Patrick Menda Partner | Montréal

Recent representative transactions include acting for:

• A U.S. private equity fund on its acquisition of 4Refuel from Finning International Inc. for a purchase price of up to C$400-million

• Fiserv, Inc. in its acquisition and take-private of TSX-listed issuer Payfare Inc.

• A Canadian private equity fund on its sale of Smyth Companies LLC to Crestview Partners

• Roynat and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in connection with their co-investment alongside Swanderpace Capital Partners in Boulangerie St-Méthode

• Biovectra Inc. and a U.S. private equity fund on the sale of BioVectra Inc. to Agilent Technologies for US$925-million

• A TSX-listed company operating in the mining sector in connection with its merger with a TSX Venture-Exchange-listed mining company by way of plan of arrangement and concurrent private placement financing

• SPX Technologies in connection with its acquisition of Ingénia Technologies for approximately C$405-million

• Roynat and Fondaction in connection with their co-investment alongside Sagard in Courchesne-Larose

• Recochem Inc. and a U.S. private equity fund on the sale of Recochem to CapVest Partners

• Novacap Industries on its acquisition of Alliance Packaging

• Novacap Industries on its sale of Hallcon Corporation to Blue Wolf Capital

• Valsoft Corporation on a US$100-million minority investment by Viking Global Investors

• A U.S. private equity fund on its sale of Sustana Group

• General Dynamics on its investment in Laflamme Aero Inc.

• Graybar Canada Limited on its acquisition of Groupe Electro-Mag Ltd.

• Intact Financial Corporation on its acquisition of specialty insurer The Guarantee Company of North America and Frank Cowan Company Limited for C$1-billion

• A U.S. private equity fund in connection with its acquisition of BioVectra Inc.

• Altium Packaging Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Consolidated Container Company, on its acquisition of Plastique Micron Inc.

• Maple Leaf Foods in connection with its acquisition of Viau Food Products Inc.

• A U.S. private equity fund in connection with its acquisition of Recochem Inc.

• Groupe LAUAK in connection with the purchase of the aerospace tube manufacturing division of Bombardier Inc.

• Transurban Group in relation to its acquisition of the A25 toll road bridge in Quebec, Canada from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners

• A global defense company in relation to the sale of its commercial flight training unit to CAE Inc.

• Novacap Industries on its sale of Laces Group to ONCAP

• A U.S. private equity fund in connection with its acquisition of Altasciences Company

• ECU Silver Mining Inc. on its plan of arrangement transaction with Golden Minerals Company

• Canada Pension Plan Investment Board with its private placement in GENIVAR Inc.

• Novacap Industries on its acquisition of Hallcon Corporation

• Novacap Industries on its acquisition of Laces Group

• Novacap Industries on its acquisition of Le Groupe Master

• Novacap Industries on its acquisition of PIPP Mobile Storage

Patrick is recognized in:

• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 (Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)

• Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2025

• Chambers Canada Legal Guide 2025 (Private Equity: Buyouts – Nationwide, Corporate/Commercial – Quebec)

• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2025 (Corporate Mid-Market, Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions) 

• Chambers Global Legal Guide – 2024–2025 (Private Equity: Buyouts)

• Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining 2024

• Co-author : Ability to Communicate in French: Disclosure to the Quebec Enterprise Registrar Now in Effect
  Blakes Bulletin on Corporate & Commercial, June 21, 2023.

• Quoted : Les champions des fusions et acquisitions
  Interviewed by Didier Bert, Droit-Inc., October 24, 2024.

Admitted to the Quebec Bar – 2003
LLB, Université de Sherbrooke – 2002
BA (Political Sciences), Concordia University – 1999