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CGI Inc. completes issuance and sale of US$1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes

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Client

CGI Group

On September 14, 2021, CGI Inc. (“CGI”) (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) completed a private offering in the U.S. and Canada of US$1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes, consisting of US$600 million principal amount of 1.450% notes due 2026 and US$400 million aggregate principal amount of 2.300% notes due 2031, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and TD Securities (USA) LLC.

The offering was subsequently supplemented by CGI’s private placement offering in Canada of C$600 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.100% senior unsecured notes due 2028, completed on September 16, 2021.

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Fasken acted as Canadian counsel to CGI with a team comprised of Jean Michel Lapierre, Jean-Pierre Chamberland, Monica Dingle, Alexandre Morin, Guillaume Saliah and Nancy Xiaoyu Liu (Corporate), Marc Novello, Félix Gutierrez and Marwan El-Sayegh (Banking), and Ryan Rabinovitch and Quentin Lageix (Tax).

Jurisdiction

  • Québec

Team

  • Jean Michel Lapierre, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7579, jmlapierre@fasken.com
  • Jean-Pierre Chamberland, Partner | Capital Markets, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5186, jchamberland@fasken.com
  • Monica Dingle, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4360, mdingle@fasken.com
  • Guillaume Saliah, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4371, gsaliah@fasken.com
  • Marc Novello, Partner | Banking & Finance, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7581, mnovello@fasken.com
  • Félix Gutierrez, Partner | Project Finance, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5136, fgutierrez@fasken.com
  • Marwan El-Sayegh, Associate | Banking & Finance, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7632, melsayegh@fasken.com
  • Quentin Lageix, Partner | Tax Law, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7654, qlageix@fasken.com