Lawyer Profile
Franziska Ruf
Montréal, Québec
Overview
Franziska brings her business-minded advice to her client’s critical domestic and cross-border deals.
Franziska advises on complex and high-profile cross-border, multijurisdictional and domestic transactions for a wide variety of clients, both public and private, including global industrial groups, entrepreneurs, founders, private equity funds and pension funds. Clients across diverse industries turn to Franziska for her responsive manner and dedication.
Franziska has developed strong business relationships and an enviable reputation with law firms across the globe and has worked extensively on transactions involving businesses in Europe, Asia and North and South America.
Known for her expertise in corporate governance, Franziska also regularly advises boards of directors, special committees, senior management and shareholders on a wide range of transactions, public disclosure issues and corporate governance matters.
Franziska is a former member of our Management Committee and current member of the Montréal Talent Management and Evaluation Committee. She is the former chair of the International M&A Subcommittee of the American Bar Association and is a member of the Corporate and M&A Law Committee of the International Bar Association. Franziska also sits on (i) the board of directors of Saputo Inc. (a TSX-listed issuer) and is a member of its Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee, (ii) the board of directors of the Chaînon Foundation, where she serves as corporate secretary and is a member of its Corporate Governance Committee, and (iii) the board of directors of the Québec Chapter of The Institute of Corporate Directors. Franziska is also a member of the Québec Chapter of Women Corporate Directors, where she previously served as co-chair.
Acted for Mountaingate Capital Management II, L.P. in the sale of its interest in Damotech Inc., a leading rack safety manufacturer, to an affiliate of Vance St. Capital
Acted as Canadian counsel for Celsius Holdings in its US$585-million strategic partnership with PepsiCo, including the acquisition of Rockstar Energy® in the U.S. and Canada and the integration of Alani Nu® into PepsiCo’s U.S. and Canada distribution network.
Acted for Doximity, Inc. in its acquisition of Pathway Medical Inc., a Montreal-based medical AI and clinical reference startup.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1987 (QC)