Steven L. Wesfield

Transactions: Steve acted for Crown Holdings Inc. and its affiliates regarding the Canadian aspects of its $3.9 billion acquisition of Signode Industrial Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., in addition to a related €835 million issuance of senior notes and credit facility increases. Steve also acted in respect of the Canadian components of their series of receivables securitizations, issuances of senior notes (typically in the range of €500 million to €700 million), and implementation of credit facilities aggregating approximately USD $4 billion, with the most recent transaction in August 2022. He acted for Jungbunzlauer Canada Inc. in connection with its acquisition of a glucose manufacturing industrial facility in Ontario. Steve also acted for Rakuten Inc., a Japanese public company and one of the world’s top e-commerce companies, in a highly publicized and complex acquisition of Kobo Inc., the manufacturer of the Kobo e-reader and a leading distributor of e-books. Steve recently acted for the purchasers of a Canadian minor league hockey team. He has also acted for a well known charity client regarding multiple highly publicized matters.

Other corporate work: Steve’s other experience includes: merger and acquisition transactions involving a Canadian footwear manufacturer, a Canadian asphalt company, an air ventilation manufacturer, a freight billing auditing firm, and a sports equipment manufacturer; the sale by a major Canadian insurance company of one of its provincial divisions; numerous M&A and loan transactions involving insurance brokerages; two separate transactions in which Canadian chartered banks sold operating payroll divisions; and a significant procurement outsourcing transaction for a high profile technology company. He has acted as Secretary and adviser to special committees of the directors of a public company in connection with a monetization of power plant assets, and a redemption of perpetual preferred shares.

Trusted Advisor: Steve is committed to responding to the needs of his clients on a timely, cost-effective, and practical basis. He has been a member of important committees at Miller Thomson, and acts as a director of several Canadian corporations.

Member of Miller Thomson’s Finance Committee

Member of all Miller Thomson Merger Committees that led to the firm becoming national in scope

Past Co-Chair of the Miller Thomson’s Toronto Business Law Group

Past National Chair of Miller Thomson’s Industry and Specialty Groups

Part-time Professor at University of Ottawa Law School, Instructed « Major Business Transactions Course » (Outsourcing Transaction), 2004 and 2005

Past Business Law Seminar Leader, Law Society of Ontario’s Bar Admission Course