Andrew Lahey, Toronto

About Andrew

Andrew's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate finance and all aspects of corporate and commercial law.

He advises Canadian and U.S. private equity firms, financial sponsors and other clients in connection with cross-border and domestic M&A, financing and other strategic transactions.

Andrew has specialized experience in multiple sectors, including technology, transportation, media and entertainment, manufacturing, renewables and energy storage, retail, food services, waste management, leasing and lending, and real estate development and asset management.

Before joining Blakes, Andrew practised in the mergers and acquisitions and private equity groups of another Canadian law firm and, prior to that, the New York office of a leading international law firm.

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Recent representative matters include acting on behalf of and advising:

Platinum Equity in connection with its acquisition of The HC Companies
Truelink Capital in connection with its acquisition of Flipp Corporation
Ancala Partners in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in Noventa Energy Partners and related project financing
Bloomerang, a portfolio company of JMI Equity, in connection with its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of InitLive Inc.
Inflexion Private Equity Partners in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in dss+ from Gyrus Capital
Trioworld, a portfolio company of Altor, in connection with its acquisition of Malpack
Dar Group in connection with its acquisition of CopperTree Analytics
Vontier Corporation in connection with the US$107-million sale of its Global Traffic Technologies business to Miovision
Bird Global, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Bird Canada Inc. and related financing and reorganization
One Equity Partners in connection with its acquisition of PGW Auto Glass from LKQ Corporation
goeasy Ltd. in connection with its minority investment in Canada Drives
Eclipse Automation in connection with its global corporate reorganization and sale to Accenture
Micro Focus International plc in connection with the US$375-million sale of its Digital Safe business to Smarsh, Inc., a portfolio company of funds managed by K1 Investment Management LLC
Landmark Student Transportation in connection with its sale of a majority interest to Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure
Pacific Equity Partners in its C$165-million divestiture of AST Investor Services Inc. (Canada) and AST Trust Company (Canada) to the TMX Group Limited
A major shareholder of Mazooma Technical Services Inc. in connection with its sale to Nuvei Corporation for consideration up to US$315-million
Mentor Graphics (Canada) Limited, a subsidiary of Siemens Canada Limited, in connection with its acquisition of Solido Design Automation Inc.
Crestview Partners in connection with its acquisition of Concours Mold Inc. by funds managed by Crestview Partners
Concours Technologies Inc., a portfolio company of Crestview Partners, in connection with its acquisition of Active Industrial Solutions Inc. and Active Industrial Solutions Tennessee Inc.
Insight Venture Management, LLC, in connection with strategic investments by certain funds managed by Insight, including in Kira Inc. and Ritual Technologies Inc.
Blue Road Capital in connection with a number of transactions, including its acquisitions of Sweet Harvest Foods and B&W Quality Growers, LLC
Canadian Medical Association in connection with the C$2.6-billion sale of MD Financial Management to Scotiabank, including the entering into of a 10-year affinity agreement between CMA and Scotiabank
Micro Focus International plc in connection with its acquisition of Interset Software Inc.
TDL Canada Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Trenton Distributors Limited and related assets
FGF LLC and Caplink USA Inc., affiliates of FGF Brands Inc., in connection with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Hill Country Bakery, LLC
IoM Media Ventures in connection with its acquisition of the Halifax animation studio and related assets of DHX Media Ltd.
GFL Environmental Inc. in connection with its C$5.1-billion agreement to recapitalize GFL Environmental Holdings Inc. with investors led by BC Partners, including Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and others
GFL Environmental Inc. in connection with its US$600-million private offering of senior unsecured notes due 2027, US$675-million private offering of senior unsecured notes due 2026, and US$500-million private offering of senior secured notes due 2026
Peak Power Inc. in connection with its private offering of secured convertible notes to various investors
Flynn Group of Companies in connection with a significant minority investment by a private equity fund managed by the Fremont Group
A leading developer and manufacturer of sports apparel and equipment on the sale of its business through court proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code