333 Bay St, Suite 2400, Bay Adelaide Ctr, Box 20, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2001 (ON)
Andrew is a Vice-Chair of Fasken’s Business Law Department (Ontario), Co-Leader of the Firm’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) group and Leader of the Technology Law group for the Ontario region. His practice encompasses numerous aspects of corporate and commercial law, with a particular emphasis on the technology sector and technology related matters. Andrew routinely assists with establishing, growing and exiting technology-driven businesses, while helping organizations navigate operational, transactional, governance and compliance issues. In addition to buying and selling technology businesses, Andrew’s in-depth knowledge is regularly sought by technology providers and technology users on the development, protection and commercialization of technology products and services. He also provides key insights into the Canadian legislative and regulatory regimes related to information technology (IT), e-commerce, consumer protection, data protection, cyber security, anti-spam, artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. Andrew has accumulated extensive experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, business partnerships, complex outsourcings and other transactions.
On November 3, 2015, G. Cooper Equipment Rentals Limited (Cooper Equipment) completed its previously announced acquisition of SMS Rents, a major Canadian construction equipment rental business. G.C. Andersen Partners, LLC, a New York-based investment bank, acted as exclusive financial advisor to Cooper Equipment and arranged an $80 million senior credit facility to complete the acquisition through its wholly owned broker-dealer, G.C. Andersen Partners Capital, LLC.
Intact Financial Corporation, through a wholly owned subsidiary, completed its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Canadian Direct Insurance Inc. from Canadian Western Bank. The acquisition was financed by IFC exclusively with excess capital. The acquisition enhances IFC’s position in Canada by extending its direct-to-consumer operations from coast to coast.
IAMGOLD Corporation completed the sale of its Niobec Mine (Niobec), one of the world’s three niobium producers, for total consideration of US$530 million.
