Overview

“Sarah is the best in the industry. She is fast when we need her to be, accurate and knowledgeable.”

Sarah regularly acts for sponsors of and investors in private equity, venture capital, real estate, debt and other private funds. She works with clients across a number of industries and is particularly recognized for her expertise in the venture capital sector. She advises clients on a variety of transactions, including private equity and venture capital fund formation, startup financing, GP and LP-led secondary transactions, opportunities funds and compensation and governance arrangements. As one client says in Chambers Canada, “her commercial awareness and vision is very strong. Sarah is an all-around excellent lawyer and a pleasure to work with.”

Sarah is a former adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law where she taught Financing Technological Innovation as part of the Global Professional Master of Laws program in Innovation, Law and Technology.

Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners and Brookfield Asset Management in their C$2.9-billion acquisition (and related financing) of First National Financial Corporation, one of Canada’s largest non-bank mortgage originators and underwriters.

Acted as lead counsel for Birch Hill Equity Partners in the formation of its seventh flagship fund, Birch Hill Equity Partners VII, which raised C$2.6 billion and is currently being deployed.

Acted for Terra Firma Capital Corporation and Dwight Capital in the formation of Terra Dwight Residential Credit Fund III, an open-ended fund which facilitates the financing of the acquisition and development of residential land in the U.S.

Acted for Vistara Capital in the formation of its fifth fund, Vistara Technology Growth Fund V, a US$321-million technology-focused private credit fund.

Acted for BrandProject in connection with the formation of BrandProject Capital Fund II LP, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on making investments in next generation consumer product, service, and technology companies across North America.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2016 (ON)