4 publicly disclosed transactions where Oaklins Canada played an advisory, financing or investing role, most recent first.
Mar 1, 2025
Canada's Best Store Fixtures (CBSF)
Sole sell-side financial advisor to CBSF shareholders · Retail fixtures manufacturing
Buyer LSI Industries (NASDAQ: LYTS) · Seller CBSF shareholders
Cincinnati-based LSI Industries acquired Canadian retail-fixture designer and manufacturer CBSF after Oaklins canvassed the North American market for the shareholders. Month-only date (March 2025).
Mar 1, 2025
Pawnee Leasing Corporation (and certain other assets)
Buy-side advisor to North Mill Equipment Finance · Equipment finance
Buyer North Mill Equipment Finance LLC · Seller Chesswood Group Limited
North Mill Equipment Finance bought Pawnee Leasing from Canadian lender Chesswood Group, lifting its receivables under management above US$2 billion; Oaklins' Toronto partners advised the buyer. Month-only date (March 2025).
Nov 1, 2024
Thinkmax
Sole buy-side financial advisor to Talan Group · Technology consulting (Microsoft Dynamics 365)
Buyer Talan Group
TowerBrook-backed consultancy Talan bought Canadian Dynamics 365 consultancy Thinkmax to expand in Canada and North America; Oaklins' Canadian team identified the target and acted as sole buy-side advisor. Month-only date (November 2024).
Jul 1, 2024
Stageline Mobile Stage Inc.
Sell-side M&A advisor to Stageline · Industrial machinery (mobile staging)
Buyer BDG & Partners and Fonds de solidarité FTQ (with management and founder) · Seller Stageline shareholders (management and private equity)
Quebec mobile-stage maker Stageline moved to a new ownership group led by BDG & Partners and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ after a competitive sale process run by Oaklins' Canadian team. Month-only date (July 2024) per Oaklins.
