Lawyer Profile
Kurt D. Sarno
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Kurt specializes in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and joint ventures. He advises buyers, sellers and targets on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions; private equity investors and sponsors on buy-outs, investments and exits; and businesses across various industries on complex joint ventures and strategic corporate and commercial matters.
Kurt is the co-leader of the Firm's Private Equity group and a co-author of the Firm's Canadian Private Equity Deal Study.
Before becoming a Partner at Blakes, Kurt practised at a pre-eminent law firm in New York, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions and private equity.
Apollo Global Management on various transactions, including its acquisitions of The State Group, IGT Gaming and Everi, Univar Solutions, PetSmart, Michaels, Employbridge, SmartStart, and Tech Data Corporation
Paramount Global on the sale of Simon & Schuster and the international post-merger integration of Viacom Inc. and CBS Corporation, as well as the carveout and IPO of CBS Outdoor
L Catterton on various transactions, including its acquisitions of Birkenstock and Beauty Industry Group, its investment in FYidoctors, and the spinout of FYi Aesthetics in connection with its merger with Functionalab
OpenGate Capital on various transactions, including its sale of Player One Amusement Group to GENDA, its acquisition of Player One Amusement Group from Cineplex, and its sale of Energi Fenestration Solutions to Vision Group
InterVest Capital Partners on its acquisition of Financeit Canada from Goldman Sachs and Financeit's subsequent acquisition of Simply Group Financial
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2004 (ON)