One of the Seven Sisters, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is best known for its top tier work in M&A in project development: infrastructure. It has two offices in Canada, in Toronto and Montréal, but has an international presence through its office in New York.
Focusses/specialisms
Though the firm excels in its M&A and infrastructure related project development practices, it also does outstanding work in banking and finance, capital markets and restructuring and insolvency.
In banking and finance, the firm acts on the borrower and lender side in acquisition finance, refinance, project finance and general working capital finance matters.
The capital markets practice has experience on both the debt and equity side. The team advises issuers and underwriters in high yield and investment grade bond offerings in the debt space, as well as IPOs, public offerings, bought deals and private placements on the equity side. The team also represents private equity firms in investment fund formations and fundraises.
In M&A, the team acts on the buy and sell side in private equity and strategic acquisitions, joint ventures and mergers across a wide array of industries.
The project development team has outstanding expertise in the infrastructure industry, but also does great work in the energy industry. The team represents developer consortiums and financial sponsors in bids and developments. Much of its work is cross border and the team often works on project based in the United States, as well as project acquisitions.
The restructuring and insolvency practice represents monitors, debtors and creditors in CCAA proceedings, out of court restructurings and US bankruptcy proceedings.
Key clients
Key clients for the firm include Barrick Gold, Northlead Capital Partners, Bank of Montreal, HSBC, National Bank of Canada, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, RBC, TransAlta, Fortis, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Rogers Communications,Blackstone, Ipsen, Hostess Brands, M&G Investment Management, Redwood Holdings, AirBoss of America, FTI Consulting Canada, Bentley Leathers, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation and Crystallex.
