Raphaël Amram

Prior to joining: 

Venture Capital Financings

• Uveye in connection with its multiple rounds of financings led by reputable international venture capital funds and strategic partners, in excess of $200 million.
• NorthOne in connection with multiple rounds of financings and the negotiation of strategic partnership agreements.
• DalCor Pharma in its $150 million of preferred share financings.
• Liphorus Pharmaceuticals in relation to its Class A Preferred Share financing.
• mConcierge in relation with separate rounds of financing, corporate governance matters and ultimate sale transaction.
• Blockstream in connection with its multiple rounds of financing.
• Hopper in connection with its multiple rounds of financing in excess of $200 million.
• Real Ventures, iNovia, Tandem and BDC Venture Fund in several venture capital investments.

M&A

• Hypertec DCS in connection with the sale of its data center business to Vantage at an enterprise value in excess of $1 billion.
• Stars Group in connection with its US$4.9 billion acquisition of Rational Group.
• Turris Sites in its sale of a controlling interest to InSite Wireless Group, a leading wireless communication tower site company.
• Investissement Québec and Capital Régional Coopératif Desjardins in its purchase of a controlling stake in Groupe GFI Solutions.
• Atrium Innovations in connection with its acquisition by Permira, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in a transaction valued at $1.1 billion.
• Fibrenoire in its sale of a controlling stake to Novacap.
• BusPatrol in connection with a change of control transaction led by Oaktree Capital Management.
• MEGA Brands in connection with its US$460 million acquisition by Mattel.
• SherWeb in connection with multiple acquisitions.
• Persistence Capital Partners (PCP) in connection with multiple investments in the medical and dental clinic space.
• Zebra Technologies in connection with its acquisition of certain assets of Motorola Solutions for US$3.45 billion.
• Fiera in its acquisition of Natcan from the National Bank of Canada for $309.5 million.
• Miranda Technologies in connection with its publicly announced strategic review process, culminating in Belden’s proposed $375 million acquisition of Miranda by way of a take-over bid, as well as in connection with its dissident shareholder JECCapital Partners LLC’s unsuccessful attempt to requisition a shareholder meeting to appoint new directors to Miranda’s Board.

Corporate Finance

• PROREIT in connection with its initial public offering and subsequent capital raises on the TSX.
• Aéroports de Montréal in connection with its multiple offerings of revenue bonds exceeding $400 million in the aggregate.
• RBC Capital Markets, as agent, in connection with multiple private placements of bonds by Pearson International Fuel Facilities Corporation.
• DAVIDsTEA in its initial public offering on the NASDAQ.
• Stars Group in connection with its $640 million bought-deal private placement of subscription receipts, US$1.1 billion private placement of convertible and preferred shares, as well as concurrent offering of $55 million of common shares.
• CANMARC REIT (formerly Homburg REIT) in connection with Cominar’s $1.9 billion unsolicited take-over bid.