National Bank of Canada and First Marathon Inc. have agreed to a proposed plan of arrangement whereby National Bank would acquire all the shares of First Marathon for approximately $712 million. The plan of arrangement was submitted to shareholders at a First Marathon Shareholders meeting held in August at which 99. 9% of the shareholders voted in favour of the merger. Throughout the lengthy negotiations leading to the merger, National Bank was represented by Tory Tory DesLauriers & Binnington and First Marathon by Fogler, Rubinoff. The Torys team included Peter Jewett, James Turner, Kathleen Keller-Hobson, Krista Hill, Karrin Powys-Lybbe, Fern Glowinsky, Michael Pickerskill, John Unger, Christina Medland, Peter Fritze, Beverley Liske, and Raymond Archer. The Foglers team included Lloyd Fogler, Q. C. , Lorie Haber, Irwin Greenblatt, Monique Rabideau, Gary Litwack, Avi Greenspoon, Dale Denis, and Eric Roblin.
Lawyer(s)
S. Dale Denis
Lawrence P. Haber
Christina H. Medland
Scott E. Pilkey
Kathleen L. Keller-Hobson
Michael T. Pickersgill
Eric R. Roblin
Gary M. Litwack
Peter E.S. Jewett
Peter K. Fritze
James E.A. Turner
Krista F. Hill
Fern T. Glowinsky
Irwin Greenblatt
Lloyd S. D. Fogler
Karrin A. Powys-Lybbe
Beverley Liske
Monique T. Rabideau
John Unger
Firm(s)
Torys LLP
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP