Financing & acquisitions
Our lawyers represent both investors and companies in domestic and cross-border seed-stage, angel, venture capital and debt financings. They also shine in mergers/acquisitions and reorganization transactions. We deliver big firm quality at a fraction of the costs and never compromise on quality.
Startups
Guess what. We are entrepreneurs too. We understand your business challenges and aim to provide street-smart, value-added legal advice and services so you can focus on achieving your goals.
Corporate services
Our experienced paralegal team provides very cost efficient solutions for incorporation and organization matters, business registrations, annual maintenance and other corporate needs. We offer the best alternative to big law firms.
Commercial transactions
When building and operating your business, you have to constantly identify, pursue, manage, and sometimes reassess business opportunities. But when it comes to identifying, quantifying and managing your legal risks, you need a team of professionals with an acute know-how of day-to-day business law with a broad street-smart experience.
Our team
blue HF as in “Hip Firm”, “Highly Focused” and “Happy Few”?
Pretty much the best description you can give of our team!
Zachary Frenkiel
Lawyer
Julien Saulgrain
Managing Partner
Marc Flood
Lawyer
Emily Hutchison
Lawyer
Martin Tétrault
Tax Advisor
LeeAnn Carter
Paralegal
Émilie Cyr-Lemieux
Paralegal
Sylvie Bordet
Partner
Allen Mendelsohn
Consulting Attorney
Sarah De Rose
Lawyer
Valerie Sutton
Legal Assistant
Shannon Sutton
Office Manager
Julien Saulgrain
Managing Partner
Sylvie Bordet
Partner
LeeAnn Carter
Paralegal
Marc Flood
Lawyer
Zachary Frenkiel
Lawyer
Sarah De Rose
Lawyer
Emily Hutchison
Lawyer
Allen Mendelsohn
Consulting Attorney
Martin Tétrault
Tax Advisor
Émilie Cyr-Lemieux
Paralegal
Shannon Sutton
Office Manager
Valerie Sutton
Legal Assistant
Recent deals
Here is a glimpse of what’s going on with us these days. You’ll find information on
our most recent (disclosed) transactions.
Recent Deals
Potloc raises $13M
November 14, 2019
Potloc, a Montreal based consumer research firm, raises a $13M financing round led by Brightspark Ventures and Investissement Québec, with participation from Ecofuel fund, Cap Horn, and Desjardins Capital. blue HF acted for Potloc.
Sofdesk raises $5.7M
October 24, 2019
Sofdesk, a Montreal based solar & roofing business accelerator, raises a $5.7M investment led by Generac (US), with participation from EnerTech, BDC Capital and Desjardins Capital. blue HF acted for Sofdesk.
Flare Systems raises $1M financing round
October 17, 2019
Flare Systems, a Canadian financial cybersecurity company, closes a $1 million financing round led by Luge Capital and Whitestar Capital. blue HF represented Luge Capital and Whitestar Capital.
CIC Capital Ventures invest in Palo Alto-based CARFIT
October 16, 2019
CARFIT closes a financing round led by CIC Capital Ventures and PlugandPlay. blue HF acted for CIC Capital Ventures.
ChronoGolf is acquired by Lightspeed POS
May 30, 2019
Chronogolf, a company that offers cloud-based solutions that facilitate management for golf course operators around the world was acquired by Lightspeed, a leading provider of software, solutions and support systems. blue HF acted for ChronoGolf. BLG represented Lightspeed.
Finaeo raises $5.35M financing round
March 26, 2019
Finaeo, a leading Canadian insurance platform, closes a $5.35 million financing round led by Luge Capital, with participation RGAX, Rising Tide Ventures, iNovia Capital and a contingent of angel investors. blue HF represented Luge Capital and iNovia Capital.
SPUD.ca raises $11M
December 13, 2018
Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery Inc. ("SPUD"), a leader in Canadian grocery e-commerce, raised $11M in a financing round led by CIC Capital Ventures with participation of existing investors, including Walter Capital Partners. blue HF represented CIC Capital Ventures.
BlueLight Analytics raises $3M
November 28, 2018
BlueLight Analytics, a Canadian data-driven dental technology company, raises $3M in a Series A financing led by CIC Capital Ventures. blue HF represented CIC Capital Ventures.
Equiom acquired Xen Accounting
November 14, 2018
Equiom acquired Canada's leading cloud accounting firm Xen Accounting. blue HF represented Xen Accoutning.
Laurent Pharmaceuticals welcomes new investors
October 25, 2018
Laurent Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Montreal-based biopharmaceutical company, has raised an undisclosed amount in a new funding round led by Keiretsu Forum Mid- Atlantic, Anges Quebec and Anges Quebec Capital. blue HF acted for Laurent Pharmaceuticals.
Entr raises $1.3M in a seed financing round
October 16, 2018
Entr, a Montreal-based event venues rental platform, raised $1.3M in a seed financing round with several investors. blue HF acted for Telegraph Hill Capital and iNovia Capital.
Hyasynth Biologicals raises $10M
September 13, 2018
Hyasynth Biologicals raises $10M in a financing round by way of convertible debentures led by Organigram Holdings. blue HF acted for Hyasynth Biologicals.
Electrobac raises $1M
August 15, 2018
Electrobac, a Montreal-based electronics recovery technology company, raises $1M in a seed-stage financing. blue HF acted for Electrobac.
Chronogolf raises $2M in a financing round
July 10, 2018
Chronogolf raised $2M in its third round of financing. blue HF represented Chronogolf Inc.
AlayaCare raises $13.8M
July 7, 2018
AlayaCare, a leading provider of revolutionary cloud-based home care software, raises a Series B investment of $13.8M led by iNovia Capital. blue HF represented iNovia Capital.
Flinks closes a $1.75M financing round
July 4, 2018
Flinks, a leading Canadian fintech, closes a $1.75 million financing round led by Luge Capital and National Bank, with participation from Innostart Capital, Panache Ventures, iNovia Capital and Conconi Growth Partners. blue HF represented all investors.
Potloc raised a $2.5M financing
June 19, 2018
Potloc raises $2.5 million in a financing round led by Ecofuel's seed investment fund. blue HF acted for Potloc.
Algolux closes Series A-1 Funding round
May 1, 2018
Algolux, a Canada-based company that provides machine-learning optimization technologies for imaging and computer vision systems, raised $12.8M in a Series A-1 Funding. blue HF acted for Algolux.
Searchlight Pharma closes a round of financing
November 6, 2017
Searchlight Pharma closed a financing round with Emerillon Capital and Fonds de solidarité FTQ. blue HF represented the investors.
Panthera Dental is accelerating its growth
October 10, 2017
Panthera Dental, a world leader in CAD/CAM prosthetic implant solutions and dental sleep appliances, will be able to pursue its international expansion through investments by TVM Life Science Ventures and Emerillon Capital. blue HF acted as special counsel to Emerillon Capital.
READ MOREEmerillon invests in PreciThera, Inc.
October 10, 2017
PreciThera, a precision medicine company, closed a Series A Financing round of $36M. blue HF acts as counsel for Emerillon Capital.
KTB Ventures invests in Kinova in a $25 million round
September 28, 2017
blue HF represented KTB Ventures, a Korean investor, in a $25 million financing of Kinova, a Canadian company that designs and manufactures robotic solutions.
Potloc raises $800,000 in a financing round
March 22, 2017
Potloc raises $800,000 in a pre-seed financing from BDC Capital and other investors. blue HF acted for Potloc.
Descours & Cabaud acquires Northern Safety
November 8, 2016
Descours & Cabaud announces the acquisitions of Canadian Northern Safety, a company specialized in personal protection equipment, based in Barrie, Ontario. blue HF represented Descours & Cabaud.
TekSavvy and CloudOps Collaborate to Power cloud.ca
October 25, 2016
Canadian technology leaders TekSavvy and CloudOps announce that they have partnered to scale up cloud.ca. blue HF acted for cloud.ca.
Emerillon sells its stake in GenePOC
July 13, 2016
Emerillon sells its stake in GenePoc in connection with the acquisition by Debiopharm of a majority holding in GenePOC. blue HF acted for Emerillon.
Emerillon invests in Realist Pharma
April 11, 2016
Realist Pharma, a Canadian immuno-oncology company, raises a seed round with the support of Emerillon Capital. blue HF represented Emerillon Capital.
Chronogolf raised a $1.5M financing
February 19, 2016
Chronogolf raised $1.5M in its second round of financing. blue HF represented Chronogolf Inc.
Emerillon invests in Maluuba Series A financing round
January 20, 2016
Maluuba, a deep-learning company helping machines think, reason and communicate with human-like intelligence, closed a Series A round of $9M. blue HF acted for Emerillon Capital, one of the investors.
Descours & Cabaud continues its expansion in Canada
November 9, 2015
Descours & Cabaud (France), a leader in the distribution of materials for the industry and construction sectors acquires a stake in Intercity Industrial Supply, based in Thunderbay, Ontario.
Orckestra acquires Composite C1 CMS
September 8, 2015
Orckestra, a leading Canadian provider of innovative cloud-based commerce solutions, has acquired the Danish content management software company Composite. blue HF acted for Orkestra.
iNovia leads a $11M financing round in Luxury Retreats
June 8, 2015
Luxury Retreats, an Airbnb for high-end homes and guests, raised $11 million in a Series B round, led by iNovia Capital. blue HF represented iNovia Capital.
Descours & Cabaud acquires a stake in Outil Pac and further expands its presence in Canada
May 19, 2015
Descours & Cabaud (France), a leader in the distribution of materials for the industry and construction sectors acquires a stake in Outil Pac, a Quebec company, based in Montreal, Quebec city and Danville.
ConcoursMania acquires several web sites from Mastodonte
March 17, 2015
ConcoursMania, a European leader in online marketing games, listed on Alternext (France), has acquired several websites from the web agency Mastodonte. blue HF acted for ConcoursMania.
Flatbook raises a $3M financing
February 26, 2015
Flatbook raises a $3M financing. Blue HF represented Real Ventures, BDC Capital and a group of Angel investors and Fasken represented Flatbook.
Comet Biorefining Secures Funding Led By Sofinnova Partners
February 25, 2015
Comet Biorefining, a world leader in production of high-quality cellulosic glucose, secures funding led by Sofinnova Partners. blue HF acted for Sofinnova, and Lerners (London, Ontario) acted for Comet Biorefining.
Gymtrack raises a $2.5M financing
February 23, 2015
Gymtrack raises a $2.5M seed financing from WhiteStar Capital, Real Ventures and BDC Capital. blue HF acted for the investors and Labarge (Ottawa) acted for Gymtrack
Emerillon Capital and Desjardins – Innovatech invest in CM Labs Simulations
January 30, 2015
CM Labs closes a financing round led by Emerillon Capital and Desjardins - Innovatech. blue HF acted for the investors; Holmested & Associés and BCF acted for CM Labs.
Nimble raises a $250k seed financing
January 23, 2015
Nimble raises a $250k seed financing. Blue HF represented Real Ventures and RezLegal, LLC represented Nimble.
POKA raises a $2.5M financing
January 21, 2015
POKA raises a $2.5M financing. Norton Rose represented POKA and blue HF represented iNovia Capital and SoftTech VC
Debiopharm and Emerillon Capital invest in GenePoc
January 14, 2015
GenePoc (a Canadian company which has developed a rapid, innovative, low cost MDx platform for the detection of infectious disease) closes an investment round led by Debiopharm (Switzerland) and Emerillon Capital (Canada). Norton Rose represented GenePoc and blue HF represented Debiopharm and Emerillon Capital
Provender
August 7, 2014
Provender closes a $800K seed round. blue HF represented Real Ventures and BDC Capital.
MSBiV and Aligo
July 1, 2014
Valeo Management and MSBiV announced the creation of Aligo Innovation to valorize the intellectual assets of its academic partners. blue HF acted as special counsel to MSBiV and Fasken acted for Valeo and the newly formed Aligo entity.
BitLit Media
May 22, 2014
Vancouver based BitLit closes a seed round of financing with BDC Capital. blue HF represented BDC Capital.
Enode
March 24, 2014
Telus acquires Quebec based Enode. Robinson Sheppard Shapiro represented Telus and blue HF represented Enode.
Consultem
February 25, 2014
ALTEN Canada acquires Consultem, a consulting firm in IT. BCF represented ALTEN and blue HF represented Consultem.
Lagoa raises a $5.3M financing
December 10, 2013
Lagoa (3D Multi-Optics Rendering Engine) raises $5.3M series A round. Osler acted for the investors and blue HF acted for Lagoa.
Sky Motion
November 7, 2013
AccuWeather acquires Sky Motion Research Inc. Stikeman acted for AccuWeather and blue HF acted for Sky Motion.
MFive Labs
November 5, 2013
MFive Labs closes a $500k financing round with Real Ventures, BDC Capital and other investors. blue HF acted for Real Ventures and BDC Capital; Fasken Martineau acted for MFive Labs
Visicom Media
October 2, 2013
Visicom Media Inc. acquires Manycam LLC, a developer and distributor of webcam driver software. IJW Management Inc. acted as the exclusive financial adviser to Visicom Media Inc., and blue HF and
Strasburger & Price, LLC were legal advisers. Moster, Wynne & Ressler acted as legal advisers to Manycam,LLC.
2013 Profit 50
September 4, 2013
Profit 50: blue HF has counseled investors of the first (Chango) and counseled the second (Pure) in many (complex) deals!
Lightspeed
July 19, 2013
Lightspeed Retail closes a financing round with iNovia Capital. Osler (Ottawa) acted for Lightspeed and blue HF acted for iNovia.
Startup Package
June 5, 2013
Introducing our startup package. There's never been a better time to get your startup off the ground. Like hot bread coming out of the oven, you should jump on it ;-)
BusBud
May 29, 2013
Busbud raises a $1M seed round led by iNovia Capital and Real Ventures. blue HF acted for the investors.
Alyotech
April 22, 2013
Alyotech (France) sold its 4 Canadian subsidiaries (including Groupe conseil OSI) to Investissement Québec, Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins (CRCD) and members of the management. blue HF acted for the vendor. Heenan Blaikie acted for the buyers and Lavery, de Billy advised the companies.
Tibal Nova sold to HMH
April 10, 2013
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt acquires Tribal Nova. Stikeman Elliott (Montreal, New York) acted for the purchaser. blue HF acted for Tribal Nova and its founders while Stewart McKelvey (Halifax) and Norton Rose (Montréal) advised certain other selling shareholders.
LVL Studio
March 18, 2013
LVL Studio raises a $5M financing. blue HF acted for Emerillon Capital and Desjardins. Boivin Desbiens Senécal Chalifour acted for LVL Studio.
Pressly
March 12, 2013
Pressly raises a $1.5M round of financing. blue HF acted for iNovia Capital and OMERS Ventures.
Fortem
November 15, 2012
Anges Québec members and the Anges Quebec fund invest $1.25M in Fortem and its 3D security Omnipresence software. Clot et Associés acted for the investors and blue HF acted for Fortem.
GTechna
November 13, 2012
BrassCo Capital invests in GTechna. Legault Joly Thiffault acted for GTechna and blue HF acted for BrassCo Capital.
Execution Labs
November 8, 2012
Execution Labs raises $1.4M to incubate indie mobile game studios in Canada. Osler (Montreal) represented the investors including BDC Venture Capital and Real Ventures and blue HF represented Execution Labs.
M&A – Medical Clinics
October 31, 2012
A group of doctors, managers and investors acquires two medical clinics in Montreal (Canada). blue HF acted for the purchasers. The parties and amounts to the transaction remain undisclosed.
M&A – Distribution
October 9, 2012
A purchaser, financed by sub-debt, acquires an electronic product distribution company. blue HF acted for the purchaser and DWPV acted for the vendors. Parties and amounts remain undisclosed.
Luxury Retreats
September 18, 2012
Luxury Retreats closes a $5 million round of financing from iNovia Capital. Heenan Blaikie acted for Luxury Retreats and blue HF acted for iNovia.
Planora
July 11, 2012
RedPrairie acquires Planora. DeGrandpré Chait acted for Planora, Fried Frank (New York) acted for RedPrairie and blue HF acted for Real Ventures, a shareholder of Planora.
Solar Pure Energies
July 9, 2012
Pure Energies Acquires One Block off the Grid. blue HF acted for Pure Energies.
TVM Capital
May 28, 2012
Teralys Capital and Eli Lilly and Company invest in a new $150 million fund dedicated to the life sciences sector. Osler acted for Teralys, McCarthy Tétrault acted for Eli Lilly and blue HF acted for TVM Capital, the fund manager.
Get Me Listed
May 1, 2012
Real Ventures completes a series A financing in the capital of Get Me Listed. Labarge Weinstein acted for Get Me Listed and blue HF acted for Real Ventures.
Tribal Nova
March 7, 2012
Bayard takes a minority position in the capital of Tribal Nova. Norton Rose has acted for Bayard and blue HF for Tribal Nova.
Ex Ludus
February 13, 2012
Ex Ludus Technologies closes an additional round of equity financing. blue HF acted for Ex Ludus.
Reflex Photonics
February 8, 2012
Reflex Photonics closes an additional equity and secured debt financing. blue HF acted for Reflex.
YWire – Cycle C3E
December 16, 2011
YWire, a cleantech company, closes a $1.25M round from Cycle-C3E and additional funds from angel investors. blue HF acted for Cycle-C3E and Osler acted for Ywire.
Virtual Paper
December 15, 2011
Virtual Paper, a digitial publishing solution company, raises a $1.3M financing round from angels of the Anges Québec network, fondaction CSN, Fonds Soutien Relève and é?cho Capital. blue HF acted for the company; Clot & Associés for the investors.
Unbounce
December 1, 2011
Real Ventures completes a Series A financing in the capital of Unbounce. Fasken (Vancouver) acted for Unbounce and blue HF acted for Real Ventures.
Triomed
October 20, 2011
Triomed acquires the assets of SafeLife and raises a $8.5M round from Canadian and US investors. Covington & Burling acted for the company, Morency Avocats acted for Fondaction and blue HF acted for VCIC.
iGet.it
October 19, 2011
iGet.it raises seed capital from Real Ventures. Wildeboer Dellelce represented iGet.it and blue HF represented Real Ventures.
CoolIT
October 5, 2011
CoolIT closes a $6.2M Series B Financing. blue HF acted for CoolIT and Blank Rome for the investors.
Caristix
September 20, 2011
Caristix closes seed funding round from Real Ventures and Anges Québec Angel Investors. Stein Monast (QC) acted for Caristix, McCarthy Tétrault (QC) acted for the Anges Québec investors and blue HF acted for Real Ventures.
Woozworld
August 30, 2011
Woozworld raises $6 million to expand services and its market reach. blue HF acted for the investors.
Gil-Michel Garcia
August 1, 2011
We are pleased to announce that Gil Michel-Garcia has joined blue HF as partner. Gil specializes in cross-border venture and private equity transactions.
Buyout
June 30, 2011
blue HF acted for an investment fund, which was co-investor with Canadian and US investors, in connection with a management buyout of a US and Canadian based, health science company.
SHED
April 13, 2011
A client of blue HF, SHED, creates a Canadian buzz with the launch of 3D ads for IGA.
Orion Software
April 4, 2011
Orion Software completes a management buy-out. blue HF acted for the management and BLG acted for the vendors.
French
February 3, 2011
French, an interactive ad agency, launches its operations. blue HF is the legal counsel of French.
Real Ventures
January 20, 2011
Real Ventures announces their first two investments: Fabric Technologies and DokDok. blue HF acted for Real Ventures and LaBarge Weinstein acted for Fabric and DokDok.
Logi-D
January 10, 2011
Logi-D raises $5M from VCIC and Telesystem (via Propulsion Funds). blue HF acted for VCIC and Propulsion, M Cordeau Avocats (Michel Cordeau) acted for Propulsion and La Roche Rouleau (Michel Cloutier) acted for Logi-D.
Anomalous Networks
December 14, 2010
Anomalous Networks Secures New Round of Financing From BlackBerry Partners Fund. blue HF acted for the BlackBerry Partners Fund and Labarge Weinstein acted for Anomalous.
Well.ca
November 24, 2010
Well.ca closes a $2.3M financing. blue HF acted for iNovia Capital and Venture Law Associates LLP acted for Well.ca
Odacia Studio
October 27, 2010
Odacia Studio closes an equity financing and co-launches MyStarOnline.com. blue HF acted for the investors.
Standout Jobs
October 19, 2010
Standout Jobs sells substantially all of its IP to Talent Technology. blue HF acted for the vendor.
Nanoledge
September 30, 2010
Nanoledge completes a new venture capital financing. blue HF acted for Nanoledge.
Lagoa / Autodesk
September 10, 2010
Autodesk Announces Licensing of Lagoa Multiphysics for Softimage 3D Software. blue HF acted for Lagoa Technologies and Thiago Costa.
Acquisition of Consultem
August 5, 2010
Kotient Consulting acquires Consultem. blue HF acted for the purchaser and Fasken Martineau acted for Consultem and the seller.
StatusNet
August 3, 2010
StatusNet raises new round of capital led by FirstMark Capital. blue HF acted for iNovia Capital, McMillan for FirstMark Capital and Ravinsky Ryan for StatusNet.
Chango
June 30, 2010
Chango completes $1.4 million Series A financing and Opens NY Office. blue HF acted for iNovia Capital and Gowlings acted for Chango.
Woozworld
April 30, 2010
Woozworld spins off from Tribal Noval and secures $3 million series A financing. blue HF acted for iNovia Capital, ID Fund and Woozworld. McMillan acted for Tribal Nova, BLG acted for DHX and Morency Avocats acted for the Business Development Bank of Canada.
Nanoledge
March 16, 2010
Nanoledge closes an additional financing round by way of a convertible loan. blue HF acted for Nanoledge and M Cordeau Avocats acted for the investor.
Pure Energies
March 10, 2010
Solar Panel start-up to install residential rooftops under the MicroFIT Program (Ontario)
Reflex Photonics
March 1, 2010
Reflex Photonics Inc. closes an additional convertible debenture financing from an European investor. blue HF acted for Reflex and Miller Thomson Pouliot acted for the investor.
Décarie Borreman
February 8, 2010
Décarie Borreman, a new executive search firm and a client of blue HF, opens its doors in Montreal
Ex Ludus
January 12, 2010
Ex Ludus closes an additional convertible debenture financing. blue HF acted for Ex Ludus.
Reflex Photonics
October 30, 2009
Reflex Photonics Inc. closes an additional convertible debenture financing. blue HF acted for Reflex.
Metafoam
October 23, 2009
Metafoam closes financing round. Blue HF acted for the investors. Osler acted for Metafoam.
Chango
October 21, 2009
Chango closes Series A Financing. Blue HF acted for the investors. Gowlings acted for Chango.
Mimetogen
October 7, 2009
Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals Completes Key Equity Financing. Blue HF acted for the Investors. Osler acted for Mimetogen.
Acquisition
August 31, 2009
Acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a telemarketing business. Blue HF acted for the acquirer.
Promotions VPS
August 31, 2009
Senior Debt financing and acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Promotions VPS. Blue HF acted for the acquirer.
Tribal Nova
April 16, 2009
Tribal Nova Closes a $3 Million Financing. Blue HF acted for the investors. McMillan acted for Tribal Nova.
CoolIT Systems
March 24, 2009
CoolIT Systems Closes $6.2 Million financing
Capital plan supports mainstream performance-computing adoption of liquid cooling. Blue HF acted for the investors.
Tynt Multimedia
March 2, 2009
Tynt Multimedia Closes $5 Million Series A Investment. Blue HF acted for the Investors.
Airborne Mobile
January 12, 2009
Airborne Mobile Closes $2 Million Growth Financing Round. Blue HF acted for iNovia Capital. Stikeman Elliott acted for Airborne Mobile.
Nanoledge
September 30, 2008
Nanoledge Raises New Financing and Relocates to Canada. Blue HF acted for the investors. BCF acted for Nanoledge.
Ryma Solutions
August 7, 2008
Ryma Solutions closes $7M financing round. Blue HF acted for the investors. McMillan acted for Ryma.
Sixtron
October 26, 2007
SiXtron raises CDN $10M for thin film solar cell coatings. Blue HF acted for Sixtron. Osler acted for the Investors.
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