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Lawrence D. Wilder
Lawrie has a securities practice that spans all manner of corporate finance, from private equity to initial public offerings to follow-on equity and debt financings. Lawrie's practice focuses on corporate finance and merger and acquisition transactions in the growth REIT and technology sectors, acting for issuers and investment banking syndicates. Lawrie was included in Lexpert's ranking of the top 40 Repeatedly Recommended Corporate Lawyers in the Mid-Market Sector.
Lawrie's experience includes:
- Acting for Nightingale Informatix Corporation, a leading healthcare information technology provider, in their acquisition of both HealtheNet Inc. and Integrated Healthware Inc., and in a $7 million financing.
- Representing the underwriters in a $54 million bought deal financing and two private placements totalling $183 million of Martinrea International Inc., a producer of metal parts, assemblies and modules and fluid management systems.
- Acting for Whiterock REIT in a $33 million private placement, $40 million bought deal financing and a $23 million revolving debt facility to fund Whiterock's future acquisitions.
- Representing the agent, Canaccord Adams, in two private placements for Holloway Lodging REIT totalling $85 million and in a $150 million public offering.
- Representing Certicom Corp. in its $26 million bought deal financing.
- Acting for InterRent International Properties Inc. in its conversion, by way of plan of arrangement, into a real estate investment trust resulting in the creation of InterRent REIT and representing the REIT in a $50 million public offering of trust units.
- Acting for the agents in Huntingdon REIT's $42 million public offering.
- Representing Ojon Corporation, a Canadian based privately held hair and skin care company, in its acquisition by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
- Acting for the agents in Foraco International SA's $34 million IPO.
- Representing Gibralt Capital in its acquisition of Skyservice Airline Inc's charter airline business.
- Acting for Equitable Group Inc., a leading niche mortgage lender, in its $34 million bought deal and private placement financing.
- Representing Chalk Media Corp. in its acquisition by Research in Motion Limited, a leader in wireless communications.
- Acting for CW Media Inc., a subsidiary of Canwest Global Communications Corp., in the sale of Canwest's holdings in Score Media Inc.
- Representing Equitable Group Inc. in its $50 million preferred share offering.
Lawrie is a member of the Board of Directors of the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre in Toronto and is a member of the Board of Governors of The Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Lawrie has participated in the faculty programs at both of Toronto’s business schools, the Schulich School of Business (York University) and the Rotman School of Business (University of Toronto) where he has spoken on corporate governance and corporate finance matters.
Lawrie joined Cassels Brock in 1995 from another Toronto law firm.
Education
LL.B., Osgoode Hall, York University, 1985
Achievements
- The 2007 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Top 40 Repeatedly Recommended Canadian Corporate Mid-Market Lawyers)
Call to the bar
Ontario, 1987Associations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
Practice Areas
Representative
Work
Multiplied Media Closes $5 Million Private Placement
Equitable Group Inc. Issues $50 Million of Non-Cumulative 5-year Rate Reset Preferred Shares
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust Announces NorthWest Injunction Application Dismissed and Completion of $14 Million Private Placement
In The News
Cassels Brock India Team Featured in National Post Article
Lawrence Wilder Comments on Deals of 2009
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