Joe Zed

Representative transactions include acting as counsel to:

Capital Markets

• Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. in connection with various securities offerings for an aggregate value of over C$6-billion, including offerings in Canada and the United States of hybrid notes, a convertible debenture represented by instalment receipts, equity units, and various private placements of debt securities by its subsidiaries

• Medexus Pharmaceuticals Inc. in connection with a public offering of units for aggregate proceeds of approximately C$32.5-million

• Sagen MI Canada Inc. in connection with various public securities offerings for an aggregate amount of C$650-million, including offerings of debentures, preferred shares and hybrid notes

• Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with its inaugural private placement of senior unsecured debentures and a subsequent offering, for an aggregate principal amount of C$600-million

• B.E.S.T. Venture Opportunities Fund in connection with the listing of its class A shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange

• TAAL Distributed Information Technologies Inc. in connection with a C$40-million marketed public offering of units

• The underwriters, led by Cormark Securities Inc., in connection with three public offerings of common shares by kneat.com, inc. for an aggregate amount of approximately C$40-million, including two overnight marketed offerings

• The underwriters, led by BMO Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, and Scotia Capital, in connection with a C$50-million public offering of listed debentures by Wajax Corporation

• Various internationally based private equity clients in connection with the marketing and sale of funds into Canada

• The agents, Cormark Securities Inc. and Mackie Research Capital Corporation, in connection with a brokered private placement of C$28-million in subscription receipts by Medexus Pharmaceuticals Inc.

• Bridging North America General Partnership, a partnership indirectly held by ACS Infrastructure Canada Inc., Fluor Canada Ltd. and Aecon Concessions, in connection with its private placement of approximately C$446-million in amortizing bonds relating to the C$3.8-billion P3 project to design, construct, finance, operate, maintain and rehabilitate the Gordie Howe International Bridge

Mergers, Acquisitions and Reorganizations

• Sagen MI Canada Inc. in connection with its acquisition by its controlling shareholder, Brookfield Business Partners L.P., together with certain of Brookfield’s affiliates and institutional partners

• CI Financial Corp. in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in Aligned Capital Partners Inc.; and separately, in connection with its acquisition of WisdomTree Asset Management Canada, Inc.

• Torstar Corporation in connection with its acquisition by NordStar Capital L.P.

• The vendors in connection with a sale of the assets of Atlantic Minerals Limited, consisting of a construction and chemical aggregates quarry and port operations in Newfoundland

• TAAL Distributed Information Technologies Inc. in connection with its acquisition by its controlling shareholder

• An investment fund manager in connection with the restructuring of its investment in an electronic payment services company

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada 2023 (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

• The Legal 500 Canada 2021 (Rising Star – Capital Markets)

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2013
JD, Dalhousie University – 2012
BA (Great Distinction), McGill University – 2009