Overview
On December 29, 2019, CPF Canada Holdings Corp. (“CPF”), a subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl, Thailand’s largest agriculture conglomerate, acquired all of the shares of HyLife Investments Ltd. (“HIL”) for CAD$498,000,000. HIL indirectly owns a majority (50.1%) stake in HyLife Ltd. (“HyLife”), a Canadian pork producer. ITOCHU Corporation (“ITC”) remains the indirect minority shareholder of HyLife. Founded in 1994, HyLife is the largest pork exporter in Canada and is a leader in feed manufacturing, hog production and distribution of pork product, with over 2,000 employees and facilities across Canada, China, Mexico, Japan and the United States.
HIL was represented by Torkin Manes LLP with a legal team led by Matthew Tevlin and including Adrian Myers, Jonathan Mahoney, Nicholas Dempsey and Stephen Skorbinski (M&A), Kay Leung (Tax) and Daniel Pugen (Employment).
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Matt’s practice encompasses all areas of corporate law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and cross-border transactions. View bio
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Adrian provides counsel to clients in a wide range of commercial and business law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, corporate reorganizations, commercial contracts, and corporate governance arrangements. View bio
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Kay's practice focuses on corporate reorganizations, cross-border transactions, private businesses and personal tax advice, and estate and succession planning. View bio
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Daniel represents and advises management and employers on a wide variety of labour, employment and human resources/workplace issues. View bio
