CI Financial acquires majority stake in Canadian advisory firm Aligned Capital
Counsel to Aligned Capital Partners Inc.
Lead by
Ron Choudhury
Ryan Done
Farah Rohoman
Andrew Etcovitch
Neil Gurmukh
Carolyn S. Inglis
F. Paul Morrison
Adam Stephens
Eric Dufour
Karen Durell
David Tsai
M. Christine O’Donohue
On October 19, 2020, CI Financial Corp. (“CI”) (TSX:CIX) completed its acquisition of a majority interest of Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (“Aligned Capital”).
Aligned Capital is a Canadian full-service investment advisory firm supporting over 200 financial advisors across the country, and is one of the industry’s fastest-growing firms with approximately $10 billion in assets.
Miller Thomson advised Aligned Capital with a team led by Ron Choudhury (Tax) and Ryan Done (Corporate/M&A), and comprised of Farah Rohoman, Peter Dunne, Paul Dimerin (Corporate/M&A); Andrew Etcovitch, Neil Gurmukh and Carolyn Hogan (Tax); Paul Morrison and Adam Stephens (Litigation); Eric Dufour and Reema Mahbubani (Competition); Karen Durell (IP); Kim Ozubko (Pensions & Benefits), and David Tsai and Christine O’Donohue (Labour & Employment).