Bish, David
Torys LLP
(416) 865-7353
dbish@torys.com
Mr. Bish is highly regarded
for his bankruptcy and
insolvency expertise in
providing creative solutions
for clients navigating – or
seeking to avoid altogether
– distressed circumstances
(whether their own or
those of another party).
Blouin, Michel
Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P.
(514) 877-3041
mblouin@lavery.ca
Mr. Blouin's securities prac-
tice for the mining industry
engages incorporations,
M&A and reorganizations.
He advises on a broad
range of matters including
mobilization of capital,
issuance of securities and
international agreements.
Boislard, Michel
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(514) 397-7634
mboislard@fasken.com
Mr. Boislard's practice
focuses on securities, M&A
and corporate fi nance. He
acts for public and private
companies in national and
cross-border matters, and has
experience in various sectors,
including high-tech and
biotechnology industries.
Bloom, Brian
Davies Ward Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
(514) 841-6505
bbloom@dwpv.com
Mr. Bloom is a partner in
the Taxation practice. His
practice focuses on income
tax law, with particular
emphasis on M&A, inter-
national tax planning and
transfer pricing. Coordinator
of the Montréal offi ce's
Taxation practice group.
Boidman, Nathan
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(514) 841-6409
nboidman@dwpv.com
Mr. Boidman is a tax partner
advising on international
M&A, fi nancings, joint ven-
tures, partnerships and busi-
ness trusts. He counsels on
CRA cross-border disputes,
including transfer pricing
and tax-related cross-border
personal investment matters.
Bomhof, Scott A.
Torys LLP
(416) 865-7370
sbomhof@torys.com
Mr. Bomhof 's practice
focuses on corporate
restructurings, reorganiza-
tions and insolvency, with
a focus on cross-border
proceedings and distressed
M&A transactions.
Indeed, the UK is an active hub of activ-
ity for investors engaging in or exploring
M&A opportunities in Canada. "As much
as we in North America get so centred on
New York being a fi nancial centre, we need
to remember London is a tremendous fi -
nancial centre," says Cameron Belsher, an
M&A partner in the Business Law Group
at McCarthy Tétrault
LLP in Vancouver.
"It's an aggregator of funds from Europe,
but more importantly, it's an aggregator of
funds from the Middle East, whose funds
are immense, from private enterprise and
also from state-sponsored funds."
Still, when talking trends, the US appears
to be top of mind.
Leopold says an important trend is the
increasing role of
US private-equity funds
in Canadian middle-market deals. He says
there has been a material increase in the
number of Canadian middle-market deals
involving
US private-equity funds because
pricing in Canada for deals in this space is
generally less expensive than equivalent
deals in the US market.
! e defi nition of what constitutes
"middle market" is somewhat fl uid and has
"AS MUCH AS WE IN NORTH
AMERICA GET SO CENTRED ON
NEW YORK BEING A FINANCIAL
CENTRE, WE NEED TO REMEMBER
LONDON IS A TREMENDOUS
FINANCIAL CENTRE. IT'S AN
AGGREGATOR OF FUNDS FROM
EUROPE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
IT'S AN AGGREGATOR OF FUNDS
FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, WHOSE
FUNDS ARE IMMENSE, FROM
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND ALSO
FROM STATE-SPONSORED FUNDS."
– Cameron Belsher, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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