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Steven London

Partner

(he/him)

Steven has a broad business and securities law practice that spans mergers and acquisitions, investment funds, private equity and venture capital, securities regulation, and general business law. His clients range from international enterprises to start-ups.

Contact

[email protected] 204-956-3551

Abby Smith (Assistant)

[email protected] 204-956-0561 ext. 240

Steven is an experienced business and securities lawyer.  He has acted on behalf of clients on significant M&A transactions, establishment of a wide range of public and private investment funds, complex corporate restructurings, securities regulatory matters, private placements, IPOs including Capital Pool Companies, and a wide variety of corporate finance transactions.

Steven’s experience in mergers and acquisitions has involved acting for Canadian and international enterprises of varying size and scope operating across numerous segments of the economy including financial services, oil and gas, construction services, technology and manufacturing.  Steven has been a trusted advisor to clients on transactions exceeding $2.8 Billion in aggregate enterprise value.  His practice includes acting for industry consolidators as well as on one-off transactions.  Steven has experience on both buy-side and sell-side.

Steven’s experience in the investment fund space includes working with portfolio management firms in setting up internal investment fund products for clients, working with real estate groups in setting up real estate investment trusts and limited partnership structures, working with industry professionals to set up private equity and venture capital funds, and working with investment fund managers in setting up public mutual fund families.

Steven’s experience in the corporate finance space includes working with clients to help them develop strategies to raise capital on a private placement basis, including to accredited investors, friends and family and by way of the offering memorandum exemption.  Steven is also experienced in Manitoba Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit offerings.

Steven also has a broad business law practice and helps clients with incorporation and corporate structuring, shareholder agreements, commercial contracts and corporate reorganizations.

In addition to his experience in private practice, Steven holds an MBA from Ivey Business School and has ten years of senior executive experience from the financial services industry where he served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.

Steven is sought after by clients looking for an advisor who brings a combination of legal skills, business acumen and business education.

Education

  • Admitted to the Ontario Bar, 2009
  • MBA, Ivey Business School, Western University, 2009
  • Admitted to the Manitoba Bar, 1997
  • LL.B., University of Manitoba, 1996
  • B.A. (Hons), First Class Honours (Political Studies), University of Manitoba, 1992
  • Canadian Securities Institute (Canadian Securities Course; Partners, Directors and Senior Officers Qualifying Exam; Chief Compliance Officers Qualifying Exam)

Practice Areas

Investment Fund Experience:

 

As General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for an investment fund company, was responsible for:

 

  • creation, maintenance and continuous disclosure obligations for a family of NI 81-102 mutual funds
  • creation and private placement offerings of Canadian and off-shore investment funds
  • flow-through limited partnership offerings (prospectus and private placement) and subsequent rollovers

 

As legal counsel:

 

  • Creation and offering of NI 81-102 mutual fund families
  • Creation and offering of private investment funds for use by discretionary portfolio managers
  • Creation and offering of private real estate investment trusts
  • Creation and offering of private limited partnerships (real estate groups)
  • Creation and offering of private venture capital funds
  • Creation and offering of private equity funds
  • Creation of agri-business investment fund
  • “Offering Memorandum” exemption offerings (2.9/45-106)

 

Mergers and Acquisitions:

 

  • $1.67 billion M&A transaction; led commercial team
  • Canadian counsel to Europe-based consolidator (multiple M&A transactions)
  • Counsel to Canadian tech firms on sales to US private equity groups
  • Counsel to financial services industry consolidator (multiple M&A transactions)

 

Corporate Finance:

 

  • Acting as counsel to issuers on a multitude of private placement offerings
  • – equity
  • – debt
  • – limited partnerships
  • Employee Share Ownership Plans
  • Counsel on complex corporate reorganizations
  • Manitoba Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit offerings
  • IPOs, public company corporate governance and continuous disclosure (TSX, TSX Venture, Canadian Securities Exchange)
  • SAFE offerings

 

Securities Regulatory:

 

  • Assisting registrants with audit reviews
  • Acting as a monitor (public company)
  • Serves as member of 81-102 fund family Independent Review Committee
  • Contributing Editor, Hepburn on Limited Partnerships (2021, 2022)
  • Editor in Chief, Securities Source Newsletter (Thomson Reuters)
  • Presenter, Toronto Compliance Forum, Portfolio Management Association of Canada, Toronto Board of Trade
  • Presenter, “Corporate Structures”, Legal Education Society of Alberta
  • Presenter, “Meeting Registration Compliance Requirements of NI 31-103”, The Canadian Institute: Securities
    Law and Practice
  • Presenter, “Portfolio Manager Marketing Sweep Update”, Portfolio Management Association of Canada
  • Law Society of Manitoba
  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Vice-Chair, Board Member, and Chair of Governance Committee – B’nai Brith Jewish Community Camp