Private Equity and Venture Capital
Internationally recognized as one of the best private equity practices in Canada, we are trusted partners on some of the industry’s most complex transactions, offering bespoke, innovative and practical solutions to meet client needs. We represent funds throughout their lifecycles, from structuring, formation and fundraising through acquisitions, exits and ultimately the formation of successor funds.
We have a long-standing, leading presence in public and private mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, fund investments, tax structuring, debt financing and corporate restructuring that uniquely positions us to advise our clients on all aspects of complex transactions and develop innovative ways to get the deal done efficiently.
We value the close relationships we develop with our clients, and consistently work to understand not only their structures, but their cultures as well. Combined with our deep expertise, these relationships have made us trusted advisors to many prominent Canadian and foreign private equity sponsors and pension funds, in connection with their direct portfolio company investments.
The extensive activities of our sophisticated investor client base provides us with considerable visibility into the structures and terms of a wide variety of real estate, private equity and other investment funds, further strengthening our understanding of the market.
We stay at the nexus of Canada’s venture capital community. Goodmans acts as “legal counsel in residence” to the DMZ at Toronto Metropolitan University, one of Canada’s largest business incubators for emerging tech startups, and to IDEABoost, an initiative of the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab, building the next generation of technology-based media entertainment products, services and brands.
Through these partnerships, we extend advice, mentorship, and networking connections to emerging companies and the investors we track, and we have successfully linked growth companies to investment capital on numerous occasions.
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Meet our teamFeatured Work
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Mergers and Acquisitions
Gamut Capital Management Acquires Extreme Reach
Goodmans LLP acted for Gamut Capital Management, L.P. (“Gamut”), a leading New York-based middle market private equity firm, in its acquisition of Extreme Reach, Inc. (“Extreme Reach” or “ER”) — a… -
Aging and Health Care
Homecare Hub secures seed funding for its senior care platform
Goodmans LLP acted for Homecare Hub in raising C$3.4 million in an all-equity seed funding round with participation from Inception Health, Ballad Ventures, Blue Lion Global, CABHI, and AARP… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Sale of CampBrain to Clubessential Subsidiary Vermont Systems
Goodmans LLP acted for CampBrain, a best-in-class SaaS solution for camp management and registration, in connection with its sale to Clubessential subsidiary Vermont Systems, the leading provider of… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Classic Fire + Life Safety expands in Western Canada
Goodmans LLP advised Classic Fire + Life Safety, a McCain Capital Partners portfolio company, in its expansion into Western Canada through the acquisitions of Legacy Fire Protection, Photon Electric… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Dream Industrial REIT and GIC acquire Summit Industrial Income REIT
Goodmans LLP acted for the special committee of independent trustees of Dream Industrial REIT (“DIR”) in connection with a transaction whereby DIR, Dream Asset Management and GIC Private Limited, a… -
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Cloud Capital Advisors LLC forms Ontario fund
Goodmans LLP is acting for Cloud Capital Advisors LLC in connection with the formation of its Ontario fund and with initial Canadian investor for $300 million…
Insights
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Private Equity and Venture Capital
The Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review 8th Edition - Canada Chapter
Brenda Gosselin and Stephen Pincus co-authored the Canada Chapter of The Law Reviews' Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review 8th Edition. The Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review is a… -
Private Equity and Venture Capital
The Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review 7th Edition - Canada Chapter
Brenda Gosselin and Stephen Pincus co-authored the Canada Chapter of The Law Reviews' Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review 7th Edition. The Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review is a… -
Capital Markets
Canadian Securities Regulators Amend Financial Statement Disclosure Requirements for IPOs
On April 14, 2022, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published amendments to the Companion Policy to National Instrument 41-101 General Prospectus Requirements that harmonize the… -
Capital Markets
CSA Introduces Well-Known Seasoned Issuer Program
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced changes to allow large, well-known Canadian reporting issuers, referred to as well-known seasoned issuers (WKSIs), to file a base shelf… -
Capital Markets
TSX Venture Exchange Amends Security Based Compensation Policy
On November 24, 2021, the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) implemented changes to Policy 4.4 – Incentive Stock Options (the “Former Policy”). The Former Policy, which only addressed stock options, was… -
Private Equity and Venture Capital
The Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review 6th Edition - Canada Chapter
Brenda Gosselin and Stephen Pincus co-authored the Canada Chapter of The Law Reviews' Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review 6th Edition. The Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review is a…
Awards & Recognition
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Chambers Canada Band 3, Investment Funds: Fund Formation 2024
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Chambers Global Band 3, Private Equity: Buyouts 2024
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Chambers Canada Band 3, Private Equity: Buyouts 2024
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The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms List Recognized, Private Equity & Investments 2024
News & Events
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Banking and Financial Services
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024 Continues to Recognize Goodmans
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP has once again been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.91 Goodmans lawyers have been recognized as top-tier in their… -
Banking and Financial Services
Chambers and Partners Continues to Honour Goodmans with Global Recognition
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top-tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Global 2024 Guide released today. Recognition from… -
Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans named one of Canada's Best Law Firms for 2024
We’re pleased to announce Goodmans was once again named to The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms list, recognizing us as one of the country’s best law firms for 2024.Goodmans was…