Justin is a partner in the M&A, Corporate, Retail, Life Sciences, Technology and Communications and Media practices. His clients – primarily venture capitalists; PE funds; entrepreneurs; large Canadian, US and international enterprises; and high-net-worth individuals – turn to him for advice in structuring and negotiating M&A, divestitures, private placements, shareholder agreements and joint ventures in Canada and abroad. Justin regularly advises Canadian companies and foreign companies looking to do business in Canada on issues such as product development, strategic alliances, distribution, franchising, collaboration; and licensing. He has significant experience in advising Canadian and international retailers. Justin was chair of the International Private Equity Committee and vice – chair of the M&A Committee of the American Bar Association’s International Section. He is a director of Claridge Inc. and a former director of AOL Canada Inc. He presently sits on the board of Breakthrough T1D (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Canada)) and is a member of the Governance Committee of the Jewish General Hospital Foundation. Justin is a member of Davies’ Management Committee. Select Recognition: Lexpert 500; Best Lawyers in Canada; Lexpert Rising Stars.
On September 24, 2018, DCC Technology Ltd. acquired the JAM Group of Companies comprised of JAM Industries Ltd., JAM International Ltd. and their subsidiaries (“JAM”), North America’s largest value-added distributor of musical instruments, professional audio and consumer electronics products, for an initial enterprise value of US$170 million.
On May 1, 2018, Scotiabank announced the completion of its $950 million acquisition of Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd. to create the third-largest Canadian active asset manager with $166 billion in assets under management (as of December 31, 2017).
On December 6, 2017, Novacap acquired a majority stake in Joseph Ribkoff Inc., a Montréal-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of fashionable women’s apparel.
