Jill Davis, Toronto

About Jill

Jill's practice involves advising clients in a wide variety of capital markets transactions and securities regulatory matters, with a focus on investment products, corporate finance, and corporate governance and compliance matters.

Jill advises Canadian and international asset management firms on registration and compliance matters. She also assists with the structuring, formation, regulation and offering of investment products, including closed-end funds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, private equity funds and alternative funds.

In addition, Jill acts as counsel to investment dealers, financial institutions and companies on debt and equity financings and private placements. She also provides ongoing regulatory compliance and corporate governance advice.

Select Experience

Jill's recent representative matters include advising:

Investment Products & Asset Management

J.P. Morgan Asset Management Company on the expansion of its business in Canada with the launch of two active ETFs for Canadian investors
Quadravest Capital Management Inc. with the launch of its first exchange-traded fund, Quadravest Preferred Split Share ETF
Capital International Asset Management (Canada) Inc. on the launch of its first suite of active exchange-traded funds on the Toronto Stock Exchange, comprised of two equity and two fixed-income strategies
CI Investments Inc. on the launch of an at-the-market (ATM) distribution program for JFT Strategies Fund
Invesco Canada Ltd. on a one-of-a-kind environmental, social and governance investing partnership between Invesco and NEI Investments
PIMCO Canada Corp. on the launch of ATM distribution programs for PIMCO Global Income Opportunities Fund and PIMCO Tactical Income Fund

Capital Markets

Goeasy Ltd. on its offering of US$400-million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2029 and its follow-on offering of US$200-million aggregate principal amount of 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2029
Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. on a secondary bought-deal offering of 5,903,000 common shares by its principal shareholders for total gross proceeds to the principal shareholders of approximately C$175-million