Sébastien regularly advises sponsors in connection with the formation and structuring of private equity and venture capital funds, co-investment vehicles, continuation vehicles and other investment structures. He is adept at advising investors on their investments in private funds and on co-investment and GP-led transactions. Institutional and strategic investors rely on Sebastien’s wealth of knowledge and his excellent sense of market trends to achieve optimal results. He has also extensive experience advising sponsors and principals on internal management and carried interest arrangements and joint ventures. Sébastien also advises private equity firms and other institutional clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments and financing matters. Select Recognition: Chambers Canada; The Best Lawyers in Canada (Montréal Lawyer of the Year 2020, 2023 and 2025 for Private Funds Law); IFLR1000; Lexpert Special Editions: Finance, M&A; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; Lexology Index.
On December 14, 2017, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the largest independent convenience store operator in North America, completed a US private offering of US$600 million principal amount of 2.350 per cent senior unsecured notes due 2019 and US$300 million principal amount of floating rate senior unsecured notes due 2019 (collectively, the Notes).
On July 3, 2017, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (SNC-Lavalin) completed its acquisition of WS Atkins plc (Atkins), one of the world’s most respected consultancies in design, engineering and project management, with a leadership position across the infrastructure, transportation and energy sectors, by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006 (the Acquisition).
On June 2, 2015, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the largest independent convenience store operator in North America, completed a private placement of $700-million principal amount of 3.60 per cent Series 5 senior unsecured notes due 2025 (the Notes) for total net proceeds of approximately $696.5 million, after deducting the agents’ fees and the estimated expenses of the offering.
