Elise's practice focuses on M&A, private equity, and real estate. An insightful practitioner, Elise provides clients with creative solutions for their complex business matters — whether structuring a private equity fund or leading an M&A transaction. She advises clients across a range of sectors, bringing a practical and strategic approach to each deal. She advises on intricate and high-profile cross-border and domestic deals for a wide variety of clients, including private equity and venture capital funds, and private and public companies. She has experience in investment fund formation, secondary market transactions, joint ventures and other complex investment structures. Clients in a broad range of industries – including retail, clean tech, aviation and aerospace, real estate and infrastructure – turn to her for her versatility and commitment to excellence. Elise was seconded to the legal department of one of Canada’s largest pension funds, where she acted on infrastructure and commercial real estate investment, and to the Canadian legal department of a multinational operator of convenience stores. She is involved in several Montréal arts and business exchange initiatives, including as an active participant in the Mécènes investis pour les arts program.
