Jessie Dewdney, Toronto

About Jessie

Jessie's practice focuses on advising clients on a wide range of capital markets transactions, including financings, public offerings and private placements of securities, as well as mergers and acquisitions. She also advises clients on investment funds, corporate governance and securities regulatory matters, including the continuous disclosure obligations of public issuers.

Prior to joining Blakes, Jessie summered in the legal department of a national independent financial services company. She completed her articles with the Firm in 2019.

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Representative examples of Jessie’s experience include advising:

Pet Valu Holdings Ltd., a portfolio company of Roark Capital, in connection with its initial public offering and subsequent secondary offerings
ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. in connection with its initial public offering
Americold Realty Trust on its acquisition, through its subsidiary Nova Cold Logistics ULC, of Liberty Infrastructures ULC
Underwriters in connection with public offerings by Choice Properties REIT, Exchange Income Corporation and Trisura Group Ltd.
Clear Sky Capital Inc. in connection with the formation of Padlock Partners UK Fund I and the accompanying initial public offering of trust units of Padlock Partners UK Fund I
Clear Sky Capital Inc. in connection with the formation of Padlock Partners UK Fund III and the accompanying initial public offering of trust units of Padlock Partners UK Fund III
Several Canadian ETF sponsors and asset managers, including Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc., Horizons ETF Management (Canada) Inc., AGF Investments Inc., Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. and Evolve Funds Group Inc.
Various internationally based private equity funds in connection with marketing and sales in Canada.