Iain Mant is a prominent securities and mergers and acquisitions lawyer in Fasken’s Vancouver office. His diverse practice focuses on advising varied clients on public equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance, and general corporate matters.
Iain is sought out for his more than 30 years’ of experience by clients in the technology, mining, oil and gas, media, and life sciences industries. He acts for issuers, underwriters and venture capitalists, and counsels companies throughout their growth, from start-up to public.
Deep M&A experience
Iain has extensive experience advising on the negotiation, structuring and implementing of public and private M&A transactions, involving domestic and foreign purchasers and sellers. As team leader on transactions, he coordinates financing, regulatory, employment, tax and other advice from the early planning stages to closing. Iain is a sought after advisor for his experience in advising on technology transactions involving some of the world’s largest technology companies, including Intel, Google, Amazon, General Electric, Amazon and Salesforce. The Association of Corporate Growth recognized Iain’s M&A experience in leading ACG’s Deal of the Year in 2017, 2018 and 2020.
Broad experience in corporate finance
Iain advises issuers, underwriters and investors on a broad range of financing transactions, including public and private equity and debt financings, initial public offerings, reverse takeovers and spin outs. He regularly assists clients listed on a variety of stock exchanges, including the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange, NASDAQ, and NYSE.
Private equity and venture capital
Iain is often consulted to assist private equity and venture capital investors in fund formation and investment and sale transactions. He also has extensive experience advising companies in obtaining investment from venture capital and private equity funds.
Iain is a frequent speaker on financing and corporate governance at numerous professional and industry events.
