1000 De La Gauchetière St W, Suite 2100, Montréal, QC
Year called to bar: 2006 (QC); 2001 (New York)
Niko is Head of Osler’s Montreal Corporate Group. He has represented public and private clients for over 20 years in a variety of Canadian, US and international transactions, including negotiated and contested acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, auctions, takeover bids, carve-out transactions, strategic investments, recapitalizations, reorganizations, joint ventures and other corporate matters. Prior to his return to Canada in 2004, Niko worked for one of the world’s leading law firms (Sullivan & Cromwell LLP) both in New York and in Australia for a number of years. He developed extensive experience in Canadian, US and Australian M&A, contracts, commercial and securities law and related matters. He is known for problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills. Niko’s clients span numerous industries and include public and private companies, pension funds, boards and independent committees, underwriters, venture capital funds, private equity funds and entrepreneurs. Niko has taught mergers and acquisitions law at McGill University’s Faculty of Law. His transactional resume shows the depth of his experience and connections with some of the most high profile corporate clients in Quebec, Canada and internationally.
On November 28, 2018, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced that it acquired an equity interest of $200 million in Plusgrade, a leading provider of revenue solutions to the global travel industry. The interests were acquired from TA Associates, the management team and other investors, all of whom will continue to be shareholders going forward.
On February 24, 2016, Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq), by its newly formed, wholly owned subsidiaries, Maiclair Holdings ULC and Farm Church Holdings ULC, completed the acquisition of Marketwired L.P. (Marketwired), a leading global newswire operator and press release distributor company and a portfolio company of OMERS Private Equity.
On January 7, 2016, Videotron G.P. (Videotron), a wholly owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc. (TSX: QBR.B), completed the acquisition of Fibrenoire Inc. (Fibrenoire), a telecommunications company specializing exclusively in fibre-optic connectivity services for businesses in Québec and Ontario.
Postmedia Network Inc. (Postmedia) completed the acquisition of Sun Media Corporation’s (Sun Media) English language newspapers and speciality publications, as well as digital properties including the Sun chain of dailies, consisting of The Toronto Sun, The Ottawa Sun, The Winnipeg Sun, The Calgary Sun and The Edmonton Sun, as well as The London Free Press and the free 24 Hours dailies in Toronto and Vancouver, from Quebecor Media Inc. (the Sun Media Acquisition).
Publicis Groupe SA, a multinational company from France, acquired Nurun Inc, a Montreal-based provider of digital marketing services, for $125 million, from Québecor Média Inc.
On December 18, 2006, Bombardier Inc. entered into a new €4.3 billion syndicated letter of credit facility completing its 2006 refinancing initiative, which included, in addition to the letter of credit facility, the issuance in Europe and the United States of €1.9 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes and a debt tender offer in Europe.
