Partner, Lawyer

Frédéric Dorion

• Represented Berga Recycling Inc., a Canadian world leader in the purchase and sale of materials for recycling, in its acquisition by BEWI ASA, a Norwegian leading provider of packaging, components and insulation solutions;
• Currently represents a transaction from a major Quebec player that stands out in the distribution of fresh, dry, frozen, maintenance and packaging food products (2020);
• Currently represents an ongoing transaction of a major player in the Quebec restaurant industry, which sells ready-to-eat meals and operates restaurants across the province of Quebec (2020);
• Represented the purchaser of a majority stake in a distributor occupying an important place in the sports nutrition market (2020);
• Represented the shareholders in the sale of "La Compagnie Normand Ltée" in favor of Métal-Pless Ltée (2020);
• Represented a major Quebec transportation company in the acquisition of a competitor (2020);
• Legal counsel of Groupe Automobile Raymond Ouellet for the purchase of a Ford car dealership in Rimouski named Bouchard et fils Automobile (2020); 
• Represented Maibec a family-owned Quebec company in their transaction to acquire the CanExel brand and its production facility in East River, Nova Scotia from manufacturer LP Building Solutions (2020);
• Legal counsel of Groupe Automobile Raymond Ouellet for the purchase of a major car dealership named Lallier Ste-Foy Automotive group (2020);
• Represented the Chrono Aviation Group in the sale of a minority stake in favor of Artic Co-operatives Limited (2019);
• Represented various private investors in a minority stake in the Chrono Aviation Group (2019);
• Legal counsel of Trudel Alliance limited in the acquisition of First Capital Relaty Inc. and its subsidiaries of 7 shopping centers (Carrefour Soumande, Le Galeries Charlesbourg, Place des Quatre Bourgeois, Carrefour St-David, Place Seigneuriale, Place Naviles and Promenades Lévis) in Quebec City (2019);
• Legal counsel of Groupe Automobile Raymond Ouellet a Mitsubishi car dealership in Rimouski named Rimouski Mitsubishi (2019);
• Represented TeraXion Inc. in its corporate restructuring and the acquisition of an equity interest by BDC Capital Inc (2019);
• Represented the shareholders of Groupe Megatech inc. in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake by Alfar Capital in Groupe Megatech inc. (2019);
• Legal counsel of the purchasers of Place Fleur de Lys and Sears Canada Inc. properties in Quebec City in their financing transaction (2018);
• Represented a secured creditor in the sale of substantially all the assets of a Quebec tomato grower in the context of an insolvency (2015);
• Represented the majority shareholders who sold all of their shares in a corporation operating a lumber mill to foreign investors (2015);
• Represented the client in the context of the development of a major hotel complex in Quebec City and the acquisition of Quebec City’s Ice Hotel (2015-2016);
• Represented the secured creditor in connection with infrastructure investments at Quebec City’s municipal stadium (2016);
• Advised banking institutions in a file involving the implementation of security structures of various degrees of complexity;
• Advised banking institutions on various restructuring and insolvency files;
• Work in the arbitration of National Hockey League (NHL) players’ salaries. We represent around 17 NHL teams;
• Represented various private investors in private placements in Quebec companies;
• Advised various start-up entrepreneurs.