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Stefan Timms

Stefan Timms

Canada 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Equity: Buyouts

Nationwide - Canada

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canada

Practice Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions

Corporate Commercial

Private Equity & Venture Capital

United States

Universities and Colleges

Career

Stefan specializes in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, investments, reorganizations, joint ventures, and commercial agreements with a particular emphasis on such matters involving private equity backed companies.

He represents a broad range of clients in many different industries, with an emphasis on financial services; education; industrial/manufacturing; technology; food, beverage and agribusiness; consumer products; healthcare; real estate services or holdings.

Stefan provides corporate commercial advice to a wide range of domestic and foreign headquartered clients, including businesses that are looking to expand by investment or by acquisition into the Canadian market.

Stefan regularly acts as an external general counsel for businesses without legal counsel in Canada or at all and is a trusted business advisor and a creative problem-solver who is committed to providing practical, strategic, commercial and actionable advice in a responsive and cost-effective manner.

Stefan is national chair of the firm's Private Equity Group, is the former Toronto regional leader of our U.S. Steering Committee and is a member of our International Steering Committee.

Stefan spent six months at one of the largest international package delivery companies as a temporary replacement for their vice-president/general counsel. In this capacity, he oversaw all legal matters related to both the small package and supply chain aspects of the Canadian business.

Prior to joining BLG, Stefan worked at another large Canadian-based law firm, and while at this firm he spent over three years at their Chicago office providing U.S.-based clients with advice on Canadian legal matters.

Personal

Pro Bono Advisor, Connect Legal

Pro Bono Advisor, Right To Play

Sports governing body board member, Athletes Canada

Sports governing body board member, Ontario Association of Triathletes

Sports governing body board member, Triathlon Canada

Education

University of Victoria

LLB

2005

University of Western Ontario

BA(Hons.)

1996

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admission

Ontario, 2006

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Private Equity: Buyouts - Nationwide - Canada

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Stefan Timms chairs BLG's national private equity and venture capital groups and is well known for his work on transactions involving private equity firms.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Stefan Timms provides exceptional and timely service, is always a step and is able to anticipate issues.

    Private Equity: BuyoutsChambers Canada Guide
  • Stefan Timms is fast and efficient and provides very good information.

    Private Equity: BuyoutsChambers Canada Guide

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Alberta

British Columbia

Nationwide - Canada

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