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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers www.lexpert.ca 91 Naud, Anne-Marie Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (418) 640-2009 anaud@fasken.com Anne-Marie Naud is a partner, market leader of the Corporate/Commercial group within the Quebec City office and co- leader of the Firm's Agribusiness, Food & Beverage group. Her practice focuses on the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate governance. Anne-Marie is known for her calm demeanour and concentration, and many public and private corporations from the traditional, agricultural and technology sectors rely on Anne-Marie to head mergers and acquisitions, financings and reorganizations. She also has vast experience in securities and the dra ing and negotiation of various commercial agreements, including franchise, operating and distribution agreements in various sectors, including agriculture and food. Nawata, Denise FARRIS > (604) 661-1746 dnawata@farris.com Denise Nawata is a corporate-commercial partner practising in the fields of corporate finance & securities, cross-border mergers & acquisitions, and corporate governance law. Her practice is focused on complex business transactions, for both public and private companies at various stages of their corporate growth. Denise acts for clients in a wide range of industries, including natural resources (with extensive experience in mining and oil & gas transactions), technology, and life sciences. Denise was named as one of the Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 in 2016; a Lexpert Lawyer to Watch in 2017; recognized as a Lexpert Leading Lawyer in Canada and in Lexpert Special Editions – Energy & Mining and Finance & M&A for 2024; and an ALM Leading 500 Cross-Border for 2025. She is also recognized in e Best Lawyers in Canada directory for 2025 for her work in mergers & acquisitions, corporate, and securities law. Admitted to the Alberta Bar (2005) and British Columbia Bar (2006). Neighbor, Mark McMillan LLP > (604) 691-7439 mark.neighbor@mcmillan.ca Mark Neighbor practises business law with a focus on capital markets and securities matters. His exceptional expertise encompasses going-public transactions, equity and debt financing, and public mergers and acquisitions. Representing clients in Canada and abroad, Mark has developed deep industry knowledge in the mining and technology sectors. Mark assists clients with listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Canadian Securities Exchange through qualifying transactions, reverse takeovers and initial public offerings. Advising on a wide range of complex transactional matters, Mark also helps clients through asset and share acquisitions, going-private transactions, corporate reorganizations and spinouts. He also provides advice on continuous disclosure, corporate governance and stock exchange requirements. Neveu, Marie-Josée Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP > (514) 397-4304 mneveu@fasken.com Since January 1st, 2024, Marie-Josée Neveu has been the new Chair of the Partnership Board at Fasken. A member of the Board since 2021, Marie-Josée has been with the Firm for close to 30 years and a partner for 20. She has been recognized for her deep extensive experience in governance, and sits on a number of external boards such as Centraide of Greater Montreal and Tourisme Montréal. Marie-Josée Neveu specializes in corporate and securities law. Her practice is focused on public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing and corporate governance. Marie-Josée handles friendly and contested transactions of all kinds, including public offerings, private mergers and acquisitions and statutory arrangements. She represents public companies, underwriters and investors in relation to public offerings or private placements. Marie-Josée has specific expertise in hostile takeovers and represents large corporations in high-profile complex transactions. She also advises boards of directors, special committees, executives and major shareholders on various transactions and matters involving disclosure, shareholder proposals, proxy contests, corporate governance and other corporate issues in general. Nigro, Mario Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-6810 mnigro@stikeman.com Mario Nigro is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and private equity & venture capital groups and a member of the firm's partnership board. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, financings and complex corporate reorganizations, and general business law. Mario has extensive experience working with private equity firms, search funds, independent sponsors, and venture capital firms on sophisticated transactions including acquisitions and dispositions. He has also worked on a variety of Canadian private equity fund transactions including buyouts, leveraged buyouts, and secondaries, for leading private equity firms. Mario also routinely advises owner operators who are looking at selling their businesses. He has worked with both entrepreneurs looking to sell a minority interest to grow their businesses and owners looking for a complete exit. Mario has significant experience across all industries and has represented some of the leading food, retail, services, technology, and manufacturing businesses in Canada including a leading provider of outsourced office and workplace solutions. He works with a number of fast- growing technology companies through their acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and growth capital transactions.

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