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Ian TrimbleStikeman Elliott

Ian Trimble

Associate at Stikeman Elliott

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Toronto

Deal Bio

Total Deals36
Valued Deals14
Total Value£ 7.16 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 511 M

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29 Jul 2020|Canada|Containers and Packaging
Ipl Plastics
Madison Dearborn Partners

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

14 Oct 2020|United States|Specialty Chemicals
Maroon Group
Cinven

Target: MAROON GROUP LLC

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

18 Target | 35 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Jun 2020|Canada|Software
Apteryx Imaging
Planet Dds

Target: APTERYX IMAGING

Bidder: PLANET DDS

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

5 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 22 M

Value

18 Mar 2021|Canada|Medical Supplies
New Look Vision Group
Ffl Partners

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 Jul 2021|Canada|Biotechnology
Biopharma Services
Think Research Corporation

Target: BIOPHARMA SERVICES INC

Bidder: THINK RESEARCH CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 32 M

Value

19 Oct 2021|Canada|Water
Giant Factories
A.o. Smith Corporation

Target: GIANT FACTORIES

Bidder: A.O. SMITH CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 144 M

Value

09 Sep 2021|Canada|Health Care Facilities
VETSTRATEGY
Ivc Evidensia

Target: VETSTRATEGY

Bidder: IVC EVIDENSIA

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Feb 2022|Canada|Containers and Packaging
Industrie De Palettes Standard
48forty Solutions

Target: INDUSTRIE DE PALETTES STANDARD

Bidder: 48FORTY SOLUTIONS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Mar 2022|Canada|Software
Interdev Technologies
Eso Solutions

Target: INTERDEV TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: ESO SOLUTIONS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 May 2022|Colombia|Medical Supplies
Sumapaz Enterprises
Long Play

Target: SUMAPAZ ENTERPRISES

Bidder: LONG PLAY INC

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Nov 2022|Canada|Health Care Services
Oncall Health
QUALIFACTS

Target: ONCALL HEALTH

Bidder: QUALIFACTS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

9 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2022|Canada|Food Retailers and Wholesalers
Courchesne Larose
Sagard Private Equity Partners

Target: COURCHESNE LAROSE

Bidder: SAGARD PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

26 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Food Products
Backerhaus Veit
Pnc Riverarch Capital

Target: BACKERHAUS VEIT LTD

Bidder: PNC RIVERARCH CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 39 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Apr 2023|Canada|Insurance Brokers
Westland Insurance Group
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

Target: WESTLAND INSURANCE GROUP LTD

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

23 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Sep 2020|Canada|Consumer Lending
Home Capital Group (lending Portfolio)
Simply Green Home Services

Target: HOME CAPITAL GROUP (LENDING PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: SIMPLY GREEN HOME SERVICES INC

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 53 M

Value

22 Oct 2020|Canada|Food Products
SMARTSWEETS
Tpg Growth

Target: SMARTSWEETS

Bidder: TPG GROWTH

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 275 M

Value

26 Dec 2023|United States|General Mining
Boart Longyear Group
American Industrial Partners

Target: BOART LONGYEAR GROUP

Bidder: AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

12 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 291 M

Value

05 Feb 2024|United States|Health Care Services
Elanco Animal Health (aqua Business)
Merck Animal Health

Target: ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH (AQUA BUSINESS)

Bidder: MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 1.03 B

Value

05 Mar 2024|Canada|Management Consulting
Aga Benefit Solutions
Ta Associates

Target: AGA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

11 Target | 36 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Feb 2024|Canada|Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters
Cam Tran Co
Wind Point Partners

Target: CAM TRAN CO LTD

Bidder: WIND POINT PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Jan 2024|Canada|Software
MEDIAVALET
Symphony Technology Group

Target: MEDIAVALET

Bidder: SYMPHONY TECHNOLOGY GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 46 M

Value

22 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment
Hamilton Thorne
Astorg Partners

Target: HAMILTON THORNE LTD

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

10 Target | 68 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 218 M

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|Conventional Electricity
Maxima Power Group
Sunbelt Solomon

Target: MAXIMA POWER GROUP

Bidder: SUNBELT SOLOMON

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

17 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2024|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Trillium Health Partners
Avista Healthcare Partners

Target: TRILLIUM HEALTH PARTNERS

Bidder: AVISTA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

23 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2024|Canada|Medical Equipment
Molli Surgical
Stryker Corporation

Target: MOLLI SURGICAL

Bidder: STRYKER CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jun 2024|Canada|Integrated FM
Angus Consulting Management (acml)
Cbre Group

Target: ANGUS CONSULTING MANAGEMENT LIMITED (ACML)

Bidder: CBRE GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Nov 2024|United States|Electrical Components
Nsi Industries
Sentinel Capital Partners

Target: NSI INDUSTRIES LLC

Bidder: SENTINEL CAPITAL PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2024|Canada|Printing and Copying Services
Redishred Capital Corp
Vrc Companies

Target: REDISHRED CAPITAL CORP

Bidder: VRC COMPANIES

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

6 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 54 M

Value

04 Mar 2025|United States|Software
Quorum Software
Francisco Partners

Target: QUORUM SOFTWARE

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Mar 2025|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals
Covis Pharma
Azurity Pharmaceuticals

Target: COVIS PHARMA

Bidder: AZURITY PHARMACEUTICALS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

19 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Mar 2025|Canada|Real Estate Holding and Development
Amica Senior Lifestyles (ultra-luxury Seniors Housing Portfolio)
Welltower

Target: AMICA SENIOR LIFESTYLES (ULTRA-LUXURY SENIORS HOUSING PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: WELLTOWER INC

9 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 2.53 B

Value

24 Apr 2025|Canada|Transportation Services
Andlauer Healthcare Group
Ups (united Parcel Service)

Target: ANDLAUER HEALTHCARE GROUP

Bidder: UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

23 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.19 B

Value

14 Jul 2025|Canada|Pharmaceuticals
Essa Pharma
Xenotherapeutics

Target: ESSA PHARMA

Bidder: XENOTHERAPEUTICS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

17 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2024|Canada|Freight Forwarding
Itn Logistics Group
Scan Global Logistics As

Target: ITN LOGISTICS GROUP

Bidder: SCAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS AS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Aug 2025|Canada|Restaurants and Bars
Infinity Rrgb Ventures
Salt Creek Capital

Target: INFINITY RRGB VENTURES

Bidder: SALT CREEK CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Sep 2025|Canada|Education Services
The Clover School
GLOBEDUCATE

Target: THE CLOVER SCHOOL

Bidder: GLOBEDUCATE

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

11 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

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