 Bennett JonesClient Work Shift4 to Acquire Givex Corp. in C$200 Million Going Private TransactionAugust 29, 2024 Authors Curtis A. CusinatoVice Chair and Partner Kristopher R. HancPartner Bronwynn ShawAssociate Yohanna LaurensiaAssociate Christopher (Chris) HennigarAssociate Matthew FlynnPartner Suzie SulimanAssociate, Trademark Agent Talia K. BregmanPartner Shelby MorrisonAssociate Adam KalbfleischPartner Philip B. WardPartner Scott MartynPartner Simon GrantPartner Shift4, the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, has signed a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire Givex Corp., a global provider of gift cards, loyalty programs and point-of-sale solutions in an all-cash going private transaction valued at C$200 million. Bennett Jones acted as legal counsel to Shift4. The Bennett Jones team on the deal included Curtis Cusinato, Kris Hanc, Bronwynn Shaw, Yohanna Laurensia, Biancha Jacob-Okorn, Chris Hennigar (M&A), Matthew Flynn, Suzie Suliman (IT), Talia Bregman, Haley Zerr (Employment), Shelby Morrison (IP), Adam Kalbfleisch (Competition/Regulatory), Philip Ward (Tax), Scott Martyn (Real Estate) and Simon Grant (Financial Services). Read the transaction press release. Republishing Requests For permission to republish this or any other publication, contact Amrita Kochhar at kochhara@bennettjones.com. For informational purposes only This publication provides an overview of legal trends and updates for informational purposes only. For personalized legal advice, please contact the authors. AuthorsCurtis A. Cusinato, Vice Chair and Partner • Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Toronto • 416.777.5774 • cusinatoc@bennettjones.com Kristopher R. Hanc, Partner • Co-Head of Corporate Department; Co-Head of Capital Markets Practice Toronto • 416.777.7395 • hanck@bennettjones.com Bronwynn Shaw, Associate Toronto • 416.777.6253 • shawb@bennettjones.com Yohanna Laurensia, Associate Toronto • 416.777.7909 • laurensiay@bennettjones.com Christopher (Chris) Hennigar, Associate Toronto • 416.777.7851 • hennigarc@bennettjones.com Matthew Flynn, Partner Toronto • 416.777.7488 • flynnm@bennettjones.com Suzie Suliman, Associate, Trademark Agent Toronto • 416.777.6532 • sulimans@bennettjones.com Talia K. Bregman, Partner Toronto • 416.777-4833 • bregmant@bennettjones.com Shelby Morrison, Associate Toronto • 416.777.5528 • morrisons@bennettjones.com Adam Kalbfleisch, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5757 • kalbfleischa@bennettjones.com Philip B. Ward, Partner Toronto • 416.777.7476 • wardp@bennettjones.com Scott Martyn, Partner Toronto • 416.777.5766 • martyns@bennettjones.com Simon Grant, Partner • Co-Head of Banking & Secured Transactions Practice Toronto • 416.777.6246 • grants@bennettjones.com |