Lawyer Profile
Michael D. Stevenson
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mike's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, private equity investments, and corporate reorganizations. He has assisted domestic and international clients in a wide range of industries, including agribusiness, food production and distribution, construction, transportation, consumer goods, information technology, real estate, and retail.
Mike often acts for private, family-owned companies on transition planning, including dispositions, minority or majority third party investments, and reorganizations. Mike also has substantial experience with private equity funds, managers, sponsors, pension funds and other institutional investors.
Mike is one of the co-chairs of the Firm's Food, Beverage & Agribusiness group and regularly acts for food and beverage companies on acquisitions, dispositions and general commercial matters.
The shareholders of Soul Foods Group on a strategic investment by Centrebridge Partners, Metric Capital Partners and OpCapita LLP
Canadian Counsel to Nestlé S.A. on the sale of Nestlé Waters North America to One Rock Capital Partners and Metropoulos & Co.
Viad Corp on multiple transactions, including the purchase of FlyOver Canada and the acquisition of a majority interest in Mountain Park Lodges
Structuring and formation of pooled fund investment vehicles for pension funds and other institutional investors, including Starlight Properties and BentallGreenOak
Everest Clinical Research, a leading Canadian contract research organization, on the sale of a majority interest to Arlington Capital
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2001 (ON)