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Torys LLP

5 Jan 2026

Crestpoint to acquire Minto Apartment REIT for $2.3 billion

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryOther

Transaction Value$ 2,300,000,000

ClientsCrestpoint Real Estate Investments Limited Partnership, Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust, Minto Group
17 Dec 2025

Starfish Specialty Insurance receives strategic investment from Peloton Capital

Deal TypeFinancing/Investment

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

ClientsStarfish Specialty Insurance, Peloton Capital Management
12 Dec 2025

Premium Brands closes $600 million financing offering

Deal TypePublic/Private Offering

IndustryOther

Transaction Value$ 600,060,000

ClientsPremium Brands Holdings Corporation, CIBC World Markets Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Raymond James Ltd., Scotia Capital Inc., Cormark Securities Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., TD Securities Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., Ventum Financial Corp.
12 Dec 2025

Alaris Equity Partners closes $115 million convertible debenture offering

Deal TypePublic/Private Offering

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 100,000,000

ClientsAlaris Equity Partners Income Trust, National Bank Financial Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., Acumen Capital Finance Partners Limited, Raymond James Ltd., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Cormark Securities Inc.
12 Dec 2025

Clairvest announces successful recapitalization of F12.net

Deal TypeOther

IndustryOther

Transaction Value$ 163,000,000

ClientsClairvest Group Inc., Clairvest Equity Partners VI
8 Dec 2025

Kent Road launches Bloor Street Flexibles with inaugural packaging acquisition

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryOther

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

ClientsKent Road Capital, Bloor Street Flexibles
3 Dec 2025

Manulife Financial Corporation issues US$1 billion senior notes due 2035

Deal TypePublic/Private Offering

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 1,391,693,612

ClientsManulife Financial Corporation, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, DBS Bank Ltd., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Standard Chartered Bank, UBS Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, ANZ Securities, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Nomura Securities International, Inc.
3 Dec 2025

EQB to acquire PC Financial from Loblaw in $800-mllion deal

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 800,000,000

ClientsEQB Inc., Loblaw Companies Limited
2 Dec 2025

Laurentian Bank sells retail unit to National Bank, agrees to Fairstone takeover

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 1,900,000,000

ClientsLaurentian Bank of Canada, National Bank of Canada, Fairstone Bank of Canada, JP Morgan
21 Nov 2025

Brookfield Corporation completes $250 million Cumulative Class A Preference Shares offering

Deal TypePublic/Private Offering

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 250,000,000

ClientsBrookfield Corporation, Scotia Capital Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., TD Securities Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., iA Private Wealth Inc., Manulife Wealth Inc., Raymond James Ltd.