Karen Vadasz

Karen’s representative work includes acting for:

• King Street Capital Management, as lead lender, in connection with the $US 750 million financings of Canopy Growth Corporation, one of Canada’s largest cannabis companies
• Ad hoc committee of lenders in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Cirque du Soleil pursuant to a credit bid under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act for $1.2 billion
• Berkshire Partners in connection with the financing of its investment in VetStrategy, Canada’s leading and largest operator of veterinary clinics
• The Plan Sponsors (private equity firms as mezzanine lenders) of Stoneway Capital Corporation’s $1 billion restructuring pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act
• Onex Corporation in connection with the financing of its acquisition of WestJet Airlines Ltd. for CDN $5 billion
• Revera Inc. in its joint venture partnership with Axium Infrastructure to share ownership of 32 of Revera’s long term care homes in Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia
• Sienna Senior Living Inc. in its acquisition of retirement residences for $382 million
• Ad Hoc Committee of Noteholders of Pacific Exploration & Production Corporation in connection with the company’s restructuring under the CCAA and ancillary proceedings in Colombia and the United States 
• Welltower Inc. and Revera Inc. in their $374.4 million joint venture acquisition of Regal Lifestyle Communities Inc. and in connection with their US$2 billion joint venture resulting in shared ownership of 70+ Canadian retirement residences previously owned by Revera Inc.
• Gramercy Funds Management LLC in connection with $90 million gold forward sale transactions and gold streaming transaction with Banro Corporation
• Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. in connection with its formation of a joint venture with Toronto-based real estate company, Dream Unlimited Corp. to develop its portfolio of surplus real estate valued at $1 billion
• Atlantic Power Corporation in connection with the financing of Atlantic Power’s $1.1 billion acquisition of Capital Power Income L.P.