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    Our Securities group professionals provide legal and strategic advice in connection with securities transactions, litigation, and securities inquiries and investigations.

    Our lawyers have completed 60+ stock exchange listings, reverse takeovers (RTOs) and initial public offerings (IPOs), and 100+ private equity and debt placements for dozens of Canadian issuers and investors and purchasers in the North American market. We provide decision-makers with a full range of highly reliable capital markets services and listings on all Canadian stock exchanges—the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) and the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE)—in addition to takeover bids and governance.

    We have in-depth knowledge of venture capital in Canada. In particular, the firm is no stranger to the TSX Venture Exchange’s Capital Pool Company (CPC) Program. Since the exchange listing program’s inception, our Securities team has been a trailblazer in Québec, guiding dozens of start-ups from a wide range of industries through their Canadian IPOs. The founding shareholders of these emerging companies have leveraged best-in-class legal and business advice, including tax counsel, to further their growth and development goals.

    In addition, our firm has a group of lawyers specializing in litigation and regulatory inquiries and investigations who participate in inspections, inquiries and investigations by regulatory authorities, as well as securities litigation and class actions affecting all parties that may be involved. Lastly, we have supported reporting issuers in proxy contests.

    Our Securities team can meet your needs regarding:

    • Reverse takeover bids (RTOs)
    • Stock market listings and going-private transactions
    • Initial public offerings (IPOs)
    • Private placements of equity and debt securities
    • Takeover bids and plans of arrangement
    • Executive compensation (ESG factors)
    • Digital assets and blockchain
    • Regulatory inspections, inquiries and investigations (CIRO, AMF, MFDA and CSF)
    • Class actions based on false and misleading information in the primary and secondary markets
    • Compliance with legislation and regulations governing securities and continuous disclosure obligations

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    Publications
    February 7th, 2024

    Stock option plans in Québec: key considerations
    Established companies as well as start-ups use long-term incentive plans (“LTIPs”) to attract talent, retain key employees, directors and executives (collectively, the “Beneficiaries”), and align their interests with those of shareholders. LTIPs are particularly relevant amid high competition and labour shortages. One of the most common types is the stock option plan (“SOP”), which sets […]
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    Publications
    November 30th, 2023

    The SCC issues a landmark ruling on the territorial jurisdiction of Québec’s administrative tribunals
    The recent ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada in Sharp v. Autorité des marchés financiers1 will have far reaching implications in the fields of administrative law, international private law, and securities law in Québec. Québec’s securities regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”), brought proceedings before Québec’s Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal (“FMAT”) against four British […]
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    Publications
    November 24th, 2023

    Navigating corporate governance for venture issuers in Canada – Part 1: board composition, board committees and essential policies for robust corporate governance
    Introduction Embarking on the journey of going public on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) or the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “CSE”) in Canada is a momentous step for emerging companies (also referred to as “venture issuers”). This transition opens up new avenues for capital acquisition and provides access to a broader spectrum of investors. […]
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    August 10th, 2021

    Langlois Lawyers and Séguin Racine Attorneys join forces
    Langlois Lawyers is pleased to announce that it is joining forces with Séguin Racine Attorneys Ltd., a firm specializing in business transactions, in order to offer a broad range of business law services with expanded capabilities in the following areas of expertise: Securities, Capital markets and financial services, Taxation and Mergers & acquisitions.
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