Client Work Detail
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Bowater Merges with Abitibi Consolidated
CLIENT
Bowater Inc.
DATE
October 29, 2007
EXPERTISE
LAWYER(S)
Louise Laplante, Ava Yaskiel, Mario Caron, Dustin Sean Isaacs, Elliot Shapiro, Dany Assaf, Evelyn Li, Adrienne Oliver, David Millette, Paul Feuer, Barry Segal, J. David Vincent, Sarah McLean, Martin Rochette, Julie Paquet, Francis Legault, Karine Fadous, Geneviève de la Durantaye, Sébastien Beauregard
Ogilvy Renault represented Bowater Inc. in the final step of its merger with Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., which was completed on October 29th, creating AbitibiBowater Inc. The new company is now the third largest publicly traded paper and forest products company in North America and the eighth largest in the world with a combined enterprise value in excess of US$9 billion.
