RBC Capital Markets is acting as financial advisor to Loblaw. Scotiabank is acting as financial advisor to Brookfield Business Partners. About Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX:L) Loblaw Companies Limited is Canada's food and pharmacy leader, the nation's largest retailer, and the majority unitholder of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Loblaw provides Canadians with grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, banking, and wireless mobile products and services. Through the PC Plus™ loyalty program, millions of Canadians are rewarded for shopping at Loblaw's grocery stores and gas station network. With more than 2,300 corporate, franchised and Associate-owned locations, Loblaw, its franchisees, and Associate owners employ approximately 198,000 full- and part-time employees, making it one of Canada's largest private sector employers.