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We are thrilled to welcome Andrew Chudnovsky as a Partner to the firm. Andrew Chudnovsky is a solutions-focused transactional lawyer with a wealth of experience acting for both vendors and purchasers in M&A transactions.

We are thrilled to welcome Jeremy Lin as a Partner to the firm. Jeremy joins us from Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, where he built a strong practice advising on venture financings, M&A transactions and general corporate matters.

We are thrilled to welcome Mark Surchin as Senior Counsel to the firm. Mark is an award-winning lawyer with decades of experience in debt financing, corporate transactions and governance matters.

Founders is pleased to be acting as legal counsel to the purchaser in connection with the acquisition of the iconic El Mocambo in Toronto.

Founders is pleased to have assisted with the investment into Lounn.

Founders is pleased to have acted for Alchemy Capital Partners Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Diamond Line Painting Inc.

A big congrats to our client, Mave, on its recently announced raise of $2 million in pre-seed funding! It was a pleasure working with Raz Zohar and the rest of the Mave team in reaching this milestone, and we are excited for this next phase of growth.

Founders is pleased to have acted for Bluwatr in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in WATT Consulting Group.

We are thrilled to welcome Kip Daechsel as Senior Counsel to the firm. Kip is a skilled corporate lawyer and strategic advisor with decades of Bay Street leadership and deal experience.

Founders is pleased to have acted for Alchemy Capital Partners Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Schaaf Foods Inc.

We are thrilled to welcome Jean Anderson as Senior Counsel to the firm. Jean has been consistently recognized by a variety of publications as one of the leading Banking and Finance lawyers in Canada.

Founders was pleased to act for Proack Security in connection with its acquisition by WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) and its Cybersecurity Business Unit, Cycura.

A big congrats to our client, Withe, on its recently announced raise of US$1.1 million in pre-seed funding! It was a pleasure working with Daniel Shalinsky and the rest of the Withe team in reaching this milestone, and we are excited for this next phase of growth.

We are thrilled to welcome Kyle Jacobson as an Associate to the firm. Kyle joins us from Goodmans LLP. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and corporate finance, and general corporate matters.

We are incredibly proud to announce the second anniversary of the launch of Founders. We are thankful for the support we have received from our family and friends, and of course are grateful to our amazing clients for trusting us as their corporate counsel.

Founders was pleased to act for NowVertical Group Inc. on the acquisition of Smartlytics Consultancy and Acrotrend, as well as its two new credit facilities with TD Bank and Export Development Canada. Congratulations to the NowVertical team.