Will is an associate in the Corporate Group of our Toronto office. Will’s practice focuses on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. Will has worked on a broad range of transactions for investment banks and companies across a number of industries, including automotive, aviation, mining, life sciences, financial services, energy, and telecommunications.
Prior to joining the firm, Will practiced in the capital markets groups at leading international law firms in New York and Toronto, with a particular focus on cross-border public and private offerings, as well as offerings under the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System.
Representative Work
- A syndicate of agents
The agents in connection with a $700-million offering of senior notes by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
- Aimia Inc.
Lead investor in its strategic placement in Aimia
- Chorus Aviation Inc.
Chorus Aviation in its $115 million bought deal offering and $30 million concurrent private placement
- Just Energy Group Inc.
Just Energy Group Inc. in connection with its $1.1 billion recapitalization transaction
- The Syndicate of Dealers
The Syndicate of Dealers in AltaLink’s $225 million notes offering
- Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada in its inaugural Additional Tier 1 offering of $1.75 billion
- TD Securities Inc. in connection with CAPREIT’s $400 million at-the-market offering
- Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. in connection with Profound Medical Corp.’s $30 million at-the-market offering under MJDS
- RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in connection with Onex Corporation’s secondary offering of $148,800,000 of subordinate voting shares of Celestica Inc. under MJDS
*Notable matters prior to joining Osler:
- * Represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.4 billion initial public offering of Reynolds Consumer Products.
- * Represented Occidental Petroleum Corporation in connection with its $13 billion registered notes offering to finance the acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
- * Represented Occidental Petroleum Corporation in connection with its $11.8 billion debt exchange offer.
- * Represented the dealer managers in connection with the $300 million tender offer of Nutrien Ltd.
- * Represented Sierra Wireless, Inc. in its $1.2 billion sale to Semtech Corporation.
- * Represented Cable ONE in connection with the financing of its $524.9 million acquisition of certain assets of Fidelity Communications Co.
- * Represented Parker-Hannifin Corporation in connection with its $2.375 billion registered senior notes offering.
- * Represented the underwriters in connection with the $350 million registered senior notes offering of Sabra Health Care Limited Partnership and Sabra Capital Corporation.
- * Represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $350 million secured notes offering of Vantage Drilling International.
The agents in connection with a $700-million offering of senior notes by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
Lead investor in its strategic placement in Aimia
Chorus Aviation in its $115 million bought deal offering and $30 million concurrent private placement
Just Energy Group Inc. in connection with its $1.1 billion recapitalization transaction
The Syndicate of Dealers in AltaLink’s $225 million notes offering
- Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada in its inaugural Additional Tier 1 offering of $1.75 billion
- TD Securities Inc. in connection with CAPREIT’s $400 million at-the-market offering
- Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. in connection with Profound Medical Corp.’s $30 million at-the-market offering under MJDS
- RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in connection with Onex Corporation’s secondary offering of $148,800,000 of subordinate voting shares of Celestica Inc. under MJDS
*Notable matters prior to joining Osler:
- * Represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.4 billion initial public offering of Reynolds Consumer Products.
- * Represented Occidental Petroleum Corporation in connection with its $13 billion registered notes offering to finance the acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
- * Represented Occidental Petroleum Corporation in connection with its $11.8 billion debt exchange offer.
- * Represented the dealer managers in connection with the $300 million tender offer of Nutrien Ltd.
- * Represented Sierra Wireless, Inc. in its $1.2 billion sale to Semtech Corporation.
- * Represented Cable ONE in connection with the financing of its $524.9 million acquisition of certain assets of Fidelity Communications Co.
- * Represented Parker-Hannifin Corporation in connection with its $2.375 billion registered senior notes offering.
- * Represented the underwriters in connection with the $350 million registered senior notes offering of Sabra Health Care Limited Partnership and Sabra Capital Corporation.
- * Represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $350 million secured notes offering of Vantage Drilling International.
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Osler Update Mar 11, 2024
Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal clarifies considerations for a private placement in the face of an unsolicited takeover bid in Aimia
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Credentials
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School, J.D., M.B.A.
- University of Oxford, M.Phil.
- Durham University, B.A. (Hons)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
- New York State Bar Association
