On January 8, 2015, private equity firm Pfingsten Partners completed its acquisition of Burton Saw and Supply Company, a manufacturer and distributor of consumable products and equipment to saw mills and wood product manufacturers, with offices in the US and Canada.

Gowlings was Canadian counsel to Pfingsten Partners in this acquisition with a team that was led by Ian Palm and that included Michael Macaulay (corporate) and Ash Gupta and Laura Gheorghiu (tax).