Marie-Claude Mailloux's practice covers all aspects of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, and securities. She has been involved in a number of M&A, commercial real estate and corporate finance transactions. She also advises clients on various corporate and commercial law matters.
During her studies, Ms. Mailloux had the opportunity to study for one semester at the Faculty of Law of Lund University in Sweden. She is fluent in Catalan as well as in French and English.
Selected client work
Ms. Mailloux acted recently for the following clients:
· The agents in connection with the public offering by Bell Canada of 3.60 per cent medium term note debentures, series M-21, maturing on December 2, 2015
· Sanofi-aventis Canada Inc. in connection with its purchase of the assets of Canderm Pharma Inc.
· Ville de Montréal and Société du Parc Jean-Drapeau in connection with the negotiations with Formula One Administration Ltd. to ensure the presentation of the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix until 2014 and coordination of the contributions and subsidies in a maximum amount of $C75 million awarded by Canada Economic Development, Tourisme Montréal, the ministère du Tourisme du Québec and Ville de Montréal
· Æterna Zentaris Inc. in the issuance, in the United States, of units comprised of common shares and common share purchase warrants by way of registered direct offering, for gross proceeds of US$10 million and of an aggregate amount of US$5.5 million of units comprised of common shares and common share purchase warrants by way of registered direct offering
· Quebecor World Inc. (now World Color Press Inc.) in its successful emergence from creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act in Canada and, in respect of certain US subsidiaries, Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code
· AbitibiBowater Inc. in connection with the sale of private woodlands known as Seigneurie de Perthuis, Seigneurie Nicolas Riou and Seigneurie Lac Métis
· Fonds de solidarité FTQ in connection with its $100-million investment in TransForce Inc., a leader in Canada's transportation and logistics industry, and its 30 per cent equity investment in Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.
· SITQ, in the sale of 2001 McGill College to Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust and in the sale of 1981 McGill College to Industrial Alliance, Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
· Quebecor Media Inc., in connection with the privatization of its publicly traded subsidiary, Nurun Inc., a transaction valued at about $76 million
· KW Gaspé and Company LP, in the sale of the 99 MW Le Nordais wind plant in the Gaspé region of Quebec to Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc.
Memberships and activities
· Canadian Bar Association