Andrew Lahey Partner | Toronto

Recent representative matters include acting on behalf of and advising:

• Apollo Global Management in connection with its US$8.1-billion take-private acquisition of Univar Solutions

• Platinum Equity in connection with various transactions, including its acquisition of The HC Companies and its significant investment in Motors & Armatures, Inc.

• 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 various transactions, including its acquisitions of InitLive Inc. and Qgiv

• 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 various transactions, including the US$107-million sale of its Global Traffic Technologies business to Miovision and the US$72.5-million sale of its Coats business to Victor Capital Partners

• 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

Andrew has recently been recognized as a leading lawyer by the following publications:

• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 (Corporate Law, Securities Law)

• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024 (Corporate Mid-Market)

• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 (Corporate Law)

Andrew is a current member of Speed Skating Canada's High Performance Advisory Council – Short Track.

Andrew is a member of the Firm's Law Clerks Committee.

• Co-author : Upcoming Changes to Ontario and Federal Corporate Transparency Requirements
  Blakes Bulletin on Corporate & Commercial, September 13, 2022.

Admitted to the New York Bar – 2016
Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2012
JD, Queen's University, Faculty of Law – 2011
MBA, Queen's University, Smith School of Business – 2010
BComm (With Distinction), University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business – 2007