Lawyer Profile
Will Fung
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Will's primary focus is on corporate finance transactions and public mergers and acquisitions, from public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities on behalf of issuers, dealers and strategic investors to take-over bids, merger transactions and proxy battles on behalf of offerors, targets, activist investors and special committees. In particular, he has significant experience with domestic and cross-border REITs, REOCs, income funds and mutual fund corporations.
Will also regularly advises issuers and other market participants on corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters.
Starlight Investments in connection with the proposed going private transaction with Northview Properties REIT by way of unitholder- and court-approved arrangement valued at C$4.8-billion announced in February 2020
WPT Industrial REIT in connection with its US$240-million subscription receipt offering and related acquisition of a US$730-million US industrial portfolio in February 2020, the July 2018 internalization of its asset and property management functions and establishment of a private capital joint venture targeting US$1-billion of equity allocation to pursue industrial value-add and development investments, as well as numerous follow-on offerings of REIT units totalling approximately US$420-million since July 2016
H&R REIT in connection with its October 2018 court-approved internal reorganization to unwind its "stapled unit" structure with H&R Finance Trust, as well as all of its offerings of units and debentures since its 1996 IPO including offerings totalling approximately C$987.5-million since 2017
The dealers in connection with Minto Apartment REIT's C$230-million IPO of REIT units in 2018, as well as follow-on offerings of REIT units totalling C$398-million post-IPO
InterRent REIT's Special Committee in connection with the internalization of the REIT's property management functions for C$38-million in February 2018
The dealers in connection with Choice Properties REIT's C$1-billion IPO of REIT units and debentures in 2013, as well as numerous follow-on offerings of REIT units, partnership notes and debentures totalling approximately C$6.345-billion post-IPO
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1992 (ON)