Lawyer Profile
Linda Tu
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Linda's practice focuses on domestic and cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions transactions as well as private equity and capital markets transactions. Linda has acted for public and private companies, boards of directors and special committees, underwriters, and institutional and strategic investors. She also advises on general corporate matters, securities law disclosure and compliance requirements, and corporate governance matters.
Linda has represented clients in a wide range of industry sectors, including retail and consumer products, technology, financial services, investment funds, mining, agriculture, cannabis, renewable energy and real estate.
Prior to joining Blakes, Linda practised in the Toronto office of another national firm, providing corporate and securities law advice, and completed a secondment with the Ontario Securities Commission.
Recent M&A, capital markets, private equity and investment management transactions include advising:
Maple Leaf Foods in connection with its "butterfly" spin-off of Canada Packers as a new independent public company
HPS Investment Partners on its C$1.9-billion acquisition of Chorus Aviation's regional aircraft leasing business
Sycamore Partners in connection with its acquisition of the Canadian business of Lowe's Companies
WPT Industrial REIT in connection with its US$3.1-billion acquisition by Blackstone REIT
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2013 (ON)