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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers www.lexpert.ca 87 McGlaughlin, Grant E. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (416) 865-4382 gmcglaughlin@fasken.com Grant McGlaughlin is co-leader of the Private Equity Group and practises in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, governance and sensitive and complex transactions. He provides superior service and legal advice to public and private issuers, underwriters and private equity funds in a broad range of industries including mining and natural resources, technology and industrial. Grant has an extensive corporate practice providing general legal and strategic advice to corporate clients, their senior management and boards of directors with regard to many aspects of their business affairs, including regulatory compliance and governance, providing solutions to meet their business objectives and providing special committee advice. Grant has extensive experience with complex corporate transactions, including public offerings and private placements, insolvency-based transactions and reorganizations and domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. In 2011, Grant was appointed by the Ontario Securities Commission to the Securities Advisory Committee for a three-year term. e 12-member committee advises the Ontario Securities Commission on legislative and policy initiatives, and capital market trends. McGrath, Shevaun McCarthy Tétrault LLP > (416) 601-7970 shmcgrath@mccarthy.ca Shevaun McGrath is a partner in the firm's Toronto office, Co-Head of McCarthy Tétrault's National Private Equity Group and a member of the firm's Senior Leadership Team, as National Leader of Strategic Initiatives. An accomplished deal-maker, Shevaun was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada (Canadian Lawyer 2024), for her expertise in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets. She advises domestic and foreign companies, both public and private, on their M&A, divesture and capital raising activities. In her private equity practice, Shevaun represents institutional investors in their investment activities, including direct investments, investments in private equity and other alternative investment funds and fund formation. Shevaun has acted on some of Canada's most high-profile transactions including advising the Investors Committee in the C$33B Canadian asset-backed commercial paper crisis and Vista Equity Partners' US$4.4B take private of DH Corporation, one of the largest take privates in Canada. McIlwain, Greg McMillan LLP > (403) 231-8375 greg.mcilwain@mcmillan.ca Greg McIlwain is Calgary Office Management Partner and Group Head, Cross-border Transactions and Investment into Canada at McMillan LLP. His practice focuses on complex transactions including international and domestic mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and joint ventures. Assisting on international transactions is a particular area of strength, and Greg regularly advises clients seeking to invest or do business in Canada. Recognizing this expertise, US and international law firms o en call on Greg to advise their clients on transactions in Canada. In addition to recognition in e Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a leading lawyer in Corporate Mid-Market, Greg is recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as a leader in Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Greg is also a director of Canada Artistic Swimming, the governing body for the sport of artistic swimming in Canada and Canada's national artistic swimming teams, and the Calgary chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, part of a global community of middle-market M&A deal-makers and business leaders focused on driving growth. McLean, Andrew Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (416) 367-6043amclean@blg.com Andrew McLean is a partner in BLG's Securities and Capital Markets Group in Toronto. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law including mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance and other commercial matters. He also works with a number of securities registrants in connection with the formation, management and operation of investment funds in Canada. McLean acts for public and private companies, private equity firms, institutional and strategic investors, and investment dealers in a wide range of industry sectors. Called to the Ontario Bar in 2014. McNally, Patrick Stikeman Elliott LLP > (403) 266-9080 pmcnally@stikeman.com Patrick McNally is a partner in the corporate group whose practice focuses on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and securities. He acts for numerous private and public companies, and offers advice regarding corporate finance, asset and share transactions, joint ventures, reorganizations, and recapitalizations. Patrick also advises public entities with respect to corporate governance and compliance matters. Patrick works closely with clients to develop and implement material advances in environmental, social, governance, and sustainability efforts. His experience includes working closely with clients partnering with Indigenous communities in the development of energy projects and in the implementation of certain sustainability-linked financial instruments.

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