Overview

Bastien is a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department. His practice covers many areas of corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He has experience acting for public and private companies, investment funds, investment dealers and investment banks, as well as industry leaders in a range of sectors, including real estate and technology.
Bastien has been involved in a variety of matters, including going public transactions (initial public offerings, reverse takeovers, business combinations and spin-offs), public offerings and private placements (both domestically and cross-border), mergers and acquisitions (both negotiated and unsolicited), dealer/adviser registration matters and reorganizations.
Bastien routinely provides ongoing advice to public and private companies in a wide variety of industries on regulatory compliance matters, corporate governance, and continuous disclosure obligations, and he provides ongoing securities law compliance advice to TSX, TSXV and CSE listed issuers.
Laurentian Bank in its sale of its retail and SME banking portfolios to National Bank of Canada and acquisition by Fairstone Bank
Philip Fayer, founder, CEO and significant shareholder of Nuvei Corporation, in proposed take private transaction of Nuvei Corporation valued at USD $6.3 billion
The Xebec Group in its cross-border restructuring and eleven plans of arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
Prospector Capital Corp. in its business combination with LeddarTech for US$ 348 million
Neptune Wellness Solutions in the $5.15M sale of its cannabis business to PurCann Pharma
Haivision Systems Inc. in its acquisition of CineMassive Displays, LLC
The underwriters in D-BOX Technologies’ $5.75 million bought deal public offering
The underwriters in connection with Calian Group’s $79.7 million bought deal public offering of common shares.
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. in its $12 million bought deal and graduation to the TSX
The Stars Group Inc. in its US$15-billion business combination with Flutter Entertainment plc
PRO Real Estate Investment Trust in its $57.6 million equity offering
The Underwriters in connection with Lightspeed POS’ $276 million IPO
Abacus Health Products in its going public transaction by way of a reverse takeover, US$15 million concurrent financing and listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange
Neptune Wellness Solutions in its proposed acquisition of SugarLeaf for up to US$150 million
Alithya Group Inc., in its going public transaction by way of a business combination with Edgewater Technology, Inc. and completion of a $52.8 million concurrent private placement
PRO Real Estate Investment Trust in its $40.3 million equity offering including full exercise of over-allotment option
The Stars Group Inc. in its US$950 million public offering of common shares
The Stars Group Inc. in its acquisition and refinancing of increased equity interest in CrownBet Holdings Pty Limited.
Venzee Inc. in connection with its going public transaction through the reverse takeover of a TSXV listed issuer renamed Venzee Technologies Inc.
TASI Group of Companies in its acquisition of Sciemetric Instruments Inc.
Innova Gaming Group Inc. in its Initial Public Offering and Listing on the TSX
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Practice Areas

• Administrative Law
• Securities
• Banking/Finance
• Corporate Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2006 (QC)