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Faran Umar-Khitab is an associate in Gowlings’ Toronto office, practising in the area of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities law. His practice focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt offerings, special committee advice, shareholder meetings and joint ventures, and includes experience in secured lending, project finance, workouts and restructurings.
Prior to practicing at Gowlings, Faran articled and practised at another large Canadian law firm.
Faran is fluent in Hindi and Urdu.
- Mawarid Mining, a subsidiary of MB Holding Company, in connection with its 9.98% investment in Nautilus Minerals for approximately $49 million.
- TELUS Corporation, in connection with its filing of a $2.5 billion MJDS shelf prospectus and $3.3 billion in offerings of notes in Canada and the U.S.
- VenGrowth Funds in connection with the transaction by which Covington Fund II Inc. acquired the assets of New Generation Biotech (Equity) Fund Inc. and The VenGrowth Investment Fund Inc., The VenGrowth II Investment Fund Inc., The VenGrowth III Investment Fund Inc., The VenGrowth Advanced Life Sciences Fund Inc., and The VenGrowth Traditional Industries Fund Inc. for $360 million.
- Newport Partners Holdings LP, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Tuckamore Capital Management Inc., in connection with the sale of its ownership interest in Baird MacGregor Insurance Brokers LP and Hargraft Schofield LP to Laurio Management Corp.
- A syndicate of underwriters led by Cormark Securities Inc. in connection with a bought deal private placement for Roxgold Inc. for gross proceeds of $7.5 million.
- Meridian Credit Union in connection with its merger with Desjardins Credit Union to create Ontario’s largest credit union with 263,000 members and $8 billion in assets under management.
- An affiliate of Befesa Medio Ambiante, S.A. (a subsidiary of Abengoa, S.A.) in connection with its strategic investment in an electric arc furnace dust recycling plant in Turkey through a joint venture with Silvermet Inc.
- Newport Partners Income Fund, in connection with the sale by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Newport Partners Holding LP, of its interest in the securities of Peerless Garments LP and its general partner, Peerless Garments GP Inc., to ComWest Enterprise Corp. for $22.275 million.
- Raleigh Wind Power Partnership and its sponsor, Invenergy Wind North America LLC in connection with its $179,000,000 project financing of the Raleigh Wind Energy Project.
- Pet Valu, Inc., in connection with its acquisition by way of plan of arrangement by certain affiliates of Roark Capital Group for approximately $143 million.
- The underwriters in connection with a $23 million bought deal offering of common shares by COM DEV International Ltd.
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