Pascal de Guise > Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP > Montreal, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
3000-1 Place Ville Marie
Montreal QC H3B 4N8
Canada

Work Department

Securities

Position

Pascal has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He has strong relationships with Quebec institutional investors and businesses. Some of his key clients include Investissement Québec, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Savaria Corporation Desjardins and Fonds de solidarité FTQ.

Memberships

Pascal is a member of the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association’s (CVCA) Private Capital Model Committee and Fund Formation Model Committee, and a former member of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)’s advisory committee. He is also Chair of the Canadian Club of Montréal and a director of the Fondation du Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Capital markets

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP’s premier finance and corporate practices marks the firm as a first port of call for both debt and equity capital markets. Additionally, its full-service national offering ensures that it is a popular choice for large-scale, event-driven transactions. In a recent example, Michael Hickey advised OpenText Corporation on a $1bn notes offering used to support its acquisition of Micro Focus International. Among its equity highlights, Calgary partners Ross Bentley and Jeff Bakker advised TC Energy Corporation on its C$1.8bn bought deal offering of common shares. The deep bench also includes go-to capital markets expert Tim Andison; London managing partner Jeffrey Lloyd, who splits his time between the UK and Toronto; Chris Hewat, who specializes in M&A, capital markets and private equity; corporate finance partner Eric Moncik; national practice head Catherine Youdan; and Montreal-based Pascal de Guise. Named lawyers are based in Toronto unless otherwise stated.