Lawyer Profile
Patrick Menda
Montréal, Québec

Overview
Patrick co-leads the Firm's Private Equity group and the Corporate & Commercial group in Montréal. His practice focuses on business acquisitions and divestitures, corporate finance, securities regulation, and corporate and commercial law. He regularly provides tactical advice and legal counsel to both domestic and international strategic and sponsor clients on a broad range of matters, including the negotiation of transaction and commercial agreements and securities regulatory compliance.
Patrick routinely advises private equity clients at each stage of the investment lifecycle: from fund formation to fund management and governance, financing, acquisitions and investments, management of portfolio companies and exit strategies.
Alliance Group, a portfolio company of Novacap Industries, in connection with its acquisition of Stryder Distribution
Alliance Group, a portfolio company of Novacap Industries, in connection with its acquisition of Intramodal Warehouses
Novacap TMT in connection with Previan's strategic realignment of Eddyfi Technologies and NDT Global
A U.S. private equity fund on its acquisition of 4Refuel from Finning International Inc. for a purchase price of up to C$400-million
Fiserv, Inc. in its acquisition and take-private of TSX-listed issuer Payfare Inc.
A Canadian private equity fund on its sale of Smyth Companies LLC to Crestview Partners
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2003 (QC)