On May 3, 2018, global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) announced that it had acquired IC Axon, headquartered in Montréal and a leader in developing science-driven training for pharmaceutical and life science companies. This acquisition will strengthen GP Strategies’ ability to deliver comprehensive sales training and digital learning services to its diverse global pharmaceutical customer base.
Miller Thomson acted as Canadian counsel to GP Strategies in this acquisition with a team that included Lawrence Witt, Marjolaine Lessard-Jean and Philippe Larochelle (labour and employment); Philipp Park, Julien Morier and Grégory Morin-Maltais (corporate/M&A); Eric Dufour (competition); Alexandre Ajami (IP); Stuart Chaimberg (real estate); and Andrew Etcovitch (tax).
