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Michael Zackheim

Associate

	Direct: 416.865.8218 Office: Toronto Fax: 416.865.7380 Email: mzackheim@torys.com

	Michael is a member of the Corporate and Capital Markets Practice.

Michael Zackheim practises corporate, commercial and securities law.

Michael has recently been involved in representing

Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. and BRP Finance ULC in the offering of C$400 million of medium-term notes
Wi-LAN in the offering of C$230 million of extendible convertible unsecured subordinated debentures
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board in the private placement of C$2.6 billion of guaranteed debentures in multiple series of Cadillac Fairview Finance Trust
the agency syndicate in Lower Mattagami Energy Limited Partnership’s private placement of $475 million of senior secured bonds
the underwriting syndicate in TransGlobe Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust’s

C$50 million offering of extendible convertible unsecured subordinated debentures
C$194 million offering of subscription receipts
C$57.5 million offering of trust units
C$109 million offering of subscription receipts
C$247 million initial public offering of trust units

Loblaw Companies Limited, President’s Choice Bank and Eagle Credit Card Trust in the offering of C$600 million of credit card receivables-backed notes
Brookfield Renewable Power in the offering of C$450 million of medium-term notes
407 International in the offering of C$3.9 billion of notes in multiple series under its medium-term note program
First Capital Realty

in its C$70 million issuance of 4.95% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due March 31, 2017
in its C$50 million issuance of 5.25% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due March 31, 2018
in its C$57.5 million issuance of 5.25% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due January 31, 2019
in its C$57.5 million issuance of 5.40% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due January 31, 2019
in its 3.2-for-2 stock split
in the completion of a special dividend-in-kind transaction resulting in the initial public offering of Gazit America

in connection with the refinancing of a US$15 billion credit facility for Ally Financial and Ally Bank
on multiple public offerings by Canadian Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust II of approximately C$3.27 billion of notes in multiple series secured by various co-ownership interests in pools of retail auto loan receivables
on a public offering by Canadian SWIFT Master Auto Receivables Trust of C$1.7 billion of notes secured by a co-ownership interest in a revolving pool of dealer floorplan loan receivables
on a public offering by Canadian Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust III of C$1.263 billion of notes secured by a co-ownership interest in a pool of retail auto loan receivables
in the securitization of several pools of retail auto leases

in its conversion from an income fund to a corporation pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the CBCA
in its 2006 rights offering

the underwriting syndicate in the C$103.5 million issuance by Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures
Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

GMAC Residential Funding of Canada in establishing its residential mortgage securitization program through Canada Mortgage Acceptance Corporation
Corel, as issuer, and Vector Capital, as selling shareholder, in Corel’s 2006 C$104 million cross-border initial public offering
a Canadian Schedule I bank in the offering of numerous series of principal protected deposit notes
the underwriting syndicate in the C$1 billion issuance by Genesis Trust of personal line of credit receivables-backed notes
the underwriting syndicate in Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust's C$105 million offering of units

Before joining Torys, Michael was the COO of an equipment finance company.

Ontario, 2006

JD, 2005
University of Toronto

BA (Honours, With Distinction), 2002
University of Toronto