Diane June Wu

Diane's practice covers a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and commercial transactions.

Diane was previously based in the Firm's New York office, where she developed cross-border transactional expertise focusing on Canada/U.S. cross-border M&A transactions.

Diane joined Blakes as a summer student in 2018 and completed her articles with the Firm in 2019/2020.

Apollo Global Management on various transactions, including its acquisition of a minority stake in PetSmart and its US$8.1-billion take-private acquisition of Univar Solutions

Scotiabank on the establishment of its joint venture with Cineplex, Canada's largest movie theatre chain, and Empire, one of Canada's largest grocery retailers, and the launch and expansion of the Scene+ national loyalty program

L Catterton on various transactions, including its acquisitions of Birkenstock and Beauty Industry Group