Gabrielle Ahélo

Partner

Business Law

Gabrielle Ahélo is a Partner with EY Law LLP's Transaction Law practice in Montréal. She advises entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, private companies and investors on mergers and acquisitions, ownership transitions and other strategic transactions.

Her practice focuses on private company M&A, including the acquisition and sale of businesses, strategic investments and growth transactions. Gabrielle advises clients throughout the transaction lifecycle, from structuring and negotiation through to closing and post-closing matters. Acting as a strategic transaction lead, she coordinates the legal, tax, financial and advisory professionals involved in a deal, aligning her clients' business objectives with the efficient execution of transactions.

A significant portion of her practice is dedicated to family businesses. She helps founders, business owners and multigenerational families with succession planning, intergenerational transfers and ownership transitions.

Drawing on EY's multidisciplinary platform, she delivers integrated legal, tax and business approaches tailored to her clients' strategic objectives.

Before becoming a lawyer, she spent 10 years as a paralegal in tax and corporate law, an experience that strengthened her technical expertise.

Qualifications and Certifications

  • Member of the Barreau du Québec
  • Bachelor of Law, University of Ottawa
  • Certificate in Business Law, Université de Montréal
  • Paralegal, Collège Ahuntsic, CEGEP à Montréal

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