On Aug. 6, Novacap announced that it had acquired an interest in Montreal-based FortNine (fortnine.ca), a leading e-commerce platform for motorcycle, dirt bike, ATV, snowmobile and other powersports gear, accessories and parts. Novacap is a leading Canadian private equity firm with $3.6 billion of assets under management.
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP advised Novacap on this acquisition with a team led by
Rafal Wrzesien,
and that included
Ingrid Anton,
Georgi Paskalev (corporate/M&A),
Matthew Finn,
Philippe Matziorinis (intellectual property),
Julia Kappler (French language and privacy),
Olivier Lamoureux (employment),
and with the assistance of paralegals
Rosa Pinheiro,
Tanya DeNardis,
and Linda Kharaboyan.
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP represented Boutique Linus Inc., which operates Fortnine.ca, with a team led by
Fotini Gagaoudakis,
and that included
Vanessa Pendenza,
Tyson Lowrie (corporate/M&A),
Michael Kandev,
and Sammy Cheaib (tax).
