Nicholas specializes in (cross-border) M&A transactions and advises companies and financial investors across various industries on corporate acquisitions, including auction processes (on the buyer or seller side), co-investments, and carve-outs.

He represents leading international private equity investors and has recently been involved in advising:

  • Sycamore Partners on the acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance

  • Lone Star on the acquisition of the commercial and residential fire protection business from Carrier Global

  • Inflexion on the acquisition of a stake in Tierarzt Plus Partner

  • Investindustrial on the acquisition of CSM Bakery

  • Waterland on a partnership with the Duvenbeck Group

  • Argand Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Cherry Group and the subsequent IPO of the group

  • Blackstone on several single- and multi-asset real estate transactions, particularly on the acquisition of the Canadian Dream Global REIT

Career

Admitted to bar 2015
Law firm in Montréal, 2023
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Dr. iur.)
Bucerius Law School
Boston University School of Law