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Archer, Marcus W. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (403) 267-9547 marcus.archer@nortonrosefulbright.com Marcus Archer focuses on public and private debt (investment grade and high yield), hybrid securities and equity financings, public and private mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, reorganizations and purchases, and sales of businesses and assets – acting for corporations, creditors, and investment banks. He also assists clients with corporate governance, regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure, and general corporate and commercial matters. He joined the firm's Calgary office as an articling student in 1998 and became a partner in 2006. Au, Alethea Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5514 aau@stikeman.com Alethea Au is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group (with a focus on technology companies). She has counselled a range of clients including private equity funds, strategic corporate buyers, and founder clients across various industries in complex matters related to mergers and acquisitions, including structuring, risk mitigation, divestitures, minority and majority investments, use of representation and warranty insurance and related transactional and transitional issues. She also has expertise in a wide range of corporate commercial matters relating to information technology, including technology exploitation (development and commercialization) and e-commerce, licensing, joint ventures, business process outsourcings, general corporate commercial and corporate governance matters. Her experience extends across different industries including financial services, insurance, retail, telecommunications and the provision of soware and related services. e extent of Alethea's expertise and experience in both M&A and technology allows her to provide valued advice to clients in an efficient and practical manner in both M&A transactions and ongoing corporate commercial transactions (especially in the technology sector). Bachynski, Jared Stikeman Elliott LLP > (604) 631-1430 jbachynski@stikeman.com Jared Bachynski is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Group and is also a member of the Technology Group. Jared advises clients on a range of Canadian and cross-border transactional matters, including public and private M&A, public and private equity financing, growth equity investments, joint ventures and general corporate and securities law matters. He also has experience advising private equity funds on completing investments and managing portfolio companies across a range of industries. In addition, Jared works with founders of startup companies in formation and financing of new ventures. Bain, David R. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (604) 641-4812 david.bain@nortonrosefulbright.com David Bain practises commercial law with a focus on debt financing. Since 1983 he has advised a wide range of clients on various aspects of commercial law with particular emphasis on debt financing and lending transactions, including project finance. He serves clients including Canadian and foreign banks and non-bank and private lenders, as well as corporate borrowers in a variety of industries. Over the past 38 years he has been involved in many of BC's most significant financings, involving borrowers in the forest industry, marine transportation, real estate development, manufacturing, aviation, and knowledge-based industries. He has provided counsel on many cross-border loan transactions and syndicated financings. His project finance experience has involved infrastructure projects (including public-private partnerships), as well as alternative energy projects. In addition, he has extensive experience in advising institutional lenders and finance companies on consumer lending issues. His commercial practice includes acting for buyers, sellers, and lessors of aircra and negotiating various commercial arrangements. He serves as a trusted advisor to a number of clients with respect to their financing and business activities. Beaudry, Marie-Andrée Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3663 mabeaudry@stikeman.com Marie-Andrée Beaudry is a partner and member of the Tax Group. She specializes in cross-border corporate taxation. She develops tax strategies for Canadian and international expansion, including merger and acquisition structures and strategic repatriation plans. Her main areas of practice include the following: mergers and acquisitions of businesses, corporate reorganization, debt restructuring, cross-border financing, national and international tax consolidation, and public offerings. She also advises on tax issues relating to insolvency matters, Canadian power projects and cross-border real estate investments. www.lexpert.ca 25 Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers