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John Leopold

Partner at Stikeman Elliott

Lawyer

Montréal

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals9

Total Value£ 13.97 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.55 B

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04 Feb 2020|United States|Auto Parts

Target: INNOVATIVE XCESSORIES & SERVICES LLC

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 5 Vendor

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19 Feb 2020|Canada|Consumer Lending

Target: FAIRSTONE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder | 30 Vendor

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10 Mar 2020|Canada|Diversified Financials

Target: CANACCEDE FINANCIAL GROUP

Bidder: JEFFERSON CAPITAL LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

18 Target | 14 Bidder | 4 Vendor

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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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16 Oct 2020|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: GTT COMMUNICATIONS (INFRASTRUCTURE DIVISION)

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

26 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 11 Vendor

213 Dealmakers

161 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 1.66 B

Value

16 Nov 2020|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: PRIMESOURCE

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 41 Bidder | 3 Vendor

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02 Dec 2020|Canada|Software

Target: LOGIBEC

Bidder: NOVACAP INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 18 Vendor

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01 Dec 2020|United States|Specialty Contracting

Target: 48FORTY SOLUTIONS

Bidder: AUDAX PRIVATE EQUITY

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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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

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14 Jan 2021|United States|Conventional Electricity

Target: ATLANTIC POWER CORPORATION

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 706 M

Value

16 Feb 2021|United States|Soft Drinks

Target: NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC

Bidder: METROPOULOS & CO

23 Service Providers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 4 Vendor

104 Dealmakers

3 Target | 64 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.09 B

Value

10 May 2021|Canada|Semiconductors

Target: PHOTON CONTROL

Bidder: MKS INSTRUMENTS INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 274 M

Value

02 Nov 2020|Canada|Online and Social Platforms

Target: CAMPFIRE COLLECTIVE

Bidder: COVE HILL PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

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01 Feb 2022|Canada|Containers and Packaging

Target: INDUSTRIE DE PALETTES STANDARD

Bidder: 48FORTY SOLUTIONS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder

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28 Apr 2022|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: BUSINESS WATCH INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: LEADSONLINE

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

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18 May 2022|Canada|Software

Target: TASKTOP TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: PLANVIEW

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

4 Target | 26 Bidder

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24 May 2022|Canada|Media Agencies

Target: HARDENT

Bidder: RAMBUS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

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02 Aug 2022|Canada|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: SIERRA WIRELESS INC

Bidder: SEMTECH CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

22 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 982 M

Value

01 Dec 2022|Singapore|Consumer Electronics

Target: LIFESTYLES HEALTHCARE

Bidder: LINDEN CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

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23 Jan 2023|United States|Iron and Steel

Target: ANDRON STAINLESS

Bidder: AUDAX PRIVATE EQUITY

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

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22 Oct 2020|Canada|Food Products

Target: SMARTSWEETS

Bidder: TPG GROWTH

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 275 M

Value

11 Aug 2020|Canada|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: STRATEGIC UNDERWRITING MANAGERS

Bidder: ONE80 INTERMEDIARIES

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

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19 Mar 2024|Canada|Insurance Brokers

Target: HUGH WOOD INC

Bidder: RISK STRATEGIES

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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17 Jun 2024|United States|Soft Drinks

Target: PRIMO WATER CORPORATION

Bidder: BLUETRITON BRANDS

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

11 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 3.67 B

Value

10 Jun 2024|Canada|Insurance Brokers

Target: AXIS INSURANCE

Bidder: LEE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

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11 Dec 2024|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: PATTERSON COMPANIES INC

Bidder: PATIENT SQUARE CAPITAL

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

9 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 3.21 B

Value

02 Jan 2025|Canada|IT Services: Other

Target: QUISITIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

14 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 94 M

Value

18 Dec 2024|Canada|Digital Services

Target: BRAINBOX AI

Bidder: TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value