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Investment Funds: Fund Formation - Nationwide - Canada

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What the Team is Known For

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg operates a highly regarded team acting on fund formation and restructuring mandates, with notable experience representing large buyout and infrastructure funds. The group advises on a wide range of deals, including both mid-market and high-end transactions. The practitioners are also active on real estate and pension fund mandates, in addition to private equity and hedge fund work. The lawyers in Toronto and Montréal regularly work alongside the firm's New York office to provide advice on cross-border mandates. The team has particular strength acting on the sponsor side of private equity fund formations.

Work Highlights

  • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg represented BrandProject in connection with the formation of BrandProject Capital Fund II LP, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on making investments in next generation consumer product, service and technology companies across North America.

Strengths

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The team is well-organized and thoughtful in its approach.

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They provide more than just legal advice, they are business partners.

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They have good knowledge of different jurisdictions.

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They understand the market and, more importantly, they bring credibility to the transaction.

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They are the strongest fund formation team in the country.

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Notable Practitioners

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Sarbjit Basra
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Sarbjit Basra
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Eminent Practitioners
Sarbjit Basra serves as the managing partner of the firm in Toronto as well as being co-head of its investment funds practice.

He has always been a great sounding board and adviser for us.

He has great experience in this area and brings it to the table.

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Brooke Jamison
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Brooke Jamison
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Toronto-based Brooke Jamison is a standout practitioner who is well regarded for her understanding of the fund formation space. She also serves on the firm's management committee.

Brooke takes a very commercial approach and thinks through the complexities and intricacies so that nothing gets left behind.

Brooke has been a leader in this market for many years.

She is very knowledgeable and has great in-depth expertise.

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Patrick Barry
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Patrick Barry
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Patrick Barry has a great depth of experience assisting clients with the formation of funds. Based in Toronto, he co-chairs the firm's department.

Clients respect his opinion and actively seek him out on important transactions and events.

He has an immense amount of experience he is able to leverage.

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Joshua Kuretzky
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Joshua Kuretzky
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Band 2

Joshua Kuretzky is a Toronto-based lawyer who regularly assists clients with the formation of private equity funds. He is experienced in open-ended funds, fund of one and private credit fund formations.

He is a very practical and creative thinker who finds solutions for us.

He excels at understanding our business and objectives.

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Sébastien Thériault
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Sébastien Thériault
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Band 3

The Montréal-based Sébastien Thériault co-leads the firm's practice and enjoys notable experience in the formation of private equity and venture capital funds.

He has great knowledge of the industry, stakeholders and strategy.

He is a great advisor, he is very calm and has a positive attitude.

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James O'Shea
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James O'Shea
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Up and Coming

James O'Shea is a Toronto-based partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, with deep experience in representing both domestic and foreign clients in the investment space. He has expertise in forming funds for venture capital firms and institutional investors.

He is very easy to work with and we rely a lot on his advice and guidance.

He is very dedicated and professional.

James provides great commercial awareness.

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Sarah Elharrar
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Sarah Elharrar
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Up and Coming

Sarah Elharrar regularly assists clients with fund formation mandates and is experienced in the formation of specialised funds. She is based in Toronto.

She is fast when we need her to be, she is accurate and knowledgeable.

She is very knowledgeable, pragmatic and easy to work with.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Sarbjit Basra
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Sarbjit Basra
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Eminent Practitioners
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Brooke Jamison
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Brooke Jamison
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Patrick Barry
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Patrick Barry
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Joshua Kuretzky
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Joshua Kuretzky
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Sébastien Thériault
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Sébastien Thériault
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James O'Shea
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James O'Shea
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Up and Coming
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Sarah Elharrar
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Sarah Elharrar
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Up and Coming
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