Lawyer Profile
Michele Cousens
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Michele’s practice focuses on corporate law with an emphasis on private fund transactions.She regularly represents sponsors as well as institutional investors (including fund of funds and pension plans) in connection with the formation of and investment in various funds, including private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit and venture capital funds. She also regularly advises with respect to co-investment transactions- including relative to the formation of and investment in co-investment vehicles.She also has experience in private M&A transactions and securities law matters as well.BrainsWay, an Israeli medical device company, in its US$30 million initial public offering of shares in the United States and listing on the NASDAQFairfax Financial in its C$436 million acquisition of AGT Food and Ingredients Inc.Clairvest in its acquisition of Meriplex Communications Ltd., a managed solutions provider specializing in delivering intelligent network solutions, cloud enablement and managed services for mid-enterprise marketBGIS in its acquisition of Critical Solutions Group and Critical Power Testing and Maintenance, specialists in data center commissioning, design support, consulting and load bank servicesDuring law school, Michele was a Case Manager at the Western Business Law Clinic and volunteered with Pro Bono Students Canada and Lawyers Feed the Hungry. She was recognized on the Dean’s Honor List from 2011-2013 and received the Davies LLP Overall Performance Award, the McMillan LLP Award for Property Law and the Michael C. McInerney Award for Property Law.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2014 (ON)