On April 17, 2026, Metro Supply Chain Group announced that LDC Metro Holdings Inc. (LDC), its majority shareholder, together with La Caisse, entered into an agreement for the sale of Metro Supply Chain Group to Nippon Express Holdings Inc. (NX Group), a global logistics group headquartered in Japan with operations across more than 50 countries and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This transaction values Metro Supply Chain at a purchase price of up to $2.2 billion. The transaction marks the next step in Metro Supply Chain’s long-term development and positions the company for continued growth.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP advised Metro Supply Chain Group with a team led by Niko Veilleux and consisting of Samuel Cantin and Josh Blatt (M&A), Michelle Lally and David Dueck (Regulatory), David Wilson and Evan Belfer (Tax), Matthew Kronby and Chelsea Rubin (Trade), Jennifer Fairfax (Environmental), Sam Ip (Technology), Julien Ranger-Musiol (Employment and Labour), François Joli-Coeur and Catherine Labasi-Sammartino (Privacy) and Stefan Fews (Real Estate).
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