We draw on deep experience to help buyers and sellers of both public and private businesses navigate complex M&A transactions and plans of arrangement, and to negotiate and close their deals.
We offer strategic and proactive advice on securities law compliance involving both public and private issuers, including advice on prospectus exemptions, capital raising, control distributions and dissent rights. We can help prepare and file early warning reports, alternative monthly reports, reports of exempt distribution, press releases, SEDI filings and other materials.
We provide corporate and entity management services to domestic and international clients. Collaborating closely with other law firms, tax advisors, and global service providers, we often act as our clients' single point of contact in Canada to deliver seamless corporate solutions. Read more about our entity management services here.
Canadian inbound and outbound transactions. Leveraging our international experience and global network, we can coordinate or provide the right legal advice - wherever in the world it is needed.
We help clients establish strong corporate governance frameworks and guide them through high-stakes decisions and special situations. We advise boards, special committees and directors on best practices for corporate governance and strategic leadership.
Having a shareholders' agreement can be a fundamental step in the long-term success of your business and business partnerships. We help our clients plan and implement how decisions will get made, how money will flow and how their shareholders will exit. We also advise our clients on compliance with existing shareholders' agreements and related obligations.
Our lawyers act as Canadian resident and nominee directors, providing clients with trusted local representation to meet regulatory and corporate governance requirements.
We often work alongside experts in tax, finance, litigation, family law, and estate planning to negotiate and implement debt and equity restructurings and reorganizations.
We work with public and private companies, as well as investors, to structure and close successful equity and debt financings. Our clients include private equity funds, individual investors, start-ups, growth-stage companies, and reporting issuers. We have special expertise in secured debt financings and can help prepare for and navigate secured creditor relationships.
