Celebrating Excellence
Dive into the 2025 edition and discover how Québec’s transactions and talent were celebrated. A true source of inspiration for the 2026 edition!
Stand Out Among the Best
The 2026 M&A Awards Gala honours professionals and organizations that have distinguished themselves in mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance. This prestigious event showcases transactions completed between January 1, 2025 and January 31, 2026, as well as the expertise that contributed to their success.
- Honor the leading dealmakers and Québec advisory firms shaping the industry.
- Celebrate outstanding achievements in corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions.
- Highlight the vital contribution of the M&A sector to Québec’s economic vitality.
Our Categories
Deal of the Year: Law Firm
Deal of the Year: Accounting Firm
Deal of the Year (Under $25M): Financial Advisor
Deal of the Year ($25M–$100M): Financial Advisor
Deal of the Year (Over $100M): Financial Advisor
Private Equity Deal of the Year
Deal of the Year: Cross-Border Acquisition
Debt Financing Deal of the Year
Repreneurship Deal of the Year
Deal of the Year: YPMA
Application deadline:
February 28, 2026, 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
M&A Awards Gala Honorary Guest
Véronique Dorval
Honorary Guest
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
BDC
A strategic business leader with an impressive 25-year career, Véronique Dorval joined BDC in 2022 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, she oversees the Financing, Growth & Transition Capital, and Advisory Services business lines.
Previously, she was Senior Vice President and Chief Client Experience Officer at Sun Life Financial. During her 8-year tenure, she also held responsibilities related to strategic initiatives, client acquisition, engagement, and loyalty.
Prior to that, she spent 12 years as Associate Principal at McKinsey & Co., where she led management consulting mandates for large North American financial institutions and other clients.
Véronique is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has a Bachelor in Business Administration from the Université de Sherbrooke, with part of her program completed in Mexico, Spain, and India.
Véronique is strongly involved in the advancement of women in the workplace and in her community. She has been a leader of the Sun Life Bright Women network and a contributor to FitSpirit. Previously, she served on the board of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and was a member of the advisory board for Heads & Hands. She currently serves on the boards of Eugeria, the Conference Board of Canada, and the MUHC Foundation. She was also the recipient of the AFFQ's Inspiration-Andrée-Corriveau Award in 2024.
2025 Jury
Nathalie Gagnon
President of the Jury
Partner, Lawyer, Head of the Business Law Group
BCF Business Law
Cynthia Aboud
Senior Vice-President
Accord Financial
Saloua Benkhouya
Vice-President
Private Equity & Impact Investing
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Marc-Vincent Bobée
Partner
Expert in Quebec Business Sales
GB2C
Olivier Brossard
Director of Investments – Private Placements and Impact Investments
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Nicolas Brunet
Partner
Idealist Capital
Richard Cantin
Partner
Expert in Quebec Business Sales
GB2C
Henri Luc Carlin
Director
Private Equity
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
Eric Cardinal
Senior Vice-President
M&A Club
Dev A. Coossa
Cofounder & Managing Director
Angus Capital
France Camille De Mers
Partner
Lavery
Allison Dent
Partner
XL Equity
Eric Doyon
Managing Partner
Walter Capital
Mireille Fontaine
President of the Jury
Partner
Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon
Raoul Heredia
Consultant
Louise Langevin
Vice-President
Growth Capital and Business Transfer
BDC Capital
Véronik Ménard
Director, ESG Practices Sustainable Financing
Desjardins
Angelo Noce
Partner
Blakes
Catherine Parent
Managing Director
Roynat Equity Partners
Yves Rocheleau
Partner
Miller Thomson
Justin Savaria
Associate Vice-President
Desjardins Capital
Maxime Tourangeau
Partner
Growth Investment Partners
BDC Capital
Marc Tremblay
Partner
Gowling WLG
Yasser Waly
Partner and Senior Vice-President
EY Parthenon
Gold sponsors
Silver sponsors
Bronze sponsors
2025 winners
Deal of the year
Law Firm
Deal of the year
Accounting Firm
Deal of the year
Financial Advisor (< $25M)
Deal of the year
Private Equity
Deal of the year
YPMA
Deal of the year
Financial Advisor ($25M - $100M)
Deal of the year
Business Acquisition
Deal of the year
Debt Financing
Deal of the year
ESG
Deal of the year
Financial Advisor (> $100M)
Winners and Finalists
Law Firm
Deal of the year
Winner
RAPHAËL AMRAM
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
"Nuvei Corporation’s acquisition by Advent International"
Finalist
FÉLIX BERNARD
Langlois Lawyers
"Vente d’Entreprises Marchand à Vinci Construction"
Finalist
SABRINA BROSSEAU-MALO
BCF Business Law
"Vente du Groupe ABS au Groupe Ginger"
Finalist
SIMON GAUTHIER
Dentons Canada
"PrimeSource Brands acquired Cobra Anchors"
Accounting Firm
Deal of the year
Winner
JÉRÔME LACHANCE & PHILIPPE-ANTOINE MORIN
EY
"Averna Technologies Inc., a portfolio company of Walter Capital Partners, acquired Global Equipment Services Inc. (GES), a division of Kimball Electronics Inc."
Finalist
JASMIN ALLARD
MNP
"Conseiller financier pour C.E.T. Fire Pumps lors de la structuration et la négociation du désinvestissement en faveur de Leader Group"
Finalist
ERIC BARBIERI
RICHTER
“Sale by an investor group led by NAMAKOR Holdings of Gelpac Inc. to ProAmpac”
Finalist
MARTIN DESCHÊNES & MARTIN BELHUMEUR
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
"MSP Corp. acquiert MS Solutions”
Financial Advisor (less than $25M)
Deal of the year
Winner
CHRISTINE POULIOT & BENOIT-GABRIEL CORRIVEAU
PwC Corporate Finance
"Group Just for Laughs’ intellectual property was sold to ComediHa!"
Finalists
SAMI KABIR & NEIL CUGGY
IJW & CO – GoodFood Market Corp
"Goodfood Market Corp. acquired majority stake in Genuine Tea Inc."
Finalists
MARTIN ROSENTHAL
EY
"Stokes sold to Hart Stores"
Finalists
CHARLES GODBOUT
PwC Corporate Finance
"COGEP Inc. was acquired by Spotlight Equity Partners"
Private Equity
Deal of the year
Winner
DAVID LEWIN
Novacap
"Nuvei takes private transaction"
Finalist
ERIC DOYON
Walter Capital Partners
"Averna Technologies Inc., a portfolio company of Walter Capital Partners, acquired Global Equipment Services Inc. (GES), a division of Kimball Electronics Inc."
Finalist
MARCEL LAROCHELLE
Novacap
"TA Associates has acquired the ownership position of Novacap in AGA Benefit Solutions"
Finalist
MAXIME TOURANGEAU
BDC Capital
"Dissan Group expands its national presence through M&A and welcomes BDC Capital as a key equity partner"
YPMA
Deal of the year
Winner
MILAD JAWABRA
Thrust Capital Partners
"Groupe DCM Inc., une société en portefeuille de Partenaires Thrust Capital, fait l’acquisition de DH Aerospace Holding Inc."
Finalist
JASMIN ALLARD
MNP
"MNP a agi à titre de conseiller financier exclusif auprès de de Crawler Mulching Industries Danri Inc. lors de la structuration et la négociation du désinvestissement en faveur de Namakor Holdings."
Finalist
NICHOLAS CAPUANO
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
"Walter Capital acquires MARTINS Industries"
Finalist
PALOMA NAVARRETE-ROLLS
Richter
"Sale by an investor group led by NAMAKOR Holdings of Gelpac Inc., a Quebec based producer of multiwall paper and poly-woven packaging products, to ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging and material science."
Financial Advisor ($25M - $100M)
Deal of the year
Winner
ERIC LEMAY, PHILIPPE DELORME, ANTOINE FLUET & ALEX GAGNON
PwC Corporate Finance
"Le Groupe Dissan Inc. a acquis MCS Sanitation Inc., Onys Inc., Sanixel Inc., Sani-Sol Inc. et Produits Capital Inc., avec l’appui financier de BDC et Desjardins. PwC CF a agi à titre de conseiller financier de Dissan."
Finalist
SAKI TZANIDIS, MARTIN DESCHÊNES & NICHOLAS CAPUANO
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
"Walter Capital acquires MARTINS Industries"
Finalist
ALEXIS ICHÉ
Oaklins E. Canada
"Acquisition de Thinkmax par Talan"
Finalist
SÉBASTIEN NADEAU
Oaklins E. Canada
"Vente d’une participation majoritaire de Stageline Inc à la Corporation Financière BDG et Partners."
Business Acquisition
Deal of the year
Winner
LA FAMILLE GENDREAU, INVESTISSEMENT QUÉBEC, LE FONDS DE SOLIDARITÉ FTQ & LA HAUTE DIRECTION NOVATECH
"Achat de Groupe Novatech inc par la famille Gendreau, Investissement Québec, le Fonds de Solidarité FTQ et la haute direction de Novatech"
Finalist
ÉTIENNE BRUN & FRÉDÉRICK MELANÇON
Vibrotech
"Brumel acquiert Vibrotech"
Finalist
GROUPE W INVESTISSEMENTS INC.
"Cimentiers Desrosiers s’Partner à Alexandra Roy et W Investments pour accélérer sa croissance"
Finalist
IAN LAPOSTOLLE & FREDERIC LABADIE
St-Denis Thompson inc.
"Changements stratégiques chez St-Denis Thompson"
Debt Financing
Deal of the year
Winner
SOPHIE DESORMEAUX
Desjardins Entreprises
"Acquisition du Centre métropolitain de chirurgie (CMC) par Westmount Square Surgical Center (WSSC) "
Finalist
NICOLAS BALIMA
Desjardins Capital
"PROCECO Ltd. begins a new chapter with acquisition by entrepreneur Philip Infilise and the support of Desjardins Capital"
Finalist
IBTIHEL SASSI
Scotiabank
"HRS Global’s acquisition of Promotions C.D. financed by Scotiabank"
Finalist
MARC-ANTOINE MILLETTE & JEAN-SÉBASTIEN LEFEBVRE
Roynat Capital
"GSC Technologies Inc. acquired by Speyside Equity LLC"
ESG
Deal of the year
Winner
MARTIN DESCHÊNES & NICHOLAS CAPUANO
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
"Snowdon Partners makes a meaningful investment in Urgence Marine Environnement."
Finalist
NAÏM ANTAKI & PIERRE-ANDRÉ HAMEL
Gowling WLG
"Quatre Premières Nations et InnVest REIT finalisent l’acquisition de Hilton Québec."
Finalist
MARC-ANDRÉ MAHEU
BDC
"Novolecs poised for growth in renewable electricity equipment after purchase of former GE plant."
Finalist
LINDSAY WEISS
Origin Merchant Partners
"Exclusive Financial Advisor to Rebox on its sale to ONCAP."
Financial Advisor (more than $100M)
Deal of the year
Winner
MAXIME DETRAUX
PwC Corporate Finance
"ATS Corporation’s acquisition of Paxiom Group"
Finalist
ERIC LEMAY
PwC Corporate Finance
"Groupe ABS was sold to Groupe Ginger, a portfolio company of Sagard MidCap"
Finalist
ROBERT FEDROCK
Origin Merchant Partners
"Exclusive Financial Advisor to Rebox on its sale to ONCAP"
Finalist
ERIC LEMAY
PwC Corporate Finance
"AGT Robotics obtained a significant investment from Gauge Capital"
