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Michael has recently represented

• RBCDS and BMO Capital Markets on SkyLink Aviation's C$110 million Canadian high-yield debt offering
• RBCDS and CIBC on Livingston International’s C$135 million Canadian high-yield debt offering
• Afren plc on its C$106 million share exchange acquisition of Black Marlin Energy Holdings
• IESI-BFC in its US$1.5 billion merger with Waste Services
• BlueCrest Capital on the sale of Beaver Brook Antimony Mine to Hunan Nonferrous Metals
• China Investment Corporation in its C$1.7 billion acquisition of a 17% equity interest in Teck Resources
• Shred-it International and its shareholder on the sale of Shred-it to a private investor group led by Birch Hill Equity Partners
• clients from India, China, Russia and the former Soviet Union in investments and acquisitions in North America
• International Petroleum Investment Company in its US$2.3 billion acquisition of Nova Chemicals
• Hindalco Industries in its US$6 billion acquisition of Novelis
• Severstal in mining and metals sector investments and acquisitions
• Sino-Gold in Canadian and U.S. equity private placements
• New Flyer Industries in its C$200 million initial public offering of income deposit securities and in C$300 million subsequent follow-on offerings
• E-L Financial in its C$100 million offering of First Preference Shares, Series 2
• Manitoba Telecom Services in the C$281 million sale of its directories business to YPG Group
• RBC Dominion Securities, TD Securities and the other underwriters on First National Financial Income Fund’s C$106 million initial public offering
• Royster-Clark in its defence of the hostile takeover bid made by Agrium
• BMO Nesbitt Burns and the other underwriters on Arriscraft International Income Fund’s initial public offering
• Barclays Global Investors in connection with the initial public offering of several exchange-traded investment funds in Canada
• various issuers and underwriters in proposed cross-border income fund and income deposit securities initial public offerings
• The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation on its sale of Optek Technology
• Boralex Power Income Fund on the financings relating to its acquisition of two hydroelectric facilities located in New York state
• Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board on its combined mezzanine debt and convertible preferred stock investment in Neptune Technology Group
• Waterlogic International on U.S. product-distribution matters
• Interbrew S.A. on its US$105 million acquisition of the U.S. importation and distribution rights for Bass Ale
• Gas Components Group, an affiliate of The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation, on its acquisition of the Sourdillon Group and Burner Systems International, and on its US$25 million private equity financing
• Centrica plc on the U.S. aspects of its C$1 billion acquisition of Enbridge Services
• Bracknell on its acquisition of Able Telecom Holding Corporation
• LeBlanc & Royle Enterprises on its US$170 million sale of Lodestar Towers
• Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada on its demutualization
• Manulife Financial on its demutualization