Patrick Boucher

Practice Areas

Patrick is co-head of our National capital markets group. Patrick’s practice is primarily focused in the areas of securities, capital markets, public and private mergers & acquisitions and corporate law, with a concentration on private equity, pension funds and financial institutions. He is counsel to issuers and underwriters in various public offerings (including initial public offerings) and private placements of publicly listed issuers. He participated in numerous take-over bids and going-private transactions of publicly listed issuers, and has acted as counsel to independent committees in connection with various transactions.

Patrick sits on the advisory board of Walter Group, a company that has flourished for nearly 70 years. Beginning as an industrial company that grew into a leader of its industry, Walter Group is now a multifaceted investment firm. Backed by family values, Walter Group is striving to be recognized as the most respected investment firm in all its markets.

Viewed by clients as being eminently practical and valued for his availability and responsiveness, Patrick has played a key role in significant M&A transactions involving public and private companies, including many cross-border transactions.

Career

Barreau du Québec, 1996. Université de Montréal (LLB), 1994 École des hautes études commerciales of Montréal (HEC) BBA Finance, 1991.

Professional Memberships

Quebec and Canadian bar association