Brett Seifred is a partner in the corporate, commercial and securities law practice areas with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.  He has acted for clients in a broad range of transactions, including take-over bids and business combinations, acquisitions and dispositions of private companies, and public and private offerings of equity and debt.  Brett also advises public companies on Canadian securities regulation and corporate governance matters on an ongoing basis.

Most recently, Brett has acted for EdgeStone Capital Partners in connection with the purchase of Movie Distribution Income Fund's 49 per cent indirect interest in Motion Picture Distribution LP, and for Symmetry Holdings Inc. in connection with its US$585.2 million acquisition of Novamerican Steel Inc. pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.

Brett received a B.A. (Honours) from Queen's University in 1996 and an LL.B. from the University of British Columbia (Gold Medallist) in 2000.  He became a partner of the firm in 2004, and rejoined the firm in 2007 after practising in the Toronto office of another prominent Canadian law firm.

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