Canada/U.S. cross-border public offerings of US$130-million of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures and US$68.5-million of common shares by Atlantic Power Corporation

• A syndicate of investment dealers in connection with the renewal of a C$3-billion shelf prospectus for the offering of medium term notes by Hydro One Inc., and numerous issuances of notes

• Bell Aliant Preferred Equity Inc. and its affiliates on two issues of cumulative five-year rate reset preferred shares raising gross proceeds of over C$400-million

Mergers and Acquisitions/Corporate Reorganization

• Bell Aliant Inc. and Bell Aliant Preferred Equity Inc., and the special committee of the board of directors of each, on BCE Inc.'s C$4 billion privatization of Bell Aliant, and Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership on its C$2.3 billion exchange of medium term notes

• Granite Real Estate Inc. and Granite Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with the conversion of Granite's corporate structure from a corporation to a stapled unit real estate investment trust structure

• Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund and its affiliates in connection with the conversion of the fund from an income trust to a corporation, Bell Aliant Inc.

• CI Financial Income Fund on its conversion from an income trust to a corporation, CI Financial Corp.

• DataMirror Corporation in connection with its acquisition by IBM Corporation by plan of arrangement

Corporate Advisory

• A significant Canadian equipment finance company in the establishment, acquisition and restructuring of securitized equipment lease and loan portfolios

• Genworth MI Canada Inc. in connection with its "Dutch auction" substantial issuer bid to repurchase up to C$325-million of its common shares

• Public company clients DataMirror Corporation and Envoy Communications Group Inc. in connection with substantial issuer bid transactions

Brendan has been recognized in the following publications:

• IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms - 2021 Edition (M&A)

• The Legal 500 Canada 2017 (recommended, Capital Markets)

• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2016 (repeatedly recommended, Corporate Finance and Securities)

• Co-author: No Relief Required: New and Improved Canadian Rules for “At-The-Market” Equity Offerings
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, June 10, 2020.
• Co-author: CSA Proposes Revised Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Rule
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, February 25, 2020.
• Co-author: CSA Propose Rules to Streamline “At-The-Market” Equity Offering Process for Canadian Issuers
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, May 14, 2019.
• Co-author: CSA Proposes Non-GAAP Financial Measures Rule
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, September 11, 2018.

Admitted to the Ontario Bar - 1995
LL.B. (Gold Medallist), University of Ottawa - 1993
B.A. (Hon.), University of Western Ontario - 1990