David is a partner in Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies Practice Group based in Toronto. With a focus on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate/commercial matters, he advises emerging companies throughout their lifecycles, as well as the venture capital, private equity, strategic and other investors that finance or buy them.
As a trusted advisor to Canadian technology companies and their domestic and international investors for more than a decade, David combines legal expertise with responsive, solutions-driven client service and strategic business acumen. Broadly experienced with corporate formation and governance matters, venture capital and private equity financing transactions and a variety of acquisition and divestiture transaction structures for both buyers and sellers, he is deeply embedded in all aspects of the emerging and high growth company ecosystem.
David also works with the founders shaping the future of Canada’s technology and science sector that are connected to several local and national innovation, incubator and business accelerator initiatives, leading workshops on fundraising, M&A and other related topics.
After obtaining his Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies, David completed his JD degree at Queen’s University.
Representative Work
- Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc.
Xanadu in its cross-border de-SPAC transaction
- FundThrough
FundThrough in its US$25-million Series B financing round and acquisition of Ampla
- Aspect Biosystems
Aspect Biosystems in its $115-million Series B funding round
- Cents
Cents in its acquisition of Laundroworks
- Evok Innovations and e-Zinc
e-Zinc in its raising of US$31 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 round led by Evok Innovations
- Loopio Inc.
Loopio Inc. in its acquisition of Avnio
- Avidbots
Avidbots in its US$70 million Series C financing
- Delphia
Delphia in its US$60 million Series A financing round
- Neo Financial Technologies
Neo Financial Technologies in its $185 million Series C Financing
- e-Zinc
e-Zinc in its US$25-million Series A financing round
- Flashfood
Flashfood in its US$12.3 million Series A financing
- Inkbox Ink
Inkbox Ink in its US$65 million acquisition by BIC
- Angus Systems
Angus Systems in its acquisition by MRI Software
- Neo Financial
Neo Financial in its $64 million Series B financing round
- Accomplice and JPMorgan Chase
Accomplice and JPMorgan Chase in FreshBooks’ US$130 million Series E financing
- Hootsuite
Hootsuite in its $60 million acquisition of Heyday
- Loopio Inc.
Loopio in its US$200 million strategic investment
- Verafin
Verafin in its US$2.75 billion acquisition by Nasdaq
- Willow
Willow in its seed financing round
- Neo Financial
Neo Financial in its $50 million financing round
- Prophix Software
Prophix Software in its investment by Hg
- Setter
Setter in its acquisition by Thumbtack
- Closing Folders
Closing Folders in its acquisition by iManage
- ESC Corporate Services
ESC Corporate Services in its acquisition of Paragon
- ThoughtWire
ThoughtWire in its minority investment by Canadian Business Growth Fund
- SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. in its $10-million Series A financing round
- Meta in connection with its acquisition by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
- Insception Biosciences in connection with its sale to Cell Care, and its prior acquisition of Lifebank by way of takeover bid
- ScribbleLive in connection with its expansion round of financing and acquisitions of Appinions, Visually, Scompler and Linkdex
- Blynk in connection with its acquisition by Kik Interactive Inc.
- Universe in connection with its sale to Ticketmaster
- Affinium Pharmaceuticals in connection with its sale to Debiopharm
- IBM in connection with its acquisition of Varicent Software and Platform Computing
- Numerous emerging technology companies and venture capital and angel investors in connection with various financing transactions
Xanadu in its cross-border de-SPAC transaction
FundThrough in its US$25-million Series B financing round and acquisition of Ampla
Aspect Biosystems in its $115-million Series B funding round
Cents in its acquisition of Laundroworks
e-Zinc in its raising of US$31 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 round led by Evok Innovations
- Loopio Inc.
Loopio Inc. in its acquisition of Avnio
- Avidbots
Avidbots in its US$70 million Series C financing
- Delphia
Delphia in its US$60 million Series A financing round
- Neo Financial Technologies
Neo Financial Technologies in its $185 million Series C Financing
- e-Zinc
e-Zinc in its US$25-million Series A financing round
- Flashfood
Flashfood in its US$12.3 million Series A financing
- Inkbox Ink
Inkbox Ink in its US$65 million acquisition by BIC
- Angus Systems
Angus Systems in its acquisition by MRI Software
- Neo Financial
Neo Financial in its $64 million Series B financing round
- Accomplice and JPMorgan Chase
Accomplice and JPMorgan Chase in FreshBooks’ US$130 million Series E financing
- Hootsuite
Hootsuite in its $60 million acquisition of Heyday
- Loopio Inc.
Loopio in its US$200 million strategic investment
- Verafin
Verafin in its US$2.75 billion acquisition by Nasdaq
- Willow
Willow in its seed financing round
- Neo Financial
Neo Financial in its $50 million financing round
- Prophix Software
Prophix Software in its investment by Hg
- Setter
Setter in its acquisition by Thumbtack
- Closing Folders
Closing Folders in its acquisition by iManage
- ESC Corporate Services
ESC Corporate Services in its acquisition of Paragon
- ThoughtWire
ThoughtWire in its minority investment by Canadian Business Growth Fund
- SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. in its $10-million Series A financing round
- Meta in connection with its acquisition by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
- Insception Biosciences in connection with its sale to Cell Care, and its prior acquisition of Lifebank by way of takeover bid
- ScribbleLive in connection with its expansion round of financing and acquisitions of Appinions, Visually, Scompler and Linkdex
- Blynk in connection with its acquisition by Kik Interactive Inc.
- Universe in connection with its sale to Ticketmaster
- Affinium Pharmaceuticals in connection with its sale to Debiopharm
- IBM in connection with its acquisition of Varicent Software and Platform Computing
- Numerous emerging technology companies and venture capital and angel investors in connection with various financing transactions
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Awards and Recognition
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Recognized in Startups and Emerging Companies
—Chambers Canada -
Recognized in Venture Capital Law
—Best Lawyers in Canada
Community Involvement
- NEXT Canada
- Creative Destruction Lab
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
Credentials
Education
- Queen’s University, J.D.
- McGill University, Bachelor of Commerce
Languages
- English
- French
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
