Walter has a broad corporate and commercial practice, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and commercial contracts.
Walter has a breadth of experience in handling mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and partnerships. Walter is a trusted advisor to many of the firm's clients and is often relied on to provide governance advice to boards of directors and senior management.
Experience
- A leading wealth management services provider in its cross-border acquisitions of and partnerships with various independent investment advisory firms across Canada.
- A number of First Nations in connection with various joint ventures, limited partnerships and other commercial arrangements.
- Guardian Capital Group Limited on its C$750 million sale of the Worldsource businesses to Desjardins Group.
- Giampaolo Group on Rio Tinto's US$700 million joint venture with Giampaolo Group with respect to the Matalco businesses.
- Loblaws Companies Limited on its acquisition of Lifemark Health Group, a leading provider of outpatient physiotherapy and other rehabilitation services nationwide, for C$845 million.
- A number of significant veterinary practice consolidators in various acquisitions across Canada aggregating more than C$100 million.
- Several reputable independent schools with respect to corporate governance matters.
- Several Ontario school boards with respect to corporate governance matters.
- A leading wealth management services provider in its cross-border acquisitions of and partnerships with various independent investment advisory firms across Canada.
- A number of First Nations in connection with various joint ventures, limited partnerships and other commercial arrangements.
- Guardian Capital Group Limited on its C$750 million sale of the Worldsource businesses to Desjardins Group.
- Giampaolo Group on Rio Tinto's US$700 million joint venture with Giampaolo Group with respect to the Matalco businesses.
- Loblaws Companies Limited on its acquisition of Lifemark Health Group, a leading provider of outpatient physiotherapy and other rehabilitation services nationwide, for C$845 million.
- A number of significant veterinary practice consolidators in various acquisitions across Canada aggregating more than C$100 million.
- Several reputable independent schools with respect to corporate governance matters.
- Several Ontario school boards with respect to corporate governance matters.