199 Bay St, Suite 4000, Commerce Court West, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2000 (ON)
Cheryl's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, private equity investments and commercial arrangements, with a particular focus on the financial services and life sciences industries. She has substantial experience in negotiating and advising in connection with acquisitions and divestitures of businesses and product lines in the banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer health sectors. She also routinely acts for private equity and strategic investors in connection with minority investments and joint ventures in each of these sectors, and assists businesses in connection with material licensing, supply, distribution arrangements.
Intact Financial Corporation, through a wholly owned subsidiary, completed its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Canadian Direct Insurance Inc. from Canadian Western Bank. The acquisition was financed by IFC exclusively with excess capital. The acquisition enhances IFC’s position in Canada by extending its direct-to-consumer operations from coast to coast.
