Georgi Paskalev is a partner in Gowling WLG's Montreal office with a transaction-based practice focused predominantly on private M&A, venture capital, corporate finance, reorganizations, and general commercial matters. His clients include institutional investors, private equity funds, strategic purchasers and start-ups across a range of industries, including manufacturing, healthtech, greentech, and EVs. Georgi has considerable experience in negotiating complex purchase and sale transactions; structuring joint venture arrangements; preparing limited partnership and shareholder agreements; implementing tax reorganizations and negotiating commercial agreements; advising emerging companies with respect to governance and financing matters (equity, convertible debenture and preferred share financings); setting up and advising non-profit organizations. Prior to joining the firm, Georgi worked in the legal departments of two publicly traded aeronautics and textile companies. He has been recognized in both The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada. Georgi volunteers for the Fondation sur la Pointe des pieds, a charitable organization offering teenagers and young adults fighting cancer the opportunity to participate in therapeutic outdoor expeditions.
