On October 25, 2005, Harris Corp. completed its acquisition of Leitch Technology Corp. for a cash price of C$14 per Leitch share and total purchase price, net of Leitch's cash on hand, of approximately US$450 million.
Harris, headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, is an inter-national communications and information technology company serving government and commercial communi-cations markets. Leitch, based in Toronto, is an international provider of digital broadcasting and data distribution equipment.
Harris' legal team was led by Scott Mikuen, vice-president – associate general counsel and corporate secretary, and Robert Johnson, finance counsel. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP represented Harris with a team that included: Dan Fournier, Chris Hewat, David Toswell, Alan Blackwell, Chris Jones, Doris Reimer, Randy Proulx and Jennifer Suess (corporate/securities); Paul Tamaki (tax); Abdul-Basit Khan (employment); Jeff Galway (litigation); Rob Kwinter (competition and regulatory); Jeremy Forgie and Barbara Austin (pension); and Mark Hayes (IP). Sanjiv Kapur (corporate/securities), Ed Purnell (tax), Tom Smith (antitrust), Daniel Hagen, Tricia Eschbach-Hall and Rory Lyons (employee benefits) and Mary Beth Deemer (environmental) of Jones Day provided US legal advice for Harris.
Torys LLP represented Leitch Technology in Canada and the US. Torys' Toronto team included James Turner, David Chaikof, John Emanoilidis and Sunny Sodhi (corporate/securities); Jay Holsten (competition); Jim Welkoff and Catrina Card (tax); Christina Medland and Nadine Côté (employment); Mitch Frazer (pensions); Dennis Mahony (environmental); Wendy Gross (IP); and Linda Plumpton and Stuart Svonkin (litigation). Torys' New York team included Andy Beck and Gavin Sinclair (US securities); Jay Romagnoli and Mayah Judovits (antitrust); Peter Keenan (employment and pensions); and James Guadiana and Gregg Benson (tax).
Harris, headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, is an inter-national communications and information technology company serving government and commercial communi-cations markets. Leitch, based in Toronto, is an international provider of digital broadcasting and data distribution equipment.
Harris' legal team was led by Scott Mikuen, vice-president – associate general counsel and corporate secretary, and Robert Johnson, finance counsel. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP represented Harris with a team that included: Dan Fournier, Chris Hewat, David Toswell, Alan Blackwell, Chris Jones, Doris Reimer, Randy Proulx and Jennifer Suess (corporate/securities); Paul Tamaki (tax); Abdul-Basit Khan (employment); Jeff Galway (litigation); Rob Kwinter (competition and regulatory); Jeremy Forgie and Barbara Austin (pension); and Mark Hayes (IP). Sanjiv Kapur (corporate/securities), Ed Purnell (tax), Tom Smith (antitrust), Daniel Hagen, Tricia Eschbach-Hall and Rory Lyons (employee benefits) and Mary Beth Deemer (environmental) of Jones Day provided US legal advice for Harris.
Torys LLP represented Leitch Technology in Canada and the US. Torys' Toronto team included James Turner, David Chaikof, John Emanoilidis and Sunny Sodhi (corporate/securities); Jay Holsten (competition); Jim Welkoff and Catrina Card (tax); Christina Medland and Nadine Côté (employment); Mitch Frazer (pensions); Dennis Mahony (environmental); Wendy Gross (IP); and Linda Plumpton and Stuart Svonkin (litigation). Torys' New York team included Andy Beck and Gavin Sinclair (US securities); Jay Romagnoli and Mayah Judovits (antitrust); Peter Keenan (employment and pensions); and James Guadiana and Gregg Benson (tax).
Lawyer(s)
R. Jay Holsten
Gavin S.E. Sinclair
Mitch Frazer
James W. Welkoff
Peter Keenan
Stuart Svonkin
Christina H. Medland
Greg M. Benson
Daniel P.E. Fournier
Robert E. Kwinter
Mark S. Hayes
Dennis E. Mahony
John E. Emanoilidis
David J. Toswell
Abdul-Basit Khan
Wendy J. Gross
Alan Blackwell
Jeff W. Galway
Catrina M. Card
Linda M. Plumpton
Andrew J. Beck
Doris Reimer
Paul K. Tamaki
James E.A. Turner
Barbara Austin
James A. Guadiana
Randy Proulx
Nadine D. Côté
Christopher H. Jones
Christopher A. Hewat
Sanjit S. Sodhi
Joseph (Jay) Romagnoli
David A. Chaikof
Jeremy J. Forgie
Jennifer Suess