Aaron Fransen

Aaron Fransen serves as a partner with a focus on Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance, and Projects & Infrastructure Groups. He is deeply involved in M&A transactions and project financing, particularly within infrastructure and energy sectors across both bond and bank markets. Aaron's professional reach extends to serving banks, securities dealers, tech entities, resource and media firms, governmental bodies, and private equity companies.

Nationally and globally, Aaron is acknowledged as a premier lawyer, earning recognition from esteemed directories such as Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, IFLR1000, Lexpert, and The Best Lawyers in Canada.

In the realm of professional contributions, Aaron has shared his insights through writings on corporate and securities law subjects. His academic involvement includes a stint as an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he imparted knowledge on Business Associations.

His areas of legal expertise encompass:

- Project and Infrastructure Financing,

- Energy Sector Deals,

- M&A,

- Private Equity Ventures,

- Securities Law,

- Mining Sector Deals.

Aaron's academic foundation is built on degrees from Queen’s University, holding an LL.B. from 2004 and an Honours B.A. from 2001. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2005.

One of his notable recent endeavors includes advising the Canada Infrastructure Bank on a C$173 million repayable contribution facility for the Bekevar Wind Project in Saskatchewan, highlighting his involvement in significant national projects.