NEO Enrolls McMillan LLP in Trusted Service Provider Program

On April 19^th, we rang the opening bell with the team at business law firm McMillan LLP, the newest addition to NEO’s Trusted Service Provider Program. With recognized expertise across a range of industries in Canada, the US, and internationally, McMillan shares NEO’s focus on providing exceptional client service. We are proud to welcome the firm to our collection of vetted experts who are committed to meeting the needs of capital-raising companies throughout their public markets journey.

As a leading capital markets law firm, McMillan works with clients to navigate today’s capital markets challenges, providing solutions-oriented legal advice through their offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, Montréal, and Hong Kong. The capital markets lawyers at McMillan assist clients on any transaction that impacts the capital markets, for any size of deal, regardless of the complexities from a regulatory or legal perspective. The firm has considerable experience negotiating with all levels of issuers, lenders, institutional shareholders and investment banks, and has fostered relationship with regulatory bodies and exchanges, allowing them to deliver value to capital markets clients.

“McMillan is honoured to enroll as a Trusted Service Provider with NEO,” commented Leila Rafi, Partner at McMillan LLP. “It is an exchange full of ambitious and hard-working people who are always looking for innovative ways to promote the Canadian capital markets and capital formation, something that is important to the Ontario Securities Commission and for all existing and potential market participants. I’ve watched NEO grow exponentially over the last few years and expect more of the same for a bright future ahead. The McMillan team is proud to play a role by offering sound legal advice to any NEO issuers who require capital markets expertise.”

Launched in 2015, the NEO Exchange is Canada’s innovative and disruptive tier-one stock exchange, bringing much-needed competition to the Canadian capital markets landscape. NEO consistently represents close to 15% of all volume traded in Canadian-listed securities and is home to over 120 unique listings, including public companies, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), and Closed-End Funds (CEFs). Real-time market data on all NEO-listed securities is available to all investors, at no cost.

“McMillan LLP is a well-respected and longstanding firm with significant expertise in the Canadian capital markets landscape,” added Erik Sloane, Chief Revenue Officer. “Like NEO, they are committed to professional excellence and exceptional client service. We are confident in recommending the McMillan team to potential NEO issuers as they navigate their listing on our senior stock exchange, and to existing issuers as they manage their operations in the public domain.”   

To learn more about McMillan LLP, visit https://mcmillan.ca. For more information on NEO’s Trusted Service Provider Program, click here.

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