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Carl Bélanger, Partner | Corporate/Commercial

Carl Bélanger

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Québec, 1998
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Carl Bélanger is a partner and market leader in the Business Law and Corporate Law group at the Montreal office. He has extensive experience in Canadian and cross-border transactions, primarily in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital.

For over 25 years, Carl has assisted investment funds, international industrial groups, as well as family businesses and entrepreneurs in their development, both in Canada and abroad. His experience covers various industry sectors, including healthcare, technology, manufacturing/industrial, and agri-food.

Carl is a pragmatic lawyer who stands out for his ability to reconcile clients' business objectives with the legal and transactional framework. He can provide creative and tailored solutions for clients' strategic and sensitive matters. His ability to build relationships and navigate sensitive situations is a valued asset for clients. Carl values long-term business relationships with clients and strives to be a true partner.

Carl is active in the business community. He served for many years on the board of directors and executive committee of Réseau Capital, the main association in the private equity and venture capital sector in Quebec.

Carl's expertise is recognized by leading legal directories such as Chambers Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Best Lawyers in Canada, and IFLR.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Marcotte Systems acquired by Command Alkon, [Deal - Marcotte Systems Ltd.], Acquisition of Marcotte Systems by Command Alkon.
  • BDC Capital completed significant minority investment in The Dissan Group, [Deal - BDC Capital], Significant minority investment by BDC Capital in The Dissan Group.
  • Playmaker Capital acquires La Poche Bleue for C$ 8,8 M, [Deal - La Poche Bleue Inc.], Acquisition of La Poche Bleue by Playmaker Capital.
  • Howden Group completes US$195 million acquisition of Compressor Products International business unit from EnPro Industries, Inc., [Deal - Howden Group], Leading global provider of mission critical air and gas handling products and services acquires manufacturer of reciprocating compressors
  • Lattice Semiconductor Acquires Mirametrix, [Deal - Mirametrix Inc.], Fasken acted as counsel to Mirametrix Inc. and its shareholders in the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to a subsidiary of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation.
  • McCain Foods Limited sells a majority stake in Wong Wing Foods, [Deal - McCain Foods Limited], McCain completes its sale of a majority stake in the Wong Wing business unit.
  • FNX-INNOV acquires the SM Group for C$40 million, [Deal - FNX-INNOV Inc.], On December 14, 2018, FNX-INNOV Inc., an innovative Québec engineering company that handles major projects, announced its acquisition of the assets of almost all of the companies that make up the SM Group engineering firm. The transaction, for a value of approximately $40M, was approved by the Su...
  • Advised on sale of COLO-D to Cologix, [Deal - COLO-D], On December 20, 2018, COLO-D, the largest hyperscale data center provider in Montréal, announced its sale to Cologix, a provider of network solutions, interconnections and network-neutral cloud-based data centers. This sale integrates COLO-D's hyperscale Montréal campuses into Cologix's substanti...
  • Acquisition of P.H. Tech by Corporation Financière BDG et Associés, [Deal - Corporation Financière BDG et Associés], Corporation Financière BDG et Associés (“BDG”), which has its head office in Montréal, and Caroline Dallaire, President of P.H. Tech, purchased P.H. Tech and its subsidiaries on August 1, 2018. The current management team will remain in place and all production sites will operate in the same way ...

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB Université de Montréal
  • BAA Bishop's University

Community involvement

  • Secretary, Board of Directors Réseau Capital

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member of the Board of Directors Réseau Capital

Knowledge

Events

News

Speaking Engagements

  • Colloque annuel sur l’entrepreneuriat Édition 2019 (Management Buy-Outs), 11/13/2019
Co-speaker Colloque annuel sur l’entrepreneuriat Édition 2019 (Management Buy-Outs) Organized by the National Bank of Canada and HEC Montréal

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