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Michaël: together at Sagard Private Equity Canada
About
Michaël Hassan is Partner, General Counsel and Secretary at Sagard, which he joined in 2023, where he oversees legal, regulatory, and compliance matters with a focus on fund governance, fundraising, M&A, and transaction execution, and serves on the Executive Committee. Before Sagard, he spent 17 years at PSP Investments, most recently as Managing Director, Divisional General Counsel and Head of Legal, Private Investments, and previously held roles at Quebecor World, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, and Muñoz de Toro Abogados. He holds Civil Law, Common Law, and legislative and legal drafting graduate degrees from the University of Ottawa and is a member of the Québec and Ontario Bars.
Experience
- SagardPartner, Managing Director, General Counsel and Secretarycurrent2024 — present
- SagardManaging Director, General Counsel and Secretarycurrent2023 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- PSP InvestmentsManaging Director, Divisional General Counsel and Head of Legal, Private Investments2023Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- PSP InvestmentsManaging Director and Divisional General Counsel2021 — 2023Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- PSP InvestmentsVice President and Divisional General Counsel2014 — 2021
- PSP InvestmentsDivisional General Counsel2013 — 2014
- Université de MontréalCourse Lecturer - Chargé de cours2019
- PSP InvestmentsAssistant General Counsel2009 — 2012
- PSP InvestmentsLegal Counsel2006 — 2009
Skills & more
Corporate Real EstateRegulatory RiskGeneral Legal CounselCorporate TransactionalMerger ControlInfrastructureNatural ResourcesBusiness StrategyLeadershipFinanceHedge FundsCross-border Transactions
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Commercial Real EstateProject ManagementVenture CapitalFinancial TransactionsLegal AffairsCorporate GovernanceRisk ManagementPrivate PlacementsNegotiationLegal ComplianceBuyoutsMergersLanguages English · French · Spanish
From Michaël's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Adam Felesky
CEO at Portage Ventures
Adam Vigna
Co-Founder and CIO, Sagard at Sagard Credit Partners
Adam Vigna
Co-Founder and CIO, Sagard at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Aikta Jain
Managing Director, Capital Formation at Sagard Credit Partners
Albert Arazi
Vice President of Distribution, Eastern Canada at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Alpha Lam
Senior Director, Asset Management at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Amanda Gaiotti
Partner, Corporate Development at Sagard Credit Partners
Amr Ceran
Managing Director, Asset Management at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michaël Hassan?
- Michaël Hassan is Partner, General Counsel and Secretary at Sagard, which he joined in 2023, where he oversees legal, regulatory, and compliance matters with a focus on fund governance, fundraising, M&A, and transaction execution, and serves on the Executive Committee. Before Sagard, he spent 17 years at PSP Investments, most recently as Managing Director, Divisional General Counsel and Head of Legal, Private Investments, and previously held roles at Quebecor World, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, and Muñoz de Toro Abogados. He holds Civil Law, Common Law, and legislative and legal drafting graduate degrees from the University of Ottawa and is a member of the Québec and Ontario Bars.
- Where does Michaël Hassan work?
- Michaël Hassan is Partner, General Counsel and Secretary at Sagard Private Equity Canada.
- Where did Michaël Hassan go to school?
- Michaël Hassan studied at University of Ottawa (Diploma in Legislative and Legal Drafting, Graduate Studies Faculty of Law); University of Ottawa (Juris Doctor (J.D.), Common Law); University of Ottawa (LL.L., Civil Law).
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Shared employers
Also worked at PSP Investments35
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Also worked at Université de Montréal18
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