Ferial Fekri is an associate in Osler Toronto’s Emerging and High Growth Companies group. Her practice focuses on venture capital and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, strategic reorganization transactions, and general corporate matters. She has represented numerous emerging companies throughout their life cycle, as well as investors, in various financing rounds and acquisitions, ranging from Seed to Series D and beyond.
Ferial completed her J.D. at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she also worked with the LLM International Program at Osgoode Professional Development. She is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Ontario Bar Association, and contributes to Osler’s long-standing relationships with Next Canada and Pro Bono Ontario’s Legal Advice Hotline.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- Agilysys
Agilysys in its US$150-million acquisition of Book4Time
- Evok Innovations and e-Zinc
e-Zinc in its raising of US$31 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 round led by Evok Innovations
- Hootsuite
Hootsuite in its acquisition of Talkwalker
- Brim Financial
Brim Financial in its securing of $85 million Series C financing round
- CentML
CentML in its securing of $37 million of seed funding
- Ten Key Labs
Ten Key Labs in its raising of $10.5 million in Seed financing
- FlipGive
FlipGive in its $5 million Series B financing round
- Metafold
Metafold in its of US$1.78 million in Seed financing
- Passage
Passage in its $40 million Seed financing round
- BenchSci
BenchSci in its $95 million Series D Financing round
- Loopio Inc.
Loopio Inc. in its acquisition of Avnio
- Delphia
Delphia in its acquisition of Fathom Privacy
- Halp Technologies
Halp in its $5.5 million financing
- Avidbots
Avidbots in its US$70 million Series C financing
- HyperComply
HyperComply in its US$6.4 million Seed Financing
- Metafold 3D
Metafold 3D in its $500,000 pre-seed
- Qui Identity
Qui Identity in its $6.5 million financing round
- Milk Moovement
Milk Moovement in its $26 million Series A financing round
- Delphia
Delphia in its US$60 million Series A financing round
- Tailscale
Tailscale in its US$100 million Series B financing round
- Signal 1
Signal 1 in its collaboration with Unity Health Toronto and TD Bank Group along with its US$10 million Seed financing
- e-Zinc
e-Zinc in its US$25 million Series A financing round
- BenchSci
BenchSci in its US$50 million Series C financing round
- Agilysys
Agilysys in its US$25 million acquisition of ResortSuite
- TealBook
TealBook in its US$50 million Series B financing round
Agilysys in its US$150-million acquisition of Book4Time
e-Zinc in its raising of US$31 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 round led by Evok Innovations
Hootsuite in its acquisition of Talkwalker
Brim Financial in its securing of $85 million Series C financing round
CentML in its securing of $37 million of seed funding
- Ten Key Labs
Ten Key Labs in its raising of $10.5 million in Seed financing
- FlipGive
FlipGive in its $5 million Series B financing round
- Metafold
Metafold in its of US$1.78 million in Seed financing
- Passage
Passage in its $40 million Seed financing round
- BenchSci
BenchSci in its $95 million Series D Financing round
- Loopio Inc.
Loopio Inc. in its acquisition of Avnio
- Delphia
Delphia in its acquisition of Fathom Privacy
- Halp Technologies
Halp in its $5.5 million financing
- Avidbots
Avidbots in its US$70 million Series C financing
- HyperComply
HyperComply in its US$6.4 million Seed Financing
- Metafold 3D
Metafold 3D in its $500,000 pre-seed
- Qui Identity
Qui Identity in its $6.5 million financing round
- Milk Moovement
Milk Moovement in its $26 million Series A financing round
- Delphia
Delphia in its US$60 million Series A financing round
- Tailscale
Tailscale in its US$100 million Series B financing round
- Signal 1
Signal 1 in its collaboration with Unity Health Toronto and TD Bank Group along with its US$10 million Seed financing
- e-Zinc
e-Zinc in its US$25 million Series A financing round
- BenchSci
BenchSci in its US$50 million Series C financing round
- Agilysys
Agilysys in its US$25 million acquisition of ResortSuite
- TealBook
TealBook in its US$50 million Series B financing round
Community Involvement
- Pro Bono Ontario Legal Advice Hotline, Volunteer
Credentials
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School, J.D.
- Ryerson University, B.A. (Honours)
Languages
- English