On January 2, 2020, BWX Technologies, Inc. announced that its subsidiary BWXT Canada Ltd. had acquired Laker Energy Products Ltd.

Based in Oakville, Ontario, Laker Energy Products is a leading supplier of nuclear-grade materials and precisely machined components for CANDU® nuclear power utilities around the globe. The transaction broadens BWXT's portfolio of critical CANDU® components for its global customer base.

Gowling WLG was counsel to the sellers with a team that included Michael Herman, David Campbell and David Torchetti (corporate/M&A) and Paul Carenza and Mariam Al-Shikarchy (tax), assisted by students-at-law Sean Whiting and Howard Xin.