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CORPORATE FINANCE & SECURITIES
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Managing partner of the Montréal offi ce and formerly a member of the fi rm's Executive
Committee. Practices in corporate fi nance, mergers & acquisitions and strategic
ventures, including in the technology and life sciences sectors. Acts for many Canadian
and US private-equity funds in connection with their investments, divestitures, buyouts
and fund formations, investment banks and a range of companies in private and public
fi nancings. Participates on the boards of a number of companies, a member of the Board
of Directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada and was Co-chair of Réseau
Capital (Québec's private-equity and venture capital association) from 2010 to 2013.
Named one of Canada's "Top 40 Under 40" in the November/December 2004 issue
of Lexpert® magazine. Ranked as a leading practitioner in eight categories, including
Private Equity, Corporate Finance & Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions by ! e
Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. Listed in ! e Best Lawyers in Canada. Became a
member of the New York and Québec Bars in 1990.
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Partner in the Capital Markets, M&A, Corporate/Commercial, Private Equity
and Mining practices. Olivier Désilets specializes in corporate and securities law with
an emphasis on corporate fi nance and M&A and has extensive experience in public
off erings, hostile and friendly take-over bids, plans of arrangement, private placements,
public and private asset and share purchase transactions, corporate governance matters,
as well as general securities law compliance. He regularly advises clients on cross-border
transactional matters. Recognized as a leading practitioner of securities law by ! e Best
Lawyers in Canada. He is the Chair of the Students/Stagiaires Evaluation Committee
in Montréal and a member of both the Associate Evaluation Committee in Montréal
and the interview team of the Students/Stagiaires Recruitment Committee in Montréal.
Université de Montréal, LLB, 1996. Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, 1993 Conventum. Called
to the Québec Bar in 1998.
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Partner in the Capital Markets, M&A and Corporate/Commercial practices. Capital
Markets Practice Group coordinator for the Montréal offi ce and a member of the fi rm's
opinion committee. Neil Kravitz specializes in M&A and securities law and has extensive
transactional experience in public off erings, hostile and friendly take-over bids, plans of
arrangement, private placements, public-private asset and share purchase transactions,
as well as corporate governance matters. Recognized in ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer
Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada in the area of Corporate Finance. Named
a leading lawyer in Capital Markets by IFLR1000: ! e Guide to the World's Leading
Financial Law Firms. Recognized as a leading practitioner of securities law by ! e Best
Lawyers in Canada. Named one of Lexpert®'s "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40"
in 2006 and named one of "20 corporate lawyers to watch" in the 2007 edition of this
publication. LLB BCL, McGill University (Gold Medal), 1996. Called to the Québec
Bar in 1997.
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Robert Paré practices mainly in the areas of governance, mergers & acquisitions and
securities law. He is recognized as one of Canada's most distinguished business lawyers
by leading legal publications. He has worked for corporate issuers and underwriters in
several public issues domestically and internationally. In collaboration with colleagues
in the credit and insolvency section, Paré has advised businesses in fi nancial diffi culty
as to their recapitalization alternatives. He also acts as counsel in Canada and overseas
on large-scale acquisition projects and for special committees of boards of directors
and parties in connection with take-over bids. Paré speaks regularly in the context of
professional training programs and at seminars on specialized topics related to his area
of practice. He was called to the Québec Bar in 1977.
Shahir
Guindi
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
Tel: (514) 904-8126
Fax: (514) 904-8101
Montréal
Olivier
Désilets
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (514) 841-6561
Fax: (514) 841-6499
Montréal
Neil Kravitz
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (514) 841-6522
Fax: (514) 841-6499
Montréal
Robert Paré
Fasken
Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
Tel: (514) 397-7517
Fax: (514) 397-7600
Montréal
sguindi@osler.com
odesilets@dwpv.com
nkravitz@dwpv.com
rpare@fasken.com
