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Mergers & Acquisitions

Our lawyers have vast experience in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions. We have been the lead advisor on acquisitions (shares, assets or hybrid), divestitures, joint ventures, leveraged and management buyouts, and plans of arrangement and amalgamations, often involving multiple jurisdictions.  Key to a successful merger or acquisition is the ability to field a team that can handle the multiple issues that arise in such a transaction, such as, corporate issues, tax issues, competition issues, intellectual property issues, employment issues and foreign investment issues. While led by our Business lawyers, our approach to mergers and acquisitions involves a closely integrated multi-disciplinary team of lawyers. An often significant part of a merger or acquisition is due diligence and our team has deployed numerous strategies to digest and advise on what can often be voluminous amount of due diligence materials in a timely and efficient manner.

Our clients include public and private companies of all sizes—local, national, multinational and cross border—engaged in wide range of industries, from financial services, technology and telecommunications to manufacturing, entertainment and real estate.

Some of the mergers and acquisitions on which we have provided lead counsel include:

  • The $222.6 million sale of shares of a national radio broadcasting company;
  • The $5.8-billion acquisition of a chain of grocery stores (named the Lexpert 2013 Deal of the Year);
  • A REIT’s $990-million sale lease-back deal with a related holding company;
  • The $1.8-billion acquisition by a North American department store of retail store leases in Atlantic Canada;
  • The $170 million acquisition of several television channels, the $111 million acquisition of an entertainment company, and the $57 million purchase of an animation studio by a motion picture and video production company;
  • A management-led buyout of the concrete division of a contracting company; and,
  • The $4.6 million acquisition of a local analytics firm by an American firm providing criminal justice agencies with offender tracking and monitoring services, resulting in local expansion and new markets.
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Alexander

Diedre Alexander

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.444.1726

dalexander@stewartmckelvey.com

Baker

Ryan Baker

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.444.1760

rbaker@stewartmckelvey.com

Brodeur

Gabriel D. Brodeur

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.5791

gbrodeur@stewartmckelvey.com

Burke
Andrew Burke

Andrew Burke

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3395

aburke@stewartmckelvey.com

Bursey
Mark Bursey

Mark Bursey,
TEP

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3371

+1.902.488.6751

mbursey@stewartmckelvey.com

Byrne

Sarah Byrne

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8845

sbyrne@stewartmckelvey.com

Callahan

Tyler Callahan

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8825

tcallahan@stewartmckelvey.com

Chiasson
Maurice Chiasson

Maurice Chiasson,
QC

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3300

+1.902.452.8626

mchiasson@stewartmckelvey.com

Craig

Matthew N. Craig

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8827

mcraig@stewartmckelvey.com

Cyr

Emily Cyr

Associate

Fredericton, N.B.

+1.506.443.0137

ecyr@stewartmckelvey.com

Dickinson

Jordan Dickinson

Associate

Moncton, N.B.

+1.506.853.1966

jdickinson@stewartmckelvey.com

Dickson
James M. Dickson

James M. Dickson,
QC, P.Eng.

Counsel

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3308

+1.902.456.0117

jdickson@stewartmckelvey.com

Elsliger

Luc Elsliger

Partner

Moncton, N.B.

+1.506.383.2232

lelsliger@stewartmckelvey.com

Galsworthy

James Galsworthy

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3352

jgalsworthy@stewartmckelvey.com

Gamblin
James Gamblin

James Gamblin

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.444.8803

jgamblin@stewartmckelvey.com

Giacomantonio

Katherine M. Giacomantonio

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3360

kgiacomantonio@stewartmckelvey.com

Hartlen
Kyle Hartlen

Kyle Hartlen

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3304

khartlen@stewartmckelvey.com

Henderson
Lauren Henderson

Lauren Henderson

Associate

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.632.8315

lhenderson@stewartmckelvey.com

Hewitt

Justin Hewitt

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8846

jhewitt@stewartmckelvey.com

Hutchison
Steve Hutchison

Steve Hutchison,
QC

Partner

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.632.2784

shutchison@stewartmckelvey.com

Jacobs
Matthew Jacobs

Matthew Jacobs

Associate

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.5790

mjacobs@stewartmckelvey.com

Jacobs

Neil Jacobs,
QC

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8888

+1.709.690.5999

njacobs@stewartmckelvey.com

James

Tyler James

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3324

tjames@stewartmckelvey.com

Jones

Nico Jones

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3351

njones@stewartmckelvey.com

Keyes
Colleen Keyes

Colleen Keyes

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.444.1716

ckeyes@stewartmckelvey.com

Kiley
Paul Kiley

Paul Kiley

Partner

Charlottetown, P.E.

+1.902.629.4536

pkiley@stewartmckelvey.com

Landry
Kevin Landry

Kevin Landry

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3359

klandry@stewartmckelvey.com

Leard
Neal L.D. Leard

Neal L.D. Leard

Partner

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.634.6416

nleard@stewartmckelvey.com

MacFadyen
D. Fraser MacFadyen

D. Fraser MacFadyen

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3365

+1.902.488.3717

fmacfadyen@stewartmckelvey.com

MacLeod
Deanne MacLeod

Deanne MacLeod

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3313

dmacleod@stewartmckelvey.com

Marr
Christopher Marr

Christopher Marr,
TEP

Partner

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.632.2789

cmarr@stewartmckelvey.com

McMackin
Andrew McMackin

Andrew McMackin

Partner

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.632.8340

amcmackin@stewartmckelvey.com

Murphy
James Murphy

James Murphy

Partner

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.632.8312

jmurphy@stewartmckelvey.com

Ng

Chee Ng

Associate

Charlottetown, P.E.

+1.902.629.4586

cng@stewartmckelvey.com

Parent
Julia Parent

Julia Parent

Partner

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.632.2729

jparent@stewartmckelvey.com

Poirier
Mathieu Poirier

Mathieu Poirier,
TEP

Managing Partner, Moncton

Moncton, N.B.

+1.506.853.1949

mpoirier@stewartmckelvey.com

Pound
Christine Pound

Christine Pound,
ICD.D

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3391

+1.902.209.9267

cpound@stewartmckelvey.com

Randell
David Randell

David Randell

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3309

+1.902.476.8760

drandell@stewartmckelvey.com

Reardon

Marc Reardon

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.444.1700

mreardon@stewartmckelvey.com

Reed

Joel Reed

Associate

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.632.2785

jreed@stewartmckelvey.com

Roth

Daniel Roth

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3367

droth@stewartmckelvey.com

Ryan
Maureen Ryan

Maureen Ryan,
QC

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8880

mryan@stewartmckelvey.com

Schindeler
Todd Schindeler

Todd Schindeler

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.444.1730

tschindeler@stewartmckelvey.com

Slipp

David Slipp

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3331

dslipp@stewartmckelvey.com

Smith
Paul Smith

Paul Smith

Partner

Saint John, N.B.

+1.506.632.2787

psmith@stewartmckelvey.com

Staniland

Tauna Staniland,
QC

Managing Partner, St. John's

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8842

tstaniland@stewartmckelvey.com

Stapleford
Stephanie Stapleford

Stephanie Stapleford

Associate

Fredericton, N.B.

+1.506.443.0155

sstapleford@stewartmckelvey.com

Stordy
Lawrence Stordy

Lawrence Stordy,
QC

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.420.3347

lstordy@stewartmckelvey.com

Stuttard
Gavin Stuttard

Gavin Stuttard

Partner

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.444.1709

gstuttard@stewartmckelvey.com

Wedlake
David Wedlake

David Wedlake

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.444.1705

dwedlake@stewartmckelvey.com

Winter

Stephen Winter

Partner

St. John's, N.L.

+1.709.570.8851

swinter@stewartmckelvey.com

Wright
Keisha Wright

Keisha Wright

Associate

Halifax, N.S.

+1.902.444.1766

kwright@stewartmckelvey.com

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