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
Education
- University of OttawaDiploma in Legislative and Legal Drafting, Graduate Studies Faculty of Law1997 — 1998
- University of OttawaJuris Doctor (J.D.), Common Law1996 — 1997
- University of OttawaLL.L., Civil Law1993 — 1996
- Collège André GrassetDEC, Health Sciences1991 — 1993
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 Private Equity Canada
Aikta Jain
Managing Director, Capital Formation at Sagard Private Equity Canada
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 Private Equity Canada
Amr Ceran
Managing Director, Asset Management at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Amy Jarvis
Head of Portfolio Accounting at Sagard Private Equity Canada
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Michaël Hassan work?
- Michaël Hassan is Partner, General Counsel and Secretary at Sagard Private Equity Canada.
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