Overview
Batya’s practice focuses on corporate law with an emphasis on private equity. Batya represents fund sponsors on all aspects of fund formation. Batya also represents institutional investors, including public and private pension plans, in connection with their investments in private equity, venture capital and hedge funds.
Batya regularly represents the following investors: Alberta Investment Management Corporation, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, CPP Investments, Ivanhoé Cambridge, New Zealand Superannuation Fund, Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, as well as other pension fund clients in connection with their investments in private investment funds.
Featured Work
In 2023: AlpInvest Secondaries VIII, Ares Pathfinder II, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities IV, Calera Image Holdings, Carlyle Japan International Partners V, DigitalBridge Credit, Garda Fixed Income Relative Value Opportunity, General Catalyst XII, Genstar Capital Partners XI, Harvest Partners IX, Indospace Logistics Parks IV, KSL Capital Partners Opportunities Fund II North Haven Tactical Value Fund II, OEP Neptune I, SkyKnight Capital Fund IV, StepStone Real Estate V, and Vision One Fund.
In 2022: Apax XI, Ares US Real Estate Opportunity IV, Bain Europe VI, Brevan Howard Alpha Strategies, Brookfield Infrastructure V, Evok Fund II, Greystar Equity Partners XI, Greystar Life Sciences Venture, Harvest Partners Ascend, Just Climate I, KKR Asset Based-Finance Partners, KSL Capital Partners VI, KSL Capital Partners Credit Opportunity IV, Motive Capital II, Nipun Emerging Markets, ONCAP V, PAG Asia IV, Thoma Bravo Oasis, TR Capital V, Two Sigma Absolute Return, Two Sigma Ventures, Waterfall Eden, Waterton XV, Water Street Healthcare V, and 17 Capital Credit.
In 2021: CSF III, Evok II, Genstar X, Hillwood VI, KSL VI, Linden V, NB Credit Opportunities II, Orion Mine Finance III, PAG Asia IV, Stonepeak Infrastructure IV and Thoma Bravo Growth.
In 2020: Ares Pathfinder, Broad Street Loan Partners IV, CCMP IV, Charlesbank X, Energize Ventures II, Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure III, Marblegate Tactical Opportunities III, New Mountain VI, PAG Growth II, Resolute V, Rockpoint Real Estate VI, Thoma Bravo XIV, Vintage Investment Partners funds and Y Combinator funds.
In 2019: Accel Growth V, Accel Leaders II, Accel London VI, Accel XIV, Apax X, III Volga Multi-Strategy, Garda Fixed Income Relative Value Opportunity, Genstar Capital Partners IX, Unison Midgard Fund, and Vista Equity Partners VII.
Recognition and Awards
| 2024 | Chambers USA—Up and coming in investment funds: investor representation |
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Education and Bar Admissions
- JD, 2008
- Osgoode Hall Law School
- BA (Honours, Political Science), 2005
- York University
- New York, 2009