Graham King is a lawyer practicing public company mergers and acquisitions, business and corporate commercial, corporate finance and securities and 3 other areas of law. Graham received a B.A. degree from Concordia University, Montreal in 1992, and has been licensed for 24 years. Graham practices at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, ON.
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Firm InformationPositionPartnerFirm NameBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Work: Counsel to Wakefield Canada Inc. in its acquisition of Castrol Canada Inc. from BP Lubricants USA Inc.
its negotiation of exclusive Canadian distribution rights to all SuperClean br
ed products
in connection with the sale of its H2Blu-br
ed Diesel Exhaust Fluid business to Recochem Inc.
with respect to various ongoing commercial matters.
Advised the management shareholder group of Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, a property
casualty insurance company with a primary focus on the Canadian surety, professional
executive liability
warranty markets, in connection with the spinoff of Trisura Group Ltd., the majority shareholder, from Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Advised Krismark Holdings ULC
certain of its affiliates in connection with its acquisition of Lakes of Muskoka Cottage Brewery Inc.
Vancouver Isl
Brewing Inc.
Advised the shareholders of Medical Futures Inc. (MFI) in connection with the sale of MFI, a specialty pharmaceutical company distributing prescription
non-prescription pharmaceutical
natural therapeutic products, to Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
Advised the management shareholder group of ND Graphics Inc. in connection with its management buyout from Gerber Scientific International Limited
subsequent acquision of Western Rim Industries Ltd., a distributor of films
fabrics for the digital print, sign
awning industries.
Advised M & G Steel Ltd., a structural steel fabricator, in connection with the sale by its shareholders to 2443790 Ontario Inc.
Advised
acted for Evonik Degussa Corporation
Evonik Canada Inc. in connection with the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Kemira Chemicals Canada Inc.
Advised
acted for a US investment fund in its acquisition of a steel manufacturing facility in Well
, Ontario,
in connection with the negotiation of various revolving
term credit facilities
related matters.
Advised Mobilicity
its affiliates in their $250-million bid for wireless spectrum.
Advised the Portl
Group in connection with the sale of shares of Manulife Financial Corporation to Berkshire-TWC Financial Group Inc.
Represented Chrysler Canada Inc. in connection with a $769-million funding agreement with the Government of Ontario.
Advised Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited
Hammond Power Solutions Inc. on the sale of shares of Moloney Electric Inc. to Indian corporation Universal Power Transformer Power Limited.
Represented Maxxium Canada Inc. on the sale of its shares by Maxxium Worldwide B.V. to Beam Global
related global reorganization.
Advised AMEC Americas Limited with its purchase of shares of Philips Engineering Inc.,
AMEC Dynamic Structures Ltd. with its sale of shares to Empire Industries Ltd.
Represented Best Buy Canada Ltd. in its purchase of Howell & Associates Inc.
Advised Scepter Holdings Inc. in its purchase of certain shares of Globalive Communications Inc.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions2002, Ontario
MembershipsProfessional Involvement
•Director, Beam Canada Inc. (a subsidiary of Fortune Brands, Inc.), and several private Canadian and US corporations
•Adjunct Professor/Instructor of Law, University of Western Ontario
•Former Director, The London Goodenough Association of Canada (Goodenough College, London, England)
•Member, Advisory Board, The Georgian Bay Trust Foundation Inc. (the Georgian Bay Land Trust)
Director, 2002-06
•Member, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association and American Bar Association
•Member, Institue of Corporate DirectorsCommunity Involvement
•Governor, The Sterling Hall School
•Habitat for Humanity, Greater Toronto Area -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Windsor
Class of 2001
J.D.
Other EducationConcordia University, Montreal
Class of 1992
B.A.
London School of Economics, England
Class of 1994
M.Sc.
Graham King
Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400Toronto, ON M5H 4E3Canada