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Awards & Recognition
Adam Givertz Ranked as the 2022 “Top M&A Lawyer in Canada” by MergerLinks
Corporate partner Adam Givertz was ranked first on MergerLinks’s 2022 “Top M&A Lawyers in Canada” list, which annually recognizes Canada’s leading M&A lawyers by value of deals announced in the previous year.
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TransCanada PipeLines Completes $1.25 Billion Public Offering of Senior Notes
Paul, Weiss advised the underwriters in a U.S. public offering by Canadian energy infrastructure company TransCanada PipeLines Limited of $400 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2026, and $850 million aggregate principal amount of 6.203% senior notes due 2026.
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Teck Resources to Spin Off Steelmaking Coal Business to Shareholders in $11.5 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss is advising leading Canadian mining company Teck Resources Limited in the reorganization of its business into two independent publicly listed companies: Teck Metals Corp. and Elk Valley Resources Ltd.
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Bank of Montreal Closes C$2.6 Billion Public Equity Offering and Private Placement
Paul, Weiss advised the underwriters, led by BMO Capital Markets Corp., in Bank of Montreal’s public offering of common shares and concurrent private placement at a price of C$118.60 ($87) per common share, for gross proceeds of approximately C$2.6 billion ($1.92 billion).
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Yamana Gold Agrees to Be Acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines and Pan American Silver in $4.8 Billion Transaction
Paul, Weiss is advising Yamana Gold Inc. in its cash-and-stock joint acquisition by Pan American Silver Corp. and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited.
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Intact Completes $500 Million Notes Offering
Paul, Weiss represented the initial purchasers in Intact Financial Corporation’s inaugural U.S. offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.459% senior notes due 2032.
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New Found Gold Corp. Completes C$50 Million Flow-Through Shares Offering in the U.S.
Paul, Weiss advised Vancouver-based New Found Gold Corp. in the offering of 6,250,000 of its common shares, which constituted “flow-through” shares for Canadian tax purposes, representing gross proceeds to New Found of C$50 million.
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Skeena Resources Closes Public Equity Offering
Paul, Weiss advised the underwriters in Skeena Resources Limited’s public offering.
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Turquoise Hill to Be Acquired by Rio Tinto in Transaction Valuing Turquoise Hill at $6.6 Billion
Paul, Weiss is advising Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., a NYSE- and TSX-listed Canadian mining company and majority-owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto International Holdings Ltd., in the proposed acquisition by Rio Tinto of the approximately 49% of the Turquoise Hill shares that Rio Tinto does not already own at a purchase price of approximately $32.64 (C$43) per share in cash.
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D-Wave Completes $1.2 Billion Business Combination With DPCM
Paul, Weiss advised D-Wave Systems Inc. a leader in quantum computing systems, software and services headquartered in British Columbia, in its $1.2 billion business combination with DPCM Capital, Inc., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
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Yamana Gold to Be Acquired by Gold Fields in $6.7 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss is advising Yamana Gold Inc., a Canada-based precious metals producer with land positions throughout the Americas, in its all-stock acquisition by Gold Fields Limited, a globally diversified gold producer with nine operating mines in Australia, Chile, Ghana, Peru and South Africa.
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Paul, Weiss Advises Underwriters in TC Energy’s $1.4 Billion Equity Offering
Paul, Weiss advised the underwriters, led by RBC Capital Markets, in a public offering of common shares by Calgary-based TC Energy Corporation pursuant to which TC Energy sold 28.4 million common shares for $49.70 (C$63.50) per share, representing gross proceeds of approximately $1.4 billion (C$1.8 billion).
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Shopify Completes Acquisition of Deliverr for $2.1 Billion
Paul, Weiss advised Shopify Inc., a provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce, in its $2.1 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of fulfillment technology provider Deliverr, Inc.
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TransGlobe Energy Corporation to Combine With VAALCO Energy
Paul, Weiss is advising TransGlobe Energy Corporation, an international oil and gas development and exploration company focusing on Egypt and Canada, in its merger with VAALCO Energy, Inc., an independent energy company headquartered in Houston with operations in West Africa.
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Ivanhoe Electric Completes $169 Million IPO
Paul, Weiss advised the underwriters, with BMO Capital Markets, Jefferies and J.P. Morgan as bookrunners, on Ivanhoe Electric Inc.’s $169 million initial public offering.
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