SPACs

• Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. on its US$1.4-billion qualifying acquisition with CMG Partners Inc., West Coast Ventures and Shawn "Jay Z" Carter/Roc Nation and on its US$575-million initial public offering

• Canaccord Genuity Growth Corp. on its US$1.1-billion qualifying acquisition with Columbia Care Inc.

• Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corp. on its US$690-million acquisition of Vintage Wine Estate Inc. and on its US$360-million initial public offering

• INFOR Acquisition Corp. on its C$200-million initial public offering

• Choice Consolidation Corp. on its US$150-million initial public offering

• Gibraltar Growth Corporation on its C$100-million initial public offering

Growth SPACs

• Underwriters counsel on the initial public offering of WD Growth I Corp and Canaccord Genuity G Ventures Corp.

Investment Products

Counsel to the issuer on the following offerings (unless otherwise noted):

Closed-End Funds

Over C$20-billion of initial public offerings including:

• CI Galaxy Bitcoin Fund
• Tech Achievers Growth & Income Fund
• Big Pharma Split Corp.
• Global Water Solutions Fund
• Next Edge Private Credit Fund

Listed Investment Corporations

• Ether Capital Corporation
• Cannabis Growth Opportunity Corporation
• FAX Capital Corporation (underwriters' counsel)

ETFs

• CI Bitcoin ETF
• CI Ether ETF
• Guardian Capital Group Limited ETFs
• First Asset ETFs
• Harvest Portfolio ETFs

Mutual Funds

• GuardPath^TM Modern Tontine 2042 Trust
• GuardPath^TM Managed Decumulation 2042 Fund
• Longevity Pension Fund
• Purpose Structured Equity Yield Portfolio
• Purpose Structured Equity Growth Fund

Asset Management M&A

• CI Financial Corp. on its acquisition of Coriel Capital Inc.

• CI Financial Corp. on its acquisition of Northwood Family Office Ltd.

• CI Investments Inc. on its acquisition of Aligned Capital Partners Inc.

• Assante Wealth on its acquisition of Level III Holdings Inc.

• CI Investments Inc. on its acquisition of Wisdom Tree Asset Management Canada Inc.

• CI Investments Inc. on its acquisition of DoubleLine ETFs

• First Asset Investment Management Inc. on its sale to CI Investments Inc.

• LOGIQ Asset Management Inc. on its sale to Purpose Investments Inc.

Jeff has been recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in the following independent surveys and guides:

• Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2024

• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024 (Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, Investment Funds & Asset Management – Investment Funds, Private Equity)

• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 (Corporate Law, Securities Law)

• Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business 2024 (Investment Funds)

• Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Global Elite 2024 (Capital Markets – Debt & Equity)

• Who's Who Legal: Global 2023 (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity)

• The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2023 (Corporate Finance & Securities)

• Who's Who Legal: Canada 2023 (Capital Markets)

• Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers 2021 – Independently Rated Lawyers (As nominated by senior in-house counsel)

Jeff is a member of the board of directors of the Canadian Olympic Foundation and the Fundraising and Donor Relations Committee of the Western University board of governors. He is also a former member of the board of directors of the Richard Ivey School of Business Alumni Association.

Jeff is a former chair of the Firm's Nominations Committee and a past member of its Compensation Committee and Partnership Committee.

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 1991
HBA, Western University – 1989
LLB, Western University – 1988
BA, Western University – 1983