Investment Funds: Fund Formation
Nationwide - Canada
7 years ranked
Provided by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
With a dedicated focus on private funds and pension fund investments, and related transactions, 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. In addition, Jamie advises both sponsors and investors on GP-led and LP secondary transactions.
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.
Canadian Bar Association
2026, 2024, 2023 & 2022 Private Equity Outlook
Provided by Chambers
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.
Provided by Chambers
Jamie is always great to work with and is thoughtful and effective in his drafting.
He works so hard to understand the business and practices of his clients. Jamie also knows the market intimately.
Jamie is wonderful and incredibly knowledgeable.
Jamie makes the most complex transactions feel straightforward.
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