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Sophie Amyot

Sophie Amyot

Associate, Corporate

Contact Information

samyot@osler.com

tel: 514.904.8151

Office

Montréal

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Areas of Expertise
Bar Admission

Québec (2013)

Education
  • Laval University, LL.B. (Dean’s Honour List, 2012)
  • University of Birmingham, Certificate in English Law
Language(s)
English, French

Sophie is an associate in the Montréal office and a member of the corporate Group. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, private equity and venture capital. She has acted for venture capital/private equity funds and institutional investors in their portfolio investments and divestitures, and for corporations in connection with corporate finance transactions. She has also acted for purchasers and vendors in connection with acquisition, merger and restructuring transactions.

  • Caprion Biosciences

    Caprion Biosciences in its acquisition of Primity Bio

  • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

    Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in its $50 million investment in Pomerleau Inc.

  • Laurentian Bank

    Laurentian Bank in the sale of its agricultural loan portfolio to National Bank for $474 million

  • Nasdaq, Inc.

    Nasdaq, Inc. in connection with the sale of its Public Relations Solutions and Digital Media Services Businesses to West Corporation for approximately US$335 million

  • Les Industries Flexipak Inc.

    Les Industries Flexipak Inc., in connection to the sale of 100% of its shares to Transcontinental Inc.

  • PreciThera Inc.

    PreciThera Inc. in its $36 million Series A Financing

  • Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc., in connection with the first tranche closing of a Series C financing led by Novo Holdings A/S

  • DalCor Pharma UK Ltd.

    Dalcor Pharma in its $150 million of Series A and B preferred share financings.

  • Asterix Inc.

    Asterix Inc. in connection with the $188 million preferred shares financing by Investissement Québec and a refinancing of existing $300 million credit facilities.

    • Element AI Inc., in its USD$102 million Series A financing.
    • Caprion Biosciences Inc., in its recapitalization and acquisition by GHO Capital Partners LLP.
    • Les Studios Moment Factory Inc., in connection with loans granted by CDP Investments Inc. and from CDPQ Fixed Income II Inc. and a capital investment by CDP in a subsidiary of Moment Factory
    • TeraXion Inc., in its sale of its high-speed indium phosphide and silicium photonics technologies as well as its underlying intellectual property to Ciena Canada Inc. at a purchase price of US$32 million.
    • Radialpoint Safe Care Inc., in relation to the spin-out of Smooch Technologies Inc.
    • Radialpoint SafeCare Inc., in relation to its sale to AppDirect, Inc.
    • iNovia Capital, Real Ventures, BDC Capital, Cycle Capital, in several private equity and venture capital investments.
    • DataWind Inc., in connection with its $30 million initial public offering and listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
    • iBwave Solutions Inc., in the sale of significant equity interest to Vicente Capital Partners, Farol Asset Management, LP and the New York State Common Retirement Fund.
    • Sphinx Resources Ltd., in relation to brokered and non-brokered private placements.
    • Richelieu Hardware Ltd., in relation to several acquisitions of the assets of Canadian corporations.
    • Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its financing and its commercial matters.
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  • Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Medal, 2012

  • SME Strategies

    Co-Presenter, Paying your employees: how to introduce them to shareholding, Montréal, November 23-24, 2016

  • Barreau du Québec
  • Young Bar Association of Montréal
  • Canadian Bar Association