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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers www.lexpert.ca 83 Mah, Cherie Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 632-3532 cmah@blg.com Cherie Mah acts for lenders – both private lenders and financial institutions – and borrowers in a variety of debt- financing and lending transactions. She provides lending and financing expertise to clients looking to complete corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, and involving operating and term credit facilities across all market levels. Mah focuses on real estate and construction financings related to the acquisition, development and refinancing of various real estate assets such as land acquisitions, shopping centres, office buildings, industrial and mixed-use residential properties. She advises on issues relating to the Land Title Act and the Personal Property Security Act, and has assisted lenders with developing standard forms for loan, security and related agreements, as well as establishing lending practices and procedures for commercial mortgage and other real estate-based lending programs. She regularly acts for sureties in connection with deposit protection facilities and advises on the Real Estate Development Marketing Act. Mah is also a member of the Alberta Law Society and routinely acts on transactions with both a BC and Alberta component. Mahood, Robin McCarthy Tétrault LLP (604) > 643-5911 rmahood@mccarthy.ca Robin is a Partner in the firm's Business Law Group in Vancouver. He advises private and public corporations in a wide range of industries regarding mergers and acquisitions, financing activities, infrastructure projects, shareholder matters, corporate governance and day-to-day commercial matters. Recent transactional experience includes advising Canadian, US and international acquirers and targets in respect of domestic and cross-border financing and M&A transactions in the oil and gas, chemicals, mining, renewable energy, infrastructure, hospitality and technology sectors. Mak, Ian McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7528 imak@mccarthy.ca Ian Mak is a partner in the Financial Services Group in Toronto. He has a corporate practice specializing in all aspects of leveraged finance, banking, and secured lending. Ian is a key advisor to Canadian banks and other major international institutional lenders and alternative capital providers in the negotiation and structuring of corporate and commercial credit facilities. In addition, he regularly acts for industry-leading private equity funds, alternative asset managers and other financial sponsors in the negotiation and structuring of complex debt arrangements in connection with leveraged buyouts, recapitalization transactions, mergers & acquisitions, and other strategic investments across diversified sectors including technology and infrastructure. Ian also has a deep understanding of the Canadian and US credit markets and regularly advises on complex cross-border transactions. Ian received his BBA (Business Administration) from Simon Fraser University in 2004 and his JD from Osgoode Hall in 2007. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Canadian Bar Association, and the Ontario Bar Association. Within the firm, he is a member of the Professional Resources Committee responsible for the development, support and management of the firm's Business Law associates. Mann, Jonah Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5518 jmann@stikeman.com Jonah Mann is head of the corporate department and a member of the Toronto diversity, equity, & inclusion committee. His practice focuses on Mergers & Acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, and securities law compliance matters. Jonah regularly acts for Canadian public companies and leading investment banks on complex capital markets transactions including IPOs, acquisition financing, cross-border offerings, takeover bids, and business combinations. He also frequently represents Canadian and US private equity firms on public and private M&A transactions and strategic investments across a range of industries. Mann, Valerie C. Lawson Lundell LLP > (604) 631-9173 vcmann@lawsonlundell.com Valerie is an M&A, private equity/venture fund and corporate partner and Chair of the firm's Technology Group and the Social Impact and Sustainable Business Group. Her practice is transactional and advisory. She acts for public and private companies, private equity firms, and institutional investors. She has been involved in transactions for private and public companies including M&A, financing, and corporate reorganizations, as well as strategic alliances and joint ventures. She has experience in private equity and venture fund formations. Val has been lead counsel in multiple large mid-market transactions including in the resource/commodities, real property, and manufacturing sectors, in addition to acquisition activity in the tech sector. In 2017, Val obtained her ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Rotman School of Management. e Best Lawyers in Canada recognizes Val for Corporate, M&A, and Technology Law. She was named to the Women's Executive Network's Top 100 in Canada in 2018, was named the 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Law in Vancouver by Best Lawyers, and named by Business in Vancouver to their BC500 List (2021–23) of the most influential business leaders for Commercial Law and won their Influential Women in Business award in 2021.

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