Paul A. Simon is a lawyer practicing public company mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, corporate governance and special committees. Paul A. received a degree from McMaster University in 2000, and has been licensed for 22 years. Paul A. practices in Toronto, ON.
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Work: Mergers & Acquisitions Transactions
Acted for Liberty Silver Corp. in connection with its take-over bid for Sennen Resources Inc.
Acted for GT Canada Medical Properties REIT in connection with the takeover bid by NorthWest Value Partners Inc.
Acted for Legumex Walker in connection with its acquisition of Walker Seeds Inc.
Reco Holdings Inc.
Acted for the special committee of MI Developments Inc. in connection with the $650,000,000 plan of arrangement transaction to cancel Mr. Frank Stronach's multiple voting share ownership
the spin-out of certain horse racing assets to Mr. Stronach
Acted for New Dawn Mining in connection with its acquisition of a Central African Gold plc.
Acted for Corsa Coal in connection with its acquisition of Wilson Creek Energy LLC.
Corporate Finance Transactions
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters in connection with the $23 million unit offering by Breakwater Resources Ltd.
Acted for Royal Office Finance Limited Partnership in connection with its $1.4 billion debt offering to fund the purchase a portfolio of seven Canadian federal office buildings.
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters in connection with the $460 million short form prospectus offering by Cameco Corporation.
Acted for Chartwell Seniors Housing Real Estate Investment Trust in various short form prospectus offerings raising in excess of $600 million.
Mergers & Acquisitions Transactions
Acted for TD Securities in connection with its equity funding commitment in a buy-out consortium led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners
Madison Dearborn Partners in connection with the proposed $51-billion acquisition of BCE Inc.
Acted for PBS Coals Corporation in connection with its $1-billion takeover by an affiliate of OAO Severstal.
Acting for PBS Coals Corporation in connection with its plan of arrangement business combination with Penfold Capital Acquisition Corporation.
Acting for the special committee of Medisys Health Group LP in connection with the insider bid transaction by Persistence Capital Partners LP.
Acting for the Co-operators Group Limited in connection with its $300-million acquisition of Addenda Capital Inc.
Acting for Royal Office Finance LP
Canadian Leaseback Limited Partnership in connection with its $1.4-billion acquisition
financing of a portfolio of seven federal office buildings.
Acting for TML Acquisition Inc. in connection with its $275-million takeover of Tiberon Minerals Ltd.
Acting for UE Waterheater Income Fund in connection with its takeover bid for Voxcom Income Fund.
Acting for UE Waterheater Income Fund in connection with its $1.7-billion acquisition by Alinda Capital Partners.
Acting for the special committee of VFC Inc. in connection with its $325-million takeover by The Toronto-Dominion Bank.
Acting for Chartwell Seniors Housing Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with its takeover of CPAC (Care) Holdings Ltd..
Acting for Clarington Corporation in connection with its takeover by Industrial Alliance Insurance
Financial Services Inc.
Acting for YMG Capital Management Inc. in connection with its plan of arrangement business combination transaction with Fiera Capital Management Inc.
Corporate Finance Transactions
Acting for a syndicate of underwriters in connection with the $220-million initial public offering of Medical Facilities Corporation.
Acting for a syndicate of underwriters in connection with the $115-million public offering by Innergex Renewable Energy Inc..
Acting for Sentry Select Diversified Income Fund in connection with a $210-million exchange offering.
Acting for Chartwell Seniors Housing Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with its $240-million initial public offering.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions2004, Ontario
MembershipsProfessional Involvement
•Member, Canadian Bar Association
•Member, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolQueen's University
Class of 2003
LL.B.
Other EducationMcMaster University
Class of 2000
B.Comm.
McMaster University
Class of 2000
Finance
McMaster University
Class of 2000
Hons.
Paul A. Simon
Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower1 UnknownToronto, ON M5H 4E3Canada