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Overview

Elizabeth Dylke has a broad corporate practice with a focus on private equity and venture capital fund formation and advises regularly on domestic and cross-border transactions involving the growth and management of pooled capital.

Elizabeth acts for both local and international based fund sponsors in connection with private capital raising activities. She also represents various institutional investors and family office clients in connection with private fund investments and the negotiation of special rights.

She is familiar with the mechanics of both open and closed ended funds. She structures domestic and international private equity funds and hedge funds accounting for applicable regulatory considerations, including compliance with Canadian sanctions laws, securities regulation, and dealer, adviser and investment fund management registration requirements.

She has extensive experience organizing pooled investments in private equity, commercial real estate, venture capital and infrastructure, as well as the formation and management of mortgage investment entities. Elizabeth also advises on securities law compliance and corporate governance matters.

Prior to joining Bennett Jones, Elizabeth spent three and a half years practicing in New York at an international, U.S.-based law firm in the areas of corporate and private funds.

,,She is easy to work with and her knowledge is second to none and she does not get stifled. She is just calm, she stays calm under pressure and she gives us the answers that we need.,,

Acritas Stars™ Independently rated lawyers

Client Work

Hellman & Friedman in the formation and maintenance of various special purpose vehicles organized in Canada and ongoing advice regarding related Canadian securities regulation compliance and registration matters
The Pearl Group in the establishment of a private real estate fund and various Ontario domiciled limited partnerships structured as real estate holding vehicles
The lead institutional limited partner group in its formation of the Innovation Growth Fund, which focuses on the intelligent industry sector
Lingotto Investment Management in its formation of certain Canadian alternative investment vehicles
A Capital Direct I Income Trust, an open-ended investment trust, in its formation and various closings of the offering of units in the capital of the Fund; and Capital Direct Financial in its registration as an exempt market dealer with the securities commission of each province and territory in Canada and ongoing compliance matters
Morgan Stanley in the formation and continued operation of North Haven Real Estate Fund IX, X and XI, each being an approximately US$3-billion global real estate investment fund

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Investment Funds

The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Repeatedly Recommended, Private Equity
Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Mid-Market

Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health

Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in Technology and Health

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of British Columbia, BA
  • Queen's University, LLB

Bar Admissions

  • British Columbia, 2006
  • New York, 2009

Insights

The Q4 2025 PE BriefingBlog

The Q4 2025 PE Briefing

January 19, 2026
James T. McClaryElizabeth K. DylkeHaifeng Hu
James T. McClary, Elizabeth K. Dylke & Haifeng Hu
The Q3 2025 PE BriefingBlog

The Q3 2025 PE Briefing

October 7, 2025
Dom SorbaraElizabeth K. DylkeJames G. Morand
& 1 more

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Navigating First Time Fund Formation

November 27, 2024
Elizabeth K. DylkeJulia Qian Wang
Elizabeth K. Dylke & Julia Qian Wang
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Bennett Jones Top Ranked in Chambers Canada 2025

September 26, 2024
Aaron E. SonshineAbbas Ali KhanAdam Kalbfleisch
& 92 more
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Bennett Jones Top Ranked in Chambers Canada 2024

September 28, 2023
Aaron E. SonshineAbbas Ali KhanAdam Kalbfleisch
& 91 more