M & A by Jeff Teal
Senior‑Led M&A Counsel for High‑Value Deals
We are a senior‑led M&A team known for combining inventive deal structuring with disciplined execution across buy‑side, sell‑side, and corporate reorganization mandates. Led by Scarfone Hawkins LLP Partner Jeffrey Teal, whose team has closed more than $1B in transactions over the past 24 months in the Greater Toronto Area with investment banks, private equity groups, and Tier‑1 lenders—we bring clarity, confidence, and experienced leadership to every deal.
Jeff Teal's Mergers and Acquisitions Team
Growing companies, owner managers, strategic acquirers and financial sponsors trust our team to shape the deal and land it cleanly, from first term sheet to final closing. We coordinate diligence and draft the paper trail and solve for the business realities that drive negotiations: valuation gaps, earn outs, rollover equity, key employee retention, financing, and post closing integration. Our work is integrated with tax, employment and labour, competition, and Investment Canada Act advice, so transactions move forward without regulatory surprises or drafting rework.
How We Work
- Strategy first. We structure share and asset deals to match the client’s objectives, not a template.
- Deal discipline. Clear workplans, tight version control, lender ready documentation, predictable timelines.
- Negotiation with purpose. We advocate firmly and practically; progress beats posturing.
- Integrated specialists. We bring in the right firm colleagues at the right moment, such as competition, employment, tax, secured lending so your closing checklist stays manageable.
- Senior oversight. Files are quarterbacked by Jeff Teal, a partner who has led complex business transactions for significant private and institutional clients.
Meet The Team
Jeffrey C. Teal — Partner (Team Lead)
A business lawyer known for creative, non‑formulaic problem‑solving, Jeff leads transactions ranging from mid‑market acquisitions to complex reorganizations for significant private and institutional clients. His portfolio spans M&A, corporate finance, e‑commerce and IP, with a track record of quarterbacking sophisticated deals to completion.
Profile: Jeff Teal
Marc Ronca — Associate
A detail‑driven corporate associate with a prior management background in financial services, Marc brings a planning‑first, relationship‑centric approach to shareholder arrangements, commercial transactions and M&A support, ensuring issues are anticipated and addressed early.
Profile: Marc Ronca
Tyler McLaughlin — Associate
With training in biochemistry, Tyler adds analytical rigor and technical problem‑solving to fast‑moving files—keen on research, drafting and organizing complex information for corporate and M&A matters.
Profile: Tyler McLaughlin
“The art of law is really about the creative deliverable. No one can have all the answers—and that opens the door to flexible and unique solutions.”
