Mark Brender

• General Motors Co.

  General Motors Co. in its US$650 million equity investment in Lithium Americas Corp.

• Nasdaq

  Nasdaq in its acquisition of Metrio

• Circle Cardiovascular Imaging

  Circle Cardiovascular Imaging in its strategic investment from Thoma Bravo

• BBH Capital Partners

  BBH Capital Partners in its $120 million investment in Synex Group insurance

• Deerfield Specialty Papers Inc.

  Deerfield Specialty Papers in connection with the sale of Glassine Canada to Nordic Paper Holding.

• L Brands

  L Brands in its separation of Bath & Body Works and Victoria's Secret Canada

• Fresche Solutions

  Fresche Solutions in its acquisition by American Pacific Group

• Bristol Myers Squibb

  Bristol Myers Squibb in its acquisition of Forbius

• TPG

  TPG in its submission of a stalking horse bid for Cirque du Soleil’s assets in partnership with Fosun, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Investissement Québec

• Eurazeo

  Eurazeo in its equity investment in Herschel Supply Co.

• Smooch Technologies Holding ULC

  Smooch Technologies Holdings ULC in its acquisition by Zendesk, Inc.

• McCall MacBain Foundation

  McCall MacBain Foundation in the establishment of a $200 million scholarship fund for studies at McGill

• L Brands

  L Brands with its sale of the La Senza business to Regent LP

• Nasdaq, Inc.

  Nasdaq, Inc. in connection with the sale of its Public Relations Solutions and Digital Media Services Businesses to West Corporation for approximately US$335 million

• EMcision Limited

  EMcision Limited in its sale to Boston Scientific Corporation

• Blockstream Corporation

  Blockstream Corporation in its $21 million seed round financing

• Concentric Agriculture Inc.

  Concentric Agriculture Inc. (previously: Inocucor Technologies Inc.), in connection with the first tranche closing of a Series B financing led by TPG ART

• Luxury Retreats International Inc.

  Represented Luxury Retreats International Inc. in its acquisition by Airbnb Inc.

• DalCor Pharma UK Ltd.

  Dalcor Pharma in its $150 million of Series A and B preferred share financings.

• H.I.G. Growth Partners, LLC

  Canadian counsel to H.I.G. Growth Partners, LLC in connection with its strategic investment in ConvertStar Incorporated dba Go2mobi

Mergers and Acquisitions/Arrangement Transactions

• EMcision Limited in its sale to Boston Scientific Corporation
• Nasdaq, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of its Public Relations Solutions and Digital Media Services by West Corporation
• Luxury Retreats International Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Airbnb
• Pandora in its acquisition of TicketFly Inc.
• Dalcor Pharma in its $200 million of Series A and B preferred share financings
• TPG Capital LP in connection with its recent agreement to form a partnership (with Fosun, Caisse de Dépôt and Guy Laliberté) and to acquire the Cirque du Soleil (the largest private equity deal in Quebec in 2015)
• Blockstream Corporation in its seed round financing
• DAVIDsTEA in its Initial Public Offering and Listing on the NASDAQ
• Canadian counsel to H.I.G. Growth Partners, LLC in connection with its strategic investment in ConvertStar Incorporated dba Go2mobi
• MEGA Brands, in connection with its US$460 million acquisition by Mattel
• DataWind Inc., in connection with its initial public offering and listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange
• Pure Energies Group Inc., a U.S. and Canada residential solar industry leader in the critical area of web-based customer acquisition, in relation to its sale to NRG Energy, Inc., a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of approximately $10 billion
• POSCO of Korea and China Steel Corporation of Taiwan in their $1.1 billion investment in ArcelorMittal Mines Canada’s iron ore mine business

Corporate Finance

• McCall MacBain Foundation in the establishment of a $200 million scholarship fund for studies at McGill
• Inocucor Technologies Inc. in its Series B financing led by TPG Alternative and Renewable Technologies Partners, L.P.
• Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers in connection with the secondary private placement by CDP Capital d’Amérique Investissements Inc., a subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, of $305 million convertible unsecured subordinated debentures of Quebecor Inc.