Date Closed

April 26, 2007

Lead Office

Toronto

Value

3.80 Billion USD

On April 26, 2007, Four Seasons Hotels Inc. completed the previously announced plan of arrangement pursuant to which Four Seasons was taken private by affiliates of Cascade Investment, L.L.C. (an entity owned by William H. Gates III), Kingdom Hotels International (a company owned by a trust created by His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud for the benefit of HRH Prince Alwaleed and his family) and Isadore Sharp. The transaction was valued at $3.8 billion, including debt.

McCarthy Tétrault advised Cascade with a team that was led by Garth Girvan consisted of Oliver Borgers, Jonathan Grant, Robert Hanse, Janie Lin, Gabrielle Richards, and Gwendolyn Watson.