B.C.L./LL.B., McGill University, 2016
B.Sc., Political Science, University of Montreal, 2013

• Quebec 2018

Pierre-Olivier  has recently acted for the following clients:

Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Matters

• Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., owner of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia, on its C$4.3 billion going private acquisition by its controlling shareholder, Rio Tinto plc, by way of a Yukon plan of arrangement
• SRG Mining Inc. (now Falcon Energy Materials plc) in its redomiciliation from Canada to the jurisdiction of the Abu Dhabi Global Market in the United Arab Emirates
• Solutions Beyond Technologies Inc. in the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Syntax Systems
• Le Club Piscine Plus Québec C.P.P.Q. Inc., Pioneer Distribution Inc. and Pool Supplies Canada Inc. in the sale of all of their issued and outstanding shares to Fulcrum Capital Partners
• Investissement Québec, a major shareholder of Blackrock Metals Inc., in a reverse takeover whereby Blackrock Metals Inc. completed the acquisition of Strategic Resources Inc.
• BlueFocus Intelligent Communications Group, a Chinese public company, in connection with the sale of a majority stake in its international group of marketing and advertising agencies, comprised of Cossette, Eleven, Citizen Relations, We Are Social and fuseproject, to a joint venture composed of CVC Capital Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and the rebranding of that group as Plus Company
• Germain Lamonde, the founder and controlling shareholder of EXFO Inc., in the successful privatization of EXFO Inc. for US$6.25 per share for a transaction value of C$600 million

Corporate Finance

• Patriot Battery Metals Inc., a hard-rock lithium exploration company, in connection with (i) a private placement to Albemarle Corporation for total gross proceeds of approximately C$109 million and (ii) a primary private placement of flow-through shares for total gross proceeds of approximately C$75 million, followed by a secondary sale in various jurisdictions, including Canada, the United States and Australia
• Issuers and syndicates of underwriters and agents in various public and private Canadian, cross-border and international offerings of debt and equity, including offerings by Dollarama Inc., Canadian National Railway Company, BELLUS Health Inc. and Savaria Corporation
• Taiga Motors Corporation in connection with an extensive review of various options and alternatives by a special committee of independent members of the board of directors, culminating in the completion of a private placement of 10% secured convertible debentures maturing on March 31, 2028, in an aggregate principal amount of C$40.15 million, with the investors having been granted an option to acquire an additional C$10 million of debentures

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada: Corporate Law, 2023-2025

• Young McCord Philanthropist
• Canadian Bar Association
• Young Bar Association of Montreal

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