Representative Matter
Aird & Berlis is representing Celestial Acquisition Corp. with a team led by Marek Lorenc (Space Tech/Capital Markets) and including Danny Kharazmi, Meredith McCann and Ali Kwinter (Capital Markets) and Donald Johnston (Corporate/Technology).
April 16, 2026
Representative Matter
On August 28, 2024, Tokyo Smoke initiated Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings to restructure due to financial difficulties.
August 28, 2024
Representative Matter
On August 22, 2024, Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSXV: VENZ) completed the acquisition of the exclusive right to use new e-commerce shelf capability software from Digital Commerce Payments Inc. (“DCP”) for a purchase price of $4.25 million, pursuant to the terms of a software right-of-use agreement.
August 22, 2024
Representative Matter
On August 12, 2024, the Ontario Land Tribunal issued a ruling in the expropriation proceedings of Oakville Developments (2010) Inc. against the expropriating authority, concerning the expropriation of land located at 550 Kerr Street in Oakville for the construction of an underpass at the Lakeshore West GO.
August 12, 2024
Representative Matter
On July 31, 2024, Buchh Holding Inc. and its affiliates were placed into receivership following an application by TD Bank, which is owed $3.6 million.
July 31, 2024
Representative Matter
Aird & Berlis represented a municipality in having consolidated construction adjudication claims, for additional costs arising from an alleged delay in awarding the contract and soil sampling and testing, dismissed.
July 30, 2024
Representative Matter
Aird & Berlis represented Independent Trading Group (ITG) Inc., as lead agent and sole bookrunner, in Willow Biosciences Inc.’s brokered private placement of units.
July 18, 2024
Representative Matter
The filing came after its tenant, North Star Studios, suspended operations and Laurentian Bank formally demanded repayment of its loan.
July 08, 2024
Representative Matter
On June 28, 2024, Revue Film Society obtained an interim injunction order to temporarily prevent the landlord from evicting or otherwise interfering with the operation of the historic Revue Cinema in the Toronto neighbourhood of Roncesvalles.
June 28, 2024
Representative Matter
SPARQ Systems Inc. (TSXV:SPRQ), a renewable energy company that designs and manufactures next generation single-phase microinverters for residential and commercial solar electric applications, completed a brokered private placement of common shares for gross proceeds of approximately $12.4 million.
June 07, 2024
Representative Matter
Pollitt & Co. led the $12.4 million brokered private placement of SPARQ Systems Inc. (TSXV:SPRQ), a renewable energy company that designs and manufactures next generation single-phase microinverters for residential and commercial solar electric applications.
June 07, 2024
Representative Matter
Aird & Berlis was recently successful in defending a $2.1-million claim brought against an Ontario municipality for increased material and labour costs arising in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 04, 2024
Representative Matter
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) completed its acquisition of Northern Green Canada Inc. (“NGC”), a vertically integrated Canadian licensed cannabis producer focused primarily on expanding in the international market through its EU-GMP certification.
April 22, 2024
Representative Matter
On April 9, 2024, TELUS led a £7-million funding round through its Pollinator Fund for Good to invest in Waymap, a London-based deeptech startup.
April 09, 2024
Representative Matter
On April 8, 2024, The Stevens Company Limited (The Stevens Company), a medical products distributor and equipment services provider based in Brampton, Ontario, completed its majority investment in Schaan Healthcare Products Inc., a family business based in Saskatoon offering similar products and services to health-care providers in Saskatchewan.
April 08, 2024
Representative Matter
On April 1, 2024, Allied Properties REIT completed the acquisition from Westbank for an aggregate property value of $920.7 million.
April 01, 2024
Representative Matter
In March 2024, Aird & Berlis successfully represented a municipality and had two claims, which were brought before an Adjudicator in accordance with the Construction Act, R.S.O., 1990, c. C.30, by a claimant (the “Claimant” or “Contractor”) dismissed.
March 28, 2024
Representative Matter
On March 25, 2024, Maritime Resources Corp. (TSXV: MAE), a Canadian gold exploration and development company, completed a non-brokered private placement of common shares and common share purchase warrants to Firefly Metals Ltd.
March 25, 2024
Representative Matter
On March 19, 2024, Cybin Inc. completed a US$150-million private placement of common shares.
March 19, 2024
Representative Matter
Knightstone Capital Management, a Toronto-based real estate development company, completed the sale of a 20 per cent equity share in the CampusOne residence to the University of Toronto.
March 15, 2024
Representative Matter
On March 7, 2024, Phillips Foods Inc., a U.S.-based global processor and distributor of branded seafood products, announced that it will acquire the assets of South Shore Seafoods Group of Companies, a Canadian seafood processor and distributor.
March 07, 2024