Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP’s team stands out both for its impressive record in flagship offerings, particularly IPOs, and also for its activity in US-Canadian cross-border capital markets transactions, where it can utilize a robust New York platform. In a recent example, its international prowess, go-to Toronto-based specialist David Wilson acted as Canadian counsel to Enerflex on its US and Canadian private placement of $625m of high-yield notes. Also based in Toronto, Robert Murphy advised Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, CIBC World Markets, TD Securities, BMO Nesbitt Burns, and Scotia Capital on Metropolitan Life Global Funding’s C$1bn Canadian private placement of notes. Wilson and Murphy co-head the national group alongside Olivier Désilets, who is the coordinator of the Montreal capital markets practice. Other key names in Montreal include Franziska Ruf and Sébastien Roy, while Patricia Olasker and Steven Cutler are also recommended in Toronto.
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Testimonials
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- ‘A very strong team that has in-depth knowledge of the market. Always available and willing to go the extra steps. Focuses on the main issues and finds workable solutions. We had very particular issues and the Davies people led the whole process to align all the parties, and their respective counsel.’
- ‘Lawyers are very down to earth and willing to support the business. I have found them very practical and innovative in their approach. Billing is always well-documented, and I feel I receive value for the money.’
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Key clients
- Rogers Communications
- Fortis
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Work highlights
- Acted for Rogers Communications on its Canadian private placement of C$4.2bn of senior notes and also acted as Canadian counsel for Rogers on its US private placement of $7bn of senior notes.
- Acted as Canadian counsel to the underwriters, led by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, on the $700m cross-border IPO of Bausch + Lomb Corporation.
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