Private Equity | Venture Capital

When dealing with a complex private investment, the parties involved rely on experienced legal counsel with a proven track record of success. Venture capitalists, angel and institutional investors and entrepreneurs require access to multidisciplinary expertise to guide them through the legal issues of a private equity deal, be it securities laws, fund formation and buyout considerations, mezzanine financing, dealings with investee companies, liquidity events or tax structuring issues.

With experience on all sides of private deals, the Private Equity & Venture Capital Group at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) offers sophisticated corporate finance, business advisory and other legal services to meet the unique needs of all sizes and types of firms, issuers and other entities. Our lawyers combine that legal expertise with cross-border experience, industry knowledge, valuable connections in the world of private capital and a presence in six of Canada's key business centres.

If you are looking for private capital or if you are setting up a fund to make strategic investments, FMC has the experience on both sides of the deal.

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Representative Work
Acted for Ignis Innovation Inc. in its 2011 equity financing by Asian-based investors (June 2011)
Represented a Digital Media Venture Capital investor in a $6 million Series A round of funding in a developer of a software-based wireless infrastructure technology (March - April 2011)
Acting for several angel investors in three international based technology investments (January - April 2011)
Did you know?
The Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory 2011 ranks Tom Houston as a leading private equity lawyer.
FMC has been highly recommended in the area of Venture Capital in Practical Law Company’s PLC Venture Capital multi-jurisdictional guide 2012.
Tom Houston and David Little are endorsed as leading lawyers in Practical Law Company’s PLC Venture Capital multi-jurisdictional guide 2012 in the area of venture capital.
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