M&A Awards Gala Quebec
Relive the 10th edition of the Annual M&A Awards Gala, which celebrated the most outstanding transactions closed between January 1, 2024, and February 15, 2025, alongside Quebec’s top dealmakers and advisory firms.
Meet the winners and watch the highlight videos of this year’s standout transactions.
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
Repreneurship
Deal of the Year
Debt financing
Deal of the Year
ESG
Deal of the Year
Financial Advisor (>$100M)
Categories & Finalists
RAPHAËL AMRAM – 2025 WINNER
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
“Nuvei Corporation’s acquisition by Advent International”
FÉLIX BERNARD
Langlois Avocats
“Vente d’Entreprises Marchand à Vinci Construction”
SABRINA BROSSEAU-MALO
BCF Avocats d’Affaires
“Vente du Groupe ABS au Groupe Ginger”
SIMON GAUTHIER
Dentons Canada LLP
“PrimeSource Brands acquired Cobra Anchors”
JÉRÔME LACHANCE & PHILIPPE-ANTOINE MORIN – 2025 WINNERS
EY
Averna Technologies Inc., a portfolio company of Walter Capital Partners, acquired Global Equipment Services Inc. (GES), a division of Kimball Electronics Inc.”
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“
ERIC BARBIERI
RICHTER Inc.
“Sale by an investor group led by NAMAKOR Holdings of Gelpac Inc. to ProAmpac“
MARTIN DESCHÊNES & MARTIN BELHUMEUR
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
“MSP Corp. acquiert MS Solutions“
CHRISTINE POULIOT & BENOIT-GABRIEL CORRIVEAU – 2025 WINNERS
PwC Corporate Finance
“Group Just for Laughs’ intellectual property was sold to ComediHa!”
SAMI KABIR & NEIL CUGGY
IJW & CO – GoodFood Market Corp
“Goodfood Market Corp. acquired majority stake in Genuine Tea Inc.”
MARTIN ROSENTHAL
Ernst & Young Inc
“Stokes sold to Hart Stores“
CHARLES GODBOUT
PwC Corporate Finance
“COGEP Inc. was acquired by Spotlight Equity Partners“
ERIC LEMAY, PHILIPPE DELORME, ANTOINE FLUET & ALEX GAGNON – 2025 WINNERS
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”
SAKI TZANIDIS, MARTIN DESCHÊNES & NICHOLAS CAPUANO
RCGT
“Walter Capital acquires MARTINS Industries“
ALEXIS ICHÉ
Oaklins E. Canada
“Acquisition de Thinkmax par Talan”
SEBASTIEN NADEAU
Oaklins E. Canada
“Vente d’une participation majoritaire de Stageline Inc à la Corporation Financière BDG et Associés.“
MAXIME DETRAUX – 2025 WINNER
PwC CF
“ATS Corporation’s acquisition of Paxiom Group“
ERIC LEMAY
PwC CF
“Groupe ABS was sold to Groupe Ginger, a portfolio company of Sagard MidCap”
ROBERT FEDROCK
Origin Merchant Partners
“Exclusive Financial Advisor to Rebox on its sale to ONCAP”
ERIC LEMAY
PwC CF
“AGT Robotics obtained a significant investment from Gauge Capital“
DAVID LEWIN – 2025 WINNER
Novacap
“Nuvei take private transaction”
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.“
MARCEL LAROCHELLE
Novacap
“TA Associates has acquired the ownership position of Novacap in AGA Benefit Solutions”
MAXIME TOURANGEAU
BDC Capital
“Dissan Group expands its national presence through M&A and welcomes BDC Capital as a key equity partner“
SOPHIE DESORMEAUX – 2025 WINNER
Desjardins Entreprises
“Acquisition du Centre métropolitain de chirurgie (CMC) par Westmount Square Surgical Center (WSSC)“
NICOLAS BALIMA
Desjardins Capital
“PROCECO Ltd. begins a New Chapter with Acquisition by Entrepreneur Philip Infilise and the support of Desjardins Capital“
IBTIHEL SASSI
Scotiabank
“HRS Global’s acquisition of Promotions C.D. financed by Scotiabank”
MARC-ANTOINE MILLETTE & JEAN-SÉBASTIEN LEFEBVRE
Roynat Capital
“GSC Technologies Inc. acquired by Speyside Equity LLC”
MARTIN DESCHÊNES & NICHOLAS CAPUANO – 2025 WINNERS
RCGT
“Snowdon Partners makes a meaningful investment in Urgence Marine Environnement”
NAÏM ANTAKI & PIERRE-ANDRÉ HAMEL
Gowling WLG
“Quatre Premières Nations et InnVest REIT finalisent l’acquisition de Hilton Québec“
MARC-ANDRÉ MAHEU
BDC
“Novolecs poised for growth in renewable electricity equipment after purchase of former GE plant”
LINDSAY WEISS
Origin Merchant Partners
“Exclusive Financial Advisor to Rebox on its sale to ONCAP
LA FAMILLE GENDREAU, INVESTISSEMENT QUÉBEC, LE FONDS DE SOLIDARITÉ FTQ & LA HAUTE DIRECTION NOVATECH – 2025 WINNERS
“Achat de Groupe Novatech inc par la famille Gendreau, Investissement Québec, le Fonds de Solidarité FTQ et la haute direction de Novatech”
ÉTIENNE BRUN & FRÉDÉRICK MELANÇON
Vibrotech
“Brumel acquiert Vibrotech“
GROUPE W INVESTISSEMENTS INC.
“Cimentiers Desrosiers s’associe à Alexandra Roy et W Investments pour accélérer sa croissance”
IAN LAPOSTOLLE & FREDERIC LABADIE
St-Denis Thompson inc.
“Changements stratégiques chez St-Denis Thompson”
MILAD JAWABRA – 2025 WINNER
Thrust Capital Partners
“Groupe DCM Inc., une société en portefeuille de Partenaires Thrust Capital, fait l’acquisition de DH Aerospace Holding Inc.”
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.“
NICHOLAS CAPUANO
RCGT
“Walter Capital acquires MARTINS Industries”
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.”
M&A Awards Gala Guest of Honor
Janie C. Béïque
President and CEO, Fonds de Solidarité FTQ
The first woman to be appointed President and CEO of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ,
Janie C. Béïque focuses her actions on three main themes: sustainable development,
retirement planning and what she likes to call “societal returns.”
A lawyer by training, she has worked in business and corporate law and in the investment industry. Janie’s expertise has been recognized by her peers as well as by the business and political communities. She has twice been named as an Innovation Leader by the Government of Canada.
Holder of a law degree from Université de Montréal, Janie was called to the
Québec Bar in 1991 and is entered on the Roll of the Order of Advocates. In 2015, she
earned an MBA from Georgetown University in the U.S. and from ESADE University in
Spain. Janie is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and sits on the boards of
Groupe CH, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the Chamber of Commerce of
Metropolitan Montreal and the Société GALOPH, a non-profit organization.
She was co-chair of the 50th Centraide of Greater Montréal fundraising campaign.
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Nominations
The nomination phase for the 2025 edition is now closed.
Thank you to everyone who submitted their application!
With over 100 nominations in the running, the finalists will be announced in April 2025.
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Eric Cardinal
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eric@maclub.ca
The Windsor Ballrooms
1170 Peel Street, Montreal
May 22, 2024
5:30PM – Cocktail Reception
7:00PM – Awards Dinner
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