Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright’s broad capital markets group is distinguished both by its extensive national coverage and also by its ability to lean on its international network to provide robust cross-border firepower. In a recent example of the latter, Montreal-based corporate finance partner Peter Wiazowski advised Bausch Health Companies on the high-profile IPO of its subsidiary Bausch + Lomb Corporation on the NYSE and TSX. In another multi-jurisdictional highlight, Calgary-based Marcus Archer acted as Canadian counsel to a syndicate of underwriters, led by RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, on TC Energy Corporation’s C$1.8bn bought deal offering of common shares in Canada and the US. The sizeable national department is led jointly by Andrea Brewer, Kristopher Miks and Elliot Shapiro out of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal respectively.
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- ‘Demonstrates expertise in dealing with African jurisdictions. A global team.’
- ‘Andrea Brewer is knowledgeable, pragmatic, efficient, and builds a good client rapport.’
Key clients
- Bausch Health Companies and Bausch + Lomb Corporation
- Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, OMERS, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
- DHL Network Operations (USA)
- Syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank
- Royal Bank of Canada
- PSP Capital and Public Sector Pension Investment Board
- Brookfield Corporation
- TransAlta Corporation
- Vermillion Energy
- La Mancha Investments
- Toronto Hydro Corporation
- FG Acquisition Corp
- Jefferies, Evercore and RBC Capital Markets and LifeSci Capital
- Bird Canada
- Taiga Motors Corporation
- Cormark Securities
- Syndicate of agents co-led by RBC Dominion Securities, CIBC World Markets, and National Bank Financial
- Echelon Wealth Partners
- TELUS Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised Bausch Health Companies on the IPO of its subsidiary Bausch + Lomb Corporation on the NYSE and TSX, and also on the debt financing and liability management initiatives relating to the IPO.
- Advised the pension fund cornerstone investors (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, OMERS, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board) on BMO’s C$2.6bn offering of shares pursuant to a public offering and concurrent private placement to the cornerstone investors.
- Acted for DHL Network Operations (USA) on a long-term strategic arrangement with Cargojet, which included an equity investment.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrea Brewer, Kristopher Miks, Elliot Shapiro