Gesta A. Abols

First Year of Call
Ontario, 2002

Areas of Practice
Mergers & Acquisitions

Description
Gesta Abols’ practice is focused on mergers & acquisitions (including private equity), corporate governance, shareholder activism and strategic investments. Gesta provides adept legal advice, superior service, and structure to bring clarity to complex challenges. Gesta is the Co-Leader of the firm’s Cross Border Practice and on the executive of the firm’s Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions (CM and M&A) Committee.

Gesta is consistently recognized as a leader in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Corporate Finance & Securities and Mining by various third party ranking organizations.

Gesta is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law where he teaches an upper year course on complex transactions and serves as an advisor to the Ontario Securities Commission on its Securities Advisory Committee.

Gesta is an active member of the American Bar Association’s mergers & acquisition committee and a frequent speaker and writer on M&A and governance developments.