Investment Funds

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Provided by Stikeman Elliott LLP

Stikeman Elliott is one of Canada's leading law firms in the investment funds and asset management space, with members of our team located in major financial centres around the world. Drawing upon a multi-disciplinary team that includes experts in investment funds, structured financial products, securities and derivatives compliance and tax, we bring cutting-edge and fully integrated technical expertise and experience advising on the structure, formation, distribution, management and ongoing regulatory compliance of investment funds and investment managers to each mandate.

Our team is active in both the public and private investment fund markets, including the fund of funds and private equity fund markets across a wide range of asset classes. We are regularly retained by public and private investment funds, investment fund managers, dealers and advisers, as well as financial institutions and other institutional investors. Members of our group also act for a number of publicly offered mutual funds, listed closed-end funds, hedge funds, limited partnerships, and structured vehicles. 

In addition to fund formation, cross-border offerings and regulatory compliance work, we are involved in many mergers and acquisitions and other key transactional matters in the investment funds and asset management industry, including spin-outs and acquisitions for “multi-boutique” asset management platforms, as well as capital and regulation driven divestitures. www.stikeman.com