Aziz, Andrew W.
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-6840
aaziz@osler.com
Mr. Aziz focuses on corpor-
ate fi nance, investment funds
and fi nancial institutions
work. Extensive ETFs and
retail structured products ex-
perience. Also specializes in
M&A for fi nancial services
fi rms, and investment fund
mergers and restructurings.
Balfour, Richard J.
Torys LLP
(416) 865-7339
rbalfour@torys.com
Mr. Balfour practises cor-
porate and securities law.
Emphasis on M&A and
complex corporate trans-
actions. Expertise in inter-
national transactions, and
in advising governments on
securities regulatory matters
and business transactions.
Barnes, Jeff
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6720
jbarnes@blg.com
Member of BLG's Securities
& Capital Markets Group.
Practises principally in
M&A, corporate govern-
ance, board advice and
shareholder activism,
mining, debt and equity
fi nancings, restructurings,
reorganizations, privatiza-
tions and infrastructure.
Baldwin,
Christopher G.
Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9151
cbaldwin@lawson-
lundell.com
Mr. Baldwin advises on mine
development, construc-
tion, operation and mining
M&A in Canada and the
world. Practice includes
mining contracts with
foreign governments, IBAs
with Aboriginal groups,
JVs, royalties, strategic alli-
ances and partnerships.
Barbeau, Marc B.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-3212
mbarbeau@stikeman.com
Mr. Barbeau is on the fi rm's
Partnership Board and mem-
ber of the M&A group. He
practises in M&A, reorgan-
izations, corporate govern-
ance, including advising
boards of directors and man-
agement. Adjunct Professor
at McGill's Faculty of Law.
Barrett, Roderick F.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5524
rbarrett@stikeman.com
Senior partner in the cor-
porate group and former
Toronto managing partner.
Practice emphasizes private
equity including fund forma-
tion, mergers & acquisitions
both public and private, debt
and equity fi nancing for both
issuers and lenders/investors.
INBOUND
INVESTMENT
CANADIAN COMPANIES SHOULD ex-
pect more inbound investment M&A activity,
in particular from the
US, where they have a
currency advantage, strong balance sheets and
private equity sitting on piles of dry powder,
says Emmanuel Pressman, a Toronto partner
and Co-chair of the Corporate Department at
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
LLP. "! ere's a lot
of money that still needs to be put to work."
FOREIGN INVESTMENT INTO CANADA IS LIKELY
TO STAY STRONG DUE TO A NUMBER OF FACTORS,
SAY CANADIAN CORPORATE LAWYERS BY BEV CLINE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
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