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!
Finalists 2026
Law Firm
Deal of the year
Finalist
JOEL CABELLI
Dentons Canada LLP
« Project Pool – Sale of North American Pool Products Manufacturing Business with Cross-Border Sale-Leasebacks »
Finalist
MARIE-JOSÉE NEVEU
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l.
« La Caisse finalise l'acquisition et la privatisation d'Innergex Énergie renouvelable inc. pour 10 milliards de dollars canadiens »
Finalist
ANGELO NOCE
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
« Acquisition of JRTech Solutions Inc. by CenterGate Capital »
Finalist
PIERRE-HUBERT SÉGUIN
Langlois Avocats S.E.N.C.R.L.
« GardaWorld réalise la plus grande recapitalisation privée de l’histoire canadienne »
Accounting Firm
Deal of the year
Finalists
MARTIN DESCHÊNES & MARTIN BELHUMEUR
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
« Groupe Océan revoit sa structure actionnariale pour accélérer sa croissance »
Finalists
VINCENT D'AUTEUIL & PHILIPPE DUROCHER
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
« TerraVest Industries Inc. fait l'acquisition de Entrans International »
Finalist
JÉRÔME LACHANCE
EY-Parthenon
« Ludia acquired from Jam City by a Canadian investor consortium led by management (with investment from Investissement Québec, FSTQ, BDC Capital Growth Equity Partners, EDC and W Investments) »
Finalist
Daniel St-Laurent
HNA sencrl
« GameStop Canada est acquis et EB Games renaît»
Financial Advisor (under $25M)
Deal of the year
Finalist
MAXIME DETRAUX
PwC Corporate Finance
« Vente de Groupe LAR à Groupe ADF »
Finalist
ALEXIS ICHÉ
Oaklins Canada
« Vente de Quincaillerie Architecturale Capsol Inc. (Capsol) à Angus Capital »
Finalist
PASCAL MOFFET
MALLETTE S.E.N.C.R.L.
« Vente de Plomberie Richard Jubinville à Groupe Climater »
Finalists
NOÉMIE RAZA, STÉPHANIE POINTIER, GÉRALD THÉUS-TRUDEL & RICHARD MORRISON
PRDSA, Fiscalité GTT & IRR Conseil
« Me Raza et Me Pointier ont acquis PRDSA auprès de Me Marois, dans le cadre d'une transaction de repreneuriat (Management Buyout) »
Financial Advisor ($25M - $100M)
Deal of the year
Finalists
CHRISTINE POULIOT, MARC-VINCENT CAILLÉ, MARIE-PIER GAUTHIER & GABRIELLE MATTE
PwC Corporate Finance
« Acquisition de Thermo 2000 par Innovair Solutions »
Finalist
PHILIPPE RODRIGUE
Cafa
« Angus Capital acquired a majority ownership in Groupe RHR and Panneaux 3D »
Finalist
IN SUNWOO
SNW
« Société Générale d’Électrotechnique ("SGE") is acquired by RESA Power, LLC »
Finalist
SAKI TZANIDIS
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
« Strategic Sale of ELNA Group via Four Distinct Transactions »
Financial Advisor (more than $100M)
Deal of the year
Finalists
FRÉDÉRIC BOUCHARD & ERIC LEMAY
PwC Corporate Finance
« Sale of Groupe Somavrac Inc. to a consortium of Canadian investors (Instar, Investissement Québec, and Fonds de solidarité FTQ) »
Finalists
FELIX CÔTÉ & YANIS LAKHDARI
EY
« Sale of Thermolec to SPX Technologies »
Finalists
MAXIME DETRAUX & DARIO BASIC
PwC Corporate Finance
«Vente d’Exceldor Coopérative à Sofina Foods Inc. »
Finalists
CHARLES GODBOUT, BENOIT-GABRIEL CORRIVEAU, FRANÇOIS-PHILIPPE GAGNON, ALEX GAGNON & ÉMILIEN CASTONGUAY
PwC Corporate Finance
« TorQuest Partners simultaneously acquired Avjet and Executive Flight Centre. PwC CF served as the exclusive financial advisor to the sellers. »
Private Equity
Deal of the year
Finalists
JACQUES MARCHAND, MARTIN LIZOTTE, YVES-ANDRÉ LEVASSEUR, KEVIN BEAULIEU, MARC FORTIN, WILLIAM SAULNIER, SIMON SANSCHAGRIN & RICHARD SYCHTERZ
La Caisse et Investissement Québec
« La Caisse et Investissement Québec réalisent un investissement majeur dans Groupe Océan »
Finalists
JIMMY GENDRON, ALEXANDRE THABET, MAXIME TOURANGEAU, VÉRONIQUE GAGNON, FRÉDÉRIC FONTAINE, NICOLAS TREMBLAY & MATHIEU FISCHER
Ludia, Ludia, BDC Capital Growth Equity Partners, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Investissement Québec, Export Development Canada, W Investments
« Ludia acquired from Jam City by a Canadian investor consortium led by management (with investment from Investissement Québec, FSTQ, BDC Capital Growth Equity Partners, EDC and W Investments) »
Finalists
PASCAL RIOUX, STEVE GIROUARD, MARTIN LIZOTTE, KÉVIN BEAULIEU, LOUIS AUBUCHON ET JÉRÔME LEMIRE
Groupe Germain, La Caisse, Le Fonds de solidarité FTQ et Investissement Québec
« La Caisse, le Groupe Germain, Investissement Québec et le Fonds de solidarité FTQ ont regroupé ALT Canada et le Groupe Germain sous une seule plateforme (Germain Hôtels), appuyée par un investissement de 160 M$ pour soutenir la croissance du groupe. »
Finalist
SOPHIE GALLIZIOLI
La Caisse
« La Caisse finalise l'acquisition et la privatisation d'Innergex Énergie renouvelable inc. pour 10 milliards de dollars canadiens. »
Debt Financing
Deal of the year
Finalists
HEDI BEN RACHED, JEAN-ROLAND PROPHÈTE & DEAN PSYCHARIS
Banque Royale du Canada, Investissement Québec et BLP Avocats
« Transfert intergénérationnel de Beluga Construction Inc. et acquisition stratégique de Les Entreprises Houle Excavation Inc. »
Finalist
DAVID BOISSINOT
Desjardins Entreprises Rive-Sud de Montréal
« Acquisition de Signalétik avec un financement par emprunt mis en place par David Boissinot chez Desjardins Entreprises »
Finalist
MÉLANIE GAGNON
Desjardins Entreprises Rive-Sud de Montréal
« Deux jeunes repreneurs réalisent l’acquisition d'Up Equip Inc. avec l'accompagnement de Mélanie Gagnon chez Desjardins Entreprises »
Finalist
CHLOE FORTIN
Services Bancaires Commerciaux TD
« Temple Lifestyle Brands acquires Rise Kombucha »
Cross Border
Deal of the year
Finalist
RAPHAËL AMRAM
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
« Formation of 5C Group through the acquisition of 5C Data Centres by Hypertec Cloud »
Finalist
SIMON GAUTHIER
Dentons Canada LLP
« BBA Group's Acquisition of Tierra Group International US & Peru Business Operations »
Finalists
JIMMY GENDRON, ALEXANDRE THABET, MAXIME TOURANGEAU, VÉRONIQUE GAGNON, FRÉDÉRIC FONTAINE, NICOLAS TREMBLAY & MATHIEU FISCHER
LUDIA, BDC Growth Equity Partners, FSTQ, Investissement Québec, EDC & W Investments
« Ludia acquired from Jam City by a Canadian investor consortium led by management (with investment from Investissement Québec, FSTQ, BDC Capital Growth Equity Partners, EDC and W Investments) »
Repreneurship
Deal of the year
Finalists
JIMMY GENDRON, ALEXANDRE THABET, MAXIME TOURANGEAU, VÉRONIQUE GAGNON, FRÉDÉRIC FONTAINE, NICOLAS TREMBLAY & MATHIEU FISCHER
LUDIA, BDC Growth Equity Partners, FSTQ, Investissement Québec, EDC & W Investments
« Ludia acquired from Jam City by a Canadian investor consortium led by Jimmy Gendron, Alexandre Thabert and management (with investment from Investissement Québec, FSTQ, BDC Capital Growth Equity Partners, EDC and W Investments) »
Finalist
DANY LAPOINTE
Béluga Construction Inc.
« Transfert intergénérationnel de Beluga Construction Inc. et acquisition stratégique de Les Entreprises Houle Excavation Inc. »
Finalist
IAN ROUTHIER
« Équipements de cuisine Novon (CANADA) ltée (Eurodib) »
« Acquisition d'Eurodib par la famille Routhier, des employés clés et les Fonds Régionaux de Solidarité FTQ »
Finalists
JACQUES TANGUAY ET L'ÉQUIPE DE HAUTE DIRECTION DE GROUPE OCÉAN
Groupe Océan
« La recapitalisation stratégique de Groupe Océan »
YPMA
Deal of the year
Finalist
MOHAMED ALI BENNIS
TDesjardins Entreprises Montréal
« Achat de l'entreprise Vincent Selection, fleurons québécois dans la décoration alimentaire par un repreneur externe bien entouré »
Finalist
PHILIPPE BERGERON
Dentons Canada LLP
« The acquisition of Quincaillerie Capsol by Angus Capital »
Finalist
PATRICK CARPENTIER
BDC Capital
« Le Groupe Dissan – Follow-On Equity Financing, Acquisition of V-To, Desjardins Refinancing (Revolver + M&A DDTL + Accordion) and MCS Sale-Leaseback »
Finalist
CHARLES-ANTOINE DORION
BCF
« Sofina Foods Inc. acquiert les actifs de Exceldor Coopérative »
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.
Juges 2025
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)
Dev A. Coossa
Cofounder & Managing Director
Angus Capital
France Camille De Mers
Partner
Lavery
Allison Dent
President
AD Corporate Finance
Eric Doyon
Managing Partner
Walter Capital
Madalina Dragomirescu
Managing Director, Corporate Private Debt
Fiera Private Debt
Mireille Fontaine
Partner
Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon
Simon Gauthier
Partner and co-lead of the Corporate/Commercial group
Dentons
Alain Henry
Vice President - Commercial Banking
Scotiabank
Raoul Heredia
Retired Partner
MNP
Louise Langevin
Vice-President
Growth Capital and Business Transfer
BDC Capital
Philippe Marchand
Managing Director
Corporate Finance Division
BMO
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
Vice President, Private Debt
Desjardins Capital
Alexandre Simoneau
Senior Director – M&A
Mallette
Maxime Tourangeau
Partner
Growth Investment Partners
BDC Capital
Marc Tremblay
Partner
Gowling WLG
Yasser Waly
Partner and Senior Vice-President
EY Parthenon
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