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Practice Area Overview
A merger or acquisition is an important event in the life of a company and all those affected by it. Whether large or small, the merger and acquisition process has intricacies which need to be properly understood and addressed. Transactions must comply with provincial and federal regulatory frameworks. They must receive approval from all necessary government regulators, stockholders, and investors. They have implications in many other areas of law, including corporate, securities, tax, competition, labour, regulatory, environmental, and litigation.
Mergers & Acquisitions lawyers help clients properly understand and address these complexities. They represent clients in negotiations on the structure of the deal. They perform the due diligence required to understand a potential purchase. They draft and otherwise assist with developing the terms of the contract. Importantly, they also provide thoughtful, creative, and strategic advice on all other aspects of transaction. They work to ensure the transaction is smooth, successful, and surprise-free.
An entrepreneur at heart, Seth Abbey understands your reality. Seth Abbey practises in business law, with a particular interest in entrepreneurship. His practice focuses on private equity/venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, technology, multigenerational planning and transfers and acting as general counsel for small and medium-sized businesses. With both a law and a business degree from McGill University, Seth Abbey understands the interconnectivity of the t...
Dominique Babin is a partner in our Business Law group. She focuses her practice on business transactions, international trade and compliance matters, mainly in the life sciences sector and for innovative global manufacturing companies. Her broad experience and versatility have led her to develop a keen interest in structuring and implementing complex industrial projects and partnerships, often in a cross-cultural environment. She also acts as a trusted legal advisor to long-term clients in v...
Partner - Leader of the Business Law Group Josianne Beaudry is a member of the Business law group. Her practice is primarily focused on securities law, investment funds and mining law. She also advises financial sector participants on the application of regulations relating to securities and corporate governance. Ms. Beaudry assists clients carrying out public and private financings, corporate reorganizations, as well as mergers and acquisitions. She also helps publicly traded companies maint...
Carl Bélanger is a partner and member of Fasken's Commercial/Corporate Law group. He is based in Montréal and his practice focuses on commercial transactions and corporate structures, including mergers, acquisitions, venture capital and private sector-funding, as well as setting up funds and limited partnerships. Over the years, Carl assisted his clients at every step of their development in Canada and abroad. He has been especially active in transactions involving private equit...
Sébastien Bellefleur specializes in business law, more specifically in securities, mergers, acquisitions, corporate governance and mining law. He also helps set up funding, whether in the form of loans or equity financings. He has drafted a number of complex transactions on behalf of public and private corporations, such as the purchase, sale, funding and restructuring of businesses throughout Canada and abroad. He has represented issuers and brokers in connection with initial public o...
Simon Bisson is a member of the Corporate/Commercial law group. He advises clients on transactions relating to the acquisition and sale of businesses and the operation and financing of corporations and investment funds. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 2014, Simon focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital and private equity. Simon holds a licence en droit (LLL) and a Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa. Prior to his legal studies, he obtained a...
Bernard Blouin practises business law. He was the Managing Partner of the Montréal office from 2015 to 2016 and Miller Thomson's Practice Group Chair, Business Law, from 2017 to 2019. Bernard Blouin is a member of Miller Thomson’s ESG Carbon Financing Group launched in January 2023. With more than 25 years of experience in corporate finance, venture capital, and commercial law, Bernard’s practice focuses on public sector debt financing, securities, venture capital financing...
Michel Boislard has leading expertise in commercial law, primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing, investment funds and securities. He also advises clients from the high technology and biotechnology sectors. Numerous public and private corporations trust Michel to represent them during complex domestic and international cross-border transactions. Michel familiarized himself with the challenges involved in cross-border transactions while working as resident partn...
Louis-Philippe Borduas’ corporate and business law practice focuses specifically on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, and corporate and venture capital financing. Louis-Philippe acts as senior legal counsel for Miller Thomson, advising clients on all aspects of business transactions, from mergers and acquisitions to financing. Louis-Philippe is frequently called upon to advise both buyers and sellers. Over his career, Louis-Philippe has been involved in a variety of d...
Étienne Brassard is a partner and member of the Business Law group. His practice primarily focuses on private financing, mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate law. He regularly advises local and international businesses in relation to all forms of private financings, from traditional or convertible debt to equity investments. Étienne has developed considerable expertise in securing traditional bank or equipment financing by way of leasing, the whole in view of operating ...
Robert Carelli is a partner, Head of the Montréal office’s Corporate Group and a member of the firm’s Partnership Board. Named as one of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2020 by Canadian Lawyer , Robert has over 20 years of extensive experience focused primarily in the areas of securities, capital markets, public and private mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. He advises issuers and underwriters on public offerings and private placements, b...
Bruno Caron is the co-chair of the firm’s ESG and Carbon Finance Group. He is a commercial lawyer whose practice is focused on capital markets and public and private M&A transactions. He has been recognized in Canada’s Best Lawyers list in the category of Mergers and Acquisitions since 2021. Bruno has a particular interest with all aspects of ESG and with respect to sustainable financing as a mean to mitigate and adapt to climate change and the disclosure rules applicable to t...
Peter Castiel is Chair of the Firm and the Executive Committee, where he oversees the strategic direction, management and client service for the Firm. Peter is also focused on his mergers & acquisitions practice. He has extensive expertise in advising private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and leading public and private companies in connection with complex acquisitions, divestitures and investments.
Cristel Chabot-Lapointe is a partner within the Corporate/Commercial law group. Cristel mainly advises and represents clients in matters related to mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. Cristel is actively involved in the community. She is a member of the Nouvelle Génération committee of Réseau Capital. She is also a member of the board of directors of Maison Plein Cœur. Maison Plein Cœur is a non-profit organization whose mission is to...
Jean-Pierre is responsible for the Québec Region Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions practice group. He practises business law and helps clients achieve their strategic and commercial objectives. Jean-Pierre specializes in securities and financing, mergers and acquisitions, governance, structured products and commercial transactions. Jean-Pierre advises companies and investment banks in capital market and private financing transactions, vendors, acquirers and special committees i...
André Champagne is a partner and a member of Lavery’s Business law group. He has extensive professional experience in commercial and business law and has represented clients before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. In 2006, Mr. Champagne was elected Fellow of the International Society of Barristers. Membership is by invitation only after a thorough screening process that considers the lawyer’s ability, experience, accomplishments, and ethical stand...
Antoine Champagne is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice focuses on public and private mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, and securities law matters. Antoine regularly advises clients in connection with domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions across a broad range of industries, including technology, power and renewable energy, transportation, and retail. In addition, Antoine has experience ...
Founding Partner of BCF LLP, Mario Charpentier co-heads our Corporate Finance sector. Mario was Managing Partner of BCF for 25 years, from the foundation of the firm in 1995 until November 2019. As a tax practitioner, he advises clients from every industry on the legal and business strategies to adopt to best grow their business. Mario draws upon a well of legal expertise and a vast network of personal and business relationships to address our clients’ challenges and provides tailored s...
Denis Chaurette practises corporate and commercial law. He is known in the mid-market sector for his excellent business sense as well as his thorough understanding of client issues and their budgetary constraints. His reputation has also been forged by his ability to close transactions, his tenacity in achieving objectives and his creativity. Denis’ experience combines 42 years of practice in commercial transactions and consulting, including 15 years in commercial litigation. Denis exam...
Charles Chevrette is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial group in our Montréal office. With nearly thirty years of experience, Charles has a particular expertise in private equity, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital. Over the years, Charles has been called upon to advise a wide range of private and public institutional investors on mergers and acquisitions or corporate financing and acquisitions, particularly in the technology sectors and in cross-border transactions. He re...
Maxime is a Partner in KRB’s Business Law group. His legal practice focuses on M&A, complex corporate reorganizations and various types of commercial transactions. Maxime regularly advises public and private companies in purchase or sale transactions and assists our clients with most of their corporate and commercial law needs. He routinely helps clients navigate through complex transactions, from structuring their deals to negotiating all necessary acquisition documents. For over t...
Andrew Cohen is a member of our Business Law Group and focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions. However, in response to the needs of his clients, he has acquired significant expertise in a wide range of commercial matters, including shareholder agreements and disputes, licensing and distribution agreements, gaming, lending and security arrangements, sports law and information technology. Andrew is a member of the Bars of the provinces of Quebec and Ontario and is, therefore, able to ...
Vanessa Coiteux is a partner in the Corporate and Privacy & Data Protection Groups. Her practice focuses on securities, public and private mergers & acquisitions and corporate financing. She frequently advises issuers and underwriters in connection with public and private offerings in Canada and abroad, as well as TSX-listed securities issuers on regulatory compliance, corporate governance and continuous disclosure requirements matters. Vanessa specializes in cybersecurity and advises...
Jean-Philippe Côté is a partner within the Corporate/Commercial law group in Montreal. As part of his practice, Jean-Philippe advises and represents clients in various aspects of corporate law, such as compliance, financing and mergers and acquisitions. In addition to his corporate practice, Jean-Philippe specializes in tax law, more specifically in the area of corporate restructuring and tax planning, with a particular expertise in flow-through share financings. His analytical m...
Kevin A. Custodio is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice primarily focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving both public and private companies as well as private equity and venture capital. Kevin’s experience includes advising several Canadian and foreign clients in acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, and general commercial negotiations across industry sectors. He is a member of the Montréal office’s Students & Stagiaire...
Mathieu Deschamps deals with all aspects of corporate and business law. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions as well as setting up complex structures in connection with equity and debt financings, involving both publicly traded and privately held companies. He frequently acts in multi-jurisdictional transactions in Canada, the United States and abroad in various sectors of the economy, including the circular economy, oil and gas and renewable energy, transportation, food, pharmace...
Jean-Sébastien Desroches practices business law and focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure and project development as well as strategic partnerships. He was the firm’s practice leader for the Business Law Group up to 2018. Jean-Sébastien is particularly interested in artificial intelligence (AI) projects and their legal ramifications, especially regarding the various branches and applications of artificial intelligence in businesses and industries. H...
Managing Partner at BCF, Julie’s vision, drive, and boldness enable her to seize every window of opportunity, however small, for our clients’ benefit. Since joining BCF more than 25 years ago, she has successfully advised hundreds of companies on mergers and acquisitions and major equity financing deals, particularly in the food, retail, engineering, construction, and real estate development sectors. Her dedication to BCF and excellent work led to her appointment as Managing Partn...
Robert Dorion is a partner in Gowlings' Montréal office. He specializes in business law with an emphasis on corporate, commercial, merger and acquisition and tax law. Over the years he has developed expertise in corporate re-organizations, acquisitions, mergers and consolidations, contract negotiating, public and private financing and securities. His large clientele includes public and private companies working in local, national and international economic sectors. Robert has also serv...
Rob is a corporate/commercial and real estate lawyer with particular expertise in banking and finance, equipment lending and project finance. Prior to joining KRB, he was a Partner at a top-tier Canadian law firm, where he started his career in 1978. Rob’s practice includes corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate advice. He has broad experience in Canadian and international loan syndications and equipment financing, and has represented Canadian and foreig...
Sharon G. Druker is a Partner and Head of the Corporate Services Department in our Business Law Practice Group. Her practice focuses on commercial and corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, the purchase/sale and debt/equity-based financing of businesses, as well as other commercial transactions. She has over 35 years of experience in providing tailored legal solutions to support individuals, partnerships and corporations of all sizes doing business in Quebec, Canada, the United St...
Jean-Sébastien Dugas is recognized for his expertise in mergers and acquisitions, the sale of private corporations, private corporate financing (by way of equity, bank debt, subordinated loans, etc.) and commercial contracts.Jean-Sébastien has overseen numerous acquisitions, equity participations and banking transactions during his career. He acts primarily for SME, private equity funds, venture capital companies and financial institutions.He provides practical advice based on h...
With more than 30 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, Richard Epstein specializes in competition and antitrust law and foreign investment matters. Richard represents clients in a variety of transactions including international and local acquisitions, joint ventures and major engineering and construction projects. Known for his innate business sense and acumen as well as his pragmatic approach, Richard assists American and international businesses establish themselves in Canada an...
Vincent Filiatrault practises business law, with a focus on private mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial arrangements as well as infrastructure. Mr. Filiatrault also routinely advises clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters.Vincent has developed a business law practice ranging from advising small and medium enterprises in the context of mergers and acquisitions, as well as in the context of shareholders' agreements and other complex commercial agreements, to ad...
Strategic thinking, devotion and efficiency are the three elements that best describe Nathalie Gagnon. Setting herself apart by her in-depth understanding of the reality of entrepreneurs, she is one of the most highly-recognized experts in Quebec in mergers and acquisitions of private corporations. With more than 20 years of experience, she has advised an impressive number of executives in the purchase or sale of corporations. Nathalie Gagnon is co-chair of BCF's mergers and acquisitions team...
A partner in charge of the Taxation group at BCF, Marc-André Godard specializes in the tax aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions, national and international restructurings, and tax planning for both public and private corporations. His understanding of the business world, his ability to explain tax implications in plain language, and his wide availability help him advise executives on making the best commercial decisions. Marc-André is recognized for his approach and his...
Olivier Godbout is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice focuses primarily in the areas of securities, corporate finance, domestic and cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, and governance matters. Olivier advises clients from a wide range of industries, including transportation, telecommunications and manufacturing. In 2016, Olivier worked in Stikeman Elliott’s London office where he acted for issuers and underwriters in corporate finance transactions as wel...
Benjamin Gross is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial group in our Montréal office. In this role, he advises a wide range of clients on commercial, real estate and financing transactions, including the drafting of complex documents related to PPP contracts or international and cross-border transactions. With over 25 years of experience, Benjamin’s practice focuses on financing, real estate, and mergers and acquisitions, often involving bankruptcy and insolvency, aviation and th...
Alexandre Hébert is the Leader, Corporate and M&A of the firm’s Montreal office. He practices corporate commercial law with a particular emphasis on acquisitions and divestitures, corporate finance and venture capital. Alexandre represents small and medium enterprises, private equity funds, venture capital funds and start-up companies in various sectors, but most often in the innovation and technology industry. His transactional experience includes domestic and cross-border c...
Sidney Horn is a senior counsel in the Corporate Group, specializing in commercial, corporate and securities law, advising large domestic and international corporations on complex questions concerning finance, mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. Sidney has developed an expertise in complex transactions requiring creative solutions. He represents private equity firms in their investments in private and public corporations, as well as corporations and independent directors in t...
Maxime Jacquin is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice is mainly focused on corporate financings, mergers and acquisitions and infrastructure and energy projects. He regularly acts for institutional lenders, private equity funds, project sponsors and public and private companies in a variety of transactions, including acquisition financings, project financings, public-private partnerships, public debt offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He has also acquired extensive experience ...
Chris Karambatsos is a Partner in KRB’s Business Law group. He specializes in finance, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, commercial partnerships and special projects. He is the founder of KRB and leads the domestic and global initiatives of the firm. Recognized nationally as a leader across diverse areas of practice (including in Chambers, Best Lawyers and Lexpert), Mr. Karambatsos is known for providing clients with differentiated insight, sophisticated value-add business and lega...
Warren Katz is a Partner in the Corporate Group. He previously served as Managing Partner of the Montréal office and as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Partnership Board. Warren specializes in Canadian and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance transactions, including representing broad and varied public and private companies across many industries. He offers over 25 years of extensive experience, including strong cross-border c...
Stephen Kelly is the Canadian national chair of our business law group. He practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He regularly acts for large public companies, underwriters and investors in public offerings, including initial public offerings, bought-deal transactions and cross-border offerings as well as private placement transactions.Mr. Kelly frequently advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions both n...
Perry Kliot has a diverse commercial practice, with specific expertise in mergers and acquisitions, licensing and distribution, venture capital and traditional debt financing. He also has extensive experience dealing with start-up companies and has counselled such companies through their various stages of development. In so doing he has drafted numerous complex shareholder and joint venture agreements, and been involved in many international expansions. Perry’s clientele is broad based,...
Kosta Kostic is a partner in our Corporate/Commercial group in the Montréal office. He has a broad range of experience in business law, particularly in the areas of corporate finance, securities law and mergers and acquisitions. Kosta represents clients in various industries in the context of complex commercial transactions. He advises both issuers and investment dealers in private and public debt and equity offerings. He also has extensive experience as lead counsel in a number of maj...
Dean Koumanakos is a partner and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. He served as Managing Partner of the London Office for over seven years. His practice focuses primarily on advising foreign and domestic clients on a range of mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, strategic and private equity transactions, corporate finance matters as well as insolvency-based restructurings workouts, and related transactions. Dean’s clients include U.S., Canadian and foreign public, private ...
Neil Kravitz is a partner in the Mergers and acquisitions, Corporate finance, Private equity and Corporate/Commercial groups. A seasoned advisor and a recognized leading lawyer in mergers and acquisitions, securities law and cross-border transactions, Neil has extensive experience acting for domestic and foreign acquirers and targets, issuers, entrepreneurs, private equity funds, investment banks, boards of directors and special committees in connection with public and private M & A trans...
Kevin Kyte is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice focuses primarily on domestic and international cross-border private and public mergers & acquisitions, securities, governmental requests for proposals and contracts, foreign investment and regulatory issues in business and financing transactions, including joint ventures, outsourcing, private placements, privatizations, reorganizations, corporate governance and corporate support on insolvencies. Kevin has over 30 years of exten...
Nicolas Labrecque’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law and commercial real estate. Experienced in complex transactions of all sizes in various sectors such as manufacturing, transportation, services, renewable energy and retail, Mr. Labrecque is known for his business sense and his ability to find with our clients original and innovative solutions. His mergers and acquisitions experience includes numerous private and public Canadian, US and cross-...
Sophie Lamonde is the Managing Partner of the Montréal office as well as a member of the firm’s Partnership Board and Executive Committee. Her practice is directed primarily to the areas of mergers & acquisitions and private equity, with a focus on cross-border transactions. Sophie’s extensive corporate law experience includes advising Canadian and international clients in acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations and general commercial negotiations. She represents cl...
Jean Michel Lapierre practises business law, with a leading expertise in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions and securities law. Jean Michel has acted on behalf of issuers, securities dealers and institutional investors in various securities offerings. He has also acted for financial institutions in connection with issuances of structured products. Jean Michel has been involved in several major acquisition, sale, merger or going-private transactions of publicly-traded companies, inc...
Nicolas Lassonde practices business and technology law at LJT Avocats since 1995. He actively participates in business sale/acquisition transactions and setting up commercial agreements of all kinds. Nicolas advises medium-sized businesses on the different aspects of their legal affairs, with a focus on commercialization of intellectual property rights, products, services, and joint venture agreements. Nicolas also advises many businesses in high technology, clinical research, and information...
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