On July 29, 2005, Aluma Enterprises Inc., a world leader in concrete forming and shoring solutions, industrial scaffolding services and construction expertise, completed its agreement with Brand Services, Inc., under which Brand acquired the operating assets of the Aluma group of companies for $255 million.
Brand was represented by Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC, as US counsel, with a team that included Vincent Garozzo, April Greer, Orren Adams, Matthew Stack, Rodney Fahs and Amy Pauls; by Minden Gross Grafstein & Greenstein LLP, as Canadian counsel, with a team that included Alan Litwack, Jack Tannerya, Jules Berman, Glen Lewis, Joan Jung, Samantha Prasad, Robert Beattie, Carl Schwebel and Tracy Kay; and by Ross Gascho of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.
Aluma was led by in-house counsel Lori Evans, and represented by Goodmans LLP, as Canadian counsel, with a team that included Neil Sheehy, Grant McGlaughlin, Carrie Smit, Joe Latham, Joe Morrison, Jana Steele, Melaney Wagner, Stacey Long and Jill Nelson; and by Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, as US counsel, with a team that included John Michel, Jr., Stephen Hamilton, Sharon Klingelsmith, Robin Sampson and Mona Ghude.
A group of secured lenders to Aluma were represented by Stikeman Elliott LLP, with a team that included Jamie Davis, Lewis Smith and John Lorito. A separate subset of secured lenders were represented by Ed Micheli of DelZotto, Zorzi LLP. In addition, McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP represented Royal Bank of Canada with a team that included Jeff Gollob, Waël Rostom and Michael Hollinger; a group of noteholders were represented by Martha McKinnon of Ogilvy Renault LLP; and certain equipment financiers were represented by Richard Johnston of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin.
Brand was represented by Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC, as US counsel, with a team that included Vincent Garozzo, April Greer, Orren Adams, Matthew Stack, Rodney Fahs and Amy Pauls; by Minden Gross Grafstein & Greenstein LLP, as Canadian counsel, with a team that included Alan Litwack, Jack Tannerya, Jules Berman, Glen Lewis, Joan Jung, Samantha Prasad, Robert Beattie, Carl Schwebel and Tracy Kay; and by Ross Gascho of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.
Aluma was led by in-house counsel Lori Evans, and represented by Goodmans LLP, as Canadian counsel, with a team that included Neil Sheehy, Grant McGlaughlin, Carrie Smit, Joe Latham, Joe Morrison, Jana Steele, Melaney Wagner, Stacey Long and Jill Nelson; and by Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, as US counsel, with a team that included John Michel, Jr., Stephen Hamilton, Sharon Klingelsmith, Robin Sampson and Mona Ghude.
A group of secured lenders to Aluma were represented by Stikeman Elliott LLP, with a team that included Jamie Davis, Lewis Smith and John Lorito. A separate subset of secured lenders were represented by Ed Micheli of DelZotto, Zorzi LLP. In addition, McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP represented Royal Bank of Canada with a team that included Jeff Gollob, Waël Rostom and Michael Hollinger; a group of noteholders were represented by Martha McKinnon of Ogilvy Renault LLP; and certain equipment financiers were represented by Richard Johnston of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin.
