Angela D. Austman,

With 20 years of experience in corporate finance and securities law, Angela is sought out for her ability to efficiently manage complex, time-sensitive transactions and provide pragmatic advice to executives and boards on compliance, governance and risk management issues.

As an experienced securities lawyer, Angela advises domestic and international companies across industries in connection with strategic M&A, stock exchange listings, compliance, joint ventures, financings, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility.

A member of our Private Equity Practice Group, Angela advises both fund sponsors and institutional investors in connection with private equity fund formations, secondaries, fund investments, buyouts and mezzanine financings. 

She also advises on formation, organization and ongoing operations of retail mutual funds, hedge funds, pooled funds and other investment funds across all asset classes.

Angela routinely assists clients in obtaining investment fund manager, portfolio manager and exempt market dealer registration and advises registrants on a wide range of securities registration matters, including exemption applications, regulatory compliance examinations and compliance policies and procedures.

• ACG British Columbia, Director and Corporate Secretary (2018-2020); Chair, Dealmakers of the Year Awards, Organizing Committee (2017-2020)
• Lithoquest Diamonds Inc. (TSXV:LDI), Director (2017-2020)
• Business Transitions Forum 2018, Advisory Committee
• Arts Umbrella Invitational to Benefit The Children's Arts Umbrella Foundation, Co-Chair (2016-2017)
• AWF Association of Women in Finance, Director and Secretary (2004-2006)
• Canadian Women in Private Equity & Venture Capital, Vancouver (CWPE), Member
• International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Member
• Canadian Pension Benefits Institute, Member

• Best Lawyers in Canada: recognised for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (2024-2025), Private Funds Law and Securities Law (2022-2025)
• Lexology: Client Choice Award Winner, Private Funds - Canada, 2024
• Acritas Stars, 2019-2021
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: repeatedly recommended as a Leading Practitioner for Investment Funds & Asset Management (Non-Tax), 2020
• BC Business Magazine: named as one of 'BC's Most Influential Women in Finance', 2019 (March)

Selected experience includes: 

• Represented a consortium of 12 Canadian private sector pension plans in a $1.4 billion investment in a combination of Northleaf’s Private Credit Fund and concurrent secondary market purchase of a 16% interest in Antares Holdings, a US middle market lender.
• Represented a consortium of Canadian private sector pension plans in a $175 million secondary market purchase of a portfolio of P3 infrastructure contracts.
• In the past twelve months, assisted institutional investors in negotiating over $1.8 Billion in commitments to several private investment funds, including:
  • Ares Credit Secondaries (Lux) SCSp
  • Arrowstreet Global World Alpha Extension Fund I
  • ASF Capri Co-Invest LP
  • Blackrock Global Infrastructure Solutions 5 LP
  • Bridgepoint Direct Lending Fund IV SCSp
  • Brookfield Strategic Real Estate Partners V LP
  • Castlelake Income Opportunities Evergreen B, LP
  • Churchill Middle Market Senior Loan Fund V LP
  • Connor, Clark & Lunn Institutional Infrastructure Fund
  • Crestline Direct Lending IV LP
  • Crestpoint Institutional Real Estate Trust
  • DB Monument Holdings I, LP
  • DigitalBridge Partners III LP
  • Falko Regional Aircraft Opportunities Fund II LP
  • Fiera Capital Corporation
  • Fortress Lending Fund IV LP
  • Global Franchise Fund II
  • Hamilton Lane Equity Opportunities Fund VI LP
  • Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund VI LP
  • Hamilton Lane Venture Access Fund I LP
  • Hazelview Capital Corp.
  • Horizon European Infrastructure Fund II LP
  • IFM Net Zero Infrastructure Fund
  • IIF Canadian 2 Hedged LP
  • Invesco Global Direct Real Estate Fund
  • Keystone Ontario Farmland Evergreen Fund LP
  • Leith Wheeler Private Asset Fund LP
  • MGG Canada Fund LP
  • MGG SF Evergreen Unlevered Fund II (Cayman) LP
  • NB PD Centennial Fund LP
  • NB Private Debt V LP
  • Northleaf Private Credit III LP
  • Northleaf Senior Private Credit LP
  • Partners Group Private Equity Fund
  • PBC Opportunity Fund
  • Pemberton Debt Fund II SCS, SICAV-RAIF
  • Pinestone Global Equity Fund
  • Stepstone Real Estate Partners V, LP
  • Stepstone Secondaries Infrastructure Fund, LP
  • Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund V LP
  • Strategic Value Capital Solutions II, LP
  • Second City Real Estate II, LP
  • Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation
  • William Blair Emerging Markets Growth Pooled Fund
• Represented SSR Mining Inc. in connection with a US $230,000,000 convertible note offering.
• Represented SSR Mining Inc., in its acquisition of Saskatoon-based Claude Resources Inc., which owns and operates the Seabee Gold Operation in northeastern Saskatchewan. 
• Represented an international mining company in connection with the take-private acquisition of a TSX listed gold producer.
• Represented an oil and gas exploration company in the formation of an investment fund and related financing by way of offering memorandum.
• Represented Bernie Rokstad and Aaron Rokstad in connection with Carillion plc's acquisition of a 60% interest in Rokstad Power Corporation.
• Represented Silver Predator Corp. in connection with its acquisition of Springer Mining Company, owner of the Springer Tungsten Mine and Mill in Nevada, from Americas Bullion Royalty Corp.
• Represented Golden Predator Mining Corp. in connection with its acquisition of Redtail Metals Corp. pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement and its concurrent acquisition of a 100% interest in the Brewery Creek Project, a past producing heap leach gold mining operation located in the Yukon.
• Advising institutional and pension fund investors in connection with numerous private equity and alternative investments across various asset classes.
• Advising on formation, organization and ongoing operations of retail mutual funds, hedge funds, pooled funds and other investment funds.
• Advising dealers, advisers, and investment fund managers with respect to registration and on-going securities regulatory and compliance matters.  
• Advising a Canadian mining company in connection with the acquisition of a 100% interest in a tin and copper mine project and the associated mineral rights, giving it access to a very well-known past producing mine.