Ovivo in the proposed acquisition by Ecolab of its electronics business for approximately C$2.4B

On August 12, 2025, Ovivo Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to sell its electronics division to Ecolab for approximately C$2.4 billion. The deal is anticipated to be finalized in the first quarter of 2026.

Ovivo Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, is a global provider of equipment, technology and systems producing among the purest water and treating some of the most challenging wastewater in the industry. Ovivo Inc. is owned by German SKion Water GmbH, a global technology and solution provider as well as plant manufacturer, in both municipal and industrial water and wastewater technology. 

Ecolab, headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, is a is a global leader in sustainability, providing solutions and services in water treatment, hygiene, and infection prevention.

McCarthy Tétrault is advising Ovivo Inc. with a team led by Patrick Boucher and Hadrien Montagne that includes Vincent Laurin, Maxine Ethier, Chanelle Bristol, Charles-Étienne Pressé, Samuil Stoychev, Vino Wijeyasuriyar, Meghan Noel, Julia Buggé, Samantha Morel, and Hilary Ball (Corporate and M&A), Véronique Wattiez Larose, Vincent Yip and Jerry Lan (Intellectual Property); Charles Morgan and Eugen Miscoi (Information Technology and Privacy); Dominic Thérien, Gideon Kwinter, Michael Caldecott, and Rada Nikitina (Competition); Martha Harrison, Robert Glasgow, and Oksana Migitko (Trade); Marie-Soleil Landry, Christian Meighen, Mike Ranger, Marc-Philippe Gagnon, Erica Hennessey, Joannie Marcoux, Giorgina Chum, Charles-Étienne Levesque, and Zafar Peer (Tax); Richard O'Doherty (Financial Services), Tim Lawson, Francis L. Racine, Grace McDonell, and Loïc Turner (Labour & Employment); Cindy Vaillancourt and Morgane Besner (Environment); Marie-Josée Marcoux (Real Estate), Annie Poirier-Simard and Elena Scardera (Paralegal).