Patrice Martin

Practice Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions

Information Technology

Private Equity & Venture Capital

Technology

Corporate Commercial

Private Equity

Commercial Contracts

Private Company

Emerging Companies & Funds

Career

Patrice’s practice is focused on the technology industry, whether it is on M&A deals, venture capital and private equity transactions, strategic alliances or complex commercial agreements. He has led transactions in various fields such as artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, Ad-Tech and advertising, Ag-Tech, payment solutions, e-commerce, Internet of things (IoT), smart cities, media, telecom & networks, aerospace & defense, photonic, nanocellulose, consulting and IT generally.

He worked for acquirers such as Astral Media, Bell Canada and Lightspeed POS and for investors such as BDC Capital, Fonds de Solidarité FTQ, Cycle Capital, iNovia Capital and Desjardins Capital in numerous investment and exit transactions. He recently acted on transactions with some of the most recognized tech players in Canada, such as Lightspeed POS, Element AI and Leddartech.

He acted on the “2017 Private Equity Deal of the Year” as selected by the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA). He was also recognized as "Information Technology Lawyer of the Year – Montréal" in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada®.

Patrice was the Montréal Regional Manager for BLG’s Corporate and Capital Markets Group from 2007 to 2010 and then again from 2017 to 2019. He was elected to the BLG’s National Partnership Board in 2019.

Professional Memberships

Member, Canadian Technology Law Association ("CAN-TECH Law")

Member, Board of Directors of Reseau Capital

Personal

Community Involvement:

Member, Board of Directors of the Institut des troubles d'apprentissage (Learning disabilities institute)

Education