Daniel is an associate in the Montréal office and a member of the Corporate group. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities law, corporate governance and emerging and high growth companies. He has experience acting for private and public issuers in connection with financings, for investors in their portfolio investments and divestitures as well as for buyers and sellers in connection with acquisition, merger and restructuring transactions.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- Rio Tinto and Evolys Québec Inc.
Joint venture between Rio Tinto and Aymium
- Metro Supply Group
Metro Supply Chain in its acquisition of SCI Group Inc.
- Xebec Adsorption Group
The Xebec Group in its cross-border restructuring and eleven plans of arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
- dcbel Inc.
dcbel in receiving a strategic investment from Volvo Cars Tech Fund
- Photonis Group
Photonis Group in its agreement to acquire Telops
- Sollum Technologies Inc.
Sollum Technologies in its raising of $30 million
- Bailey International
Bailey International in connection with its acquisition of Hydrolico International
- BBH Capital Partners
BBH Capital Partners in its $120 million investment in Synex Group insurance
- Haivision Systems Inc.
Haivision Systems Inc. in its acquisition of CineMassive Displays, LLC
- TRC Companies Inc.
TRC in its acquisition of Quatric
- Kaloom Inc.
Kaloom in an investment by Alternative Capital Group
- Tantalus Systems Holding
Tantalus Systems Holding Inc. in its $90 million Qualifying Transaction with RiseTech Capital Corp., concurrent financing and graduation to the Toronto Stock Exchange
- Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
Dialogue in its $100 million IPO
- Haivision Systems Inc.
Haivision Systems Inc. in its Initial Public Offering
- PyroGenesis Canada Inc.
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. in its $12 million bought deal and graduation to the TSX
- Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its $45 million public offering
- The Stars Group Inc.
The Stars Group Inc. in its US$15 billion business combination with Flutter Entertainment plc
- Mann+Hummel
Mann+Hummel’s Tri-Dim Canada Inc. in its acquisition of Hardy Filtration Inc.
- Kersia
Kersia, a portfolio company of French institutional investor Ardian, in its acquisition of Choisy Laboratories
- Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its US$82.5 million initial public offering
- Rideau Inc.
Rideau in its addition to Engage2Excel Group of Companies
- McCall MacBain Foundation
McCall MacBain Foundation in the establishment of a $200 million scholarship fund for studies at McGill
- Excelsoins Vivalis Limited Partnership
Excelsoins in its acquisition of Knowlton House
- Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its US$80 million Series D Private Financing
- Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
Dialogue in its acquisition by Sun Life Financial
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Wrk Technologies Inc., in connection with its convertible note financing
Joint venture between Rio Tinto and Aymium
Metro Supply Chain in its acquisition of SCI Group Inc.
The Xebec Group in its cross-border restructuring and eleven plans of arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
dcbel in receiving a strategic investment from Volvo Cars Tech Fund
Photonis Group in its agreement to acquire Telops
- Sollum Technologies Inc.
Sollum Technologies in its raising of $30 million
- Bailey International
Bailey International in connection with its acquisition of Hydrolico International
- BBH Capital Partners
BBH Capital Partners in its $120 million investment in Synex Group insurance
- Haivision Systems Inc.
Haivision Systems Inc. in its acquisition of CineMassive Displays, LLC
- TRC Companies Inc.
TRC in its acquisition of Quatric
- Kaloom Inc.
Kaloom in an investment by Alternative Capital Group
- Tantalus Systems Holding
Tantalus Systems Holding Inc. in its $90 million Qualifying Transaction with RiseTech Capital Corp., concurrent financing and graduation to the Toronto Stock Exchange
- Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
Dialogue in its $100 million IPO
- Haivision Systems Inc.
Haivision Systems Inc. in its Initial Public Offering
- PyroGenesis Canada Inc.
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. in its $12 million bought deal and graduation to the TSX
- Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its $45 million public offering
- The Stars Group Inc.
The Stars Group Inc. in its US$15 billion business combination with Flutter Entertainment plc
- Mann+Hummel
Mann+Hummel’s Tri-Dim Canada Inc. in its acquisition of Hardy Filtration Inc.
- Kersia
Kersia, a portfolio company of French institutional investor Ardian, in its acquisition of Choisy Laboratories
- Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its US$82.5 million initial public offering
- Rideau Inc.
Rideau in its addition to Engage2Excel Group of Companies
- McCall MacBain Foundation
McCall MacBain Foundation in the establishment of a $200 million scholarship fund for studies at McGill
- Excelsoins Vivalis Limited Partnership
Excelsoins in its acquisition of Knowlton House
- Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its US$80 million Series D Private Financing
- Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
Dialogue in its acquisition by Sun Life Financial
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Wrk Technologies Inc., in connection with its convertible note financing
Latest Insights
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Osler Update Nov 28, 2022
When can a company refuse a shareholder proposal?
Canadian public companies are increasingly being asked to include shareholder proposals for consideration at their annual meetings. But what are the...
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Osler Update Sep 21, 2022
Ending negotiations and the obligation of good faith in the province of Québec
The obligation of good faith in the pre-contractual negotiation phase, along with some of the limits on the right to end negotiations, is discussed...
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Awards and Recognition
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Montreal Bar Association Prize (Civil procedure) (McGill Faculty of Law)
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Dean’s Honour List (2015, 2016, 2017, McGill Faculty of Law)
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Allan Neil Assh Memorial Award for highest standing in the Business Associations course (McGill Faculty of Law)
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2nd place in the 2017 Global Tax Treaty Commentaries Competition of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation
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DS fait sa preuve Award for the best essay in the Civil Evidence course (McGill Faculty of Law)
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I. Ballon Memorial Medal awarded to the most outstanding student on the Board of Editors of the McGill Law Journal (McGill Faculty of Law)
Community Involvement
- Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Montréal, board member
Speaking and Writing
Published Work
- Ending negotiations and the obligation of good faith in the province of Québec, Montréal, September 21, 2022 (co-authored with Fabrice Benoît).
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When can a company refuse a shareholder proposal?, Montréal, November 28, 2022 (co-authored with Andrew MacDougall).
Credentials
Education
- McGill University, B.C.L./LL.B. (Dean’s Honour List)
- McGill University, B.A. (First Class Honours)
Languages
- English
- French
