Selected Transactions

Industry: Industrials

Transaction Type: Management Buyout

Acted as financial advisor to Great Lakes Recreational Products Inc. in the management buyout of Fleetwood Canada Ltd.

Industry: Forestry

Transaction Type: Management Buyout

Acted as financial advisor to Pine Falls Paper Company Limited to arrange debt financing provided by National Bank of Canada and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Industry: Media & Entertainment

Transaction Type: Management Buyout

Acted as financial advisor and co-investor in structuring and arranging mezzanine and equity capital for the $10.0 million acquisition and working capital provided by McKenna Gale, Brigham Group and Yorkton Securities

Industry: Forestry

Transaction Type: Management Buyout

Provided advisory services and arranged financing for the acquisition of Pine Falls Paper Company Limited by the management, employees and an investor group of Pine Falls newsprint from Abitibi-Price Inc. Financing for this transaction was provided by Royal Bank of Canada (6 year senior secured loan facility working capital loan), Manitoba Development Corporation (10 year subordinated debenture) and Abitibi-Price Inc. (10 year subordinated debenture).

Industry: Media & Entertainment

Transaction Type: Management Buyout

Initiated this transaction and acted as financial advisor to Canadian Telacquistion Inc., a company owned by affiliates of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Claridge, Inc., ESPN Inc., a subsidiary of Capital Cities/ABC, Reitmans (Canada) Limited, Management of Labatt Communications Inc. has acquired from Interbrew S.A./N.V. the broadcast and broadcast-related assets of John Labatt Limited including: The Sports Network (TSN), Le Reseau Des Sports (RDS), The Discovery Channel Canada Inc., Dome Productions Inc., Viewer's Choice Canada