Ali El Haskouri

Ali El Haskouri is a member of the Business Law group and focuses his practice on financing, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate and commercial law matters.

In particular, Mr. El Haskouri has acquired a unique expertise in investment, venture capital and equity financing in Quebec. He represents many institutional investors during financing operations and regularly assists his clients in corporate purchase and sale transactions and in debt and equity financing (private equity and venture capital) transactions.

He has solid experience in business financing at all the stages of their life cycles (pre-start-up, start-up, development and marketing), including:

• Debt financing (bank syndication, subordinated loans, convertible debentures, secured loans, etc.);
• Stake acquisition (co-investment in venture capital and investment in mature businesses).

In practical terms, Mr. El Haskouri is often called upon to advise his clients in financing matters and the negotiation and drafting of the following:

• Subscription agreements and shareholder agreements in the context of venture capital investments and acquisition of stakes in major businesses;
• Credit agreements, inter-creditor agreements, confidentiality agreements and various contractual instruments.

Over the years, he also acquired extensive experience in financing mining companies of all sizes. He is also known for his expertise in real estate and project financing and for drafting agreements and making loan security arrangements.

Prior to joining Lavery, he was legal counsel at Investissement Québec, a position he held for nine years. Through this role, he gained more experience in the financial sector and he has become the ideal person to meet local businesses’ needs.