Laurie Propeck

Senior Associate

Laurie is a Senior Associate in KRB’s Business Law group, with a practice focused on mergers and acquisitions and complex corporate transactions.

Laurie plays an active role in executing M&A mandates, overseeing due diligence processes, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and leading the drafting and negotiation of key transaction documents. She advises on purchase and sale transactions, corporate reorganizations, governance matters, and a range of commercial agreements, providing clients with strategic and detail-oriented guidance throughout every stage of the deal cycle.

She actively assists KRB’s clients with most of their corporate and commercial legal needs, including those related to purchase and sale transactions, corporate governance/reorganizations, and the preparation and negotiation of other commercial agreements and transactions.

Representative Work

  • Acted on behalf of a private equity fund in connection with their acquisition of a company specializing in the food processing of meat and poultry.
  • Acted on behalf of an important real estate developer in Montreal in connection with the acquisition of a company operating a senior residence.
  • Represented entrepreneurs in the acquisition of a company specializing in the manufacturing, distribution, and transformation of wires and cables, including electric cables and wiring solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial construction markets.
  • Acted on behalf of Ecovadis, a global leader in business sustainability ratings for supply chains, in its acquisition of Ulula, an international company specializing in real-time feedback technology for labor and human rights conditions in supply chains.
  • Acted on behalf of the shareholders of the clinics operating under the Axo Physio banner in their sale of all shares to Groupe Santé Universelle Inc., a subsidiary of Lifemark Health Corp.
  • Acted on behalf of Grisspasta Products Ltd., a group of manufacturing companies engaged in the conception, development, and production of dry pasta intended for sale to business customers, in connection with the sale of said companies to an Ontario-based strategic buyer.
  • Acted on behalf of a group of companies engaged in the business of commercial and industrial water treatment, and research, development, and manufacturing of specialty chemical products for industrial, commercial, institutional, and municipal applications, in connection with the sale of all of said corporations to a U.S.-based strategic buyer.
  • Acted on behalf of the owner of a network of infusion clinics in respect of its acquisition of a competitor, enabling it to expand its network of clinics across the Province of Quebec.
  • Acted in connection with the acquisition of a majority interest of an entity operating in the telecommunications industry responsible for distributing and selling products throughout Canada.
  • Acted on behalf of Proventus Bioscience, a corporation involved in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of bacterial and other microbial products for application across various industries, in connection with the subscription and acquisition by NCH Corporation of a minority equity interest in Proventus.
  • Acted on behalf of a group of corporations providing management and outsourcing services in Morocco to customers located in Canada and France in connection with the sale of all their issued and outstanding shares to a major international player in the field of business.
  • Acted on behalf of WeCook, a leading provider of ready-to-eat food products in Quebec and Ontario, in connection with the $40M strategic sale of a majority of its issued and outstanding shares to Claridge Food Group.

Involvement

American Bar Association (ABA) – Since 2023

Quebec Bar (2020)

M&A Club Canada (Young Professionals in M&A Committee) – Co-Chair since 2022

Practice Areas

Corporate and Commercial Law

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Private Equity

Education

University of Montreal, LL.B. (2018)

Awards and Recognition

Best Lawyers (Ones to Watch):

– Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2025-2026)