Partner, Lawyer

Julien Lefebvre

• Acted on behalf of Corbec Group in connection with the formation of a joint venture with Fabrimet Group for the acquisition of the shares of Galvanisation Quebec Inc. and the construction and operation of a hot dip galvanizing plant in Quebec;
• Acted on behalf of the shareholders of Armoires Cuisines Action in connection with its sale and partnership with an investor group led by Champlain Financial Corporation.;
• Sale of a Québec-based telecommunications company to a leading telecommunications operator;
• CTI Life Sciences Fund III L.P., 3B Future Health Fund and Panacea Venture Health Care Fund II, L.P., as lead investors, in connection with (a) the €39M cross-border, multi-tranche, Series A preferred share financing round of Domain Therapeutics S.A., a Paris-based biopharmaceutical company specializing in the research and development of innovative immuno-oncology drugs, and (b) the creation and financing of a Canadian operating subsidiary;
• Applications Mobiles Overview Inc. (Vyoo), in its debt and equity financing phases;
• A leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis, in connection with its US$286M cash and stock acquisition of Europe's leading independent cannabis company;
• A company specialized in the technology of integrated ballistic identification systems, in its C$94M acquisition by a British company serving the defence, security, critical detection & control markets, with additional payment of up to C$6M being made subject to earnings growth over the next two years;
• An American company specialized in nano-satellites, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of a Canadian company specialized in geospatial data;
• A Swedish foundation asset management company, as Canadian counsel, in its subscription to 50% of the shares of a leading provider of packaging solutions for approximately SEK1.1B;
• An American private equity firm, as Canadian counsel, in its investment in a technology company at the forefront of ancillary revenue and merchandising in the global travel industry;
• The largest provider of reusable container solutions in North America, in its C$94M acquisition of all the assets of four Canadian companies in the market from the largest supplier of industrial containers and packaging supplies;
• An American producer of aluminum, as Canadian counsel, in its separation into two independents, publicly-traded companies;
• A provider of real estate investment services, in the sale of its 50% interest in The Sun Life Building in Montreal to a limited partnership;
• A company specializing in aircraft sales and financial solutions for the business aircraft market, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of an aircraft lease and loan portfolio representing approximately US$2.5B of net assets;
• A major national airline in Canada, in its private offering of three tranches of enhanced equipment trust certificates for a combined aggregate face amount of US$537M and a weighted average interest rate of 4.044%;
• An audit and investigation firm, in its acquisition of Garda Background Screening Solutions.