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Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers www.lexpert.ca 99 Vieira, Aaron Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5634 avieira@stikeman.com Aaron Vieira is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, capital markets, and securities groups. His practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, including public and private mergers and acquisitions. Aaron has extensive experience advising private equity funds, financial sponsors, and multinational corporations in connection with cross-border and domestic M&A. Aaron also works on matters involving joint ventures and partnerships, complex shareholder agreements, venture capital investments, and other strategic transactions. He represents and acts as a trusted advisor to clients across a broad range of industries, including infrastructure, financial services, technology, food and beverage, telecommunications, mining, manufacturing, real estate, and environmental services. Vineberg, Justin D. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (514) 841-6533 jvineberg@dwpv.com Justin is a partner in the M&A, Corporate, Retail, Life Sciences, Technology, and Communications and Media practices. His clients – primarily venture capitalists; PE funds; entrepreneurs; large Canadian, US, and international enterprises; and high-net-worth individuals – turn to him for advice in structuring and negotiating M&A, divestitures, private placements, shareholder agreements, and joint ventures in Canada and abroad. Justin regularly advises Canadian companies and foreign companies looking to do business in Canada on issues such as product development, strategic alliances, distribution, franchising, collaboration, and licensing. He has significant experience in advising Canadian and international retailers. Justin was chair of the International Private Equity Committee and vice-chair of the M&A Committee of the American Bar Association's International Section. He is a director of Claridge Inc. and a former director of AOL Canada Inc. He currently sits on the board of Breakthrough T1D (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Canada)) and is a member of the Governance Committee of the Jewish General Hospital Foundation. Justin is a member of Davies' Management Committee. Select Recognition: Lexpert 500; Best Lawyers in Canada; Lexpert Rising Stars Waters, Don M.E. McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7920 don.waters@mcmillan.ca Don Waters is a partner and national group coordinator of the firm's Financial Services Group with a focus on domestic and cross-border, corporate finance and structured finance transactions. Don routinely acts for and advises various domestic and international financial institutions, funds, corporate borrowers, private equity funds, and other lenders with respect to a wide variety of industries, asset classes, and finance transactions (including asset based lending, acquisition finance, green and sustainability linked financing, project finance, receivables financing, and securitization and Fintech lending). He has frequently spoken and written on a wide range of topics on asset securitization, secured lending and financing, sustainable and green finance, and personal property security laws. He is recognized by IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide as a leading lawyer in banking, capital markets: debt, capital markets: structured finance and securitization, and by The Best Lawyers in Canada in structured finance law. Don is a member of the firm's ESG Group and co-Chair of the Japan Practice Group. Weinberger, David Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-5515 dweinberger@stikeman.com David Weinberger is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, capital markets, and securities groups, and a member of the associates committee in the Toronto office. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, as well as private equity transactions. David has significant experience advising both bidders and targets in hostile and negotiated merger and acquisition transactions. He has advised underwriters and issuers on numerous financing transactions, including IPOs, bought deals, and private placements in a variety of sectors including real estate, diversified products, retail, technology, media, telecommunications, gaming, and financial services. David's private equity practice focuses on advising on investments, acquisitions, going private, and exit transactions. David's securities practice includes advising public companies on governance, disclosure, and transactional matters. Whitcombe, Michael P. McMillan LLP > (416) 865-7126 michael.whitcombe@mcmillan.ca Michael Whitcombe is a senior partner, past-chairman board of partners, and National Co-Chair of the Private Equity Practice of McMillan LLP. Since 2013, Michael has been recognized as one of Canada's leading business lawyers in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Mid-Market. Principally practises in the areas of negotiated merger and acquisition transactions (domestic and cross-border), private equity investments, strategic alliances, complex commercial arrangements and corporate governance. Regularly advises private equity firms and medium and large corporations (both domestic and international) and their boards of directors in connection with their operations throughout Canada. Has significant industry experience in technology, enterprise software, pharmaceutical, automotive, manufacturing, distribution, service, entertainment, hospitality and tourism sectors. Former Adjunct Professor – Queen's University Law School (2018–2023). Honorary Solicitor for The Arthritis Society and the Oakville Community Foundation and a Director of the MLSE LaunchPad–Youth Centre for Sport Development. Holds a degree in Business Administration in addition to his LLB and LLM.