Christopher Murray

• Joint Venture between OPTrust and Blue Vista Capital Management

  OPTrust and Blue Vista Capital Management’s student housing acquisitions

• RBC Capital Markets

  RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $490 million public offering

• RBC Capital Markets

  The syndicate of underwriters in European Residential REIT’s $167 million offering

• RBC Capital Markets

  RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $345 million equity financing

• Chorus Aviation Inc.

  Chorus Aviation in Air Canada’s $97.3 million investment and CPA extension

• UPL Limited

  UPL Limited in its US$4.2 billion acquisition of Arysta LifeScience

• SmartCentres REIT

  SmartCentres in its $230 million bought deal equity offering

• RBC Capital Markets

  RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $250 million completed offering and over-allotment option

• Ensign Energy Services Inc.

  Ensign Energy Services Inc. in its acquisition of Trinidad Drilling Ltd. for $947 million

• The Underwriters

  The Underwriters in Killam Apartment REIT’s $57.5 million public offering

• Chorus Aviation Inc.

  Chorus Aviation Completes $100 million bought deal offering

• Syndicate of agents co-led by TD Securities and Scotiabank

  Syndicate of agents co-led by TD Securities and Scotiabank in connection with the $200 million issue of series F senior unsecured debentures by CT REIT

• SmartCentres REIT

  SmartCentres REIT in connection with its $500 Million issue of investment grade Senior Unsecured debentures including $250 million 3 year Series R floating rate and $250 million 10 year Series S fixed rate debentures

• Chartwell Retirement Residences

  Chartwell in its $269.5 million trust unit offering

• SmartREIT

  SmartREIT and Strathallen Acquisitions Inc. in the acquisition of all of the assets and liabilities of OneREIT for $1.1 billion

• Smart Real Estate Investment Trust

  SmartREIT in its $350 million issue of series O and series P senior unsecured Debentures

• iCON Infrastructure

  iCON Infrastructure in its agreement to acquire Capstone Infrastructure for $480 million

• The underwriters

  The underwriters in a $48.3 million equity offering by InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust

• SmartCentres REIT

  SmartCentres REIT in its $1.16 billion acquisition of the SmartCentres platform

• OPTrust Private Markets Group

  OPTrust Private Markets Group in its investment in Ackerman Security Systems

• SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust in its offering of $300 million Series Z senior unsecured debentures

• Kubota Corporation Kubota Corporation in its $91 million acquisition of AgJunction

• OPTrust OPTrust in USS’ 50% stake in Bruc Energy

• Longo’s Longo’s in its acquisition by Empire Company Limited

• CT REIT The syndicate of agents in connection with the $150 million offering of Series G unsecured debentures by CT REIT

• Canadian Student Housing Limited Partnership OPTrust and Blue Vista Capital Management’s student housing acquisitions

• RBC Capital Markets RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $490 million public offering
• Chartwell Retirement Residences Chartwell in its $269.5 million trust unit offering
• RBC Capital Markets The syndicate of underwriters in European Residential REIT’s $167 million offering
• RBC Capital Markets RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $345 million equity financing

• RBC Capital Markets RBC Capital Markets in CAPREIT’s $250 million completed offering and over-allotment option

• UPL Limited UPL Limited in its US$4.2 billion acquisition of Arysta LifeScience

• Chorus Aviation Chorus Aviation in Air Canada’s $97.3 million investment and CPA extension

• SmartCentres REIT SmartCentres in its $230 million bought deal equity offering

• Ensign Energy Services Inc. Ensign Energy Services Inc. in its acquisition of Trinidad Drilling Ltd. for $947 million

• Killam Apartment REIT The Underwriters in Killam Apartment REIT’s $57.5 million public offering

• Chorus Aviation Inc. Chorus Aviation Completes $100 million bought deal offering

• CT REIT Syndicate of agents co-led by TD Securities and Scotiabank in connection with the $200 million issue of series F senior unsecured debentures by CT REIT

• SmartCentres REIT SmartCentres REIT in connection with its $500 Million issue of investment grade Senior Unsecured debentures including $250 million 3 year Series R floating rate and $250 million 10 year Series S fixed rate debentures

• SmartREIT SmartREIT and Strathallen Acquisitions Inc. in the acquisition of all of the assets and liabilities of OneREIT for $1.1 billion

Mergers and Acquisitions

• • iCON Infrastructure in its agreement to acquire Capstone Infrastructure for $480 million
  • Fording Canadian Coal Trust in its $14.1 billion sale of assets to Teck Cominco Ltd.
  • China Investment Corporation and China National Petroleum Corporation in connection with Canadian investments as well as several other Chinese SOEs in considering acquisitions of Canada listed entities
  • Ventas, Inc. in its successfully litigated cash acquisition of the assets of Sunrise Senior Living REIT having an enterprise value of $2.2 billion
  • Ventas Inc. on its proposed $980 million acquisition of 29 independent living seniors housing communities across Canada from Holiday Retirement Corp.
  • Sterling Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on their acquisition of the assets of Livingston International Income Fund
  • Billabong International Ltd. on its acquisition of West49 Inc.
  • Globestar Mining in its sale to Perilya, an ASX listed companies with a Chinese majority shareholder

Corporate Finance

Chris has advised on a large number of complex capital markets issues, including the issue of REIT units, income trust units, convertible debentures, stapled convertible debentures, common shares, debt and flow-through shares, including one of Canada’s largest IPO’s:

• • the underwriters and issuers in various REIT and Income Fund offerings, including offerings, and in some cases, multiple offerings, by Calloway REIT, Canadian Apartment Properties (CAP) REIT, Chartwell Retirement Residences, Canadian Tire (CT) REIT (second largest IPO of 2013), Home Equity Corporation, InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust, and Killam Properties Inc.