Syed Muhammad Rizvi is building a broad corporate law practice and has advised clients in various sectors on public and private mergers and acquisitions (M&A), initial public offerings (IPOs), reverse takeovers, venture capital and equity financings, as well as securities compliance and other transactional mandates.

Prior to joining the firm, Syed worked as a corporate associate at two large Canadian law firms in Toronto. He previously co-founded a business that specialized in cell phone accessories and later co-founded an agritech startup.

Representative Work

Advised a United Arab Emirates (UAE) sovereign wealth fund on the development and implementation of its data and artificial intelligence (AI) program, including the drafting of key legal and operational documents and negotiating with internal stakeholders, external service providers, and portfolio companies.
Advised Birch Hill Equity Partners in the sale of Bio Agri Mix, LP, Canada’s largest manufacturer and distributor of medicated feed additives and water-soluble medications for livestock, to DW Healthcare Partners.
Advised a UAE digital assets infrastructure company on a joint venture arrangement with one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency mining businesses, in order to establish a first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency mining facility in the UAE.
Advised a UAE sovereign wealth fund in relation to revamping their internal software offerings by negotiating on behalf of the client with several Software as a Service (SaaS) providers.

Advised the shareholders of Canaccede Financial Group, the largest buyer of charged-off consumer receivables and insolvencies in Canada, in their sale to Jefferson Capital Systems LLC, a portfolio company of J.C. Flowers & Co.
Advised a syndicate of underwriters led by Bank of America Securities, Credit Suisse Group and Bank of Nova Scotia in the IPO of common shares of Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. (TSX:TFPM), for gross proceeds of US$250 million.
Advised a syndicate of agents, co-led by CIBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital Inc. and TD Securities Inc., in a US$150-million offering of series J senior unsecured notes of Crombie REIT.
Advised a syndicate of underwriters including Mackie Research Capital Corporation, Canaccord Genuity Corp. and National Bank Financial Inc. on a bought deal by Theratechnologies Inc. (TSX:TH; NASDAQ:THTX), a biopharmaceutical company, for gross proceeds of US$46 million, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option.
Advised Relay Medical Corp., a technology innovator focusing on the development of novel technologies in the diagnostic and AI data science sectors, in its acquisition of Cybeats Technologies Inc., an integrated cybersecurity platform designed to secure and protect high-value connected Internet of things (IoT) devices.
Advised BrandProject Capital Fund LP in connection with its Series B investment in Clutch Canada Inc., a Canadian online car-selling platform.

List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.