Date Closed

March 17, 2008

Lead Office

Québec City

Value

20.00 Million CAD

On March 17, 2008, Colabor Income Fund, one of the largest wholesaler and distributor of food and non-food products serving the retail and food-service markets in Canada, completed the acquisition of the assets of Bruce Edmeades Co., a leading distributor to the foodservice industry, from Martin-Brower of Canada Co. The value of the deal is estimated at C$20 million.

McCarthy Tétrault advised Colabor with a team that was led by Philippe Leclerc, and consisted of Roger Chouinard, Helen Gray, Marc-Andre Laflamme, Madeleine Renaud, and Dominic Therien.