Sandra M. Knowler * Partner Vancouver Tel : 604.893.2334 Fax : 604.893.2399 Email : sandra.knowler@mcmillan.ca * Law Corporation VCard :

Professional Activities

Sandra Knowler is a partner in the Business Law Group of the firm's Vancouver office. She practises in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and corporate/commercial law.

Sandra assists owners of private businesses with a wide range of corporate/commercial matters, including business structuring and organization, restructurings and reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, business succession, and the preparation and negotiation of contracts, agreements and corporate documents.

Memberships

• Vancouver Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Branch
• Association of Women in Finance

Sandra Knowler has been involved in the following representative transactions:

• Acted for China Silian Instruments Group Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of Honeywell's sapphire wafer business.
• Acted for Ainsworth Inc. in its acquisition of Hallmark Air Conditioning Ltd., a provider of heating, ventilation and air conditioning services in the Greater Vancouver Area and on Vancouver Island.
• Acted for CML HealthCare Inc. in its acquisition of Associated Diagnostic Radiologists (which owns three medical imaging clinics in the Greater Vancouver Area) and Laurel Radiology Inc. (with two medical imaging clinics located in Vancouver), and its acquisition of the business and assets of five medical imaging clinics in the Greater Vancouver Area from General Medical Imaging Services Inc.
• Acted for the special committee of the board of directors of Gemcom Software International Inc. in its July 2008 acquisition by a vehicle indirectly owned by affiliates of JMI Equity Fund VI, L.P., Carlyle Venture Partners III, L.P. and Pala Investments Holdings Limited for approximately C$190 million.
• Acted for Fortis Inc. in its C$1.47 billion acquisition of Aquila, Inc.'s Alberta and British Columbia utility assets.
• Acted for Fortis Inc. in its acquisition of Princeton Light and Power Company, Limited.

April 2009 How to Make Acquisitions in a Down Economy Business Week

2009 M&A Issues Panel Presentation, Women Presidents' Organization

2009 Amendments to Investment Canada Act Presenter, Work Group seminars

2009 Anatomy of a Deal Panel Presentation, Association of Women in Finance