Franziska advises on complex and high-profile cross-border, multijurisdictional and domestic transactions for a wide variety of clients, both public and private, including global industrial groups, entrepreneurs, founders, private equity funds and pension funds. Clients across diverse industries turn to Franziska for her responsive manner and dedication. Known for her expertise in corporate governance, Franziska regularly advises boards of directors, special committees, senior management and shareholders on a wide range of transactions, public disclosure issues and corporate governance matters. Franziska is a director of Saputo Inc., La Fondation Le Chaînon and The Institute of Corporate Directors, Québec Chapter, as well as co-chair of the Québec Chapter of Women Corporate Directors. She is also a former member of Davies’s Management Committee. Select Recognitions: Chambers Global; Chambers Canada; IFLR1000; Legal 500 Canada; Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers; Lexpert Special Edition: Finance, M&A; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; Lexpert Zenith Award; The Best Lawyers in Canada; Lexology Index.
On July 3, 2017, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (SNC-Lavalin) completed its acquisition of WS Atkins plc (Atkins), one of the world’s most respected consultancies in design, engineering and project management, with a leadership position across the infrastructure, transportation and energy sectors, by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006 (the Acquisition).
On June 19, 2017, Pattern Energy Group Inc. (PEGI), Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development 1.0), Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development 2.0) and together with Pattern Development 1.0 (Pattern Development), Riverstone Holdings LLC and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) announced a series of strategic initiatives
On October 6, 2016, Gaz Métro inc. (“GMi”) announced that it has completed a private placement of $125 million of Series T First Mortgage Bonds (“the Series T Bonds”). The Series T Bonds are secured by a guarantee as to payment of principal and interest by Gaz Métro Ltd. Partnership (“Gaz Métro”), together with collateral security backed by the assets of GMi and Gaz Métro.
Gaz Métro inc. (GMi) entered into an agreement with the lending syndicate to increase to $800 million its credit facility and extend its maturity date to March 2, 2020.
OMERS Private Equity (OPE), the private equity investment arm of OMERS, one of Canada’s largest pension funds completed the sale of Canadian healthcare IT company Logibec Inc. to US private equity firm GI Partners. Financing was provided by Macquarie Corporate and Asset Finance Lending. The acquisition price was undisclosed.
Sterigenics International LLC, a sterilization services and a portfolio company of GTCR LLC, a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois, acquired Nordion Inc., a provider of products and services to the global health science market.
