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Alex Gorka

Partner at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Lawyer

Toronto

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 43.39 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.28 B

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30 Jan 2018|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

31 Service Providers

18 Bidder | 13 Vendor

102 Dealmakers

62 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 12.06 B

Value

14 Jan 2019|Canada|Gold Mining

Target: GOLDCORP INC

Bidder: NEWMONT CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

108 Dealmakers

38 Target | 70 Bidder

£ 9.87 B

Value

11 Apr 2019|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: AUDIO NETWORK LIMITED

Bidder: ENTERTAINMENT ONE LTD

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

12 Target | 37 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 178 M

Value

22 Aug 2019|Canada|Entertainment

Target: ENTERTAINMENT ONE LTD

Bidder: HASBRO INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

129 Dealmakers

30 Target | 99 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

15 Sep 2019|Canada|Commercial REITs

Target: DREAM GLOBAL REIT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

25 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 3.76 B

Value

02 Nov 2020|Canada|Household Equipment and Products

Target: DOREL INDUSTRIES INC

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

6 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 257 M

Value

13 Aug 2020|Canada|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: RICHARDSON GMP

Bidder: GMP CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 241 M

Value

05 Aug 2021|Canada|Entertainment

Target: SCORE MEDIA AND GAMING

Bidder: PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC

16 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

42 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 1.44 B

Value

15 Nov 2021|Canada|Online and Social Platforms

Target: MINDBEACON

Bidder: CLOUDMD INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

9 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 87 M

Value

03 May 2022|Canada|Aerospace

Target: CHORUS AVIATION

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 276 M

Value

14 Jul 2022|Canada|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TRANSGLOBE ENERGY CORPORATION

Bidder: VAALCO ENERGY INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

12 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 258 M

Value

03 Aug 2022|Canada|Forestry

Target: PSPC (90K TONNES CANADIAN PELLET PLANT)

Bidder: DRAX GROUP PLC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Nov 2022|Canada|Other Specialty REITs

Target: SUMMIT INDUSTRIAL INCOME REIT

Bidder: DREAM INDUSTRIAL REIT

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

11 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 3.85 B

Value

19 Jan 2024|Canada|Real Estate Services

Target: TRICON RESIDENTIAL

Bidder: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

28 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 5.12 B

Value

11 Jan 2024|Canada|Automobiles

Target: ELECTRAMECCANICA

Bidder: XOS INC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

21 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2024|Canada|Software

Target: TRUECONTEXT

Bidder: BATTERY VENTURES LP

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

10 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 86 M

Value

19 Mar 2024|Canada|Biotechnology

Target: FUSION PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

35 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.57 B

Value

23 Feb 2024|Canada|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: QSL INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: ICON INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LLP

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 35 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Feb 2024|Canada|Specialty Retailers

Target: INDIGO BOOKS & MUSIC INC

Bidder: TRILOGY INVESTMENTS

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 19 M

Value

13 Nov 2024|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: SPIRE (MARITIME BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPLER

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 188 M

Value

09 Dec 2024|Portugal|Copper

Target: LUNDIN MINING (SWEDISH AND PORTUGUESE MINES)

Bidder: BOLIDEN

13 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 1.14 B

Value

07 Aug 2024|Canada|Risk and Compliance

Target: NEWSFILE CORP

Bidder: TMX GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

8 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jan 2025|United States|Investment Banking

Target: 180 DEGREE CAPITAL CORP

Bidder: MOUNT LOGAN CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

42 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 93 M

Value