• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

• Business Succession Planning

• Business Sale Transactions

• Management Buy Outs

• Management Buy Ins

• Transfer or Sale of Businesses to Children

• Asset Purchase Transactions

• Share Purchase Transactions

• Representation of owners of privately held businesses or management, employees, children or unrelated third parties in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Business Succession Planning, purchase of business transactions, sale of business transactions, including negotiation of commercial agreements and other related corporate transactions

• Exercise of Shotgun Clauses in Shareholders Agreements

• Corporate Reorganizations in anticipation of the Sale of a Business

Mr. Sihota assists owners of private businesses transition their family-owned and privately held businesses to children, employees, management or to unrelated third parties through sale of the business and has developed resources specifically for this purpose. He also assists management, employees, children or unrelated third parties purchase or acquire privately owned businesses by way of share purchase or asset purchase transactions. Mr. Sihota works extensively with owners of privately held businesses and purchasers to help protect them through this process, including the negotiation of commercial agreements, including letters of intent, standstill agreements, deposit agreements, confidentiality agreements, business brokerage agreements, purchase and sale agreements and escrow agreements. Recognizing the increasing number of business owners needing assistance with Business Succession Planning, Mr. Sihota lectures frequently on this subject.

Mr. Sihota has clients ranging from start-up enterprises to large corporations and represents these clients on a variety of issues including Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Business Succession Planning, sales of businesses, incorporation of new businesses in Canada, regulatory compliance and other commercial and corporate law issues that they face on a day to day basis.

He also acts for Pension Funds and Health and Welfare Funds, advising on fiduciary duties and responsibilities of trustees, negotiation of agreements, drafting plan documentation and general advice on operation of pension plans and health and welfare plans.

Mr. Sihota is a partner with Clark Wilson LLP and is a member of the firm’s Business Law Department and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Transaction Practice Group. He has been with the firm since 1987.

Mr. Sihota has had articles published in Business in Vancouver and Alberta Oil Magazine and is on the editorial board of the Due Diligence Deskbook. He has been quoted by The Vancouver Sun, The Province and other media on the subject of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Business Succession Planning.

Mr. Sihota obtained both a Bachelor of Commerce degree (1984) and Bachelor of Laws degree (1985) from the University of British Columbia.

Member, Law Society of British Columbia (1986)
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Vancouver Bar Association
Member, Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute
Member, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
Member, Association for Corporate Growth - Vancouver Chapter
Member, International Lawyers Network