On September 1, 2015, Burton Saw and Supply Holdings, a manufacturer and distributor of consumable products and equipment to saw mills and wood product manufacturers, acquired the assets of Cut Technologies.

Burton Saw is a portfolio company of private equity firm Pfingsten Partners, L.L.C. Cut Technologies, based in Penticton, British Columbia and Bellingham, Washington, is a manufacturer of round saws, band saws and saw tips and a distributor of filing room and grinding equipment to saw mills and wood product manufacturers throughout North America.

Gowlings advised Pfingsten Partners in Canada in this acquisition with a team that was led by Ian Palm and that included Scott Ferguson and Karen Aguilar (corporate/M&A); Michael Schalke (employment); and Paul Carenza and Laura Gheorghiu (tax).