Description
François Vallieres is a partner in our Québec City office practicing within the business law group.

François works mostly in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and commercial law, including franchising. He has considerable experience in the planning, development, drafting, negotiating and review of a variety of commercial contracts.

In addition, François advises and represents corporations carrying on business in Quebec, the rest of Canada and abroad in regard to the incorporation of companies and the sale, merger, acquisition or reorganisation of businesses. He also advises businesses or their shareholders on matters of corporate reorganizations for fiscal or estate-planning purposes.

François is also frequently consulted as a strategic legal advisor for businesses or their shareholders. 

Associations & Achievements
2002-2005 - Quebec Bar School
(Québec City Center)
Lecturer in business law

Presentations & Conference
2008 - Sale of  Business, Seller Perspectives and Concerns, TEC 285

2007 - Shareholder’s Agreements; Pitfalls to Avoid; Groupement des chefs d’entreprise du Québec (Quebec Association of CEOs), regional unit

Representative mandates
Sale of Clinique Médicale Saint-Louis Inc.
Senior advisor to the Corporation's shareholders in connection with the sale to a strategic purchaser of certain of the assets of the Corporation, which operates in the medical and clinical trial fields, and in connection with various ancillary agreements regarding the management of the medical clinic and the retention by the selling shareholders of an interest in the clinical-trial operations formerly carried on by the Corporation. (Amount not disclosed due to the private nature of the transaction.)
 
Sale of L-Ipse Services-Conseil Inc.
Senior advisor to the Corporation's shareholders in connection with the sale to a strategic purchaser of all the shares of the Corporation, a major player in the information technology sector in Québec, and in connection with various ancillary agreements regarding the retention by the selling shareholders of an minority interest in the successor corporation continuing the activities of the target. (Amount not disclosed due to the private nature of the transaction.)

Sale of Multi Options Nursing Inc.
Senior advisor to a group of vendor shareholders in connection with the sale of all the shares of Multi Options Nursing Inc. to an arm’s-length purchaser wishing to continue the business of the corporation (amount not disclosed due to the private nature of the transaction).

Sale of Poulies Maska inc.  shares to Baldor Legal advisor with Poulies Maska inc. in the sale of all its shares to a USA coporation listed on NYSE, Baldor (undisclosed amount)

Acquisition of Chaînes & Élingues St-Pierre inc. shares by Groupe Arrimage Québec
Lead counsel with Chaînes & Élingues St-Pierre inc., a industrial equipment retailer, in the acquisition of all its shares by a corporation within Arrimage Quebec Group (undisclosed amount)

Acquisition of Picken’s Plastics inc. (USA) by Sigma Industries inc.
Lead counsel with Sigma Industries inc. in the acquisition of all shares of Picken’s Plastics inc., a privately-owned US Corporation carrying on business in composite industry (5 100 000$)

Acquisition of Faroex ltd. (Manitoba) by Sigma Industries inc.
Lead counsel with Sigma Industries inc. in the acquisition of all shares of Faroex ltd, a Manitoba corporation carrying on business in composite industry (8 000 000$)

Acquisition of René Matériaux Composites ltée.  by Sigma Industries inc.
Lead counsel with Sigma Industries inc. in the acquisition of all shares of René Matériaux Composites ltée., a corporation carrying on business in composite industry.