Corporate finance and securities
Large national and international issuers, as well as mid-size and entrepreneurial businesses, rely on our pragmatism and speed to help them manage a wide range of corporate finance and securities transactions.
We act as counsel to Canada’s largest financial institutions and to Quebec’s network of credit unions. We also represent mutual and other investment funds, private equity funds and venture funds, and assist investment dealers and advisors on regulatory matters and new product development.
Members of our team advise boards of directors and issuers in corporate governance practices, and provide corporate governance audits, workshops and implementation. We assist issuers and underwriters with complex corporate finance transactions and securities offerings, and ensure delivery of customized, time-sensitive solutions.
Our experience includes:
- Public and private equity and debt financings
- Initial public offerings and stock exchange listings
- Public company mergers and acquisitions
- Take-over bid strategies, defensive measures
- Public company board/independent committee advisory services
- Cross-border and Eurodollar/Eurobond offerings
- Derivatives and structured products
- Public company disclosure obligations
- Income fund structuring and offerings
- Broker/dealer regulation
- Directors and officers’ duties and obligations
- Employee and executive stock incentive programs
- Financial industry regulation
- Litigation
- Private placements
- Public offerings: issuers/underwriters
- Public/private partnership fundraising
- Shareholders’ meetings and proxy contests
- Spin-offs and corporate reorganizations
Awards
Canadian Gold Award winner in M&A and Corporate Finance, International Legal Alliance 2009 and 2008
Top Tier
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Corporate Finance and Securities