Bruce Sheiner
Bruce Sheiner
Biography
Bruce Sheiner is a securities and corporate law partner who acts for corporate, private equity and banking clients in a variety of public and private merger and acquisitions, corporate finance and complex corporate restructuring transactions. This experience includes:
- a number of friendly and hostile M&A transactions, including statutory plans of arrangement, takeover bids and amalgamations;
- public offerings, including initial public offerings, and private placements acting for investors, issuers and underwriters; and
- statutory and CCAA restructurings.
In addition, Bruce advises public company clients on their continuous disclosure, corporate governance, and regulatory / stock exchange obligations.
Bruce advises senior issuers as well as junior / start-up clients in a variety of industries, including technology, banking, fintech, consumer products and mining. Much of Bruce's work involves cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions and financings.
Bruce has been called upon by the external legal community for his insights, including "How to Manage Investors with Different Interests" for the Law Society of Ontario.
Additionally, Bruce has completed all three levels of the CFA exams.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Bruce has recently acted for the following clients:
- InterRent REIT in connection with its $4 billion go-private
- Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited in connection with its $1.3 billion sale of Helly Hansen to Kontor Brands
- Carlsberg in its $144 million cross-border acquisition of Waterloo Brewing Ltd. by way of a plan of arrangement
- Lactalis Canada (Parmalat) in its $1.6-billion acquisition Kraft Heinz Canada's natural cheese business
- Pacific Exploration & Production Corporation in its C$5-billion cross-border debt restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act
- Counsel to Banro Corporation with its US$250-million corporate debt and equity restructuring
- Icahn Enterprises LLP in its US$340-million acquisition of the US automotive aftermarket product distribution business of TSX‑listed Uni‑Select Inc.
- International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, in connection with a number of equity investments in Canadian and international mining and oil and gas companies
- A syndicate of underwriters in connection with the Hudson's Bay Company's $365-million initial public offering and secondary offering of common shares on October 17, 2012, $275-million bought deal offering of subscription receipts on September 10, 2013, $140-million bought deal offering of common shares on June 2, 2014, and $140-million bought deal offering of common shares on April 28, 2015
- A syndicate of underwriters in connection with the €400-million placement and open offer of shares of Green REIT plc
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2021: recommended in Corporate Finance & Securities
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2021: Lawyer to Watch
Education
Education
- B.C.L./LL.B., McGill University, 2008
- M.Sc., University of Toronto, 2005
- H.B.A., Richard Ivey School of Business, 2003
Admissions
Admissions
- Ontario 2010
Speaking engagements
Speaking engagements
"How to Manage Investors with Different Interests," Donald Lamont Learning Centre, Law Society of Ontario, September 2019
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Law Society of Upper Canada
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