333 Bay St, Suite 2400, Bay Adelaide Ctr, Box 20, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1998 (ON)
Gordon Raman’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and capital markets. As part of his corporate governance portfolio, Gordon is Chair of Fasken’s ESG and Sustainability Practice, which brings together lawyers from interdisciplinary practices to provide comprehensive advice to clients on ESG related issues. He works with clients in a broad range of industries, including automation and technology, private equity, financial services, real estate and engineering and construction. Gordon is known for bringing clarity to complex issues in helping clients with their strategic goals and business decisions. Gordon advises senior management and boards of public and private companies in M&A transactions including takeover bids, plans of arrangements, and share and asset acquisitions and dispositions. He also advises boards and special committees on corporate governance matters, including ESG considerations. In addition, Gordon advises issuers, underwriters and investors in capital markets transactions of equity and debt securities, including high-yield securities.
On January 15, 2016, Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (MTS) (TSX: MBT) completed the sale of its Allstream division to Zayo Group, LLC (Zayo), a leading provider of communications infrastructure and network-neutral colocation and connectivity, in an all cash transaction for $465 million.
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (ATS or the Company) completed the acquisition of all shares of M+W Process Automation GmbH and ProFocus LLC, collectively M+W PA, a leading global provider of engineering-based automation services and solutions focused on the control, performance monitoring and measurement of critical production processes. The purchase price based on enterprise value of approximately €248 million (C$362 million at current exchange rates) is subject to net debt and working capital adjustments.
WSP Global Inc., one of the world's leading professional services firms, completed the previously announced acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the entities comprising the business of Parsons Brinckerhoff Group, the professional services division of Balfour Beatty plc.
Bell Nordiq Income Fund, a Montreal-based unincorporated limited purpose trust created to indirectly acquire and hold partnership units of Télébec, Limited Partnership and Northern Telephone, Limited Partnership, completed an initial public offering of its units on April 23, 2002.