Our Team

Amy C. Johnson-Spina

Partner

	Direct: 212.880.6154 Office: New York Fax: 212.682.0200 Email: ajohnson-spina@torys.com

	Amy has significant experience with cross-border private equity transactions.

Practice

Amy Johnson-Spina's practice focuses on corporate law with an emphasis on private equity transactions. Amy advises private equity fund managers and institutional investors on a broad range of issues, including acquisitions and investments (direct and indirect).

Transactions

Amy has been involved in representing

Birch Hill Equity Partners in its organization, fund formation, and fund-raising activities for Birch Hill Equity Partners (US) III, LP
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board in structuring and negotiating numerous investments in U.S. buyout and venture capital private equity funds, including in Wellspring Capital Partners III, Alta BioPharma Partners III, DCM IV, Oak Investment Partners XI, Providence Equity Partners V, Diamond Castle IV, Frazier Healthcare V, Mayfield XII and TCV VI and in negotiating the purchase and sale of their direct investments in U.S. operating companies, including in Multifoods Distribution Group, AIR-serv Holdings, Gentek Holdings and United Subcontractors
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in structuring and negotiating numerous investments in U.S. buyout private equity funds, including Lone Star Fund V (Bermuda) and KKR Millennium Fund
Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and other Canadian pension plans in various transactions with respect to their interests and the acquisition of interests in U.S. private equity funds
California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) in structuring and negotiating potential investments in private equity funds
Great Lakes Carbon Income Fund in its initial public offering, its secondary public offering and its related private placement of senior secured notes
Kroll in its acquisition of Ontrack Data International
Gas Components Group (an affiliate of The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation) in its acquisition of the Sourdillon Group and Burner Systems International and its amendment to certain credit facilities
AIT Group plc in its acquisition of Information Management Associates
Woodbridge International Holdings Limited in various general corporate matters of its U.S. subsidiaries
PB Capital in its amendment to certain credit facilities
CI Wave in its financing and implementation of a wireless broadband network in the People’s Republic of China
MSU Devices, Rely on Family and Nature’s Entrée in various general corporate matters, including regulatory, compliance, private placement of equity securities and various day-to-day activities

Professional Involvement

Amy is involved in the preparation of a Model Limited Partnership Agreement with Commentary as a member of an ad hoc committee of leading institutional investors.

Selected Publications and Presentations

U.S. House Proposes Registration of Most Private Fund Advisers, Excepting “Venture Capital Fund Advisers”
Torys Private Equity Bulletin | November 3, 2009

U.S. FDIC Issues Guidance for Private Equity Investments in Banks
Torys Private Equity Bulletin | September 2, 2009

SEC’s Proposed “Pay-to-Play” Restrictions Will Affect Private Equity Funds
Torys Private Equity Bulletin | August 12, 2009

Obama Administration Proposes Registration of Most Private Fund Advisers
Torys Private Equity Bulletin | July 27, 2009

Investing Entities with U.S. Equity Holders May Be Required to Register with SEC
Torys Private Equity Bulletin | February 20, 2009

Private Equity in the United States: Frequently Asked Questions
| July 1, 2007

General Partner Clawbacks
Institutional Limited Partner Association Conference, Austin | March 2005

General Partner Clawbacks
Co-presenter, The Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | July 2004

Selected Media Highlights

April 2, 2009: Torys announces our new partners

Memberships

Women’s Association of Venture & Equity (WAVE)

Practice Areas and Industry Groups

Corporate and Capital Markets Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity

Bar Admissions

New York, 2001
New Jersey, 2001

Education

JD (cum laude), 2000
Seton Hall Law School

MBA (Honors), 2000
Seton Hall University

BS (summa cum laude), 1997
Seton Hall University