Antonino Gentile

Senior Associate Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Antonino Gentile

Antonino Gentile

Biography

Antonino Gentile is a senior associate of the Montreal office business law group.  

Antonino’s practice is centered on private mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and other complex carve-out transactions and commercial arrangements. He represents clients from various industries, including, aerospace, gaming, technology, and manufacturing.  

Antonino has developed a broad practice that varies from representing large public corporations in complex cross-border / multi-jurisdictional M&A, to advising small and medium-sized enterprises regarding mid-market transactions and other general corporate and commercial matters.

Professional experience

Representative experience

Representative experience

Antonino has acted for the following clients:  

  • Purchaser in connection with its acquisition of JCMO Studios, ULC (d/b/a Ludia) from Jam City, Inc. and its related financing, including equity financing by a consortium comprised of  Investissement Québec, Fonds des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Export Development Canada (EDC), W Invesments, current Ludia management and founder, and syndicated debt financing led by National Bank of Canada.
  • CAE in its acquisitions of a majority stake in SIMCOM Aviation Training from Volo Sicuro for US $230 million
  •  Investissement Québec in its participation in H55 S.A.'s Series C funding round.
  •  CAE in its $311 million divestiture of its healthcare business to Madison Industries
  • Namakor Holdings in its strategic acquisition of Crawler Mulching Industries Danri Inc. (CMI), a business specializing in manufacturing specialized forestry and agriculture sector tractors and grinders
  • CAE in its US$392.5 million acquisition of Sabre's AirCentre airline operations portfolio
  • Minority shareholders of a prominent company in the online travel industry in the context of a share repurchase
  •  Privately held holding company in connection with multiple acquisitions of a manufacturers in the emergency, industrial, and luxury lighting industry
  • Private real estate investment group in connection with an important acquisition and development of a large Montreal industrial property
  • Leading North American manufacturer and marketer of envelopes and provider of packaging and specialty products in the context of the acquisitions of multiple Canadian and US envelope and packaging manufacturers
 

Rankings and recognitions

Rankings and recognitions

  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch: Corporate Law, 2024-2025; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2025

Education

Education

LL.B., University of Montreal, 2017
J.D., University of Montreal, 2017
B.A. (Political Science), McGill University, 2014

Admissions

Admissions

  • Quebec 2018

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Italian

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