Bio

Martin Kovnats is Chair of the Aird & Berlis Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity Group; Co-chair of the firm's International Group; and a member of the firm's Capital Markets, Corporate/Commercial, Mining and Telecommunications Groups. He has specialized expertise in advising food and cannabis companies on cross-border transactions. He practises primarily in the areas of merger and acquisition activities, capital markets matters such as takeover bids, public and private debt and equity financings, and other corporate commercial matters. He has extensive experience in cross-border and multinational matters abroad (principally in the US and the UK), advising clients (buyers, sellers, financiers and advisers) on various mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance matters. Martin has extensive experience in advising participants in mid-market activities as well as mines and mineral finance and acquisition. He frequently advises international clients on doing business in Canada. Martin has lectured at a number of professional seminars and is frequently interviewed by leading industry publications on mergers, acquisitions, securities, corporate commercial law and cross-border issues. He has also written articles on acquisitions, equity investments and securities laws. Martin is a past member of the Securities Advisory Committee, a committee appointed by the Ontario Securities Commission to advise on policy and regulation.