Lawyer Profile
Bruce A. Chapple
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Bruce Chapple is a business lawyer with a dynamic practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and complex commercial transactions. He draws on extensive industry-specific knowledge in sectors ranging from manufacturing to asset management.
With a broad scope of experience, Bruce advises on acquisitions and divestitures in the Canadian market, as well as Canadian issues associated with international transactions. He also provides counsel on joint ventures and limited partnerships. His clients include public and private corporations, subsidiaries of international corporations, private equity funds and investment vehicles, including for real estate transactions.
Bruce is known for delivering practical solutions and getting deals done. He is consistently recognized for his expertise in finance, technology, M&A, corporate mid-market and private equity in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and was recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada as leading lawyer in Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity. Bruce is a leader of the firm’s Private Equity & Venture Capital Group.
Active in the community, Bruce is a director at Alpine Canada. He led the firm’s Leadership United Way campaign for many years and is past chair of the board of governors at Royal St. George’s College.
Bruce has been active in the management of McMillan over the years, including serving terms as a member and chair of its allocation committee, as a member of its professional services committee, as Chief Financial Partner and Chief Firm (Integration) Partner.
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Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1997 (ON)