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Rob Blackstein is an associate in Gowlings’ Toronto office, practising in the area of business law with a transactions-based practice focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and private equity.
Rob has advised corporations, investment funds and other clients in numerous cross-border transactions in multiple industries, including energy and infrastructure as well as mining.
Rob articled with Gowlings after obtaining his JD and his LLB, and has successfully completed the Canadian Securities Course offered by the Canadian Securities Institute.
- acting for Macquarie Infrastructure Partners on various matters, including in connection with the acquisition of a terminal and cargo handling facility in Nova Scotia for $172 million, the acquisition of port facilities in British Columbia and the $500 million project for the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of Autoroute 25 in the Montréal Metropolitan Area;
- acting for Fengate Capital Management Ltd. and Fengate managed infrastructure funds in connection with the financial closing of various social infrastructure projects in Ontario, including the $214 million Bluewater Hospital Health Project, the $259 million Henderson General Hospital Project, the $408 million Sault Area Hospital Project, the $211 million London Health Sciences Centre redevelopment project, the $49.2 million St. Joseph's Health Care redevelopment project, the $685 million Woodstock General Hospital project, the $551 million Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Project, the $1.1 billion St. Joseph’s Regional Mental Health Care - London/St Thomas project, the $328 million St. Thomas Consolidated Courthouse Project, the $631 million Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene project, the $379 million Waterloo Region Consolidated Courthouse Project and the $1.23 billion Halton Health Services (New Oakville Hospital) Project;
- acting for Enfinity NV in connection with the sale and development of the 39Gwh, $140 million Stardale solar power project located in East Hawkesbury, Ontario;
- acting on multiple private placements of debt and equity securities;
- acting on the formation of private equity infrastructure based funds;
- acting on multiple private placements of debt and equity securities;
- acting for the underwriters in a $17.4 million underwritten bought-deal financing by Pulse Data Inc.;
- acting for U.S. Silver Corporation in connection with a $24.47 million underwritten bought-deal financing;
- acting for Atlas Precious Metals Inc. in connection with a $15 million cross-border private placement of subscription receipts;
- acting for Deutsche Bank in connection with the financing of the bid to acquire BCE Inc.; and
- acting on multiple cross-border reverse takeovers of capital pool companies.
- co-author with Bernadette Corpuz of “Canadian, Eh? The Value of a Joint US-Canadian Law Degree”, American Bar Association, Business Law Today, Vol. 18, Issue No. 3 (January/February 2009)
- co-author with Paul H. Harricks, David J. McFadden and Ian MacDonald of “Infrastructure Renewal: Possibilities for Economic Stimulus and a Safe Harbour for Investment in a Time of Uncertainty”, The 2009 Lexpert Directory/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
- co-author with Guy David, Bryce Kraeker, Irina Dashkova, Cyndi Laval, Catherine Graham, Patricia Leeson and Pierre Lissoir of Gowlings of “Singing the Passport Blues: Perfect Harmony Eludes Provincial Securities Harmonization Efforts” MarketCaps@Gowlings, Vol. 4, No. 5 (March 14, 2008)
- credited contributor to “Alternative Financing and Procurement in Canada: Hope Springs Eternal?” by Constance L. Sugiyama and Paul H. Harricks of Gowlings, The 2007 Lexpert Directory/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
- co-author with Kate Lioubar of Gowlings of “Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies Prospectus Disclosure Obligations During the Distribution Period”, MarketCaps@Gowlings Vol. 2, No. 2 (February 2006)
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