Stathy Markatos

• Counsel for Lex Capital Management Inc. on fund formation and raising capital for the following funds: Lex Energy Partners LP V (2022, $200 million), Lex Energy Partners LP IV (2019, $156 million), Lex Energy Partners LP III (2015, $93.4 million), Lex Energy Partners LP II (2013, $54.4 million), Lex Energy Partners LP (2010, $56.7 million) and Lex Capital Partners LP (2009, $36.5 million)
• Counsel to PFM Capital in connection with its strategic investment in DyMark Industries Inc. (2022)
• Counsel to Conexus Venture Capital Inc. on fund formation, raising capital and investments for CVC Fund 1 (2019), a tech startup fund, and Emmertech Fund (2021), an ag-tech start-up fund
• Mergers and acquisition counsel to Dot® Technology Corporation, a leader in autonomous agricultural solutions, and its shareholder in connection with the sale of the Corporation (2019-2020)
• Counsel to Apex III Investment Fund LP ($103 million) on fund formation and capital raising (2019)
• Lead counsel to Gardiner Dam Terminal Ltd. in connection with a sale of all its assets for a purchase price of $29.6 million (2018)
• Counsel to specialty finance company Crown Capital Partners on its provision of an aggregate $50-million term loan to Rokstad Holdings Corporation, one of the largest power line contractors in North America
• Acted as counsel to Greystone Capital Management Inc. and its shareholders in the company’s sale to the Toronto-Dominion Bank for a net purchase price of $792 million
• Acted as counsel to funds managed by PFM Capital Inc. in connection with the $1.1-billion take-over bid by Aurora Cannabis Inc.  for Cannimed Therapeutics Inc.
• Counsel to specialty finance company Crown Capital Partners on its provision of a $25-million term loan to Rokstad Holdings Corporation, one of the largest power line contractors in North America
• Corporate and securities counsel to Weyburn Inland Terminal Ltd., a reporting issuer, in connection with its plan of arrangement, whereby all of its common shares were acquired for aggregate consideration of $94.5 million, providing advice on the plan of arrangement transaction and securities law advice respecting disclosure and the shareholder meeting (2014)
• Securities counsel to Information Services Corporation in connection with an initial public offering and secondary offering of 12,075,000 Class A Limited Voting Shares of Information Services Corporation, sold by Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan for approximately $169 million and the listing of the Class A Limited Voting Shares of Information Services Corporation on the Toronto Stock Exchange (2013)
• Counsel to a Saskatchewan based investment fund which provided loans to, and made venture capital investments in, medium-sized businesses located in Saskatchewan (2012-2013)
• Securities counsel to a publicly-traded Saskatchewan based company on the sale of its $25-million grain handling and crop input business, providing advice on the sale transaction and securities law advice respecting disclosure and the shareholder meeting (2011)
• Acted for Saskatchewan-based issuers on public (2008) and private offerings (2007) on start-up bio-fuels and energy projects, including the preparation of offering documents and advising on securities and corporate matters
• Advised both private and public sector organizations on the development of corporate governance models and matters related to director liability and directors and officers liability insurance

Stathy advises clients on general corporate and commercial matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and securities law. He has experience with public offerings, private placements, continuous disclosure and corporate governance matters. He also has acted for buyers, sellers and target companies on numerous mergers and acquisition transactions, including transactions in the agribusiness, manufacturing, equipment sales, financial services and energy services sectors, by way of asset sales, share sales and plan of arrangement.

Stathy has experience acting for providers of venture and private capital on debt and equity transactions involving investees in Saskatchewan.

He also advises public and non-profit organizations on corporate governance and compliance matters, and acts as ongoing counsel for a number of Saskatchewan based organizations, providing advice on a wide range of matters.

Stathy clerked for the Chief Justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.

Stathy is fluent in Greek.

• Director and Former Chair, Governance Committee, Food Bank  (Regina, 2010-2016)
• Former Vice-chair, Securities Law South Section, Canadian Bar Association (Saskatchewan, 2009-2012)

• Saskatchewan Editor, Canadian Forms and Precedents: Banking and Finance, Part 12 – Private Placements (Butterworths)

• Recognized in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada (Lawyer of the Year – Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2015) of the Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law)
• Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2018) of the Best Lawyers in Canada (Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)
• Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2022) of the Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Governance Practice)
• Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2015) of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Corporate Mid-Market)
• Recognized in the 2025 edition (and 2015-2016, 2021-2024) of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Mergers and Acquisitions)
• Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2019) of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Corporate Finance and Securities, Corporate Commercial Law)
• Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2024) of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Private Equity)
• Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2023) of Chambers Canada (Corporate/Commercial Law, Saskatchewan)
• Recognized in the 2023 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada (Lawyer of the Year – Corporate Governance Practice)
• Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Agribusiness and Cannabis 2020
• Recognized in the 2019 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada (Lawyer of the Year – Securities Law)
• Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Infrastructure 2019
• Law Society of Saskatchewan Gold Medal (2002)