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Jean-Pierre Chamberland, Partner

Jean-Pierre Chamberland

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Québec, 1995
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Jean-Pierre is responsible for the Québec Region Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions practice group. He practises business law and helps clients achieve their strategic and commercial objectives. Jean-Pierre specializes in securities and financing, mergers and acquisitions, governance, structured products and commercial transactions.

Jean-Pierre advises companies and investment banks in capital market and private financing transactions, vendors, acquirers and special committees in M&A transactions, and boards, management teams and investors in securities and governance-related matters. Jean-Pierre has been at the forefront of innovative capital market structures in the area of retail structured products and other investment products. Jean-Pierre also advises commercial parties in various commercial transactions.

Jean-Pierre has been involved with clients operating in a wide range of industries, including renewable energy, manufacturing, investment and finance, technology, retail, service and health.

Jean-Pierre is recognized as a leading lawyer in Canada in the area of corporate law and corporate financing and securities.

Jean-Pierre was co-Head of the business law group of Fasken in Montreal from 2012 to 2017, and now heads the securities and M&A practice group for the Montreal office. Jean-Pierre is a member of the legal advisory committee of the Autorité des marchés financiers, Quebec’s securities regulator.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Fiera Capital completes $65 million bought deal public offering of hybrid debt securities,
  • Equisoft secures $125M in equity investment,
  • WSP Global completes a $920 million equity offering,
  • CGI Inc. completes issuance of C$600 million aggregate principal amount of 2.100% senior unsecured notes due 2028,
  • CGI Inc. completes issuance and sale of US$1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes,
  • Theratechnologies Inc. establishes a US $50 million at-the-market facility,
  • Equisoft continues its global expansion with the acquisition of Altus,
  • The placing agents in Alimentation Couche-Tard's US$1 billion debt offering, including an inaugural US$350 million green bond offering in May 2021,
  • Nuvei completes a US$552 million bought deal secondary offering,

Career & Education

Education

  • LL.L. University of Ottawa
  • Securities Business Course IDA

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Quebec Bar Association
  • Legal Advisory Committee of the Autorité des marchés financiers

Knowledge

Fasken Institute

News

Publications

Article The End of Poison Pills? Timely Disclosure

Speaking Engagements

Capital markets in Canada Moderator and panellist, Seminar for lawyers specializing in securities location location Mont-Tremblant
How to successfully set up business in Québec or France Co-Speaker, Canada-France business seminar organized by the French Chamber of Commerce in Canada location location Montréal Hyatt Hotel
Directors’ duties and liabilities Co-Speaker, Conference on the role, obligations and protection of boards of directors, organized by Fasken Martineau location location Montréal

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