Industry: Financial Services - Venture capital & private equity
On July 30, 2021, Fulcrum Capital Partners, a Canadian private equity firm focused on the lower middle market, announced its investment in Creative Outdoor Advertising (“COA”). COA is a provider of outdoor street furniture advertising solutions for local businesses across small and mid-sized municipalities throughout North America. COA owns, installs and maintains more than 17,500 advertising faces in over 250 municipalities.
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP acted as lead counsel to Fulcrum Capital Partners with a deal team that included
Jake Bullen,
Luke Woolford,
Amanda Metallo,
Reza Sarsangi (private equity),
Chuck Rich,
Amanda Scolieri,
Paras Patel (banking and specialty finance),
Adrian Jakibchuk,
Maria Constantine (employment and labour),
Brenda Swick (international trade),
Ken Snider,
Corinne Grigoriu (tax),
Armen Khajetoorian,
Ardy Mohajer (real estate and development),
Adrianna Pilkington,
Jennifer Evola (municipal, planning and environmental),
Chandimal Nicholas,
Marco Ciarlariello (intellectual property),
Rebecca Lee (law clerk).
Fredrikson & Byron P.A. acted as U.S. counsel to Fulcrum Capital Partners with a deal team composed of
Harleigh Brown,
Benjamin Neitzel,
Christopher Pinckney,
Jeffrey Serum,
Nena Lenz,
Nadja Baer,
Sten-Erik Hoidal,
Emily Pontius,
Thomas Henke.
McMillan LLP acted for COA and its shareholders with a deal team that included
David Dunlop,
Rima Halabi,
Cole Singleton,
Alex Ricchetti (financial services),
Michael Friedman (tax),
Greg Johns (technology),
Kari Kim-Gallately (real estate),
Paul Boshyk (employment),
Anna Ly (law clerk).
Dolgin Professional Corporation acted for COA and its shareholders with a deal team that included
Jordan Dolgin (corporate),
Stacey Pompeo (law clerk).
Hodgson Russ LLP acted as U.S. counsel to COA with a deal team that included
George Eydt,
Deborah Kalstek (senior paralegal).