Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- Financing and selling a business
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Venture capital and private equity
Profile
Partner - Leader of the Business Law Group
Alexandre Hébert distinguishes himself not only through his expertise in business law and complex transactions but also by his role as a trusted advisor to his clients. Passionate about his practice, Alexandre considers himself as a creator of opportunities, guiding his clients on their growth journey through legal and strategic advisory services. His entrepreneurial spirit and extensive network enable him to provide significant added value to his clients, helping them navigate successfully both nationally and internationally.
As a partner in the Business Law group, Alexandre focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing, and venture capital. He represents small and medium-sized enterprises, private investment funds, and venture capital funds, particularly in the innovation and technology sectors.
Alexandre has solid experience in cross-border transactions, further enhancing his ability to serve his clients with a global and strategic perspective.
Education
- LL.B., Université de Montréal, 2007
- B.F.A., Concordia University, 2001
Areas of Practice
- Financing and selling a business
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Venture capital and private equity
Professional Career
Representative Mandates
- Represented Triptyq Capital in an investment in Cubic Space Technologies.
- Represented Triptyq Capital in an investment in Squido.
- Represented France-based Apside in the acquisition of IT Chapter, a Quebec-based company.
- Represented Quebec-based Cargolution Inc. in the sale of the company to Clasquin S.A., a France-based company.
- Represented Desjardins Capital in an investment in Optina Diagnostics Inc.
- Represented Desjardins Capital in an investment in Optable Technologies Inc.
- Represented Desjardins Capital in an investment in OxyNov Inc.
- Represented Desjardins Capital in an investment in Ananda Devices.
- Represented Waveform Entertainment Inc. in the sale of the company to ESE Entertainment Inc.
- Represented Quaze Technologies in an investment made by Galvion.
- Represented Les Entreprises Jallex Inc. in the acquisition of a major equity stake in that company by Gestion Soleno Inc. That partnership created Soleno Service, which provides turnkey service to stormwater network owners to comply with new provincial regulations on maintenance and record-keeping.
- Represented the major shareholder in a group of Canadian companies specializing in the sale and management of air freight and doing business under the name of Exp-Air Cargo in the sale of a majority stake in Exp-Air to companies held by ECS Group, an air freight industry leader headquartered in France.
- Represented KYU, the strategic operating unit of Hakuhodo DY Holdings, in a transaction that allowed Toronto-based BEworks to join the kyu collective. BEworks is the first company in the world dedicated to applying behavioural economics to solve various challenges faced by companies and governments.
- Represented Quebec-based Groupe CidreCo Inc. in its acquisition of the cider divisions of Domaines Pinnacle Inc. and La Face Cachée de la Pomme Inc.
- Represented Félix & Paul Studios Inc., a world leader in virtual reality cinema content production, in a $6.8?million financing round with Comcast Ventures LP, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, LDV Partners and PHI Group Inc.
- Represented KYU, the strategic operating unit of Hakuhodo DY Holdings, in the acquisition of Sid Lee.
- Represented KYU, the strategic operating unit of Hakuhodo DY Holdings, in the acquisition of a stake in C2 International Inc.
- Represented Cegid, a French public company, in the acquisition of Montréal-based Technomedia, which developed an international SaaS Human Capital Management software suite for groups, companies and public sector bodies.
- Represented Fineline Technologies in the acquisition of Source ID, a Montréal-based company specializing in product identification systems.
- Represented Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins (CRCD) in its acquisition of shares in Les Industries Fournier Inc., a project management company based in Thetford Mines.
- Represented Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins (CRCD) in its acquisition of shares in Urécon Ltée, a company based in Coteau-du-Lac and specializing in the production of pre-insulated piping for distributing refrigerated water.
- Represented Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins (CRCD) and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in their acquisition of shares in Telecon Inc., a Montréal-based company specializing in telecommunication network infrastructure solutions.
- Represented Les Services EXP Inc. in their acquisition of Delsaer - Gestionnaires de projets Inc., a Montréal-based company operating in the industrial, energy, petrochemical, aluminum, metals and mining industries.
- Represented Cliniques Médicales Plexo in the sale of their company to Medisys.
- Represented Maître Saladier, a company specializing in the production of frozen and fresh prepared meals, in the sale of their company to Groupe St-Hubert.
- Represented Groupe Option Retraite, a firm managing assets worth more than $1.5?billion, in the sale of their company to the National Bank of Canada.
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