Overview

Eric Levy is a partner in the Corporate Group and a member of Osler’s Partnership Board. He is Chair of Osler’s Gaming Group and previously served as Chair of the Montreal Corporate Group.
Eric specializes in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and has significant experience in public offerings, private placements, recapitalizations and stock exchange listings. He has developed a stellar international reputation and has over 25 years of experience advising on complex issues concerning securities and governance matters. He is an advisor to numerous Canada-based private and public companies as well as multinationals in various industries, including mining and gaming. Eric has extensive expertise advising private equity funds in connection with acquisitions, divestures and investments.
Eric has received significant industry and peer recognition by Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Corporate/Commercial – Québec) and for Gaming & Licensing, The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Lexpert Special Edition on Canada’s Leading Corporate Lawyers; Lexpert Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance and Securities and Mining); Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities Law).
Apollo Global Management in its $3.3 billion acquisition of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation
Alliance HealthCare Services in its US$820 million acquisition by Akumin
Haivision Systems Inc. in its acquisition of CineMassive Displays, LLC
The underwriters in D-BOX Technologies’ $5.75 million bought deal public offering
Promark Electronics Inc. in its acquisition by Electrical Components International
The underwriters in connection with Calian Group’s $79.7 million bought deal public offering of common shares.
Blackstone Credit in its partnership with Westland Insurance Group Ltd.
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. in its $12 million bought deal and graduation to the TSX
The Stars Group Inc. in its US$15-billion business combination with Flutter Entertainment plc
Abacus Health Products in its going public transaction by way of a reverse takeover, US$15 million concurrent financing and listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange
Osler advises the Secured Debtholder Committee of Concordia International Corp. in connection with US$3.7 billion recapitalization transaction
Sphinx Resources Ltd. in the creation of a new gold exploration company, Québec Precious Metals Corporation, and strategic investment by Goldcorp in such company
The Stars Group Inc. in its US$950 million public offering of common shares
Sphinx Resources Ltd. in its Private Placement for approximately $260,000
The Stars Group Inc. in its acquisition and refinancing of increased equity interest in CrownBet Holdings Pty Limited.
Venzee Inc. in connection with its going public transaction through the reverse takeover of a TSXV listed issuer renamed Venzee Technologies Inc.
TASI Group of Companies in its acquisition of Sciemetric Instruments Inc.
AptoVision Technologies Inc. in connection with its sale to Semtech Corp.
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal confirms the legality of Ontario’s proposed “pooled liquidity” model.
The possible criminal implications of ‘pay to earn’ NFT games are explored by Osler lawyers in an Update.
The developments that occurred this past year in the regulation of gaming activities in Canada can only be described as “game-changing.”
Gaming operators and gaming-related suppliers participating in the igaming scheme in Ontario will need to comply with the Registrar’s Standards for...
Osler is pleased to announce that 34 of our lawyers have been recognized in the 2024 edition of the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500...
Osler is proud to announce 42 of our lawyers have been recognized as leaders in the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2023.
23 of Osler’s clients have been ranked on Deloitte’s 2022 Technology Fast 50 program
The Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 2022 recognizes 28 Osler lawyers as leaders.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1996 (QC)