Martin Smith is a senior associate in Osler’s leading Emerging and High Growth Companies practice group. He acts as a trusted legal and strategic advisor to founders and technology companies throughout their full lifecycle, guiding them through start-up formation, financing, commercial arrangements, corporate governance and M&A. Martin also acts for the venture capital, growth equity, private equity and strategic investors who fund and acquire technology companies.
Martin has advised on numerous transactions across the technology sector, including most recently, Clio’s US$900M Series F and US$500M Series G financings, Clio’s US$1B acquisition of vLex, Mangrove Lithium’s US$85M structured financing, FISPAN’s $41.3M Series B financing and Venn’s $21.5M Series A financing.
Representative Work
- Mangrove Lithium
Mangrove Lithium in its US$85-million structured financing led by Canada Growth Fund and US$9-million ITC-backed loan underwritten by National Bank of Canada
- Clio
Clio in its US$1-billion acquisition of vLex and US$500-million Series G investment round
- Veritree Technology Inc.
Veritree Technology Inc. (Veritree) in its $9.1-million Series A financing
- Venn (formerly Vault)
Venn (formerly Vault) in its $21.5-million Series A financing
- Miru Smart Technologies
Miru Smart Technologies in its US $20-million Series A financing co-led by BDC Capital and TNG Capital Corp.
- Clio
Clio in its record-setting US$900-million Series F investment round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
- Sonus Microsystems
Sonus Microsystems in its C$2.1 million seed funding round led by LDV Capital
- Aldesta Hotels and Resorts
Aldesta Hotels and Resorts in its acquisition of Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Ltd
- Moxxie Ventures and iNovia Capital
Moxxie Ventures and iNovia Capital in connection with Spellbook’s US$10.9 million Series A financing round
- Goose Insurance Inc.
Goose Insurance Inc. in its $4 million Series A funding led by Axis Insurance
- ePact Network
ePact Network in its acquisition by Clubessential
- Canada Drives
Canada Drives in its $40 million convertible equity financing led by goeasy
- Canada Drives
Canada Drives in its $100 million Series B funding round led by Honor Ventures
- BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures
BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures in Spark RE Technologies’ US$5 million Series A investment round
- Acton Capital
Acton Capital in Knix Wear’s $53 million financing round
Mangrove Lithium in its US$85-million structured financing led by Canada Growth Fund and US$9-million ITC-backed loan underwritten by National Bank of Canada
Clio in its US$1-billion acquisition of vLex and US$500-million Series G investment round
Veritree Technology Inc. (Veritree) in its $9.1-million Series A financing
Venn (formerly Vault) in its $21.5-million Series A financing
Miru Smart Technologies in its US $20-million Series A financing co-led by BDC Capital and TNG Capital Corp.
- Clio
Clio in its record-setting US$900-million Series F investment round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
- Sonus Microsystems
Sonus Microsystems in its C$2.1 million seed funding round led by LDV Capital
- Aldesta Hotels and Resorts
Aldesta Hotels and Resorts in its acquisition of Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Ltd
- Moxxie Ventures and iNovia Capital
Moxxie Ventures and iNovia Capital in connection with Spellbook’s US$10.9 million Series A financing round
- Goose Insurance Inc.
Goose Insurance Inc. in its $4 million Series A funding led by Axis Insurance
- ePact Network
ePact Network in its acquisition by Clubessential
- Canada Drives
Canada Drives in its $40 million convertible equity financing led by goeasy
- Canada Drives
Canada Drives in its $100 million Series B funding round led by Honor Ventures
- BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures
BDC Capital, Pender Ventures and GroundBreak Ventures in Spark RE Technologies’ US$5 million Series A investment round
- Acton Capital
Acton Capital in Knix Wear’s $53 million financing round
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Credentials
Education
- University of British Columbia, J.D.
- University of Melbourne, J.D.
- University of British Columbia, B.A. (International Relations)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of British Columbia
- Canadian Bar Association
- Vancouver Bar Association
