Bio

Anil Aggarwal regularly acts as counsel to investment funds, dealers, and managers, where he advises such clients on the manufacturing, structuring, distribution and management of both Canadian private and public and offshore investment vehicles. Anil is frequently enlisted to advise on new fund formation and launch strategy, and has drafted a wide range of material agreements for clients, including trust, limited partnership, management, advisory, sub-advisory and distribution agreements. Anil works closely with asset managers in connection with all aspects of their product offerings, including real estate investment trusts, real estate limited partnerships, public retail mutual funds and alternative private products, such as private debt, real asset and mortgage funds. In addition to work with investment fund acquisitions, mergers and other reorganizations, Anil has filed numerous applications for exemptive relief, and prepared offering documents for both public and private investment funds. Anil also has an active corporate and securities law practice. Focused on public and private mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and corporate governance, he regularly advises senior management, boards of directors and major shareholders of public and private corporations. Frequently recognized as a leading lawyer in investment funds and asset management, Anil has been listed in prominent legal directories including Chambers Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Anil acted for OneREIT, a TSX-listed real estate investment trust, in connection with its sale to SmartREIT and Strathallen Acquisitions Inc., in an extraordinarily complex M&A transaction that was named by Lexpert Canada as one of the Top 10 Deals of 2017. Anil served as Chair of Fasken's Business Law practice in Ontario from 2010-2017, having previously served as Vice-Chair since 2007.