Paul Watkins

Partner

Paul Watkins

Paul Watkins

Partner

Bar Admissions
  • New York, 2009

Creative and practical, Paul achieves success for clients by providing business-minded solutions.

Paul advises on mergers, acquisitions, commercial real estate deals, joint venture agreements and corporate matters. His responsiveness and his thoughtful approach have earned the trust of pension funds, private equity firms and other companies in the U.S., Canada and internationally.

Paul Watkins

Partner

Creative and practical, Paul achieves success for clients by providing business-minded solutions.

Paul advises on mergers, acquisitions, commercial real estate deals, joint venture agreements and corporate matters. His responsiveness and his thoughtful approach have earned the trust of pension funds, private equity firms and other companies in the U.S., Canada and internationally.

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Sleep Country Holdings Inc.

Acted for Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. in its acquisition of the Canadian assets of Casper Sleep Inc.

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Fulcrum Capital Partners

Acted for Fulcrum Capital Partners in the merger of its portfolio company, Accucam Machining, with EQI Ltd., a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings, to create a leading global supply chain solution for metal products.

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Northleaf Capital Partners

Acted for Northleaf Capital Partners in its joint acquisition with AVALT of a majority interest in AMAROK, LLC, a leading provider of contracted perimeter security infrastructure solutions in the United States.

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Amcor Flexibles LLC

Acted for Amcor Flexibles LLC in the US$215-million sale of its three healthcare manufacturing facilities to Tekni-Plex, a globally-integrated company focused on developing and manufacturing products for a wide variety of end markets, including medical, pharmaceutical, food, beverage, personal care, household and industrial.

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PSP Investments

Acting for PSP Investments in the US$239.6-million acquisition by Clearwater U.S. Multi-Family (No. 2) Holding LP, a limited partnership formed by PSP and Daniel Drimmer (CEO and director of the general partner of the Clearwater Fund), of Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No.1) Value-Add Fund's portfolio of three multi-family properties totalling 1,193 units located in the United States.

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Amcor Flexibles LLC

Assisted Amcor Flexibles LLC in the disposition of three manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin, ordered pursuant to U.S. anti-trust requirements.

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Expert Travel Services, LLC

Acted for Expert Travel Services, LLC (Expert Flyer), a leading digital technology vendor for business travellers and frequent flyers, in its sale to Red Ventures, a U.S. marketing and advertising company.

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Birch Hill Equity Partners

Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Cozzini Bros., an Illinois-based knife sharpening rental and exchange company.

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Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc.

Acted for Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc. in connection with its US$280-million acquisition of the North American rigid plastics blow molding operations of Sonoco Products Company, a global packaging company based in the United States.

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Beringer Capital

Acted for Beringer Capital in connection with its acquisition of AdWeek.

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Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule to Ban Non-Compete Clauses

Jan. 19, 2023 - The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would broadly prohibit employers from entering into post-employment non-compete agreements with workers, and would also require employers to rescind any such existing non-compete agreements. The...

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SEC Rulemaking Developments in 2017

Apr. 12, 2018 - Within the first hundred days of taking office, President Trump reiterated his commitment to scaling back existing financial regulations. In February 2017, President Trump signed into law Congress’s repeal of the extractive industry transparency rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

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SEC Rulemaking Developments 2016

Feb. 16, 2017 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had a busy rulemaking year in 2016. As part of its Disclosure Effectiveness Initiative launched at the end of 2013, the SEC continued to propose and adopt rules that are intended to improve and modernize the disclosure requirements for reporting...

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SEC Rulemaking Developments in 2015

Feb. 22, 2016 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had a busy rulemaking year in 2015. Consistent with the reforms that began in 2012 with the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, Congress and the SEC continued their push to improve access to capital across the spectrum of issuers – from...

Bar Admissions
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New York, 2009

Education
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University of Toronto, JD, 2008
Wilfrid Laurier University, BA (Honours), 2001

Creative and practical, Paul achieves success for clients by providing business-minded solutions.

Paul advises on mergers, acquisitions, commercial real estate deals, joint venture agreements and corporate matters. His responsiveness and his thoughtful approach have earned the trust of pension funds, private equity firms and other companies in the U.S., Canada and internationally.

Sleep Country Holdings Inc.

Acted for Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. in its acquisition of the Canadian assets of Casper Sleep Inc.

Fulcrum Capital Partners

Acted for Fulcrum Capital Partners in the merger of its portfolio company, Accucam Machining, with EQI Ltd., a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings, to create a leading global supply chain solution for metal products.

Northleaf Capital Partners

Acted for Northleaf Capital Partners in its joint acquisition with AVALT of a majority interest in AMAROK, LLC, a leading provider of contracted perimeter security infrastructure solutions in the United States.

Amcor Flexibles LLC

Acted for Amcor Flexibles LLC in the US$215-million sale of its three healthcare manufacturing facilities to Tekni-Plex, a globally-integrated company focused on developing and manufacturing products for a wide variety of end markets, including medical, pharmaceutical, food, beverage, personal care, household and industrial.

PSP Investments

Acting for PSP Investments in the US$239.6-million acquisition by Clearwater U.S. Multi-Family (No. 2) Holding LP, a limited partnership formed by PSP and Daniel Drimmer (CEO and director of the general partner of the Clearwater Fund), of Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No.1) Value-Add Fund's portfolio of three multi-family properties totalling 1,193 units located in the United States.

Amcor Flexibles LLC

Assisted Amcor Flexibles LLC in the disposition of three manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin, ordered pursuant to U.S. anti-trust requirements.

Expert Travel Services, LLC

Acted for Expert Travel Services, LLC (Expert Flyer), a leading digital technology vendor for business travellers and frequent flyers, in its sale to Red Ventures, a U.S. marketing and advertising company.

Birch Hill Equity Partners

Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake in Cozzini Bros., an Illinois-based knife sharpening rental and exchange company.

Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc.

Acted for Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc. in connection with its US$280-million acquisition of the North American rigid plastics blow molding operations of Sonoco Products Company, a global packaging company based in the United States.

Beringer Capital

Acted for Beringer Capital in connection with its acquisition of AdWeek.

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Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule to Ban Non-Compete Clauses

Jan. 19, 2023 - The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would broadly prohibit employers from entering into post-employment non-compete agreements with workers, and would also require employers to rescind any such existing non-compete agreements. The...

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SEC Rulemaking Developments in 2017

Apr. 12, 2018 - Within the first hundred days of taking office, President Trump reiterated his commitment to scaling back existing financial regulations. In February 2017, President Trump signed into law Congress’s repeal of the extractive industry transparency rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

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SEC Rulemaking Developments 2016

Feb. 16, 2017 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had a busy rulemaking year in 2016. As part of its Disclosure Effectiveness Initiative launched at the end of 2013, the SEC continued to propose and adopt rules that are intended to improve and modernize the disclosure requirements for reporting...

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SEC Rulemaking Developments in 2015

Feb. 22, 2016 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had a busy rulemaking year in 2015. Consistent with the reforms that began in 2012 with the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, Congress and the SEC continued their push to improve access to capital across the spectrum of issuers – from...

Bar Admissions

New York, 2009

Education

University of Toronto, JD, 2008
Wilfrid Laurier University, BA (Honours), 2001