Jennifer's practice focuses on corporate and securities transactions, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions for corporations and financial institutions carrying on business in Canada.

Jennifer's experience includes advising on various corporate and commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, private investments in public corporations, public and private equity and debt financings, listings on Canadian stock exchanges and complex corporate reorganizations.

She advises companies on general corporate/commercial law issues, areas of legal risk, regulatory matters, continuous disclosure obligations and corporate governance practices.

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Torys is known for sophisticated counsel, best-in-class client service and the most cohesive cross-border team in the market.

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DRI Healthcare Trust closes C$104 million bought deal offering

Torys acted as counsel to a syndicate of underwriters led by Scotiabank, CIBC Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets with a team that included Glen Johnson, Jennifer Baugh and Logan Orr (corporate/securities).

On September 20, 2023, DRI Healthcare Trust (the "Trust") announced the closing of its previously announced bought deal public offering of units, including the exercise in full of the underwriters' over-allotment option, for a total of 9,430,000 units sold at a price of C$11.00 per unit for gross proceeds of C$104 million.

The offering, announced September 12, 2023, was led by Scotiabank, CIBC Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, and included a syndicate of underwriters including National Bank Financial Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Raymond James Ltd., BofA Securities, UBS Securities Canada Inc. and Stifel.

The Trust intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund its near term pipeline of royalty transactions.