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Jamie Becker

Jamie Becker

Canada 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

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3 Articles, Press releases, highlights

About

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Canada

Practice Areas

With a dedicated focus on private funds and pension fund investments, and deep experience in M&A, Jamie helps fund sponsors and institutional investors, including leading pension funds, realize their fund formation and investment objectives in North America and around the world.

Jamie advises fund sponsors in structuring and negotiating their pooled funds, separate account structures, and co-investment vehicles as well as their internal governance and economic arrangements. He also represents institutional investors on their investments in private equity funds, hedge funds and other alternative investments, both through pooled funds and separate account structures.

Jamie regularly acts for clients on co-investment transactions which involve institutional investors investing in a sponsor’s primary fund. His work also includes secondary transactions to buy or sell LP interests in private equity funds and GP-led secondary transactions.

Jamie also advises Canada’s largest pension funds, including CPP Investments and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, on multijurisdictional compliance and other aspects of structuring their investments and other activities around the world.

Professional Memberships

Canadian Bar Association

Publications

• 2023 & 2022 Private Equity Outlook

• Open-ended funds: a new way forward for private market funds, 2021

• Co-investments: continuation funds and other considerations, 2021

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Investment Funds: Fund Formation - Nationwide - Canada

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Toronto-based Jamie Becker is recognised for his abilities in the formation and structuring of private equity funds. He is regularly engaged by clients to assist on the formation of funds with international considerations.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • He has been very good at anticipating potential challenges, and ensuring that we are set up with both structure and documentation that meets or exceeds our objectives.

    Investment Funds: Fund FormationChambers Canada Guide
  • He is great at drafting complex ideas into agreements.

    Investment Funds: Fund FormationChambers Canada Guide
  • He is very responsive and he removes a lot of uncertainty in a closing process.

    Investment Funds: Fund FormationChambers Canada Guide
  • He has a deep knowledge of the market, is a very practical person and is very good at providing guidance.

    Investment Funds: Fund FormationChambers Canada Guide

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Alberta

British Columbia

Articles, Highlights and Press Releases

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