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Year called to bar: 2002 (ON)
Co-head of the Capital Markets Practice, Rima is a leading securities lawyer with a broad practice advising clients on corporate finance, public mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. With over 20 years of capital markets and public M&A experience, Rima has played key roles in a number of significant and novel transactions involving leading Canadian public companies, purchasers, institutional investors, and investment banks. A trusted advisor who is known for her business-minded approach and exceptional client service, Rima is well-connected with securities regulators and stock exchanges and is a prolific commentator on policy developments impacting the Canadian capital markets.
On August 12, 2016, Pattern Energy Group Inc. (“Pattern Energy”) completed an underwritten public offering of 10 million shares of its Class A common stock (“common stock”) and on August 22, 2016, the underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,300,000 shares of common stock. In total, Pattern Energy sold 11,300,000 shares of common stock at a price of US$23.90 per share, for proceeds of approximately US$270 million.
On July 28, 2015, Pattern Energy Group Inc. (Pattern Energy) completed an underwritten public offering of shares of its Class A common stock (Class A shares) and a concurrent private placement offering of 4.00 per cent convertible senior notes due 2020 (the notes). In total, Pattern Energy sold 5,435,000 Class A shares at a price of US$23.00 per share, for total gross proceeds of approximately US$125 million, and US$225 million aggregate principal amount of notes.
On May 20, 2015, BCE Inc. (BCE) and Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers) completed their acquisition of GLENTEL Inc. (GLENTEL), a Canadian-based multi-carrier mobile products distributor.
On January 6, 2009, Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund completed a public offering of 4,690,000 trust units of the fund at $16 per trust unit for gross proceeds of approximately $75 million on a bought deal basis.
