Across fund formation and investments, private equity and mergers and acquisitions, Guillaume has a wealth of dealmaking experience advising clients on significant, transformational transactions in a variety of sectors.
Guillaume regularly represents fund managers and institutional investors on private fund formation matters, especially in connection with structuring open-ended and closed-ended private equity, infrastructure, debt, royalty and venture capital funds. His expertise on funds covers both institutional and retail products. He is notably one of leading experts in the country on access funds and other retail funds investing in alternative illiquid asset classes and with respect to rated-note feeder structures. He further has developed significant experience with the structuring of impact funds and other types of funds with an ESG focus or investment strategy. He also has significant experience representing nationally and internationally recognized private equity and institutional firms in private M&A transactions and equity deals across many sectors.
Guillaume is fluent in French and English.
2020-2026 | Best Lawyers in Canada—Leading lawyer in mergers and acquisitions law, securities law and private funds law |
2018 | Canadian Lawyer Magazine—One of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in the Young Influencer category |
2016 | Lexpert’s Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada—Corporate lawyer to watch |
2015 | Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40—One of Canada’s leading lawyers under 40 |