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76 www.lexpert.ca Lexpert-ranked leading finance and M&A lawyers 76 www.lexpert.ca Martindale, Graeme D. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) > (604) 640-4179 gmartindale@blg.com Graeme Martindale is a partner in the BLG Vancouver office. His practice focuses on the areas of securities and capital markets. Martindale advises clients in a range of matters, including corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, mining, and corporate law. He acts for public companies, investment dealers, REITs, boards, and special committees, advising on initial public offerings, public and private equity and debt financings, compliance matters, and corporate governance. Martindale also assists clients with disclosure obligations regarding National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. He has been recognized by Chambers Canada/ Global, in The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and IFLR1000. Graeme was also named as one of Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 (2016) and as Vancouver Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance Practice in The Best Lawyers in Canada (2018). Martorelli, Peter Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP > (416) 367-7559 pmartorelli@dwpv.com A partner in our Finance practice, Peter routinely acts for all major Canadian banks on a wide variety of complex financing transactions, with particular emphasis on Canadian and cross-border private equity sponsor acquisition finance. He also advises clients on investment grade loans, capital call facilities, equity margin loans, and asset-based lending. Select Recognitions: Best Lawyers Canada; Lexpert (CLLD); Legal 500 Canada; IFLR1000 (Banking); and Lexpert Special Edition (Finance). Massé, David Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-3685 dmasse@stikeman.com David Massé is a partner and head of the Montreal office's securities and public Mergers & Acquisitions group. Da- vid has extensive experience focused primarily on corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, and corporate governance. He has been counsel to strategic purchasers, financial sponsors, private equity funds, pension funds, and boards of directors in several complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including going-private transactions and initial public offerings. He is involved in a wide range of industry sectors including power and renewable energy, mining, aviation, telecommunications, technology, pharmaceuticals, and enter- tainment. David has been recognised by various industry publications including international directories, as a leading lawyer in the areas of corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate commercial, and mining. In 2007 and 2008, David garnered international experience working in the London office of Stikeman Elliott. He is a member of the Montreal office's finance committee. Mathieu, Frank Stikeman Elliott LLP > (514) 397-2442 fmathieu@stikeman.com Frank Mathieu is a partner and head of the Montreal office's Tax group. His practice focuses on all areas of Canadian income tax law, including complex tax aspects of public and private mergers & acquisitions, strategic investments and joint ventures, and corporate reorganisations and restructurings in a domestic and cross-border context. With over 15 years of extensive experience, Frank is often sought after by foreign clients and counsel, including private equity funds, for his knowledgeable tax structuring advice on Canadian investments by foreign entities. Frank is recognized as a leading tax lawyer in Canada by the legal industry's most prominent directories, including Chambers and Lexpert. He is also a frequent lecturer and speaker at various industry conferences. McClure, Neville J. Stikeman Elliott LLP > (604) 631-1324 nmcclure@stikeman.com Neville McClure practises in Stikeman Elliott's corporate and Securities group. As a key partner in the firm's global mining group, his securities practice focuses on representing issuers and underwriters in the resources sector, includ- ing initial public offerings and public and private equity and debt financings, principally involving issuers for com- panies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange, and the Alternative Investment Market. Neville's corporate practice focuses on asset and share purchase transactions and the provision of general corporate advice to a variety of public and private resource companies.