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About Connor

Connor's practice focuses primarily on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as well as general corporate and commercial law matters. From due diligence to closing, he is involved in all stages of transactions, including drafting and negotiating agreements relating to commercial transactions. Connor also advises clients in the negotiation of commercial agreements and on secretarial matters.

Connor has been seconded as a law student to the legal department of companies in the financial services, renewable energy and real estate industries. Before joining Blakes in 2018, he worked in the legal department of a multinational steel company.

Connor is fluent in both English and French.

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Recent representative matters include:

  • Novacap Industries in connection with its sale of Smyth Companies to Crestview Partners

  • Dhilmar in connection with its acquisition of the Éléonore gold mine in Northern Québec from Newmont Corporation for US$795-million

  • Zenapptic AI in connection with its 2024 financing round

  • The Heraeus Group in connection with its acquisition of McCol Metals

  • SPX Technologies in connection with its acquisition of Ingénia Technologies for approximately C$405-million

  • OPENLANE in connection with its acquisition of Manheim Canada from Cox Automotive for C$130-million

  • Piedmont Lithium in connection with its strategic investment in the Killick Lithium Project

  • H.I.G. Capital in connection with its sale of Recochem Inc.

  • Novacap Industries in connection with its acquisition of the Alliance Group

  • Oshkosh Corporation in connection with its acquisition of Maxi-Métal

  • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Fonds de solidarité FTQ in connection with their acquisition of a majority interest in Bonduelle Americas Long Life

  • WestGroupe in connection with its merger with FYi Health Group

  • dentalcorp, Canada's leading network of dental practices, on various strategic matters

  • CDP Investissement, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, in connection with an investment in Talent.com

  • PIPP Mobile Storage in connection with its acquisition of Greenhouse Growers Ltd. and its affiliates

Professional Activities

Connor is an active member of his community and serves as secretary and director on the board of the Ireland-Canada Chamber of Commerce.

Education

Admitted to the Quebec Bar – 2022
MSc (With Distinction), University of Oxford – 2021
LLB (Dean's Honour List), Université de Montréal – 2019

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