Kathryn practises corporate, commercial and securities law, with a dedicated focus on the investment management industry.
She advises Canadian fund managers on the establishment, operation and administration of investment funds and other investment vehicles, across all asset classes in Canada, including:
- mutual funds
- exchange-traded funds
- hedge funds
- close-ended funds
- pooled funds
- private market funds
She regularly advises managers on regulatory and compliance matters and governance issues affecting funds, including sales practices, independent review committees and conflict of interest matters. She also advises on regulatory and compliance matters impacting portfolio managers and dealers, as well as foreign managers on offering and marketing foreign funds in Canada.
In addition, Kathryn advises clients on merger and acquisition transactions and outsourcing transactions in the investment management industry.
During her time at BLG, Kathryn was seconded to a major mutual fund company.
Kathryn is the Toronto regional leader of BLG's Investment Management Group. She is also a member of the firm's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiative.
Experience
- Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN), a global investment management organization, in its acquisition of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE:LM).
- Canoe Financial LP in its acquisition of the rights to manage all of the retail mutual funds managed by Fiera Investments LP, representing approximately $1.12 billion in assets.
- Forum Asset Management's Real Estate Income and Impact Fund (REIIF) in the acquisition of the assets of Alignvest Student Housing Real Estate Investment Trust, growing REIIF's gross asset value to over $2.4 billion.
- Canoe Financial LP in its acquisition of investment fund management contracts for nine of Fiera Capital Corporation's Mutual Funds with approximately $785 million in assets.
- Advising multiple fund managers on the establishment of their public fund business in Canada, as well as the formation and ongoing distribution of retail mutual funds, alternative mutual funds and ETFs.
- Advising fund sponsors and general partners on the establishment and exempt distribution of pooled funds and hedge funds.
- Advising general partners and fund sponsors on all aspects of establishment and distribution of private funds across a broad range of asset classes, including infrastructure, real estate and private credit.
- Registering securities industry participants as dealers, advisers and investment fund managers in Canada.
- Advising on compliance with corporate and securities laws, rules and policies relating to the investment management industry (including fund governance, sales practices and marketing).
- Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN), a global investment management organization, in its acquisition of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE:LM).
- Canoe Financial LP in its acquisition of the rights to manage all of the retail mutual funds managed by Fiera Investments LP, representing approximately $1.12 billion in assets.
- Forum Asset Management's Real Estate Income and Impact Fund (REIIF) in the acquisition of the assets of Alignvest Student Housing Real Estate Investment Trust, growing REIIF's gross asset value to over $2.4 billion.
- Canoe Financial LP in its acquisition of investment fund management contracts for nine of Fiera Capital Corporation's Mutual Funds with approximately $785 million in assets.
- Advising multiple fund managers on the establishment of their public fund business in Canada, as well as the formation and ongoing distribution of retail mutual funds, alternative mutual funds and ETFs.
- Advising fund sponsors and general partners on the establishment and exempt distribution of pooled funds and hedge funds.
- Advising general partners and fund sponsors on all aspects of establishment and distribution of private funds across a broad range of asset classes, including infrastructure, real estate and private credit.
- Registering securities industry participants as dealers, advisers and investment fund managers in Canada.
- Advising on compliance with corporate and securities laws, rules and policies relating to the investment management industry (including fund governance, sales practices and marketing).
