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Henrick Simard, Partner | Corporate/Commercial

Henrick Simard

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Québec, 2000
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Québec City
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Overview

Henrick Simard is a partner of the Corporate/Commercial group at the Québec City office. He practises primarily in the area of mergers and acquisitions and corporate financing.

Henrick advises and represents clients in matters related to financing, investment, private equity and venture capital. Henrick has extensive experience in private equity, having contributed to the creation of a number of investment funds and represented both companies and investors in connection with private equity and venture capital transactions.

Over the years, Henrick has acquired an in-depth understanding of the issues related to structures and transactional processes. This allows him to guide businesses during their development and growth.

Henrick is actively involved in both the business and Québec City communities. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Fondation de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec and is President of the Festival d'Été International de Québec.

Before joining Fasken, Henrick served as Vice-President, Legal and Corporate Affairs at a large holding company. He also practised business law at a major international law firm.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Mergers and Acquisitions in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized in Corporate Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2023 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market, Mergers & Acquisitions and Technology Transactions, Lexpert 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Mergers & Acquisitions, in Technology Transactions and in Corporate Commercial Law, Lexpert 2024
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Private Equity, Lexpert 2024
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Corporate Commercial Law and Mergers & Acquisitions, Lexpert 2022 to 2023

Experience

  • Femtum Inc. completes a C$16 million Series A financing round, [Deal - Femtum Inc.], Series A financing (C$16 million) for a photonics technology company.
  • GPHY completed a new funding round, [Deal - GPHY Inc.], GPHY secured a funding round.
  • Pratico-Pratiques companies sold to Groupe Pratico, [Deal - The Pratico-Pratiques companies], Sale of Pratico-Pratiques companies to Groupe Pratico.
  • Femtum raised more than C$5 million in oversubscribed seed round, [Deal - Femtum Inc.], Seed round, securing over C$5 million in funding.
  • Brilliant Matters raises C$ 5.1 M seed round, [Deal - Brilliant Matters Organic Electronics Inc.], Seed round completed for Brilliant Matters.
  • Indie Semiconductor acquires TeraXion, [Deal - Founders of TeraXion], Acquisition of TeraXion by Indie Semiconductor.
  • BioTwin closes a C$2.5 million financing round, [Deal - BioTwin], BioTwin announces a financing round.
  • MS Solutions acquires all shares of FXTI, [Deal - MS Solutions Équipement inc.], MS Solutions acquires FXTI.
  • Mirego and Premier Tech join forces to offer new digital solutions, [Deal - Mirego Inc.], Acquisition of Mirego Inc. by Premier Tech Digital Limited.

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB Université Laval

Community involvement

  • Administrator and Secretary of the Board of Directors, Fondation de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (2023)
  • Board member, Fondation Nooé (2023)
  • Chairman of the Board, Festival d'Été International de Québec and Bleufeu inc. (2020-2023)
  • Vice-President, Festival d’été de Québec (2016-2019)
  • Co-chair, FIS Alpine Junior World Championships (2013)

Knowledge

  • Securing the Future: Government Measures for Companies Impacted by Tariffs, 3/14/2025
  • Securing the Future: Tariff Timeline, 3/11/2025
  • Securing the Future: 9 Ways to Help Your Business Adapt to New U.S. Policies, 2/21/2025

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