Partner, Lawyer, Vice-Chairman of the Board
Gilles Seguin
Contact
Montreal
25th Floor1100 René-Lévesque Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec H3B 5C9
CANADA 514 397-8500 514 397-8515 info@bcf.ca
Profile
An experienced lawyer full of passion, courage and diplomacy, and recognized as Québec’s leading market securities expert, Gilles Seguin is the head of BCF's Securities Law group. A pillar of the firm, his area of expertise also extends to mergers and acquisitions, corporate law as well as takeover bids, public offerings and private placements.
With more than 30 years of experience, he represents numerous foreign companies in Europe, the United States and South America wishing to establish themselves in Canada. Gilles also has extensive experience in the legal and commercial aspects of complex industrial projects. He assists companies in their constitution, and advises independent committees in various privatization transactions. Member of the Barreau du Québec and the Barreau de Paris, he bridges the gap between France and Canada for the firm and our clients.
Gilles was also named Leading Canadian Lawyer in Global Mining by Lexpert Magazine in 2016. Vice-Chairman of BCF's Board of Directors, he is actively involved in his community and sits on the board of directors of many public and private organizations, including the Private Capital Market Association and the French Chamber of Commerce in Canada, where he advises various audit and governance committees. He is also involved with the Fondation de la Maison du Père, which helps homeless people.
Expertise
Industries
Education
- Called to the Barreau de Paris (2016)
- Called to the Barreau du Québec (1982)
- LL.B., Université Laval (1981)
Recognition(s)
- Canadian Legal Lexpert (2016-2023) - Mining; Corporate Mid-Market
- Canadian Legal Lexpert : Special edition (2021) - Health Sciences
- Canadian Legal Lexpert : Special edition (2020) - Agribusiness and Cannabis
Representative Work
- Acted on behalf of Civitanavi Systems S.p.a, a company listed on Euronext Milan, in its acquisition of an equity interest in PV Labs Ltd, a Canadian-based company active in the field of intelligent imaging for the aeronautical industry (May 2023);
- Acted on behalf of Sunshine Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: “SBFM”), a pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of oncology and antiviral drugs, in its acquisition of Nora Pharma Inc., a Canadian pharmaceutical company offering generic and specialty drugs and one of North America’s fastest growing generic pharmaceutical companies (October 2022);
- Acted on behalf of Resonetics LLC, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of AGILE MV, a Montreal-based medical device development company. (June 2022);
- Represented Premier Health of America Inc., a leading Canadian health tech company that provides a comprehensive range of outsourced services solutions for healthcare needs to governments, corporations, and individuals and which is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, in its recent acquisition of Umana Holdings Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Canadian Health Care Agency, the primary provider to Indigenous Services Canada for nursing services to remote and semi-remote Indigenous communities in Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba;
- Represented Bitzero Blockchain Inc., a privately held corporation aiming to become the world’s leading ESG-driven, Zero Carbon Displacement crypto mining and ESG mining pool company, in connection with a private placement of common shares issued at a price of US$0.40 per share, for total gross proceeds of US$45,878,525;
- Represented Andlauer Healthcare Group (TSX: AND) in connection with its acquisition of the shares of Unité de Support Logistique (LSU) Inc.;
- Represented Sika, a global manufacturer of specialty construction products, in its acquisition of Sable Marco Inc.;
- Represented, as Canadian counsel, GTCR LLC, a Chicago-based U.S. investment fund, and Jet Support Services Inc., in connection with its acquisition of the shares of Traxxall, an aviation maintenance software;
- Represented the acquiring group in the going private transaction of Sportscene Group Inc. owning, among others, La Cage-Brasserie Sportive restaurants;
- Represented Dye & Durham, as Quebec counsel, in its acquisition of Telus’ Financial Solutions Business;
- Represented Premier Health of America Inc., a leading Canadian healthtech company that provides a comprehensive range of outsourced services solutions for healthcare needs to governments, corporations, and individuals and listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, in its $7.5M bought deal public offering. The Offering was led by Acumen Capital Finance Partners Limited as sole underwriter;
- Acquisition of an injection moulding business by an American company;
- Acquisition of Allied Enterprises Ltd. (sheet metal) by 8935157 Canada Inc.;
- Acquisition of two plastic distributors (Les plastiques Marcon inc. and L’entrepôt du plastique inc.) by Piedmont Plastics Inc.;
- Sale of Newmericals Technologies Inc. to Ansys Canada Ltd., an aeronautics software company;
- Purchase of a building company by a major CAC 40 French construction group;
- Acquisition of Les Entreprises Jimmy Tremblay Inc. (a food distributor) by Concord Organics Ltd.;
- Acquisition of Pace Pharmaceuticals Inc., a pharmaceutical product distributor, by Besin Health Care;
- Issuance of $70 million in unsecured subordinate convertible debentures by a corporation publicly traded on the TSX;
- Negotiation of the indemnity paid by the Quebec government to Jeffrey Mines Inc.;
- Purchase by a corporation publicly traded on the TSX of a manufacturer of fine metallic powder for use in the electronics sector.
Professional Affiliation(s)
- Canadian Bar Association
- Brazil Canada Chamber of Commerce
- French Chamber of Commerce in Canada
- Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal
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American Chamber of Commerce of Canada
Involvement
- Gilles sits on the board of directors of numerous public and private agencies and advises various audit committees and governance committees. He is also active in humanitarian and cultural organizations, including the Fondation de la Maison du Père helping homeless people;
- Gilles sits on the board of the Private Capital Market Association.
- He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the French Chamber of Commerce.