On March 1, 2016, GFL Environmental Inc. (GFL), by its wholly owned subsidiary Services Matrec Inc., completed the acquisition of Enviro-Viridis Development Corporation Inc. (Enviro-Viridis) for an undisclosed amount.
Stikeman Elliott LLP acted for GFL under the direction of Joy Grahek, GFL’s General Counsel, with a team that included Jeffrey Singer, Tim Chubb, Benoit Dubord, Karine Bilodeau, Rachel Wasserman and Carla L’Écuyer (M&A), Stefan Fews and Marie-Claude David (real estate), Marie-Lou Gauthier (employment), and Michael Kilby (competition). Miller Thomson LLP advised GFL with respect to all environmental and waste management regulatory matters with a team that included John Tidball, Luc Gratton, Adina Georgescu and Romain Droitcourt.
Gowling WLG acted for Enviro-Viridis and the sellers, including Novacap, under the direction of Bruno-Étienne Duguay, Novacap’s Chief Legal Officer, with a team that included Rafal Wrzesien, Michael Garellek, Bianca Déprés (M&A), Mira Gauvin (environment), Pierre Lissoir (competition), Elisabeth Gauthier (employment), Paule Tardif, Eleonora Eusepi (financing), Tamar Chamelian, Cristina Napoleoni (real estate), Marc-André-Godard and Laura Emanuela Gheorghiu (tax).
