Mark Brender

General Motors Corporation in its joint venture with Lithium Americas Corp.

On October 16, 2024, General Motors Corporation announced its joint venture with Lithium Americas Corp. for the purposes of developing the Thacker Pass project whereby GM is investing US$625 million for a 38% asset level ownership interest in Thacker Pass. As part of the transaction, GM has also...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Announced: Oct 16, 2024 Value: US$625 million

Battery Ventures in its $150 million acquisition of TrueContext Corporation

On May 16, 2024, Battery Ventures announced the completion of the previously announced plan of arrangement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of TrueContext Corporation for $1.07 per share in cash. Upon completion of the transaction, TrueContext became a privately held...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 16, 2024 Value: $150 million

Philip Fayer, founder, CEO and significant shareholder of Nuvei Corporation, in proposed take private transaction of Nuvei Corporation valued at USD $6.3 billion

On April 1, 2024, Nuvei Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI) announced the entering into of an agreement to be taken private by Advent International, alongside Philip Fayer, founder, CEO and significant shareholder of Nuvei, and other existing shareholders, Novacap and CDPQ, in an all-cash...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: November 15, 2024 Value: USD $6.3 billion

WT Microelectronics in its acquisition of Future Electronics for USD$3.8 billion

On April 2, 2024, WT Microelectronics, a leading global electronic components distributor, completed its previously announced acquisition of Future Electronics for USD$3.8 billion. Osler advised WT Microelectronics with a team led by Raphaël Amram (Corporate) and composed of Jean-Philippe...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: April 2, 2024 Value: USD$3.8 billion

Prospector Capital Corp. in its business combination with LeddarTech for US$ 348 million

On June 13, 2023, Prospector Capital Corp. announced its business combination agreement with LeddarTech for a pro-forma equity value of US$ 348 million. Through this agreement, LeddarTech will be provided with US$ 66 million in gross cash proceeds which will be utilized towards expanding their...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: June 13, 2023 Value: US$ 348 million

General Motors Co. in its US$650 million equity investment in Lithium Americas Corp.

On January 31, 2023, General Motors announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Lithium Americas in respect of a US$650 million equity investment in Lithium Americas to develop the Thacker Pass mine. The transaction represents the largest investment by an automaker in the...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Closed: -- Value: US$650 million

Nasdaq in its acquisition of Metrio

On June 2, 2022, Nasdaq announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire Metrio, a privately-held provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data collection, analytics and reporting services based in Montreal. With this acquisition, Nasdaq plans to integrate Metrio’s...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: -- Value: -

Circle Cardiovascular Imaging in its strategic investment from Thoma Bravo

On March 16, 2022, Circle Cardiovascular Imaging announced a strategic growth investment from Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm. This partnership is expected to drive Circle Cardiovascular Imaging’s future investment in product innovation, extend their market leadership position and...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: March 16, 2022 Value: -

BBH Capital Partners in its $120 million investment in Synex Group insurance

On March 2, 2022, BBH Capital Partners announced that they have entered into an investment agreement with Synex Business Performance Group for $120 million. The substantial minority equity investment from BBH Capital allows Synex to accelerate growth while remaining majority-owned and...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: -- Value: $120 million

Deerfield Specialty Papers in connection with the sale of Glassine Canada to Nordic Paper Holding.

On December 31, 2021, Deerfield Specialty Papers completed the sale of its Canadian subsidiary, Glassine Canada, to Nordic Paper Holding AB for a preliminary purchase price of $92 million. Nordic Paper Holding AB is a Scandinavian specialty paper producer that supplies kraft and natural...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: December 31, 2021 Value: $92 million