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Neil Wiener, Counsel | Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions

Neil Wiener

Counsel Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 1989 | Québec, 1981
Language(s) French, English
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Neil Wiener practices securities law with an emphasis on financing and mergers & acquisitions. He advises on a broad range of securities law matters, including public offerings, private placements, stock exchange listings, take-over bids, going-private transactions, reverse take-overs and shareholder proxy fights. Neil acts as lead counsel in equity and debt offerings for both issuers and dealers and in M&A transactions.

In addition to his work in financing and mergers & acquisitions, Neil assists clients with matters relating to corporate governance and continuous disclosure.

A former lecturer on business law at McGill University, Neil speaks regularly at conferences on corporate finance and securities law. He serves on the National Advisory Committee of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Corporate Governance Practice in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026
  • Recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (formerly known as Acritas Star™ lawyer), Thomson Reuters stand-out lawyers 2023 to 2026
  • Recognized in Mergers and Acquisitions Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 to 2026
  • Recognized as Lawyers of the Year in Corporate Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Corporate Finance & Securities, Lexpert 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide as a Notable Practitioner in Capital Markets: Equity, M&A, IFLR 1000 2022 to 2025
  • Recognized in Mergers and Acquisitons Law, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024
  • Recognized in Securities Law in Montreal, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 to 2023
  • Recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (formerly known as Acritas Star™ lawyer), Thomson Reuters stand-out lawyers 2022 to 2023
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Corporate Finance & Securities , Lexpert 2021 to 2022
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Experience

  • Dorel Industries completes closing for new credit facilities and issue of preferred shares, [Deal - Dorel Industries Inc.], New credit facilities and issue of preferred shares for Dorel
  • Sale of IBEX Technologies, [Deal - IBEX Technologies Inc.], Sale of IBEX Technologies Inc.
  • Dorel Industries completes sale of Sports segment, [Deal - Dorel Industries Inc.], On January 4, 2022, Dorel Industries Inc. completed the sale of Dorel Sports, its bicycle segment, to Pon Holdings B.V., a Dutch mobility group, for US $810 million, representing approximately CAD $1.03 billion. At closing, Dorel received net proceeds from the sale of approximately US $735 millio...
  • Game, Set, and Matcha: DAVIDsTEA successfully completes its restructuring under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), [Case - DAVIDsTEA Inc.], DAVIDsTEA successfully completed its restructuring under the CCAA.
  • D-Box Technologies Inc. Closes a $5.75 Million Marketed Public Offering, [Deal - D-BOX Technologies Inc.], D-Box Technologies Inc. closes a marketed public offering.
  • TFI International Inc. Completes a US $219 Million Public Offering, [Deal - TFI International Inc.], In August 2020, TFI International Inc. completed a marketed offering of common shares in the United States and Canada. TFI International issued a total of 5,060,000 shares, including 660,000 shares following the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option. The shares were ...
  • TFI International Inc. Completes NYSE Listing and U.S. IPO, [Deal - TFI International Inc.], In February 2020, TFI International Inc. completed a marketed offering of common shares in the United States and Canada, representing TFI International’s initial public offering in the United States. TFI International issued a total of 6,900,000 shares, including 900,000 shares following the exer...
  • Dorel Industries Inc. Signs US $175 Million Five-Year Senior Unsecured Loan Agreement, [Deal - Dorel Industries Inc.], In June 2019, Dorel Industries Inc. entered into a five-year senior unsecured financing with several institutional lenders, led by Sagard Credit Partners LP, pursuant to a new US $175 million term loan agreement. Dorel Industries Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) is a global organization, operating three ...
  • Rainy Day Investments wins proxy fight for DAVIDsTEA, [Deal - Rainy Day Investments Ltd.], On June 14, 2018, at the annual meeting of DAVIDsTEA Inc. held in Montreal, seven persons nominated by Rainy Day Investments Ltd. were elected to the Board of Directors of DAVIDsTEA in a contested Board election.  DAVIDsTEA is a Canadian corporation listed on Nasdaq (Nasdaq: DTEA).Rainy Day Inves...

Career & Education

Education

  • BCL / LLB McGill University
  • BA McGill University

Community involvement

  • Immediate Past President, Temple-Emanu-El-Beth-Sholom, Westmount, Québec.

Knowledge

  • Share Buy-Backs, Shareholder Activism, Takeover Bids and IPOs: CSA Proposes Sweeping Changes to Canadian Securities Law, 5/21/2026
  • Semi-Annual Financial Reporting – a Preliminary Scorecard, 4/21/2026
  • Is Semi-Annual Financial Reporting Right for You? The CSA’s Pilot Project for Venture Issuers Is Now Live, 3/23/2026
  • To SAR or Not to SAR? The Pros, Cons and Complexities of Semi-Annual Reporting by Public Companies, 2/18/2026
  • Semi-Annual Reporting Arrives in Canada – Analysis, Commentary and What Comes Next, 12/11/2025
  • Is the Twilight of Quarterly Reporting on the Horizon? CSA Proposes a 6-Month Reporting Pilot, 10/28/2025
  • Does the CSA’s LIFE Increase Still Fall Short for Smaller Issuers? Crunching the Numbers, 6/4/2025
  • Extra LIFE for Canada’s Capital Markets: The CSA Significantly Expands Capital Raising Under LIFE, 5/20/2025
  • Proposed 2% Federal Tax on Share Repurchases – The Next Chapter, 4/19/2024
  • Capital Markets : 6 Highlights in 2022, 12/7/2022

Events

  • Colloque 2022 - Marchés des Capitaux de Fasken, 11/29/2022
  • Colloque en valeurs mobilières, 2/26/2019
  • Les guerres de procurations : présentation des réflexions stratégiques et du cadre juridique des courses aux procurations au Canada, 11/28/2018
  • 2018 Annual Securities Seminar, 2/14/2018
  • Annual Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar - 2017, 2/1/2017

News

  • Forty-Seven Partners and Eleven Practice Areas listed by IFLR 1000 Financial and Corporate 2017, 10/17/2017
  • The Legal 500 Canada 2015: 55 Fasken Martineau lawyers ranked, 12/3/2014
  • Le Journal du Barreau du Québec mentions the arrival of Neil Wiener and Sébastien Bellefleur to the firm, 5/1/2014
  • Les Affaires.com announces the arrival of 30 lawyers at the firm, 3/31/2014
  • Les Affaires mentions the arrival of Neil Wiener and Sébastien Bellefleur at the firm, 3/1/2014
  • Fasken Martineau’s Corporate/Commercial Law Group in Montréal welcomes two new lawyers, 2/19/2014