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Patrick Boucher

Partner & Co-Head of National Capital Markets Practice at McCarthy Tetrault

Lawyer

Montreal

Deal Bio

Total Deals17

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 24.93 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.66 B

Market Context

Awards

2024 Top M&A Lawyers in Canada

2024 Top FinTech Lawyers in North America

2020 Top M&A Lawyers in Canada

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06 Feb 2020|Canada|Alternative Electricity

Target: INNERGEX RENEWABLE ENERGY INC

Bidder: HYDRO-QUEBEC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

21 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 384 M

Value

17 Feb 2020|Canada|Railroad Equipment

Target: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION

Bidder: ALSTOM SA

40 Service Providers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 13 Vendor

143 Dealmakers

1 Target | 81 Bidder | 63 Vendor

£ 4.79 B

Value

17 Feb 2020|Canada|Entertainment

Target: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 57 M

Value

07 Jun 2021|Canada|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: NOVERCO

Bidder: TRENCAP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 805 M

Value

25 Jun 2021|United States|Health Care Services

Target: ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.

Bidder: STONEPEAK PARTNERS LP

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

5 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 589 M

Value

10 Feb 2023|Canada|Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter

Target: VELAN INC

Bidder: FLOWSERVE CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 202 M

Value

17 May 2023|Canada|Biotechnology

Target: ENGENE INC

Bidder: FORBION EUROPEAN ACQUISITION CORP

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 196 M

Value

11 Dec 2023|Canada|Internet

Target: COGECO COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC)

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

6 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 486 M

Value

01 Apr 2024|Canada|FinTech

Target: NUVEI CORPORATION

Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC)

29 Service Providers

10 Target | 19 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

29 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 4.99 B

Value

24 Jan 2024|Canada|Consumer Lending

Target: IVANHOE CAMBRIDGE

Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC)

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jun 2024|Canada|Banks

Target: CWB FINANCIAL GROUP

Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC)

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

24 Target | 72 Bidder

£ 4.28 B

Value

11 Jul 2024|Canada|Aerospace

Target: HÉROUX-DEVTEK

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

95 Dealmakers

6 Target | 84 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 762 M

Value

15 Jan 2025|France|Machinery: Industrial

Target: VELAN FRANCE

Bidder: FRAMATOME

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 161 M

Value

25 Feb 2025|Canada|Alternative Electricity

Target: INNERGEX RENEWABLE ENERGY INC

Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC)

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

35 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 5.56 B

Value

28 Jul 2025|Canada|Diversified Financials

Target: RF CAPITAL GROUP

Bidder: IA FINANCIAL CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

8 Target | 3 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

35 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 324 M

Value

12 Aug 2025|Canada|Water

Target: OVIVO (ELECTRONICS DIVISION)

Bidder: ECOLAB INC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.34 B

Value

02 Dec 2025|Canada|Banks

Target: LAURENTIAN BANK (RETAIL AND SME BANKING PORTFOLIOS)

Bidder: NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA FINANCIAL GROUP

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

48 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value