Robin’s broad practice is primarily focused on advising public companies. Clients trust her clear-cut solutions for their significant transactional matters and regularly choose her for guidance. Robin has considerable experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions in many industries in North America, Latin America and Europe, with noted depth in the infrastructure, utility and mining sectors. Her substantial capital market experience includes public offerings, private placements and strategic investments in both Canada and the US, as well as significant acquisition financing offerings. Robin’s unflappable manner and client-focused approach have earned the trust of several public companies. Robin is a member of the Ontario Securities Commission’s Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee and a member of the firm’s Talent Management Committee in Toronto.
Fortis Inc. acquired all of the outstanding shares of UNS Energy Corporation for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$4.5 billion, including the assumption of approximately US$2 billion of debt. The acquisition was financed by a US$2-billion non-revolving acquisition term credit facilities and a US$1.8 billion offering of convertible subordinated debentures represented by instalment receipts. The offering consisted of a bought deal public offering of approximately US$1.6 billion and a concurrent private placement of approximately US$200 million.
On June 15, 2011, Fortis Inc. (Fortis) completed a public offering of 10,340,000 common shares (the “Common Shares”) for gross proceeds of $341,220,000, which included the subsequent issuance of 1,240,000 common shares upon the exercise of the over-allotment option under the offering.
InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust successfully completed on May 16, 2006 an offering of $75 million 6 per cent convertible unsecured subordinated series B debentures on a bought-deal basis.
