Torys' Private Equity Practice draws upon our extensive resources and expertise on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border. We have significant experience representing
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fund sponsors in their fund formation and capital-raising activities
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financial institutions in their investments in private equity funds
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private equity funds and institutions in all forms of acquisition transactions, venture capital and minority equity investments
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private equity funds and institutions in restructuring and exiting from their investments
Transaction structures must often accommodate various competing objectives, including leverage, managing risk and valuations. As a result, a wide variety of instruments, including equity, convertible or subordinated debt, bridge loans, options, warrants and exchangeable instruments are frequently used in what are often multi-tiered financings.
Aligning the interests of senior management with those of the investors can also require complex instruments and complex management employment and incentive arrangements, along with sophisticated shareholder governance and liquidity arrangements.
Our in-house expertise in pension and employment, environmental law, restructuring and insolvency law, tax law, intellectual property law and our unique U.S.-Canada partnership provide clients with access to all the expertise necessary for successful private equity transactions.