Duncan Lurie

Duncan's recent representative work includes acting for:

Sports

• Kilmer Sports Inc., controlled by Larry Tanenbaum, in connection with its agreement to sell its 25% stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) to Rogers Communications Inc. for C$4.35 billion.
• Kilmer Sports Ventures, owned by Larry Tanenbaum, in connection with its membership acquisition for the Toronto Tempo expansion franchise of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and related third party investor financing. 
• Michael Andlauer and his partners in connection with the acquisition of the Ottawa Senators hockey club. 
• Ascent Sports Group, a company backed by GTCR LLC, in connection with its acquisition of LiveBarn, a Montreal-based provider of live and on-demand video and analytics for ice hockey and other sports across North America.

Public M&A

• Sangoma Technologies Corporation in connection with its proposed acquisition by an affiliate of BRC Group Holdings for approximately C$289 million.
• GTCR LLC in connection with its acquisition of dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. in a transaction valued at C$2.2 billion.
• The special committee of independent directors of Boat Rocker Media Inc. in connection with three simultaneous related party transactions, pursuant to which Blue Ant Media went public via a reverse take-over of Boat Rocker and two related parties acquired assets comprising Boat Rocker Studios.
• Playmaker Capital Inc. in connection with its $258 million go-private transaction with Better Collective A/S.
• The special committee of independent trustees of Dream Industrial REIT in connection with Dream and GIC’s $5.9 billion acquisition of Summit Industrial Income REIT.

Private M&A

• General Atlantic Partners in connection with its sale of Budge Studios, a leader in digital interactive entertainment for children, to Haveli Investments.
• Apotex Inc. in connection with its acquisitions of Searchlight Pharma Inc. and CanPrev Natural Health Products Ltd.
• SBA Communications Corporation, a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure, in connection with the sale of its Canadian wireless tower business (SBA Canada) to CVC DIF, the dedicated infrastructure investment strategy of global private markets manager CVC, for C$446 million.
• K.J. Harrison & Partners, a premier high net worth and family office boutique, in connection with its sale to Harbourfront Wealth Holdings Inc.
• The special committee of independent trustees of Dream Industrial REIT in connection with its sale of U.S. properties to a private open-ended U.S. industrial fund in consideration for $210 million in cash and a 25% retained interest in the fund.
• Pon Holdings B.V., a leading global mobility firm, in connection with its $1.03 billion acquisition of Dorel Sports, helping Pon create one of the world’s largest bicycle companies.
• Sammontana Italia S.p.A in connection with its acquisition of La Rocca Creative Cakes.
• Investindustrial in connection with its proposed acquisition of TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
• TRADER Corporation, a leading Canadian automotive marketplace and solutions provider, in connection with its acquisition of the Canadian operations of Cox Automotive, Inc.
• PureFacts Financial Solutions Inc., a founder-led company that provides end-to-end revenue management solutions to wealth managers, asset managers and asset servicers globally, in connection with a strategic majority investment from GrowthCurve Capital.
• Westcourt Capital Corporation, a firm that provides investment and wealth management services to ultra-high net worth individuals, families, and select institutions, in connection with its partnership with Focus Financial Partners Inc.
• Bakelite Synthetics, a global integrated producer of specialty resins, systems and engineered molding compounds, in connection with its acquisition of LRBG Chemicals Inc. and its Longueuil, QC manufacturing plant.
• Falfurrias Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of Executive Platforms.