Steven L. Wesfield

Transactions: Steve has acted for Crown Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries in respect of the Canadian components of a series of receivables securitizations, multiple issuances of senior notes (most recently a 2024 issuance of €600 million), and the implementation of credit facilities aggregating approximately USD $4 billion. He also 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.

In addition, Steve acted for Jungbunzlauer Canada Inc. in connection with its acquisition of a glucose manufacturing industrial facility in Ontario. He 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. He recently acted for the Viessmann group in a series of M&A transactions. He has also acted in respect for the combination of divisions of two established Canadian colleges, and has 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, a minor league hockey team, 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

Past part-time professor at University of Ottawa Law School, Instructed “Major Business Transactions Course” (Outsourcing Transaction)

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