13 publicly disclosed transactions where PwC Corporate Finance / Deals played an advisory, financing or investing role, most recent first.
Jan 7, 2026
Groupe Somavrac Inc.
Financial advisor to Somavrac · Infrastructure
Buyer Consortium led by Instar Asset Management (with Investissement Québec and Fonds de solidarité FTQ)
An Instar-led consortium including Investissement Québec and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ partnered with the Paquin family to acquire Groupe Somavrac.
Feb 12, 2025
Buhler Industries Inc.
Financial advisor and fairness opinion to the special committee · Industrials - Agricultural Equipment
Buyer ASKO Sinai ve Teknoloji Üretim Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş.
Buhler Industries agreed to be taken private by its 96.7% shareholder ASKO by way of amalgamation.
Oct 5, 2020
Dominion Lending Centres (DLC LP units)
Financial advisor to the special committee · Financial Services
Buyer Founders Advantage Capital Corp.
Founders Advantage agreed to acquire the remaining interest in Dominion Lending Centres in exchange for preferred shares, with a formal valuation putting the acquired units at about $128.7 million.
Jul 29, 2020
IPL Plastics Inc.
Formal valuation and fairness opinion to the special committee · Industrials / Packaging
Buyer Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP Funds)
Madison Dearborn Partners agreed to acquire IPL Plastics for C$10.00 per share in cash, valuing IPL at C$555 million on an equity basis and C$981 million on an enterprise basis.
Jan 24, 2020
Strongco Corporation
Financial advisor to Nors · Industrials / Equipment Distribution
Buyer Nors, S.A.
Portugal's Nors agreed to acquire Strongco for C$3.15 per share in cash, a transaction value of about C$193 million including net debt.
Oct 2, 2017
Central Fund of Canada Limited
Financial advisor to the special committee; fairness opinion · Asset Management
Buyer Sprott Inc.
Central Fund of Canada agreed to a plan of arrangement with Sprott Inc. under which a Sprott subsidiary would acquire its common shares for C$500 each and take over its administration agreement, with an earnout to the administrator.
Jun 5, 2017
Orion Mine Finance royalty and stream portfolio
Financial advisor to Osisko · Mining (Royalties & Streams)
Buyer Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd · Seller Orion Mine Finance
Osisko Gold Royalties agreed to acquire a precious-metals royalty and stream portfolio from Orion Mine Finance for C$675 million in cash and C$450 million in Osisko shares.
Dec 19, 2016
TransAlta Corporation preferred shares
Fairness opinion on the arrangement · Power Generation
TransAlta proposed a plan of arrangement to exchange its existing preferred shares for new preferred shares.
May 6, 2010
Magna International Inc.
Financial advisor consulted by the special committee · Automotive
Magna agreed a reorganization to eliminate its dual-class share structure controlled by the Stronach Trust.
2009
Vasogen Inc. / IntelliPharmaCeutics Corp.
Financial advisor to Vasogen on the Cervus LP transaction · Pharmaceuticals
Buyer IntelliPharmaCeutics International Inc.
Vasogen and IntelliPharmaCeutics completed an arrangement creating a public specialty pharma company, with a related C$7.5 million financing from Cervus LP.
Oct 30, 2008
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (corporate reorganization)
Financial advisor to Ballard; fairness opinion · Clean Technology
Buyer Superior Plus Income Fund
Ballard agreed a plan-of-arrangement reorganization with Superior Plus, moving its business to a new company and receiving about C$46.3 million.
Apr 30, 2007
Beanstream Internet Commerce Inc.
Financial advisor to Beanstream (ran the auction process) · Payments / Technology
Buyer LML Payment Systems Inc.
LML agreed to acquire Beanstream by plan of arrangement after an auction process run by Beanstream's advisor.
Feb 16, 2007
Spectrum Signal Processing Inc.
Financial advisor to Spectrum and the special committee (ran the sale process) · Technology
Buyer Vecima Networks Inc.
Vecima agreed to acquire Spectrum Signal Processing for cash plus Vecima shares, equivalent to C$0.8939 per Spectrum share.
