Officers and employees of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (TSX:CF) made an offer to acquire remaining 78.7% stake in Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (TSX:CF) from Crescendo Partners, L.P., SKKY Capital Corporation Limited and others for approximately CAD 880 million.
David Weinberger, J.R. Laffin, John Ciardullo and Justin Parappally of Stikeman Elliott LLP is acting as legal advisors to the Offerors in respect of the Proposed Offer and Canadian legal matters in respect of the Debt Financing. MICHAEL STEINBERG and MICHAEL CHERNICK of Shearman & Sterling LLP is acting as legal advisor to the Offerors in respect of the Debt Financing. McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Jason Kanner, Austin Witt, Dean Masuda and David Hong of Kirkland & Ellis LLP are acting as Canadian and U.S. counsel, respectively, to HPS Investment Partners in connection with the Debt Financing. Raymond James Ltd. delivered fairness opinion to the offeror. Vincent Mercier and Zain Rizvi of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP and Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP acted as legal advisors to Canaccord Genuity. Kingsdale Advisors is acting as depositary and information agent to the Offeror. McMillan LLP acted as legal advisor to SKKY. Kingsdale Advisors acted as depositary and information agent to Canaccord Genuity. Greenhill & Co. Canada Ltd. acted as financial advisor to Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. RBC Dominion Securities Inc. actes as fairness Opinion Provider to Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.