Jacques is a partner in Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies practice group in Osler’s Vancouver office. Jacques advises entrepreneurs, start-ups and venture backed technology companies in all parts of their lifecycle from start-up to exit as well as advising a wide range of investors including venture capital funds, privacy equity, strategic investors and angel investors. Jacques has broad experience in matters related to corporation formation, governance, venture capital and financing transactions and acquisition and divestiture transactions in addition to supporting companies with their day-to-day corporate needs. Jacques also plays a central role in Osler’s relationship with Creative Destruction Lab, Accelerate Okanagan, VIATEC and e@UBC.
Representative Work
- Clio
Clio in its record-setting US$900-million Series F investment round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
- Yaletown, inBC and Crédit Mutuel Equity
Yaletown, inBC and Crédit Mutuel Equity in connection with Netskrt Systems' $10 million Series A financing round
- Beatdapp
Syndicate of Investors in connection with Beatdapp’s $22.9 million Series A fundraising round.
- Pagefreezer Software Inc.
Pagefreezer Software Inc. in its acquisition of X1 Social Discovery Solutions product from X1 Discovery Inc.
- Inverted AI
Inverted AI in its closing of a $5.3 million seed funding round
- Ionomr Innovations Inc. and NGIF Cleantech Ventures
Ionomr Innovations Inc. and NGIF Cleantech Ventures in Ionomr’s $20 million Series A-4 financing round led by NGIF Cleantech Ventures
- Procurify
Procurify in its closing of a $68 million Series C financing round
- Canada Drives
Canada Drives in its $40 million convertible equity financing led by goeasy
- Certn
Certn in its acquisition of Credence
- Lucent Biosciences
Lucent Biosciences in its $4.2 million investment round
- SkyHive
SkyHive in its US$40 million Series B financing round
- Canada Drives
Canada Drives in its $100 million Series B funding round led by Honor Ventures
- BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures
BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures in Spark RE Technologies’ US$5 million Series A investment round
- Outside Interactive
Outside Interactive in it acquisition of Pinkbike, CyclingTips and Trailforks
- Foodee
Foodee in its acquisition by Sodexo
- Perpetua
Perpetua in its US$52 million acquisition by Ascential
- Beanworks
Beanworks in its $104 million acquisition by Quadient
- Sokanu Interactive
Sokanu Interactive in its acquisition by Penn Foster
- HYAS
HYAS in its $20 million Series B financing round
- NewSpring Capital
NewSpring Capital in MacroHealth's $54 million Series A financing round
- Coastal Genomics
Coastal Genomics in its acquisition by Yourgene Health
- Foodee
Foodee in its acquisition of Chewse
- Yaletown Venture Partners and BDC Capital
Yaletown Venture Partners and BDC Capital in Charli AI's $1.6 million Seed Financing
- Rise People Inc.
Rise People Inc. in its acquisition of Hazel Innovations
- Goldman Sachs Growth Equity
Goldman Sachs Growth Equity in connection with Trulioo’s $70 million Series C financing
- Sprout Wellness Solutions Inc., a wellness engagement company, in connection with a strategic investment by TELUS Ventures
- Vanedge Capital in its preferred share investment in MediaCore Technologies Inc.
- Yaletown Venture Partners and BDC Capital in their convertible loan financing of Elastic Path Software Inc.
- Ivanhoe Energy Inc. on the sale of its subsidiary, Pan-China Resources Ltd., to MIE Holdings Corporation for US$45 million
- Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (formerly Ivanplats Limited) in its $493-million initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange
- Legal counsel to multiple public mining companies in connection with equity offerings, listing on the TSX Venture Exchange and continuous disclosure matters
Clio in its record-setting US$900-million Series F investment round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Yaletown, inBC and Crédit Mutuel Equity in connection with Netskrt Systems' $10 million Series A financing round
Syndicate of Investors in connection with Beatdapp’s $22.9 million Series A fundraising round.
Pagefreezer Software Inc. in its acquisition of X1 Social Discovery Solutions product from X1 Discovery Inc.
Inverted AI in its closing of a $5.3 million seed funding round
- Ionomr Innovations Inc. and NGIF Cleantech Ventures
Ionomr Innovations Inc. and NGIF Cleantech Ventures in Ionomr’s $20 million Series A-4 financing round led by NGIF Cleantech Ventures
- Procurify
Procurify in its closing of a $68 million Series C financing round
- Canada Drives
Canada Drives in its $40 million convertible equity financing led by goeasy
- Certn
Certn in its acquisition of Credence
- Lucent Biosciences
Lucent Biosciences in its $4.2 million investment round
- SkyHive
SkyHive in its US$40 million Series B financing round
- Canada Drives
Canada Drives in its $100 million Series B funding round led by Honor Ventures
- BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures
BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures in Spark RE Technologies’ US$5 million Series A investment round
- Outside Interactive
Outside Interactive in it acquisition of Pinkbike, CyclingTips and Trailforks
- Foodee
Foodee in its acquisition by Sodexo
- Perpetua
Perpetua in its US$52 million acquisition by Ascential
- Beanworks
Beanworks in its $104 million acquisition by Quadient
- Sokanu Interactive
Sokanu Interactive in its acquisition by Penn Foster
- HYAS
HYAS in its $20 million Series B financing round
- NewSpring Capital
NewSpring Capital in MacroHealth's $54 million Series A financing round
- Coastal Genomics
Coastal Genomics in its acquisition by Yourgene Health
- Foodee
Foodee in its acquisition of Chewse
- Yaletown Venture Partners and BDC Capital
Yaletown Venture Partners and BDC Capital in Charli AI's $1.6 million Seed Financing
- Rise People Inc.
Rise People Inc. in its acquisition of Hazel Innovations
- Goldman Sachs Growth Equity
Goldman Sachs Growth Equity in connection with Trulioo’s $70 million Series C financing
- Sprout Wellness Solutions Inc., a wellness engagement company, in connection with a strategic investment by TELUS Ventures
- Vanedge Capital in its preferred share investment in MediaCore Technologies Inc.
- Yaletown Venture Partners and BDC Capital in their convertible loan financing of Elastic Path Software Inc.
- Ivanhoe Energy Inc. on the sale of its subsidiary, Pan-China Resources Ltd., to MIE Holdings Corporation for US$45 million
- Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (formerly Ivanplats Limited) in its $493-million initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange
- Legal counsel to multiple public mining companies in connection with equity offerings, listing on the TSX Venture Exchange and continuous disclosure matters
Awards and Recognition
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Thomson Reuters: “Stand-out Lawyer”
Media Mentions
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Osler News Feb 14, 2022
Osler welcomes 17 new partners and 2 new counsel in 2022
Osler is proud to announce the addition of 17 new partners and two new counsel across our offices in Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa and...
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Credentials
Education
- University of Alberta, J.D.
- Memorial University, B. Comm.
Languages
- Afrikaans
- English
