Lawyer Profile
Mark C. Katz
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
“An excellent lawyer at the top of the game. Very highly regarded…He’s very much in the spotlight.”
Clients appreciate Mark’s calm demeanour, his straightforward and personable approach and his common-sense advice on competition and foreign investment matters.
Mark is actively involved in the Canadian and American Bar Associations and writes and speaks frequently on Canadian competition and foreign investment review laws. Mark is also the co-author of The Competition Law Guide for Trade Associations in Canada.
Acted as Canadian competition counsel to Just Eat Takeaway, a multinational online food ordering and delivery company, in its €4.1-billion all-cash sale to Prosus.
Acted for Mountaingate Capital Management II, L.P. in the sale of its interest in Damotech Inc., a leading rack safety manufacturer, to an affiliate of Vance St. Capital
Acted as Canadian counsel for Celsius Holdings in its US$585-million strategic partnership with PepsiCo, including the acquisition of Rockstar Energy® in the U.S. and Canada and the integration of Alani Nu® into PepsiCo’s U.S. and Canada distribution network.
Acted for Vortex Companies, a Quad-C Management, Inc. portfolio company and global leader in trenchless infrastructure solutions, in its acquisition of Foraction Inc., Quebec’s leading trenchless watermain rehabilitation contractor, from Groupe Michaudville.
Acted for Wolseley Canada Inc., the leading wholesale distributor to plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial markets in Canada, in its acquisition of National Fire Equipment Ltd. and National Fire Fabrication Ltd., a leader of fire and fabrication products and services across Canada.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1989 (ON)