Lawyer Profile
Jim Dinning
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Jim gets results for clients because of his keen business sense and deep knowledge of complex regulatory requirements.
Jim writes widely on competition law matters and is a frequent contributor to industry publications.
Acted as Canadian counsel to The Visualize Group, a private investment firm specializing in mission-critical, services-based companies, in its acquisition of BMM Testlabs, a global leader in testing, inspection, compliance, and certification services for the regulated gaming industry.
Acting for Plenary Americas in its C$1.2-billion take-private acquisition of Information Services Corporation, a leading provider of public data registry and information management services, and its related engagement with the Government of Saskatchewan with respect to legislative amendments to facilitate the transaction.
Acting for SunOpta Inc., a provider of supply chain solutions for beverages, broths and snacks, in its US$1.1-billion all-cash sale to Refresco, a global independent beverage solutions provider majority owned by KKR, by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
Acted for Nexans Canada Inc., a global leader in cable manufacturing, in its acquisition of Electro Cables Inc., a family-owned wiring and cable manufacturer based in Ontario.
Acted for Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLC on the acquisition by funds advised by Basalt of Go Lime Group Inc. and the concurrent acquisition of substantially all the assets of the Crown Crest Group of Companies (Simply Green), the latter completed via a court supervised sale process under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
Acted for Barrick Mining Corporation in the sale of the Hemlo Gold Mine to Carcetti Capital Corp., which is to be renamed to Hemlo Mining Corp. upon closing of the transaction, for up to US$1.09 billion.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2008 (ON)