On July 1, 2024, North American private equity firm Gestalt Capital Inc. completed its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of CDS Foods Inc. ("CDS").

Gestalt Capital, based in Toronto, Ontario, is a private equity firm that invests in established businesses with a view to hold for the long-term. CDS is an importer of fresh foods based in Quebec.

Gowling WLG advised Gestalt Capital in this acquisition with a team led by Marcus Hinkley and including Matthew Brooker (corporate/M&A); Matthijs Van Gaalen (banking); Camille Beaudry (corporate); Paul Carenza and Eric Hendry (tax); Daniel Hayhurst (pensions); Frédéric Bolduc (employment); Jasleen Chahal (intellectual property); Karine Neves (corporate clerk); Carine Bayouk (corporate clerk); and assisted by student-at-law Derek Varrin.