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64 www.lexpert.ca Grant, Vanessa Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (416) 216-4056 vanessa.grant@nortonrosefulbright.com Vanessa Grant practises business law in our Toronto office. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate governance for public and private corporations, including private equity and venture capital. She also provides ongoing general corporate and commercial legal advice to a number of clients. She has worked with several national and international clients in various industries, with a particular focus on technology companies, life sciences companies, and REITs. Graves, Brian Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (416) 865-4517 bgraves@fasken.com Brian Graves advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, commercial and securities law matters. Brian works primarily with clients in the mining and metals industry with a particular focus on cross-border transactions, and among other things is considered an authority on metal streaming and royalty transactions. Brian regularly acts as a trusted advisor to clients on M&A deals for Canadian and foreign clients, including takeover bids, plans of arrangement, reverse takeovers, asset and share purchases and related-party transactions. In the mining and metals space, in addition to metal streams and royalties, Brian also advises on other commercial arrangements such as complex joint ventures, earn- ins, operating agreements, o ake and refining arrangements, and lending transactions. In the corporate finance area, he is frequently involved in public and private securities offerings, stock exchange listings and securities regulatory matters. Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Gordon, Heidi McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-8176 hgordon@mccarthy.ca Heidi Gordon is a partner in McCarthy Tétrault's M&A, Corporate & Securities practice. She focuses on representing public and private buyers and target companies on a variety of domestic and cross-border acquisition and disposition transactions, and other corporate and securities matters, including capital raising, disclosure, governance and corporate restructuring. Heidi has deep experience across a variety of industries, including private equity and real estate. Heidi is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in her areas of practice, including being named a Lexpert Rising Star – Canada's Leading Lawyers Under 40, in 2022. She frequently speaks and writes on M&A, corporate governance and related topics, including teaching a seminar on public M&A for the advanced securities law program at Western University, and serving on the faculty of e Directors College, a leading university accredited corporate director development program. Previously she served on the Toronto Steering Committee of Women in Capital Markets. Heidi received a BA (Hons.) in Philosophy and Ethics from Western University, and a JD from Queen's University. Gosselin, Éric McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (514) 397-4271 egosselin@mccarthy.ca Éric Gosselin is McCarthy Tétrault LLP's National Leader, Practices, People and Professional Development. He is widely recognized for his experience in all aspects of corporate and commercial work, and for his depth of expertise representing clients in the food, beverage and agribusiness sectors. His practice covers areas including M&A, finance, JVs and partnerships, and he serves as the firm's relationship partner for such major clients as General Mills, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Molson Coors, Olymel, Diageo Canada, S.C. Johnson and the Société des alcools du Québec. He successfully represents a number of businesses and financial institutions operating in agribusiness, especially in the areas of food processing and alcoholic beverage manufacturing. Éric takes a pragmatic and business-driven approach when advising clients on acquisitions, regulations and general commercial law. Éric's experience includes regional, national and cross-border transactions in a range of industries. Gowdy, Claire Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (416) 868-3541 cgowdy@fasken.com Claire Gowdy is a Business Law partner in the Firm's Toronto office with a practice focused on private mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, complex commercial transactions, and general corporate matters. Claire advises domestic and foreign private equity investors and companies on their transactions in a broad range of industries including mining and natural resources, technology, industrials, and healthcare. With a strong track record of assisting clients with investment opportunities and commercial ventures, and an instinct for negotiating the best outcomes, Claire deploys a practical, perceptive, and business-driven approach to clients' transactions.

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