On June 7, 2002, Reitmans (Canada) Limited acquired Montreal-based Shirmax Fashions Ltd. by way of a takeover bid for approximately $86 million. The acquisition was financed by Bank of Montreal and The Toronto-Dominion Bank.
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP acted for Reitmans, with a team that included Robert Vineberg, Sylvain Cossette, Shawn McReynolds, Alan Shragie, John Bodrug, Hillel Rosen, Angelo Nikolakakis, Neil Kravitz, Anita Banicevic, Marie Brault, Rodrigo Contreras and Dominic Nadeau. Lapointe Rosenstein acted for Shirmax Fashions, with a team that included Alex Konigsberg, Norman Rishikof, Denis Boudreault, Howard Levine and Jean-Charles Hare. Ken Atlas and Lise Morissette of Heenan Blaikie LLP represented the lenders.
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP acted for Reitmans, with a team that included Robert Vineberg, Sylvain Cossette, Shawn McReynolds, Alan Shragie, John Bodrug, Hillel Rosen, Angelo Nikolakakis, Neil Kravitz, Anita Banicevic, Marie Brault, Rodrigo Contreras and Dominic Nadeau. Lapointe Rosenstein acted for Shirmax Fashions, with a team that included Alex Konigsberg, Norman Rishikof, Denis Boudreault, Howard Levine and Jean-Charles Hare. Ken Atlas and Lise Morissette of Heenan Blaikie LLP represented the lenders.
Lawyer(s)
Alexander S. Konigsberg
Norman A. Rishikof
Sylvain Cossette
Howard M. Levine
Marie Brault
Robert S. Vineberg
Lise Morissette
Angelo Nikolakakis
John D. Bodrug
William R. McMurtry
Jean-Charles Hare
Anita Banicevic
Denis Boudreault
Hillel W. Rosen
Dominic Nadeau
Neil Kravitz
Firm(s)
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, L.L.P.