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Warren Ferguson

Associate at Stikeman Elliott

Lawyer

Toronto

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 25.16 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.80 B

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01 Nov 2022|Canada|Food Products

Target: CHAMPION PETFOODS

Bidder: MARS PETCARE

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 47 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Nov 2022|Canada|Other Specialty REITs

Target: SUMMIT INDUSTRIAL INCOME REIT

Bidder: DREAM INDUSTRIAL REIT

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

11 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 3.85 B

Value

29 Nov 2022|Canada|Banks

Target: HSBC CANADA

Bidder: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 7.89 B

Value

21 Feb 2023|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: OXIO

Bidder: COGECO COMMUNICATIONS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Nov 2023|Canada|Entertainment

Target: PLAYMAKER CAPITAL

Bidder: BETTER COLLECTIVE

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

2 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 152 M

Value

16 Feb 2024|Canada|Software

Target: THINK RESEARCH CORPORATION

Bidder: BEEDIE CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

5 Target | 1 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

29 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 49 M

Value

24 Jan 2024|Canada|Software

Target: MEDIAVALET

Bidder: SYMPHONY TECHNOLOGY GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 46 M

Value

15 Feb 2024|Canada|Software

Target: NULOGY

Bidder: RUBICON TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

2 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 62 M

Value

16 Jan 2024|Canada|IT Services: Other

Target: INNOVAPOST

Bidder: DELOITTE (SUBSET OF CANADIAN BUSINESS)

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 28 Vendor

n/a

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

12 Aug 2024|Canada|Health Care Facilities

Target: GREENBROOK TMS

Bidder: NEURONETICS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2024|United States|Pharmaceuticals

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

07 Jun 2024|Canada|Integrated FM

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

17 Oct 2024|United States|Paints and Coatings

Target: PPG INDUSTRIES INC (US AND CANADIAN ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS BUSINESS)

Bidder: AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 431 M

Value

13 Aug 2024|Canada|Media Agencies

Target: MAXBOUNTY

Bidder: MRGE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Nov 2024|Canada|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: CI FINANCIAL CORP

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

52 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 6.90 B

Value

04 Feb 2025|Canada|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LIVINGSTON INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: PUROLATOR HOLDINGS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

46 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 547 M

Value

27 Jan 2025|Canada|Auto Services

Target: RANGER DESIGN

Bidder: CLARIENCE TECHNOLOGIES

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

1 Target | 60 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Apr 2025|Canada|Transportation Services

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

01 Apr 2025|Peru|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: COMPANIA MINERA KOLPA

Bidder: ENDEAVOUR SILVER

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

14 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 108 M

Value

22 Apr 2025|Canada|Software

Target: HOIST GLOBAL TECH SOLUTIONS

Bidder: WESTVIEW CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

2 Target | 38 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 May 2025|Canada|Insurance Brokers

Target: TRAVELERS (CANADIAN PERSONAL INSURANCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: DEFINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 1.77 B

Value

14 Jan 2025|Japan|Biotechnology

Target: EVIDENT SCIENTIFIC (INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES BUSINESS)

Bidder: WABTEC CORP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.40 B

Value

19 Dec 2024|Canada|Freight Forwarding

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

13 Aug 2025|Canada|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: GLOBAL ANALYZER SYSTEMS

Bidder: ALLIANCE TECHNICAL GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value