Lawyer Profile
Elliot A. Greenstone
Montréal, Québec
Overview
Clients turn to Elliot for his keen business sense and his ability to find novel solutions to complex problems.
Elliot represents Canadian and international private equity firms, as well as market-leading companies – both public and private – in their mergers and acquisitions, financings, private equity and venture capital deals, and licensing transactions. A strategic and experienced adviser, Elliot is regularly called upon by clients to act on their business-critical transactions. Elliot’s graduate degrees in both business and science give him a unique perspective on corporate matters, including intellectual property and information technology. As a result, he is frequently asked to provide counsel on complex business and legal issues for high tech, life science and retail companies.
Elliot is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and was previously the coordinator of the Corporate practice group in our Montréal office, as well as a member of our Talent Management and Professional Development committees. Elliot serves as co-chair of the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.
Acted as Canadian counsel to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds, in its acquisition of Alliance Ground International, a leading North American provider of airport ground handling and cargo services.
Acted as Canadian counsel to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds in its US$3.8-billion all-cash acquisition of Hillenbrand, Inc., a global provider of engineered industrial equipment and solutions.
Acted as Canadian counsel for eStruxture Data Centers in its C$750-million securitization transaction, which formed part of eStruxture's aggregate C$1.35-billion financing round, and which will be used to advance AI-ready data centers across Canada.
Acting for a pharmaceutical company in responding to cybersecurity incidents, including an incident caused by a third-party supplier.
Acted for the shareholders of Mannarino Systems & Software Inc., a global leader in avionics for electric aircraft and drones and certified systems for the aerospace sector, with the sale of all of their issued and outstanding shares to Scalian SAS.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2003 (QC)