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Gary Ott, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions

Gary Ott *

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Jurisdiction British Columbia, 1987
Language(s) English
Office(s) Vancouver
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Overview

Gary Ott is an experienced corporate/commercial lawyer practicing in Vancouver. He is a regional Co-Leader of the Firm’s Private M&A group. Gary provides clients with strategic, practical and cost-effective advice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, reorganizations, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, debt and equity financings and general business law.

He represents a broad range of clients from start-ups to multi-nationals and across a broad spectrum of industries. In particular, Gary has extensive experience advising clients in the technology, forestry, energy services and retail industries. Gary gained private sector experience working as corporate counsel for Motorola.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Nordic Capital acquires Zafin, a leading provider of SAAS core modernization and transformation solutions, [Deal - Zafin Labs Americas Incorporated], Nordic Capital snaps up Canadian SaaS fintech Zafin
  • SandboxAQ Acquires Good Chemistry, Melding AI and Quantum Tech for Drug Discovery, [Deal - Good Chemistry Inc.], Acquisition in the AI simulation industry
  • VetCare closes $100M private placement, [Deal - VetCare Canada Holdings Inc.], Canadian acquirer and operator of veterinary practices, VetCare, closes private placement deal.
  • Harbourfront Wealth Management completes C$426 million sale to Audax Private Equity, [Deal - Harbourfront Wealth Holdings Inc.], Largest strategic transaction in the Canadian independent wealth management sector in 2022.
  • Canon buys Redlen Technologies in US$335 million deal, [Deal - Redlen Technologies Inc.], Redlen Technologies Inc. sale to Canon Inc.
  • VLCTY Capital and BuildDirect complete qualifying transaction and close C$20 million subscription receipt offering, [Deal - BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc.], The BuildDirect platform connects homeowners and home improvement professionals in North America with suppliers and sellers of quality building materials from around the world.
  • Allocadia acquired by BrandMaker, a portfolio company of Rubicon Technology Partners, [Deal - Allocadia Software Inc], Acquisition of Vancouver-based performance marketing software company by BrandMaker, a portfolio company of Rubicon Technology Partners.
  • Unicare sells Inglewood Care Centre to Baptist Housing, [Deal - Unicare Homes Inc.]
  • Parent of US mega-lender buys control of Lendesk, [Deal - Lendesk]

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of British Columbia
  • B Comm University of British Columbia

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Mergers & Acquisitions Committee, American Bar Association
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee, American Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch)

News

Publications

  • Due Diligence Deskbook, 7/11/2017
  • Annotated B.C. Business Corporations Act, Canada Law Book, 1/6/2005
Article Due Diligence Deskbook
Book Annotated B.C. Business Corporations Act, Canada Law Book

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