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68 www.lexpert.ca Horn, Sidney M. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3342 smhorn@stikeman.com Sidney Horn is a senior counsel in the corporate group, focusing on commercial, corporate, and securities law, advising large domestic and international corporations on complex questions concerning finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, and corporate governance. Sidney has developed experience in complex transactions requiring creative solutions. He represents private equity firms in their investments in private and public corporations, as well as corporations and independent directors in transactions such as going-private transactions, related-party transactions, and insider bids. Hudec, Albert J. FARRIS > (604) 661-9356 ahudec@farris.com Senior counsel Al Hudec currently focuses his practice on private and public M&A transactions in the resource, technology and food and beverage sectors, including those involving Indigenous parties or Indigenous Equity Investment. He has been lead lawyer on many of Canada's most significant resource transactions involving First Nations over the last 20 years. Al is an M&A and Corporate Governance practitioner with over 40 years of practical experience in all legal aspects of securities and corporate finance, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance and independent committee representation, with emphasis on the North American resource (mining, forestry, oil & gas, green energy), infrastructure, and technology industries. Al writes and speaks frequently on a variety of legal topics relating to resource law, Indigenous law, mergers & acquisitions and the food and beverage industry. Al is repeatedly recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada, as a Lexpert Leading Lawyer, and is recognized in Lexpert Special Editions on Energy, Mining, Infrastructure, and Finance and M&A. Certified Financial Analyst (1994). Called to Bars of Alberta (1981) and BC (1994). Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Holmstrom, Jon J. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (416) 865-5125 jholmstrom@fasken.com Jon Holmstrom's practice is focused on corporate and commercial banking transactions, cross-border acquisition financing, project finance (mining, wind power and infrastructure), derivative products, corporate loan workouts and restructurings and securitizations. He was also the former Leader of the firm's Banking & Finance group. Jon provides strategic advice to both financial institutions and commercial borrowers across a multiplicity of industries. Jon is actively involved in structuring and documenting financial, equity and commodity derivative transactions for financial institutions, mutual funds and other end-users. Honeyman, Jennifer Stikeman Elliott LLP > (604) 631-1371 jhoneyman@stikeman.com Jennifer is a partner in the corporate and securities practice group. She has a broad practice advising both public and private companies on a wide range of transactions and corporate matters, with a focus on Mergers & Acquisitions, private equity, equity capital markets, and joint ventures. Jennifer has extensive experience in cross-border transactions and has advised clients in transactions involving a broad range of industries including mining, technology, forestry, distribution, retail, and manufacturing. Horn, Samantha G. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5636 sghorn@stikeman.com Samantha Horn is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and private equity groups. Her practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital financing. She is highly experienced both in investments and buyout transactions, with particular experience concerning matters in the life sciences and technology sectors. She operates a market-leading transactional practice in the private equity space, covering a wide range of M&A and financing mandates, along with fund formation experience. Samantha is a former member of the management committee in the Toronto office and formerly served as co-head of the mergers & acquisitions and private equity groups. She is a recipient of the 2017 Women's Executive Network's Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in the "Hall of Fame" category and in the "KPMG Professionals" category (2014, 2015, and 2016), recognizing her significant impact to the legal profession and her leadership role within the firm.