Athos Services Commémoratifs is sold to TorQuest Partners

On October 16, 2024, Athos Services Commémoratifs (“Athos”) and its shareholders sold Athos to TorQuest Partners (“TorQuest”), the Canadian private equity firm. 

Headquartered in Montreal, Athos is a leader in the Quebec deathcare market, offering funeral, cremation and cemetery services and merchandise to consumers. The company meets the needs of diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds with a variety of high-quality, customizable services. Athos operates a network of funeral homes, cemeteries and operational centres located in the high-density Montreal and Quebec City metro areas. TorQuest completed a majority equity investment in Athos to support the company in its next phase of growth.

McCarthy Tétrault advised Athos with a team led by Patrick M. Shea that included Grégory Morin-Maltais, Charles-Étienne Pressé, Philippe April, Kevin Gao, Karolina Kasparov, Marie-Josée Nadeau (Corporate), Dominique Amyot-Bilodeau, Roxane Courjal (Environment), David Paradis, Ziad Shanab (Employment), Kelleher Lynch, Julia Miller (Pensions & Benefits), Marie-Josée Marcoux, Rafaella Arapovic (Real Estate), Michel Ranger, Joannie Marcoux (Tax), Nicolas Cloutier, Philippe Pelletier-Leblanc (Zoning), Eugen Miscoi, Francis Langlois and Yassine Khadir (IP/IT/Privacy).