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Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group Inc. acquires Brunswick Financial Group Ltd.

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Client

Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group Inc.

On April 5, 2024, Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group Inc. (“Gallagher Canada”), a leading provider of benefits, HR and organization consulting services, successfully completed the acquisition of Canadian individual and group life insurance brokerage, Brunswick Financial Group Ltd. ("Brunswick”), by way of a share purchase agreement.

Brunswick, based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, has a long history of designing benefits programs that attract, retain, and reward employees and doing what’s right for employers in New Brunswick.

Fasken advised Gallagher Canada with a team comprised of Wojtek Baraniak, Julia Kennedy and Fatima Husnain (Corporate and M&A); Kevin Yip and Paul Casuccio (Tax Law), Craig Bellefontaine and Caitlin Sabetti (Financial Services); Boris Subara (Labour, Employment and Human Rights); and Tina Sun (Articling Student).

Jurisdiction

  • Ontario

Team

  • A. Wojtek Baraniak, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3332, wbaraniak@fasken.com
  • Julia Kennedy, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Ottawa, ON, +1 613 696 6882, jkennedy@fasken.com
  • Fatima Husnain, Associate | Corporate/Commercial, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5149, fhusnain@fasken.com
  • Kevin H. Yip, Partner | Tax Law, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5497, kyip@fasken.com
  • Paul V. Casuccio, Partner | Commodity VAT & Tax, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3491, pcasuccio@fasken.com
  • Craig Bellefontaine, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Toronto, ON, +1 416 943 8965, cbellefontaine@fasken.com
  • Caitlin Sabetti, Associate | Corporate/Commercial, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 7803, csabetti@fasken.com
  • Boris Subara, Partner | Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Ottawa, ON, +1 613 696 6924, bsubara@fasken.com
  • Hui-Qiao Tina Sun (孙慧峤), Associate | Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Ottawa, ON, +1 613 696 6932, tsun@fasken.com