1000 de la Gauchetière St W, Suite 900, Montréal, QC
Year called to bar: 1995 (QC)
Patrice Martin’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. Martin 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. He acted on the 2017 Private Equity Deal of the Year as selected by the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA). Martin is recognized by Chambers Canada and Best Lawyers Canada. He was also recognized as Information Technology Lawyer of the Year – Montréal in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1995 and is a graduate of the Université de Montréal Law School.
On April 6, 2020, Inovia Capital, Canadian venture capital firm, led an oversubscribed US$50 million Series C round in WorkJam, a digital workplace solutions provider for organizations with frontline employees
On January 5, 2016, a subsidiary of Cogeco Inc., Cogeco Diffusion Inc., completed the sale of its subsidiary Métromédia CMR Plus Inc., an out-of-home advertising company specialized in the public transit sector, to Astral Media Outdoor L.P.
