On Jan. 6, 2020, Canadian Hospital Specialties Limited ("CHS") announced the acquisition of Canadian operations of CAREstream Medical, the leader in the field of respiratory and anesthesia solutions and supplies.

CHS, a portfolio company of private equity firm Cortec Group, is a national specialty distributor of medical and surgical products focused on strategic partnerships to enhance the experience of its customers while focusing on improving patient outcomes.

Gowling WLG advised CHS in this acquisition with a team that included Ian Palm, David Torchetti and Ryan Cohen (corporate/M&A), Andrew Bratt and Matthew McCarthy (employment), Paul Carenza (tax), Leila Burden Nixon (financial services), Anita Nador (regulatory/life sciences) and Laura Weingarden (environmental), assisted by student-at-law Jeremiah Jesin.