Duncan Lurie

Duncan's recent representative work includes acting for:

• Kilmer Sports Ventures, owned by Larry Tanenbaum, in 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 on the acquisition of the Ottawa Senators hockey club. 
• GTCR LLC in connection with its acquisition of dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. by way of a plan of arrangement in a transaction that values Dentalcorp at approximately C$2.2 billion on an equity value basis.
• 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.
• Apotex Inc. on 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 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.
• 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.
• HoudiniSwap LLC in connection with its acquisition by Sol Strategies for US$18 million.
• K.J. Harrison & Partners, a premier high net worth and family office boutique, in connection with its sale to Harbourfront Wealth Holdings Inc.
• Pon Holdings B.V., a leading global mobility firm, in its $1.03 billion acquisition of Dorel Sports, helping Pon create one of the world’s largest bicycle companies.
• TRADER Corporation, a leading Canadian automotive marketplace and solutions provider, in its acquisition of the Canadian operations of Cox Automotive, Inc.
• Playmaker Capital Inc., a digital sports media company that acquires and integrates premier fan-centric media brands, in connection with various public company matters and its C$258 million go-private transaction with Better Collective A/S.
• 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 its acquisition of LRBG Chemicals Inc. and its Longueuil, QC manufacturing plant.