Bryce A. Kraeker

Bryce Kraeker is a partner in Gowling WLG’s Waterloo Region office and its former managing partner. Bryce regularly provides counsel to issuers and underwriters on raising debt or equity through both public and private corporate finance transactions, including bought deals and other prospectus offerings and private placements. He has 25 years of extensive experience in implementing limited partnership and other fund structures for a wide variety of asset classes including real estate, infrastructure, credit, private equity, venture capital, and other pooled funds. He also supports his Canadian and international clients on all aspects of dealer, adviser and investment fund manager regulation. Bryce manages all aspects of his clients' domestic and cross-border M&A activities. He is often called upon to advise on corporate governance best practices and policies, directors' duties and liabilities, and other publicly company disclosure obligations. Bryce’s clients benefit from his strong negotiating skills, practical regulatory advice, and his ability to simplify complex securities laws. He has been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Bryce was named in the Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers 2023 and 2024 lists.