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Sandra Sbrocchi
Partner
Ottawa
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Toronto
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Tel :
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613.232.7171 Ext. 101
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Fax :
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613.231.3191
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Tel:
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416.865.7885
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Fax:
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416.865.7048
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Professional Experience
Sandra practices primarily in the areas of negotiated merger and acquisition transactions (domestic and cross-border), private equity investments, complex corporate reorganizations, financings, private placements and corporate governance. She regularly advises both domestic and international corporations and their boards of directors in connection with their operations throughout Canada. Sandra has significant industry experience in manufacturing, distribution, investment, food services, automotive, electronic, entertainment and retail sectors. She received her LL.B. from the University of Ottawa where she obtained first class honours.
Sandra worked in the Toronto, Ontario office from 2003 until 2012 when she relocated to Ottawa, Ontario.
Representative Transactions
- Acted for a leading insurance company in connection with its purchase of an insurance business from a private equity fund and minority shareholders for approximately $420 million (2011)
- Canadian Counsel to a private equity fund in connection with its proposed C$4.4 billion acquisition of an exchange trade funds business (2011)
- Acted for private equity fund in connection with a number of its Canadian investments including a beauty packaging business and a food processing operation (2011)
- Act for senior secured lenders in complex corporate restructuring to acquire assets of a newspaper business (2010)
- Acted for private investment company in connection with the restructuring of a food manufacturing business in Canada and the US (2009)
- Represented over 150 shareholders in the sale of an engineering company to a private investment company (2009)
- Represented gaming company in the establishment of credit facilities to expand Canadian operations on First Nation lands (2009)
- Acted for private equity fund in acquisition of a high performance clothing and accessories company for the sports industries (2008)
- Acted for private equity fund in sale of an electronic business with facilities in Canada, the US, Finland, Belgium and the United Kingdom (2008)
- Represented private investment company in connection with the recapitalization of a retail company with over 90 stores across Canada (2007)
- Acted for a private investment company in its exercise of a warrant to acquire shares in a public company and subsequent tender of shares pursuant to the company's going private tender offer (2006)
- Represented vendor shareholders in the sale of an entertainment company and subsequent initial public offering of the purchaser (2006)
publications and presentations
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- corporate
- mergers and acquisitions
- private equity
- insurance
- intellectual property and technology law
- Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
Called to the Ontario bar
- 2005
University of Ottawa, LLB, Cum Laude (Awarded University Academic Merit Scholarship and first class honours)
- 2004
University of Ottawa, B.S.Sc., Criminology, Magna Cum Laude
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