On June 26, 2019, Canadian Hospital Specialties Limited ("CHS"), a portfolio company of private equity firm Cortec Group, acquired Ryan Medical Distributors Inc., a privately-owned Canadian distributor specializing in premium medical products for cardiac surgery and perfusion.

CHS is a national specialty distributor of medical and surgical products focused on strategic partnerships to enhance the experience of our customers while focusing on improving patient outcomes.

Gowling WLG advised CHS in this acquisition with a team that included Ian Palm and David Torchetti (corporate/M&A), Paul Carenza (tax) and Jim Shanks (financial services), assisted by student-at-law Adam Sherman.