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Kadiatou Sow Avocate/Associate Montréal

Kadiatou Sow

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Québec, 2009
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Kadiatou Sow has been a member of the firm’s Corporate/Commercial group since 2014. She focuses on commercial transactions in relation to mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations of private companies, venture capital, equity financing and joint ventures. She advises start-ups and multinationals regarding projects in Canada and abroad.

Kadiatou has knowledge in various industries, including natural resources, fund management and new technologies. Before joining Fasken, Kadiatou worked for another large Canadian law firm.

Achievements

  • Recognized as Lawyers of the Year in mergers and acquisitions law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Corporate Commercial Law, Lexpert 2024
  • Recognized as a Lexpert Rising Star, Lexpert 2023
  • Named Lawyer of the year in Corporate Law, Young Bar Association of Montreal 2017

Experience

  • Bitfarms completed the sale of its Yguazú, Paraguay Site, a 200 MW Bitcoin Mining Site to HIVE Digital Technologies, [Deal - Bitfarms], Sale of Bitcoin mining site in Yguazu, Paraguay to HIVE Digital Technologies.
  • Wavin B.V. acquires Bow Plumbing Group Inc., a leading Montreal-based manufacturer of plastic pipes and fittings, [Deal - Wavin B.V], Wavin’s investment in the Bow Plumbing Group strengthens and extends its presence in the market to serve customers and stakeholders with efficient, end-to-end solutions for water management.
  • Aquantix Financial Corp. acquired by Morningstar Sustainalytics, [Deal - Aquantix Financial Corp], Aquantix Financial Corp. acquired by Morningstar Sustainalytics.
  • Lattice Semiconductor Acquires Mirametrix, [Deal - Mirametrix Inc.], Fasken acted as counsel to Mirametrix Inc. and its shareholders in the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to a subsidiary of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation.
  • GenePOC reaches an agreement with Meridian Bioscience for the acquisition of its molecular diagnostics business, [Deal - GenePOC Inc], On June 3, 2019, GenePOC, a Debiopharm Group company, concluded the sale of its molecular diagnostics business to Meridian Bioscience. The purchase price for GenePOC’s molecular business has a maximum potential value of $120M US, with $50M US paid at closing (subject to a holdback and working cap...
  • FNX-INNOV acquires the SM Group for C$40 million, [Deal - FNX-INNOV Inc.], On December 14, 2018, FNX-INNOV Inc., an innovative Québec engineering company that handles major projects, announced its acquisition of the assets of almost all of the companies that make up the SM Group engineering firm. The transaction, for a value of approximately $40M, was approved by the Su...
  • Advised on sale of COLO-D to Cologix, [Deal - COLO-D], On December 20, 2018, COLO-D, the largest hyperscale data center provider in Montréal, announced its sale to Cologix, a provider of network solutions, interconnections and network-neutral cloud-based data centers. This sale integrates COLO-D's hyperscale Montréal campuses into Cologix's substanti...
  • Equisoft receives an investment of C$12 million from EDC to help continue its global expansion, [Deal - Equisoft Inc.], On December 18, 2018, Equisoft, a leading global provider of digital business solutions for the insurance and wealth management sectors, announced the closing of a $12 million equity investment by Export Development Canada (EDC). The addition of an institutional investor is a first in the compan...
  • Cambrex Corporation acquires Halo Pharmaceuticals for US$425 million, [Deal - Cambrex Corporation], Cambrex Corporation (NYSE: CBM), a leading manufacturer of small molecule innovator and generic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), acquired Halo Pharma, a leading dosage form Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) located in Whippany, New Jersey and Mirabel, Québec, Can...

Career & Education

Education

  • Certification - Administrateur de sociétés certifié (ASC)
  • LL.L., magna cum laude University of Ottawa
  • BA University of Moncton

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Young Bar Association of Montréal
  • Member, Québec Bar
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Toxique Trottoir
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)
  • Member of the Women on Boards, Association of Québec Women in Finance

Events

  • Black History Month Event: Seeking and Speaking Truth About Racism, 2/22/2021
  • Demystifying Doing Business in the OHADA Space (Francophone Africa) and Practical Tips to Succeed in your Business, 3/2/2020
  • Under what circumstances is an asset acquisition appropriate and what are its main particularities?, 4/5/2017

News

  • A unique training course on the law of the Organisation pour l’harmonisation en Afrique du droit des affaires presented by the Law Faculty of Université de Montréal and the law firm Fasken, 5/4/2021
  • Fasken promotes 33 lawyers to Partner, 1/31/2018
  • Fasken lawyer Kadiatou Sow awarded YBM Lawyer of the Year - Corporate Law by the Young Bar of Montreal, 12/5/2017
  • DealMakers ranks Fasken Martineau among Africa’s top three legal advisors for deal value for H1 2015, 8/17/2015
  • Journal du Barreau announces the arrival of Carl Bélanger, Robert Dupont, Stéphane Fillion, Rhéaume Perreault, Simon Laberge, Kadiatou Sow, Alexis Charpentier, Alexandra Meunier and Valérie Gareau-Dalpé at the firm, 4/1/2014
  • Les Affaires.com announces the arrival of 30 lawyers at the firm, 3/31/2014
  • Two new Corporate/Commercial Law specialists join Fasken Martineau in Montréal, 2/13/2014

Publications

  • Establishing a Business in Québec: Practical Considerations, 5/24/2018
  • Comment prévenir certaines tempêtes grâce à une convention entre actionnaires, 12/10/2013
  • Le Québec se dote d’une nouvelle Loi sur les sociétés par actions (Quebec passes a new Business Corporations Act), 5/30/2010
Article Comment prévenir certaines tempêtes grâce à une convention entre actionnaires Première en affaires, December-January 2013-2014 edition
Article Le Québec se dote d’une nouvelle Loi sur les sociétés par actions (Quebec passes a new Business Corporations Act)