On January 4, 2022, all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Powerline Plus Ltd. and its affiliate, PLP Redimix Ltd. (collectively, the “Powerline Plus Companies”) were acquired by MYR Group Construction Canada, Ltd., a Canadian subsidiary of MYR Group Inc. (collectively, “MYR Group”).
The Powerline Plus Companies together comprise a leading full-service electrical distribution construction company, founded by Ben Matin in 1990 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. MYR Group is a holding company of leading specialty contractors serving the electric utility infrastructure, commercial and industrial construction markets throughout the United States and Canada.
Powerline Plus Companies’ in-house legal counsel was led by
Giselle Matin.
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP acted as counsel to the Powerline Plus Companies with a deal team that included
Colin Ground,
Jeff Mikelberg,
Holly Elich (Business and M&A),
Corinne Grigoriu,
Jocelyn Arnason (Tax),
Armen Khajetoorian (Real Estate & Development),
Caitlin Russell (Employment & Labour),
Melissa Winch (Municipal, Planning & Environmental),
Chandimal Nicholas,
Christie Bates (Intellectual Property),
Bernice Karn (Information Technology & Data Privacy),
Michael Osborne (Competition & Foreign Investment)
Rebecca Lee,
Alex Slota and
Cassidy Nicholson-Clarke (Law Clerks),
Ilan Farber (Articling Student).
MYR Group’s in-house legal counsel was led by
William Fry,
Joe Anderson.
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP acted as counsel to MYR Group with a deal team that included
Gesta Abols,
Niel Jacobs,
Chelsea Young (M&A),
Robert Iaccino,
Neil Smiley (Real Estate),
Alex Burrell (Law Clerk),
Rosalind Cooper (Environmental),
and Christopher Steeves (Tax).