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Sam Ip

Partner at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

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Toronto

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 17.35 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.16 B

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12 Mar 2020|Australia|Consumer Services: Other

Target: APM HUMAN SERVICES

Bidder: MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

3 Target | 31 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 415 M

Value

20 May 2020|Canada|Information / Data Services

Target: CYTAPEX

Bidder: INSIGHTFUL SCIENCE

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

8 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jun 2020|Canada|Software

Target: RUBIKLOUD

Bidder: KINAXIS

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

13 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 46 M

Value

04 Sep 2020|Canada|Digital Services

Target: MOBIFY

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

16 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Sep 2020|Canada|Software

Target: 7GEESE

Bidder: PAYCOR

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

9 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Nov 2020|Canada|Software

Target: VERAFIN

Bidder: NASDAQ INC

21 Service Providers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 4 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

17 Target | 27 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.07 B

Value

04 Nov 2020|Canada|Software

Target: TRIHEDRAL ENGINEERING LIMITED

Bidder: DELTA ELECTRONICS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 34 M

Value

20 Jan 2022|Canada|Software

Target: ANGUS SYSTEMS

Bidder: MRI SOFTWARE

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

13 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2022|United States|Software

Target: MATCHCRAFT

Bidder: VENDASTA

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

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

18 Jun 2022|Canada|Mobile

Target: FREEDOM MOBILE

Bidder: QUEBECOR MEDIA

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.79 B

Value

02 Jun 2022|Canada|Software

Target: METRIO

Bidder: NASDAQ INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2022|Canada|Software

Target: REAMINED SYSTEMS INC

Bidder: INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

8 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 36 M

Value

01 Apr 2022|Canada|Media Agencies

Target: ASSEMBLY DIGITAL

Bidder: ST. JOSEPH COMMUNICATIONS

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

12 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Aug 2022|United States|Software

Target: CANALYST

Bidder: TEGUS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

26 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Sep 2023|Canada|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: FUTURE ELECTRONICS

Bidder: WT MICROELECTRONICS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

25 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 3.04 B

Value

08 Jan 2024|Canada|Software

Target: CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE

Bidder: VELOCITYEHS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

20 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2024|Canada|Software

Target: TRUECONTEXT

Bidder: BATTERY VENTURES LP

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

10 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 86 M

Value

09 Jan 2024|Canada|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: SCI GROUP INC

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Feb 2024|Canada|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: QSL INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: ICON INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LLP

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 35 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 May 2024|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: KYNDRYL (SECURITIES INDUSTRY SERVICES)

Bidder: BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Feb 2024|Canada|Specialty Retailers

Target: INDIGO BOOKS & MUSIC INC

Bidder: TRILOGY INVESTMENTS

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 19 M

Value

07 Oct 2024|Canada|General Mining

Target: ATHABASCA OIL SANDS PROJECT

Bidder: CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 4.95 B

Value

13 Nov 2024|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: SPIRE (MARITIME BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPLER

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 188 M

Value

26 Aug 2024|Canada|IT Services: Other

Target: VIGGLE AI

Bidder: TWO SMALL FISH

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

9 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 14 M

Value

07 Jan 2025|Canada|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC (ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

115 Dealmakers

49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 3.59 B

Value

31 Jul 2024|Canada|Auto Technology

Target: COHERE

Bidder: PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD (PSP INVESTMENTS)

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

10 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 389 M

Value

19 Mar 2024|Canada|Media Agencies

Target: YAKSA

Bidder: VERNDALE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value