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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Private Equity: Buyouts

Canada Guide 2027 : Nationwide - Canada


McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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About

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Our dynamic and entrepreneurial private equity team represents sophisticated investors of all sizes, across all of the major asset classes and industry sectors. Our full service approach is tailored to deliver a seamless experience to our international clients with their inbound Canadian mandates, and connect Canadian clients to capital and growth opportunities in Canada and globally.

  • Significant experience advising sponsors of all sizes, as well as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and other institutional investors, whether based in Canada, the U.S. or elsewhere.
  • Borderless service from our offices across Canada’s major commercial centres and in New York and London.
  • With experts in various practice and industry specializations, our team’s breadth and diversity gives us the ability to provide seamless and comprehensive advice.
  • We take an active interest in our clients’ businesses so that we can deliver best-in-class legal advice through the practical lens of our clients’ business interests. We understand the business of the target companies of private equity firms as well as the industries and contexts in which they operate, including particular regulatory regimes, industry dynamics and capital structures.
  • We structure, negotiate and advise on a wide range of transactions, including buy-outs and strategic investments, consortium and joint venture investments, auctions, liquidity events and distressed opportunities.

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Private Equity: Buyouts - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

McCarthy Tétrault has a strong private equity platform for inbound transactions, fielding significant experience in relation to real assets, including infrastructure, energy and power assets, as well as a growing focus on sectors such as tech. The firm's clients include pension funds, domestic and foreign private equity investors, and investment banks across Canada and the USA. The private equity team further assists with leveraged buyouts and going-private transactions. It supplements its transactional practice with fund formation expertise.

Work Highlights

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  • McCarthy Tétrault advised a group led by Blackstone on a CAD7 billion investment into a new Canadian subsidiary of Rogers Communications formed to own Rogers' wireless backhaul transport infrastructure in Ontario and Alberta.

Strengths

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  • Experience, responsiveness and overall pragmatism are what set the McCarthy team apart. The team has excellent depth across all disciplines and reliable lawyers who know our internal team across all aspects of our business.

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  • McCarthy are incredibly smart, practical and effective at achieving their clients' goals.

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  • McCarthy excels at delivering practical, commercial advice to move transactions forward. McCarthy has all the resources internally to handle large, sophisticated transactions.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Jonathan See
    Band 2Jonathan See

    Jonathan See

    Jonathan See is a highly respected M&A lawyer based in Toronto. He is especially noted for his handling of private equity transactions involving real estate assets.

    • Jon comes up with creative solutions that bring parties closer together.

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    • John is a great client service guy and he has a great commercial sense.

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    • Jonathan is world class.

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  • Band 2Patrick M. Shea
    Band 2Patrick M. Shea

    Patrick M. Shea

    Montréal-based Patrick Shea regularly assists private equity sponsors with high-value private equity buyouts. He is regularly mandated to act on behalf of some of the leading private equity names in Canada. He is also co-head of the firm's private equity group.

    • Patrick is responsive, fantastic, knowledgeable about the market, and a clear communicator.

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    • Patrick consistently demonstrates excellent judgement and leadership on complex deals.

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    • Patrick is an incredible thought partner.

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  • Band 2Shevaun McGrath
    Band 2Shevaun McGrath

    Shevaun McGrath

    Toronto-based Shevaun McGrath acts for a variety of clients, including institutional investors and target companies, on the full gamut of fund formation, investment management and buyout matters.

    • Shevaun has great technical skills.

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  • Band 3Heidi Gordon
    Band 3Heidi Gordon

    Heidi Gordon

    Heidi Gordon frequently appears on complex M&A and private equity work, with notable experience in the technology sector.

    • Heidi is a fundamental member of the deal team who is very responsive, knowledgeable and commercial in all her dealings.

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    • Heidi is a persuasive negotiator.

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    • Heidi is a star.
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  • Band 4Jake Irwin
    Band 4Jake Irwin

    Jake Irwin

    Jake Irwin is a private equity partner in McCarthy Tétrault's Toronto office, and often advises sponsors and portfolio companies on their transactions.

    • Jake is terrific and very smart.

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  • Up and ComingJeremy Pleasant
    Up and ComingJeremy Pleasant

    Jeremy Pleasant

    Jeremy Pleasant offers robust strengths in private equity transactional matters and portfolio company work.

    • Jeremy has the ability to break down and boil down what parties need and want, and come up with creative solutions to do that.

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    • Jeremy is a fundamental member of the deal team who is very responsive, knowledgeable and commercial in all his dealings.

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