Emmanuel Grondin

Emmanuel Grondin
Biography
Emmanuel Grondin practises corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and securities matters.
Emmanuel has a transactional practice with extensive experience in both private and public M&A and private and public debt and equity financings, including venture capital. He represents a wide variety of actors in the corporate world, including leading local and international companies (at the management, board and special committee level), banks, private equity players and institutional investors, as well as ultra high-net-worth individuals.
He also advises public companies on corporate governance, shareholder activism and securities law matters. He has experience in a wide range of industries, including technology, media and telecommunications, financial services, retail/consumer products and mining.
Emmanuel routinely leads international M&A transactions, notably Canada/US cross-border transactions, Australia/New Zealand as well as South American, Asian and African jurisdictions.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Emmanuel has acted for the following clients:
- The special committee of the board of directors of Innergex Renewable Energy in relation to its definitive agreement to be acquired by Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec for C$10 billion.
- Metro in its acquisition through a combination agreement pursuant to which Metro acquires all of the outstanding Jean Coutu Group class A subordinate shares and Class B shares for $24.50 per share, representing a total consideration of approximately $4.5 billion.
- Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan as investors in the C$3.2 billion private placement of subscription receipts by Intact Financial Corporation and in connection with the £7.2 billion (approximately C$12.5 billion) acquisition of RSA Insurance Group PLC (RSA) by Intact Financial Corporation.
- Coveo Solutions Inc. on its successful C$215 million initial public offering (IPO) of subordinate voting shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange and in connection with a $227 million investment from various investors and led by OMERS Growth Equity, a $120 million investment from various investors and led by Elliot Management Corp., a cross-over private placement led by Qatar Investment Authority and the acquisitions of Tooso and Qubit.
- Weather II Investments in its acquisition of all outstanding common shares of La Mancha Resources Inc. by a friendly takeover bid, for an overall price entirely in cash of approximately $502 million, La Mancha Group with the sale of assets to and 30% equity investment in Endeavour Mining Corporation, and also in connection with Endeavour's merger by way of plan of arrangement with True Gold, the $1 billion acquisition of Semafo Inc. and $2 billion acquisition of Teranga Gold.La Mancha in relation to its equity investment in G Mining Ventures, Belo Sun and Elemental Altus Royalties, as well as the arrangement $875 million between Reunion Gold and GMIN, and exit transaction in Elemental Altus with Tether.
- Synex Business performance, one of Canada's largest insurance brokerage groups, in connection with minority investments by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Ares Management Credit Funds.
- Other public M&A transactions (e.g. Mr. Germain Lamonde in the successful privatization of EXFO Inc. for $US6.25 per share for a transaction value of ca.$600 million (and contemporaneous hostile takeover defence), the special committee of the board of directors of Atrium in its $1.1 billion going‑private transaction, Opsens in its $345 million going-private transaction and H2O Innovation in its $395 going-private transaction).
- Québecor Media and Videotron in numerous M&A transactions, including the repurchase of a Caisse de dépôt et placement's interest in Québecor Media.
- Mid-market M&A transactions for numerous purchasers (e.g., Lassonde Industries Inc. in connection with the purchase of Sun-Rype Products Ltd., Metro in its acquisition of Adonis and Première Moisson) and sellers (e.g. in the sale of Foodarom to Glanbia plc. and Poka to IFS), including private equity funds.
- Bombardier, Metro, Industrielle Alliance, Endeavour, Coveo, Québecor Media, Videotron, TVA Group Inc., Montage (including as it relates to its $1 billion project finance and bough deal financing) and other issuers in connection with numerous public equity and debt offerings.
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- M&A Club 2025 Deal of the year (Repreneurship) for being lead advisor on the Gendreau Family’s (Garaga Group) strategic investment, together with Investissement Québec, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and management of Novatech, in Groupe Novatech inc., a large Quebec supplier of doors and windows in Canada and the United States, placing Garaga Group’s shareholders at the head of two Quebec businesses that, together, generate over $1 billion in sales.
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2025; Securities Law, 2024-2025; Technology Law, 2025.
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2023-2025: recommended in Corporate Commercial Law; 2023, 2025: recommended in Corporate Mid-Market; 2023-2025: recommended in Mergers & Acquisitions; 2025: recommended in Corporate Finance & Securities.
Education
Education
- LL.M., Securities Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2016
- LL.B., Common Law, Dalhousie University, 2010
- LL.M., Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva), 2009
- LL.B., Civil Law, Laval University, 2007
Admissions
Admissions
- Quebec 2011
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Canadian Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Fondation du CHUM (director and secretary)