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70 www.lexpert.ca Renton, Darin R. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5635 drenton@stikeman.com Darin Renton is a partner in the Financial Products & Services and Energy – Oil & Gas Groups. His practice focuses on the formation, structuring and distribution of investment funds, including private equity, mortgage, real estate, hedge and closed-end funds, mutual funds, ETFs and flow-through limited partnerships. Darin has structured funds that invest in bitcoin, cryptocurrency, films and litigation. He has significant experience in private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and private placements, including the distribution of offshore funds to institutional inves- tors. He advises fund managers and investment dealers on securities registration, regulatory and compliance matters, and assists strategic investors with corporate governance issues and disclosure obligations for investments in public companies. Riddell, Peter Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4536 peter.riddell@nortonrosefulbright.com Peter's practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, joint venture and other complex commercial arrangements, carve-out transactions, and corporate and commercial law. He represents clients in various industries, including aerospace, agriculture, technology, pharma, renewable energy and entertainment. Peter has developed a relatively broad corporate practice ranging from advising large multinational corporations in the context of cross-border M&A, to smaller emerging scale-ups in early- and later-stage financings. He has a great deal of experience representing Canada-based corporations in connection with their international M&A and other transactions, leveraging NRF's global platform to assist with jurisdiction-specific matters that arise in these transactions. Peter is also a member of the firm's student committee and mentors a number of the younger lawyers. Rolland, Dominique Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-6463 drolland@stikeman.com Dominique Rolland is a partner in the Corporate Group, practising mainly with the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions and Projects & Infrastructure Groups. Since the beginning of his practice, Dominique has been involved in several mergers and acquisitions transactions in the infrastructure and energy industry, in particular on public-private partnerships (PPP) and renewable energy projects across Canada. He has also acquired extensive experience in the area of project development and finance in the infrastructure and energy industry. Romano, Simon A. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5596 sromano@stikeman.com Simon Romano is a partner in the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. His practice focuses on securities, public and private mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. He advises public companies, financial institutions, underwriters, investment funds, private equity funds, real estate investment trusts and income trusts, alternative trading systems and regulatory and self-regulatory organizations. He also advises on corporate governance and executive compensation matters. Simon was instrumental in the structure and launch of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in Canada. As a knowledgeable lawyer with over 30 years of experience, Simon is known to take on the most complex and technical legal challenges in Canadian capital markets. He is highly regarded for his extensive expertise, as recognized by national and international legal directories. Rosenoff, Howard Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3253 hrosenoff@stikeman.com Howard Rosenoff is a partner and Head of the Banking and Real Estate Groups. He also is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. With regard to banking law, he has represented both lenders and borrowers in a variety of financing transactions, including syndicated loans, project financings and asset-based financings. Insofar as project financing is concerned, he has a particular expertise in the financing of films and television programs. His corporate and commercial law practice is focused on private mergers & acquisitions, equity financings, as well as corporate restructurings. In addition, he is experienced in production and distribution matters related to audio-visual work Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers