Overview
Duncan Lurie is an associate in a business law group at Goodmans. His practice is transaction-based, with a particular emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate finance and securities law.
Duncan attended law school at Western University, where he earned the third highest standing in his first-year class, graduated on the Dean’s List and was elected Valedictorian by his peers.
Featured Work
Duncan's representative work includes acting for:
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Michael Andlauer and his partners on the acquisition of the Ottawa Senators hockey club
- Pon Holdings B.V., a leading global mobility firm, in its $1.03 billion acquisition of Dorel Sports, helping Pon create one of the world's largest bicycle companies
- TRADER Corporation, a leading Canadian automotive marketplace and solutions provider, in its acquisition of the Canadian operations of Cox Automotive, Inc.
- Playmaker Capital Inc., a digital sports media company that acquires and integrates premier fan-centric media brands, in connection with various public company matters and its $258 million go-private transaction with Better Collective A/S
- PureFacts Financial Solutions Inc., a founder-led company that provides end-to-end revenue management solutions to wealth managers, asset managers and asset servicers globally, in connection with a strategic majority investment from GrowthCurve Capital
- Westcourt Capital Corporation, a firm that provides investment and wealth management services to ultra-high net worth individuals, families, and select institutions, in connection with its partnership with Focus Financial Partners Inc.
- Bakelite Synthetics, a global integrated producer of specialty resins, systems and engineered molding compounds, in its acquisition of LRBG Chemicals Inc. and its Longueuil, QC manufacturing plant
Corporate Governance
- the special committee of independent trustees of Dream Industrial REIT in connection with Dream and GIC’s $5.9 billion acquisition of Summit Industrial Income REIT
- Greywood Investments, LLC in its successful proxy campaign to refresh the senior leadership and board of Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc.
- the special committee of independent trustees of Dream Industrial REIT in connection with its sale of U.S. properties to a private open-ended U.S. industrial fund in consideration for $210 million in cash and a 25% retained interest in the fund
Corporate Finance
- E Automotive Inc. d/b/a E Inc., a leading Canadian digital automotive auction and retail platform, in connection with its $135.7 million initial public offering on the TSX, various ongoing public company matters and follow-on offerings, and its substantial issuer bid and voluntary delisting from the TSX
- Dye & Durham Limited in connection with its substantial issuer bid
- a syndicate of underwriters led by TD Securities in connection with the $175 million initial public offering of Anaergia Inc., an integrated waste-to-value platform created to eliminate greenhouse gases by turning organic waste into renewable energy
- a syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Dominion Securities in connection with the $170.1 million initial public offering of Boat Rocker Media Inc.
- MCAN Financial Group in connection with its $34 million rights offering
Credentials
Credentials
- Western University, J.D., 2019, with Distinction
- Queen's University, B.Sc., 2016, Honours
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
Call to Bar
- 2020 Ontario
Insights
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Capital Markets
Proxy advisors update Canadian voting guidelines for 2024, Law360 Canada
Michelle Vigod, Julian Di Bartolomeo and Duncan Lurie published an article in Law360 Canada, part of LexisNexis Canada Inc.Excerpt from "Proxy advisors update Canadian voting guidelines for… -
Capital Markets
ISS and Glass Lewis Update Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2024
Proxy advisors Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis have updated their respective Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2024. This year’s updates address a number of pressing issues… -
Capital Markets
ISS Announces Updates to Benchmark Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2023
Proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recently updated its Benchmark Proxy Voting Guidelines, which generally apply to shareholder meetings beginning in 2023 or 2024. The updates… -
Shareholder Activism
Canadian Securities Administrators Seek Public Comment on Activist Short Selling
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently issued a consultation paper (the “Consultation Paper”) seeking feedback on a broad range of issues related to “activist short selling”. Activist… -
Intellectual Property Litigation
A "Fresh Start": Clorox appeal provides opportunity to clarify standard of review
In the Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC”) recent decision in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov (2019 SCC 65), the SCC provided an overview of its jurisprudence concerning… -
Technology
OMERS Ventures Launches US$750M Fund for Start-Ups in Canada, US and Europe
In its first transatlantic venture vehicle, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (“OMERS”) has announced that it will be launching a new venture capital fund to invest in Canada, the US…