 Bennett Jones Education University of British Columbia, BA Queen's University, LLB Bar Admissions British Columbia, 2006 New York, 2009 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.,, Experience • 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 • Churchill International Property Corporation in connection with the formation of a number of pooled real estate funds which hold various retail, multifamily, office and industrial real estate properties across Canada • Technology Crossover Ventures, as Canadian counsel, in connection with the formation and fundraising of TCV Fund XII and TCW Global Growth Fund XIII • Alberta Teachers Retirement Fund in connection with various investments including its investment as a significant investor in Bonnefield Canadian Farmland, an open-ended fund and Prospect Ridge U.S. Real Estate Partners, a closed ended real estate 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 |