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Nicholas Blach

Associate at Stikeman Elliott

Lawyer

Montreal

Deal Bio

Total Deals18

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 9.75 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 696 M

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30 Jul 2019|Canada|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: TC ENERGY GAS ASSETS

Bidder: ONTARIO POWER GENERATION

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 2.23 B

Value

01 Jun 2020|Canada|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: BCE INC (13 DATA CENTER SITES)

Bidder: EQUINIX INC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 606 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

30 Oct 2020|Canada|Containers and Packaging

Target: CONSOLIDATED BOTTLE CORP.

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jan 2022|United States|Software

Target: OFFICESPACE SOFTWARE

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 110 M

Value

04 Feb 2022|Canada|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: PINCHIN

Bidder: KEYSTONE CAPITAL INC

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

16 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

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

11 Mar 2022|Canada|Software

Target: INTERDEV TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: ESO SOLUTIONS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

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

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

30 Nov 2022|Canada|Diversified Financials

Target: GUARDIAN CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED (LIFE INSURANCE, MUTUAL FUND AND INVESTMENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS)

Bidder: DESJARDINS GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 463 M

Value

30 Dec 2019|Canada|Financial Data and Systems

Target: MOUVEMENT DES CAISSES DESJARDINS

Bidder: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

23 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 233 M

Value

11 Mar 2024|Canada|Digital Services

Target: MDF COMMERCE

Bidder: KKR & CO

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

6 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 146 M

Value

22 Jan 2024|Canada|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: DEVCORE GROUP (PORTFOLIO OF MULTI-FAMILY REAL ESTATE)

Bidder: NEXLIVING COMMUNITIES

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 177 M

Value

09 Jul 2024|Canada|Specialty Retailers

Target: INNOTEX

Bidder: BDC CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

8 Target | 36 Bidder

n/a

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

12 Jun 2025|Canada|Digital Services

Target: TELUS INTERNATIONAL CDA INC (TELUS DIGITAL)

Bidder: TELUS CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

9 Target | 6 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

20 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 398 M

Value

28 Aug 2025|Canada|Private Equity

Target: GUARDIAN CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: DESJARDINS GROUP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

93 Dealmakers

23 Target | 71 Bidder

£ 896 M

Value