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www.lexpert.ca 51 Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers Deschamps, Mathieu Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP > (514) 847-4344 mathieu.deschamps@nortonrosefulbright.com Mathieu Deschamps deals with all aspects of corporate and business law. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions as well as setting up complex structures in connection with equity and debt financings, involving both publicly traded and privately held companies. He frequently acts in multi-jurisdictional transactions in Canada, the US, and abroad in various sectors of the economy, including the circular economy, oil and gas and renewable energy, transportation, food, pharmaceutical, financial, insurance, securities advisory and trading, and entertainment industries. He is also involved in the negotiation of shareholders' and partnership agreement as well as various commercial contracts for large corporations, institutional investors, SMEs, and startups. In addition to his practice, Deschamps is currently the leader of the private M&A team for the Montreal office. He also oversees the firm's three-year partnership with Zù to support entrepreneurs in the entertainment and technology sectors by offering them legal assistance services. His past experience as a market analyst for a mining company during his studies allows him to bring industry experience to his work. Désilets, Olivier Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (514) 841-6561 odesilets@dwpv.com Olivier's practice focuses on capital markets and securities, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity. He uses his deep knowledge of securities and corporate law to provide clients with detailed and creative advice. Olivier offers business-minded solutions on a wide variety of corporate finance activities, as well as mergers and acquisitions, and is valued for his ability to navigate complex regulatory and transactional matters. Public companies, investment banks, and private equity funds – Canadian and international – value Olivier's meticulous approach and thoughtful manner. He has significant expertise advising on public M&A and capital markets transactions across a variety of industries, including retail, entertainment, and media. Olivier is a member of the Advisory Committee on Corporate Finance of the Autorité des marchés financiers (Quebec's securities regulatory authority). Olivier is also the coordinator of the Capital Markets practice in the Montreal office. He is a member of our Talent Management Committee. Devereux, Mike Stikeman Elliott LLP > (416) 869-6803 mdevereux@stikeman.com Mike Devereux is a partner in the capital markets and Mergers & Acquisitions groups and a member of the associates committee in the Toronto office. His practice focuses on securities and corporate law, with an emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, private equity transactions, strategic transactions such as joint ventures, partnerships, and significant investments, and corporate finance transactions. Mike has advised issuers, boards of directors, special committees, management teams, private equity sponsors, hedge funds, financial advisors, and other transaction participants in a wide range of M&A transactions, both public and private, as well as issuers and securities dealers in numerous corporate finance transactions. He also regularly advises clients on corporate governance and securities law compliance matters, shareholder activism, and takeover preparedness. Dhaliwal, Mandeep Lawson Lundell LLP > (604) 631-6742 mdhaliwal@lawsonlundell.com Mandeep's practice deals mainly with banks and private lenders in both secured and unsecured financing transactions. Mandeep has experience in the preparation and negotiation of loan and security documentation for real estate financing, including construction lending and permanent financing, subordinated debt financing and related intercreditor arrangements, leasing and other asset-based financing structures, hedging, securitization, and aircraft finance. He serves as counsel to insurance companies in providing secured deposit protection contract facilities under the Real Estate Development and Marketing Act (BC). He has acted on behalf of borrowers in assisting them with international project financing, with a focus on mining and independent power project financings. He is regularly retained by US and Ontario law firms to advise on British Columbia lending, security, and opinion matters. Mandeep also represents clients in a variety of commercial and multiple-unit residential real estate acquisitions. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada for Banking and Finance Law and Project Finance Law, and is recommended by Lexology Index for his banking expertise. He was named the 2023 and 2025 Lawyer of the Year for Banking and Finance Law in Vancouver by Best Lawyers in Canada. Dhaliwal, Nav Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (403) 232-9508 ndhaliwal@blg.com Nav Dhaliwal's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity transactions, corporate governance, shareholder activism, and general securities and corporate law compliance. His extensive mergers and acquisitions practice includes advising clients on public and private mergers, acquisitions, reorganization transactions, takeover bids, amalgamations, plans of arrangement, and private sales. He also advises companies on shareholder activism and corporate governance issue. His corporate finance practice sees him represent both private issuers and publicly traded issuers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, and the TSX Venture Exchange. He also acts for issuers, underwriters, and investors in financing transactions, including public and private offerings of debt; equity and convertible securities; and strategic investments by private equity groups. He was called to the Alberta bar in 2010.