Weil is advising BCE, Canada’s largest communications company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Bell Canada in Bell’s acquisition of Ziply Fiber, the leading fiber internet provider in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, for C$5.0 billion.
This transaction enhances Bell’s growth profile and strategic position by giving it a foothold in the large, underpenetrated U.S. fiber market, while increasing its scale, diversifying its operating footprint and unlocking significant growth opportunities.
The Weil team is led by Mergers & Acquisitions Co-Head Michael Lubowitz and Mergers & Acquisitions partner Michelle Sargent, and also includes Mergers & Acquisitions associates Mallory Craig-Karim (Not Yet Admitted in New York), Emily Ross, David Rudolph, Brendan Spagnuolo and Josh Mackinnon; Banking & Finance partner Jessie Chiang and associate Virginia Dwyer; Capital Markets partner Heather Emmel and associate Paul Heller; Structured Finance partner Jason Smith, counsel David Jackson and associates Joel Hutman and Graham Rotenberg; International Tax Head Devon Bodoh and associates Carlos Parra and Marvin Zanders; Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Regina Readling and associates Emily Warren and Sanjana Rao; Regulatory Transactions partners Timothy Welch and Matthew Morton and associates Francisco Vélez and Caleb Holland; Technology & IP Transactions partner Karen Ballack and associates Phillip Grudzina, David Merck, Adeline Park and Brendan McNerney; U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Head Olivia Greer; Real Estate attorney Leslie Smith and associates Subrina Chowdhury, Alexa King and Caroline Adnams; and Employment partner Peter Mee and associates Sabrina Chishti and Michael Verdichizzi.
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