 Bennett Jones Education York University, BA (Hons), 2009, summa cum laude Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 2012 Bar Admissions Ontario, 2013 Overview As a management-side employment lawyer, Talia Bregman understands that people are among an organization's most valuable resources. She works closely with boards of directors, in-house counsel and human resource professionals to effectively manage this essential resource through timely, tailored advice with a focus on practical solutions. Talia’s practice spans the full spectrum of the employment relationship for both federally and provincially regulated employers across industries, from drafting employment agreements and workplace policies to negotiating termination packages and guiding clients through workforce reductions. At every stage, Talia takes care to understand each client’s unique circumstances, delivering pragmatic advice aligned with their business goals. Talia also plays a key role in complex corporate transactions, restructurings and insolvencies, offering strategic guidance to business owners and legal teams on a wide range of employment-related issues. Her expertise include drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, executive employment agreements and retention arrangements. Her guidance continues post-transaction, helping clients successfully integrate workforces and navigate transitional matters. Talia began her legal career at Bennett Jones as a summer student, then articling student and has since advanced to partner. She is also a registered notary public and completed the Business Leadership for Women Lawyers course through the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Select Experience • Verillium Health in its acquisition of Wellwise by Shoppers from Shoppers Drug Mart • BioLife Solutions, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of PanTHERA CryoSolutions • Blue Ant Media in its go-public transaction by way of reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Media • Employment Hero Holdings, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of Humi Holdings, valued at over C$100 million • LSI Industries (Nasdaq; LYTS), a manufacturer of commercial lighting and display solutions, in its acquisition of Canada’s Best Store Fixtures, a provider of retail fixtures and custom store design solutions for grocery, quick service restaurant, c-store, banking and specialty retail environments • O3 Mining Inc. in its $204 million-acquisition by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited by way of a negotiated take-over bid • ActZero, a US-based provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services, as Canadian counsel, in its sale to WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader in unified cybersecurity • Argonaut Gold in its sale to Alamos Gold representing an enterprise value of US$555 million and in its concurrent spin-out of its US and Mexico assets into a new junior gold producer, Florida Canyon Gold • Osisko Mining in its approximately C$2-billion sale to Gold Fields. • Park Lawn Corporation, a funeral, cremation and cemetery provider, in its C$1.2-billion going private transaction involving Viridian Acquisition. • Roquette Frères SA, a global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients, as Canadian counsel in connection with its acquisition of Qualicaps Co., Ltd., a manufacturer and supplier of capsules and related equipment. • AffiniPay, LLC in its sale of all of issued and outstanding shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Devlos Software Inc. dba Soluno to a subsidiary of Actionstep Limited. • Capvest Partners in its acquisition of Recochem, a Quebec based manufacturer of aftermarket transportation and household fluids. • Clearpath Robotics Inc., a leader in autonomous robotics, in its sale to Rockwell Automation, Inc. • Lovell Minnick Partners LLC ("LMP") in its acquisition of Netawork Canada Information Technology Products and Services ULC ("Netawork Canada") pursuant to past acquisitions of Net@Work Inc. and its US affiliates. • Kensington Capital Partners and Kensington Private Equity Fund, in its acquisition of Chirurgie DIX30 Inc. and Medego Immobilier Inc., a specialized medical and surgical centre in Brossard, Quebec. • Teknaform Inc., a manufacturer of PVC edgebanding products, in its sale to a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, a Pittsburgh-based private equity fund. • Kensington Capital Partners and Kensington Private Equity Fund in its acquisition and subsequent amalgamation of Resolute Health Corporation Limited, a leading Canadian healthcare services business specializing in the testing and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. • EQT Infrastructure, a global investment organization, as Canadian counsel to EQT Infrastructure V, in its acquisition of First Student and First Transit, two North American subsidiaries of the UK publicly listed company First Group plc, and market leading providers of essential transportation services to schools and communities in North America, for US$4.6 billion. • Ronin Equity Partners in the simultaneous acquisitions of QBD and Minus Forty, two leading North American manufacturers of commercial refrigeration equipment, both located in Toronto. • Lee Equity Partners and Twin Point Capital in the acquisition of Alliance Corporation, a distributor of wireless equipment throughout North America, headquartered in Ontario. • Redecan, Canada's largest privately-owned licensed producer with leading market shares across multiple categories, on its sale to Hexo Corp., a TSX listed company, for a purchase price of $925 million payable in cash and shares. • ecobee Inc. in the US$770-million acquisition by Generac Holdings Inc. of all of ecobee Inc.'s outstanding securities by way of a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act. • 48North Cannabis Corp. in its $50-million acquisition by HEXO Corp. • Datasite LLC, a portfolio company of CapVest Partners LLP, in its acquisition of Firmex Inc., a leading virtual data room and subscription file-sharing provider. • The Watermill Group, in its acquisition of Weston Forest Products Inc., a leading distributor and remanufacturer of softwood and hardwood lumber and specialty panel products across North America. • Dye & Durham Limited, a leading provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions for legal and business professionals, in its $530-million acquisition of DoProcess LP, an Ontario-based provider of practice-specific software for legal professionals, from OMERS Infrastructure. • Cenovus Energy Inc., in its $23.6-billion proposed acquisition of Husky Energy Inc. • Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LLC and Kissner Group Holdings, as Canadian counsel, in their US$3.2-billion agreement to acquire K+S Aktiengesellschaft's North and South American salt business, including Morton Salt and Windsor Salt. • Kissner Group Holdings LP, completed its acquisition of NSC Minerals Ltd., a market-leading provider of salt products in Western Canada and the North Central United States, from an investor group led by Altas Partners. • True Wind Capital and its portfolio company, Transflo, in Transflo's approximately $20-million acquisition of Microdea, a document management software company in the transportation and logistics sector. • Special Committee of the Board of Summit Industrial Income REIT, in the internalization of its asset and property management functions. • First Majestic, completes its US$320-million acquisition of Primero Mining and enters into new stream agreement with San Dimas Mine. • McEwen Mining Inc., in its US$35-million cash purchase of the Black Fox Mine and other assets from Primero Mining Corp. • Waste Connections, Inc., in an approximately $13-billion merger with Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. • Acal PLC, a UK-based company and a leading international supplier of customised electronics to industry, in its acquisition of Plitron Manufacturing Inc., a Toronto-based designer and manufacturer of custom toroidal transformers for transportation, medical and industrial applications. • Betr Holdings in its acquisition of the Chameleon platform from FansUnite Entertainment • Broadridge Financial Solutions in its acquisition of Kyndryl's Securities Industry Services' wealth and capital markets technology platform • CG Power Systems Canada Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Mumbai-based Crompton Greaves Limited, in the sale of its assets to PTI Manitoba Inc. for an enterprise value of C$20 million. • Drone Delivery Canada in its merger of equals transaction with Volatus Aerospace to create a global diversified drone technology and services leader • Equitable Bank in its acquisition of a majority interest in Concentra Bank at a transaction value of approximately $495 million to become Canada's 7th largest independent Canadian bank by assets • HRSoft in its acquisition of CompTrak • Kensington Private Equity Fund in its majority equity investment in Jewlr and its affiliate, Safyre Labs • Medline Canada in connection with the acquisition of Sinclair Dental • PowerSchool in its acquisition of Chalk.com Education • Procuritas in its acquisition of Precision BioLogic • Shift4 Payments and its affiliates in its acquisition of Eigen Development Ltd. and Eigen Holdings (U.S.) Corp • Shift4 Payments in its going private transaction by way of a statutory plan of arrangement of Givex Corp. in a $200 million all cash transaction • Storytel Sweden AB in its US$135 million acquisition of Audiobooks.com from KKR • Third Eye Capital in connection with the CCAA restructuring of King Street Restaurant Group • Precision Castparts Corp., in the US$560-million acquisition of Noranco from MidOcean Partners and PSP Investments. • VimpelCom Ltd., in its sale process and disposition of their debt and equity interests in the Globalive group of companies in Canada, including Globalive Wireless Management Corp. (WIND Mobile), including the forgiveness or sale of approximately $2 billion of debt owed by WIND Mobile and the sale of their equity interests in WIND Mobile for approximately $130 million. • Darling International Inc., in its acquisition of all the assets of Rothsay, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., for approximately $645 million. • Glencore International, in its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Viterra for approximately $6.1 billion by way of a plan of arrangement and the sale of certain assets of Viterra to each of Agrium and Richardson International for aggregate proceeds of approximately $2.6 billion. |