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Francis Blais-Lord

Associate at Stikeman Elliott

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Montréal

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Total Deals17

Valued Deals10

Total Value£ 5.63 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 563 M

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14 Jul 2020|Canada|Software

Target: AQUATIC INFORMATICS INC

Bidder: DANAHER WATER QUALITY PLATFORM

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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Value

17 Jul 2020|Canada|IT Services: Other

Target: IPERCEPTIONS

Bidder: ASTUTE INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

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Value

29 Jul 2020|Canada|Containers and Packaging

Target: IPL PLASTICS INC

Bidder: MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

25 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 568 M

Value

20 Oct 2020|Canada|Aerospace

Target: SOCIETE AHE

Bidder: AUDAX PRIVATE EQUITY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Mar 2021|Canada|Medical Supplies

Target: NEW LOOK VISION GROUP

Bidder: FFL PARTNERS LLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

18 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 699 M

Value

15 Mar 2022|Canada|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: MATROX IMAGING

Bidder: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 671 M

Value

27 Jun 2022|Canada|Specialty Retailers

Target: RUBICON PHARMACIES

Bidder: NEIGHBOURLY PHARMACY

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

15 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 354 M

Value

08 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting

Target: RPS GROUP PLC

Bidder: TETRA TECH INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

15 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 636 M

Value

26 Sep 2022|United States|General Mining

Target: NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD

Bidder: GX ACQUISITION CORP II

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

7 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 276 M

Value

16 Jan 2023|Canada|Containers and Packaging

Target: IMPRESSION PARAGRAPH

Bidder: SUPREMEX

2 Service Providers

16 Dealmakers

£ 21 M

Value

16 Feb 2024|United States|Auto Services

Target: WHOLESALE EXPRESS

Bidder: ASHMARK

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Feb 2024|Canada|Food Products

Target: COOK IT RECIPES INC

Bidder: FRESH PREP FOODS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

8 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Aug 2024|United States|Engineering Consulting

Target: POWER ENGINEERS

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

26 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 1.40 B

Value

11 Jun 2024|United States|Transportation Services

Target: COACH USA

Bidder: THE RENCO GROUP

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

26 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Oct 2024|United States|Biotechnology

Target: VBI VACCINES

Bidder: K2 HEALTHVENTURES

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

17 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 May 2025|United States|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: CERES GLOBAL AG CORP

Bidder: BARTLETT GRAIN

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 104 M

Value

28 Aug 2025|Canada|Private Equity

Target: GUARDIAN CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: DESJARDINS GROUP

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

23 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 896 M

Value

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