Jon’s practice focuses on securities, investment funds, digital assets, corporate law including fund formation, securities registration (licensing), mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance transactions.
His clients include:
- Public and private companies
- Investment fund managers
- Securities dealers and advisers
- Real estate funds and developers
- Trust companies
- Digital asset companies
Jon advises clients on the formation, management and operation of investment funds, real estate funds and private equity funds. He also advises companies with mergers, acquisitions, public offerings and private placement transactions.
He has experience with a wide range of registration, regulatory and compliance matters affecting registered firms and individuals, including developing, reviewing and assessing compliance procedures and practices.
Jonathan provides legal services through a Law Corporation.
Experience
- NDAX Canada regarding its registration as a marketplace alternative trading system (ATS), investment dealer, Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) member, and on its mergers and acquisition matters
- Viewpoint Investment Partners Corporation regarding launch of its retail mutual funds and pooled mutual funds
- Spire Wealth regarding its portfolio manager registration
- Union Wealth regarding its investment fund manager, portfolio manager and exempt market dealer registration
- Northbase Finance regarding its strategic private-equity investment from BlackGold Capital Management LP
- LoKnow regarding its acquisition of Dandelion
- Appoxio regarding its corporate sale to Thirdera
- QV Investors regarding its mutual funds and corporate matters
- Exosphere Ventures regarding the launch of its venture capital fund
- Canoe Financial regarding the launch of its private equity fund
- TVC Trust regarding the launch of its private equity fund
- Farmcap regarding the launch of its agricultural land fund
- Crescero Natural Capital regarding the launch of its agricultural land funds
- Ayrfit West regarding its acquisition of International Fitness Holdings, a portfolio company of TriWest Capital Partners
- SmartBe Investments regarding launch of its exchange-traded fund and investment fund manager, portfolio manager and exempt market dealer registration
- Accelerate Financial Technologies regarding launch of its retail alternative exchange-traded funds and pooled funds
- Odyssey Trust Company regarding its creation and ongoing matters
- Rethink and Diversify Securities regarding its securities commission registration
- Portland Investment Counsel, regarding creation of pooled funds and real estate funds
- Grafton Asset Management, regarding creation of various pooled funds and private equity funds
- Ernst & Young, in its capacity as Court-appointed monitor regarding the cross-border restructuring of Walton International Group
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, in its capacity as Court-appointed monitor regarding the cross-border restructuring of Sanjel Corporation
- Gasfrac Energy Services regarding its sale and reorganization under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act
- Bonterra Energy regarding its conversion from an income trust to a corporate structure
- Bonterra Energy regarding its acquisition of Spartan Oil
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of IROC Energy Services
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of Stoneham Drilling Trust
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of Pantera Drilling Income Trust
- NuLoch Resources regarding its corporate sale to a NYSE-listed oil and gas company
- Ember Resources regarding its going-private transaction
- Comaplex Minerals regarding its corporate sale to Agnico-Eagle and spin out of Geomark Exploration
- NDAX Canada regarding its registration as a marketplace alternative trading system (ATS), investment dealer, Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) member, and on its mergers and acquisition matters
- Viewpoint Investment Partners Corporation regarding launch of its retail mutual funds and pooled mutual funds
- Spire Wealth regarding its portfolio manager registration
- Union Wealth regarding its investment fund manager, portfolio manager and exempt market dealer registration
- Northbase Finance regarding its strategic private-equity investment from BlackGold Capital Management LP
- LoKnow regarding its acquisition of Dandelion
- Appoxio regarding its corporate sale to Thirdera
- QV Investors regarding its mutual funds and corporate matters
- Exosphere Ventures regarding the launch of its venture capital fund
- Canoe Financial regarding the launch of its private equity fund
- TVC Trust regarding the launch of its private equity fund
- Farmcap regarding the launch of its agricultural land fund
- Crescero Natural Capital regarding the launch of its agricultural land funds
- Ayrfit West regarding its acquisition of International Fitness Holdings, a portfolio company of TriWest Capital Partners
- SmartBe Investments regarding launch of its exchange-traded fund and investment fund manager, portfolio manager and exempt market dealer registration
- Accelerate Financial Technologies regarding launch of its retail alternative exchange-traded funds and pooled funds
- Odyssey Trust Company regarding its creation and ongoing matters
- Rethink and Diversify Securities regarding its securities commission registration
- Portland Investment Counsel, regarding creation of pooled funds and real estate funds
- Grafton Asset Management, regarding creation of various pooled funds and private equity funds
- Ernst & Young, in its capacity as Court-appointed monitor regarding the cross-border restructuring of Walton International Group
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, in its capacity as Court-appointed monitor regarding the cross-border restructuring of Sanjel Corporation
- Gasfrac Energy Services regarding its sale and reorganization under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act
- Bonterra Energy regarding its conversion from an income trust to a corporate structure
- Bonterra Energy regarding its acquisition of Spartan Oil
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of IROC Energy Services
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of Stoneham Drilling Trust
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of Pantera Drilling Income Trust
- NuLoch Resources regarding its corporate sale to a NYSE-listed oil and gas company
- Ember Resources regarding its going-private transaction
- Comaplex Minerals regarding its corporate sale to Agnico-Eagle and spin out of Geomark Exploration
