Goodmans is internationally recognized as one of Canada’s top private equity law firms, and has been named “Law Firm of the Year” for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law by Best Law Firms - Canada for two years in a row.
We are trusted partners on some of the industry’s most complex transactions, offering bespoke, innovative and practical solutions to meet client needs. We represent funds throughout their lifecycles, from structuring, formation and fundraising through acquisitions, exits and ultimately the formation of successor funds.
We have a long-standing, leading presence in public and private mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, fund investments, tax structuring, debt financing and corporate restructuring that uniquely positions us to advise our clients on all aspects of complex transactions and develop innovative ways to get the deal done efficiently.
Combined with our deep expertise, the close relationships we develop with our clients have made us trusted advisors to many prominent Canadian and foreign private equity sponsors and pension funds, in connection with their direct portfolio company investments. The extensive activities of our sophisticated investor client base provides us with considerable visibility into the structures and terms of a wide variety of real estate, private equity and other investment funds, further strengthening our understanding of the market.
