Peter Bouzalas
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Gowling WLG
- Called to the bar
- 2000
- Languages
- English, Greek
Business & Corporate LawBusiness & Corporate LawAbout Peter Bouzalas
Peter Bouzalas is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office, working on mergers and acquisitions, private equity deals and corporate finance for privately held businesses, both in Canada and abroad. Bouzalas regularly acts for US companies and private equity funds entering the Canadian market, and co-leads the firm's New York team as part of its US sales group.
Bouzalas was called to the bar in Ontario and in New York State in 2000. Earlier stops in Toronto included Cassels Brock & Blackwell and Blaney McMurtry, and in 2021 Bouzalas came to Gowling WLG as a partner in its national corporate group.
The client list spans a wide mix of industries, banking, gaming, software and waste management among them. Past mandates include acting for Burger King Corporation on the sale of Burger King Restaurants of Canada Inc., including 94 restaurant locations, to Redberry Investments Corp., and for Torch Mobile's shareholders on their sale to Blackberry.
In comments to Lexpert on infrastructure deals, Bouzalas pointed to borrowing costs and tariffs as factors that can hold transactions back when markets turn volatile or uncertain. Clients can work with Bouzalas in English or Greek.
Practice areas
Mergers, acquisitions and private equity
Bouzalas acts on buy and sell side deals for private companies, private equity funds and their shareholders, including US-based companies and funds venturing into Canada. Representative matters include Jacuzzi Brands LLC's purchase of the Hydropool group and Ojon Corporation's acquisition by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Company formation and commercial contracts
Bouzalas helps businesses with incorporation, organization and financing, and drafts shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements along with manufacturing, supply and distribution contracts.
Education & credentials
- LL.B, Queen's University (1998)
- Honours B.Sc. (Genetics), University of Western Ontario (1993)
- Called to the Ontario bar (2000)
- Called to the New York State bar (2000)
Memberships & affiliations
- New York State Bar Association: Bouzalas is a member, and in 2015 was a member of the Executive of its International Section.
- Canadian Bar Association: Bouzalas is a member.
- Ontario Bar Association: Bouzalas is a member.
- American Bar Association: Bouzalas is a member.
- International Bar Association: Bouzalas is a member.
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