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Vincent
Laurin

Partner

Montréal

Contact by email at [email protected]

t. +1 514-397-2325

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Law School

Université de Sherbrooke

Bar Admission

Québec, 2013

Trusted advisor delivering strategic, efficient, and practical solutions for high-stakes capital markets, M&A, and corporate governance matters

Recognized for his strategic insights and results-driven approach, Vincent is a partner in our Montreal office. His practice focuses on securities law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate governance. Clients value his efficient, clear, and practical advice and his availability and responsiveness, making him a trusted advisor in complex and transformative transactions.

Vincent has participated in numerous going-private transactions of publicly listed issuers and purchase and sale transactions of private companies. In the course of these transactions, he has acted for a diversified range of clients, including selling companies as well as strategic and financial buyers. Vincent has also acted as counsel to issuers and underwriters in various public offerings (including initial public offerings) and private placements of publicly listed issuers.

Vincent has played an important role in significant capital markets and M&A transactions involving public and private companies. Some of his representative work includes:

  • GIC Private Limited in various private placements with WSP Global Inc.
  • The dealers in Saputo Inc.’s various offerings of Medium Term Notes and renewals of Saputo Inc.’s MTN program
  • The agents in iA Financial Corporation Inc.’s various debt offerings
  • Sharethrough Inc. in the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Equativ
  • FLO in its US$136M financing led by Export Development Canada (EDC)
  • Groupe Solotech Inc. in connection with the minority investment from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  • MAC Metal Architectural Inc. in its acquisition by Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
  • Aimia Inc. in its acquisition of Tufropes Pvt Ltd. for C$249.6M and in its acquisition of Giovanni Bozzetto S.p.A. for C$326M
  • mdf commerce inc. in its going-private transaction with KKR
  • The transaction committee of Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. in connection with Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc.’s going-private transaction with Persistence Capital Partners
  • The underwriters in the US$805M initial public offering of Nuvei Inc.
  • The underwriters in the initial public offering of Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc.
  • mdf commerce inc. in its transformational acquisition of Periscope Intermediate Inc. for approximately C$260M and the public offering and concurrent private placement of subscription receipts

Vincent sits on the board of directors of the Canadian Club of Montreal. He is also a member of our Student Recruitment Committee and mentors the next generation of lawyers.

Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, Vincent practiced with a local law firm in Kuwait. Before working in Kuwait, Vincent acted as counsel for the legal department of a multinational based in Montréal, whose shares are traded on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges, and as a lawyer for another national Canadian law firm in Montréal.