Contributors

BDO is a leading provider of professional services to clients of all sizes in virtually all business sectors. Our teams deliver a comprehensive range of assurance, accounting, tax, and advisory services, complemented by emerging technology savvy and deep industry knowledge gained from nearly 100 years of being connected to local communities.

After years of national and international growth, our global BDO network positions us to provide seamless and consistent cross-border services to clients with global needs. With over 88,000 people working out of more than 1,500 offices in over 167 countries, the network generates worldwide revenue approaching $10 billion.

Founded in 1987 by Barry F. Lorenzetti, BFL CANADA Risk and Insurance Services Inc. is one of the largest employee-owned and operated Risk Management, Insurance Brokerage, and Employee Benefits consulting services firms in Canada. The firm has a team of over 1,000 professionals located in 23 offices across the country. BFL CANADA, through strategic alliance and partnership with the Lockton Global LLP, is represented in the US and in over 140 countries around the world.

The firm is deeply entrenched in the Canadian mid-market deal community and provides risk management services and solutions to buyers and sellers in the form of transactional risk insurance products, such as representations and warranties insurance and tax indemnity insurance, as well as other services including: due diligence risk reviews and assessments, operational go forward insurance and benefit insurance with the ability to support nationally and across the globe.

Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP (“CMB”) is a leading Canadian litigation boutique law firm. Based on extensive peer and client reviews conducted by Chambers, Benchmark Litigation, and Lexpert, CMB and all three of its senior partners have been ranked nationally as leaders in the areas of complex corporate, commercial and securities litigation. All three of the named partners have been listed by Lexpert as among the Top 500 Lawyers in Canada. Our three junior partners have also received recognition as leading lawyers under 40 by Benchmark Canada. Our partners are supported by an exceptional team of talented associates and counsel who possess not only a depth of knowledge but a demonstrated ability to run cases skillfully and efficiently.

Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (GTS) is the dedicated mergers and acquisitions insurance coverage unit within Liberty Mutual Insurance. Liberty GTS is one of the largest global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance teams in the industry, with more than 60 specialists operating in 11 jurisdictions globally, including local underwriters based in Toronto who focus on Canadian transactions. GTS offers specialized products and services for M&A transactions, including Representations & Warranties Insurance, Tax Liability Insurance and one-off policies created for individual contingent risks. The GTS team includes a dedicated claims unit comprising M&A experts who only handle GTS claims. 

WD Capital Markets is a boutique M&A Advisory team, specializing in arranging transformational transactions for small & mid-market companies in the $5M to $100M+ range. WD Capital Markets provides M&A advisory services in both the private and public Canadian capital markets and is one of Canada’s only truly independent providers of well-prepared Valuations and Fairness Opinions.

Wildeboer Dellelce LLP is one of Canada’s premier corporate, securities and business transactions law firms. The firm has been recognized by Chambers Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory and Best Lawyers in Canada in a number of key areas including corporate finance, securities, technology, mergers and acquisitions and corporate/commercial.

Based in Toronto, the firm serves as both legal adviser and business strategist to entrepreneurs, corporations, individuals and growth businesses at all stages of development, from innovative start-ups to large-scale global enterprises. Clients include public and private company issuers, investment dealers, lenders (both traditional and alternative) and sponsors of investment funds, venture capital funds and private equity funds.