Transaction|June 5, 2009
Shred-it International completes sale to private equity group
Torys acted as counsel to Shred-It International and the selling shareholder with a team that included Mike Amm, John Tobin, Guy Berman, Carol Inwood, Jennifer Cameron Manning, David Dell and Beverley Liske.
On June 5, 2009, Shred-it International Inc. was acquired by a private equity group led by Birch Hill Equity Partners and Westerkirk Capital.
Shred-it International, headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, provides on-site document destruction services and records retention information management primarily in Canada, the United States and Europe. The company was founded in 1988 by Greg Brophy.
Further information about the transaction is found on PE Hub and in Financial Post.