Laura’s practice focuses on venture capital and private equity fund formation, representing both fund sponsors and institutional investors. She advises emerging and established managers on all aspects of fund structuring, launch and operations, including governance, economics, carried interest arrangements, succession planning, limited partner relations, and regulatory and compliance matters. Her sponsor-side work spans venture capital funds, private equity funds, studios, accelerators, co-investment vehicles and SPVs.
Laura also represents institutional investors, banks and government entities in connection with their venture capital and private equity fund commitments, co-investments and SPVs. In addition, Laura’s practice involves representing venture capital funds, angels and strategic investors on their investments, including SAFE agreements, preferred equity financings and convertible debt transactions. She works with investors across the full spectrum of company stages, from seed through growth equity, and her fund formation work equips her with a deep understanding of fund economics and operations in negotiating these transactions.
Representative Work
- Farm Credit Canada
Farm Credit Canada in Miraterra's $16-million seed extension
- BKR Capital
BKR Capital in its securing of the first $20 million for Fund II
- Farm Credit Canada
Farm Credit Canada in its investment in Maple Bridge Ventures
- Spring Impact Capital
Spring Impact Capital in its $14-million venture capital fund close
- Rodatherm Energy and Evok Fund II LP
Rodatherm Energy and Evok Fund II LP in their $38-million Series A financing
- Farm Credit Canada
Farm Credit Canada in its investment in Yaletown Partners’ third Innovation Growth Fund (IGF III)
- Active Impact
Active Impact Investments in its securing of $110 million for its third fund
- Evok Innovations Inc. and BDC Capital Inc.
Evok Innovations and BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund in connection with Summit Nanotech Corporation’s US$25.5-million funding round
- Farm Credit Canada
Bonnefield Financial Inc.’s Agribusiness Fund announces second close of business
- Pender Ventures
Pender Ventures in its securing of $100 million for its second fund
- Evok Innovations and e-Zinc
e-Zinc in its raising of US$31 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 round led by Evok Innovations
- Raven Indigenous Outcomes Funds Inc
Raven Indigenous Outcomes Funds in its securing of $20.4 million for its first fund
- BDC Capital
BDC Thrive Lab in connection with Save da Sea's $650,000 Seed funding round
- The51 Food and AgTech Fund
The51 Food and AgTech Fund in its closing of $30 million in its $50 million Fund
- RaceRocks 3D Inc. and Raven Indigenous Impact
RaceRocks 3D Inc.'s $3 Million Series A Funding Round Led by Raven Indigenous Capital Partners.
- Spring Activator Inc.
Spring Impact Capital in its launching of a $20 million venture capital fund
- ProShop ERP
ProShop ERP (Adion Systems Inc.) in its C$42-million growth investment from Mainsail Partners
- Yaletown Partners
Yaletown Partners, BDC Capital and BMO Capital in connection with Zenhub’s $10 million Series A Financing Round
- Sageview Capital LP
Sageview Capital in Elastic Path’s $30 million Series E financing
- Canalyst
Canalyst in its acquisition by Tegus
- Themis Solutions Inc. (Clio)
Clio in its US$110 million Series E financing led by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. with participation by OMERS Growth Equity
- Coatue
Coatue in Dapper Labs’ US$305 million financing round
- ehsAI
ehsAI in its acquisition by Intelex Technologies
- Mobify
Mobify in its acquisition by Salesforce
- Rhino Ventures
Rhino Ventures in Thinkific’s $22 million growth financing
- Vision Critical on its $76MM secondary sale.
- Delta Electronics on its acquisition of Delta Controls for C$220MM.
- Kensington Capital and Yaletown Ventures in its investment in Bitstew’s Series C Preferred financing.
- Coupa Software in its acquisition of Contractually.
- Madison Dearborn Partners on its investment in Complete Innovations.
- Underwriters for Descartes Systems Group on its $147 million MJDS offering.
- Mitel Networks on its $94 million MJDS secondary offering.
- Mitel Networks on its $400 million acquisition of Aastra Technologies.
- Sustainable Development Technology Canada on corporate matters.
- Underwriters for Baylin Technologies on its $50 million IPO.
- BTG plc on its $200 million acquisition of the Targeted Therapies business from Nordion.
- Mitel Networks on its $20 million acquisition of prairieFyre Software.
- Halogen Software on its $63 million IPO.
- Underwriters for ViXS Systems on its going public transaction and $57 million capital raise.
- LightSpeed Retail on its acquisition of a California technology company.
- Camilion Solutions on its acquisition by SAP.
Farm Credit Canada in Miraterra's $16-million seed extension
BKR Capital in its securing of the first $20 million for Fund II
Farm Credit Canada in its investment in Maple Bridge Ventures
Spring Impact Capital in its $14-million venture capital fund close
Rodatherm Energy and Evok Fund II LP in their $38-million Series A financing
- Farm Credit Canada
Farm Credit Canada in its investment in Yaletown Partners’ third Innovation Growth Fund (IGF III)
- Active Impact
Active Impact Investments in its securing of $110 million for its third fund
- Evok Innovations Inc. and BDC Capital Inc.
Evok Innovations and BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund in connection with Summit Nanotech Corporation’s US$25.5-million funding round
- Farm Credit Canada
Bonnefield Financial Inc.’s Agribusiness Fund announces second close of business
- Pender Ventures
Pender Ventures in its securing of $100 million for its second fund
- Evok Innovations and e-Zinc
e-Zinc in its raising of US$31 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 round led by Evok Innovations
- Raven Indigenous Outcomes Funds Inc
Raven Indigenous Outcomes Funds in its securing of $20.4 million for its first fund
- BDC Capital
BDC Thrive Lab in connection with Save da Sea's $650,000 Seed funding round
- The51 Food and AgTech Fund
The51 Food and AgTech Fund in its closing of $30 million in its $50 million Fund
- RaceRocks 3D Inc. and Raven Indigenous Impact
RaceRocks 3D Inc.'s $3 Million Series A Funding Round Led by Raven Indigenous Capital Partners.
- Spring Activator Inc.
Spring Impact Capital in its launching of a $20 million venture capital fund
- ProShop ERP
ProShop ERP (Adion Systems Inc.) in its C$42-million growth investment from Mainsail Partners
- Yaletown Partners
Yaletown Partners, BDC Capital and BMO Capital in connection with Zenhub’s $10 million Series A Financing Round
- Sageview Capital LP
Sageview Capital in Elastic Path’s $30 million Series E financing
- Canalyst
Canalyst in its acquisition by Tegus
- Themis Solutions Inc. (Clio)
Clio in its US$110 million Series E financing led by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. with participation by OMERS Growth Equity
- Coatue
Coatue in Dapper Labs’ US$305 million financing round
- ehsAI
ehsAI in its acquisition by Intelex Technologies
- Mobify
Mobify in its acquisition by Salesforce
- Rhino Ventures
Rhino Ventures in Thinkific’s $22 million growth financing
- Vision Critical on its $76MM secondary sale.
- Delta Electronics on its acquisition of Delta Controls for C$220MM.
- Kensington Capital and Yaletown Ventures in its investment in Bitstew’s Series C Preferred financing.
- Coupa Software in its acquisition of Contractually.
- Madison Dearborn Partners on its investment in Complete Innovations.
- Underwriters for Descartes Systems Group on its $147 million MJDS offering.
- Mitel Networks on its $94 million MJDS secondary offering.
- Mitel Networks on its $400 million acquisition of Aastra Technologies.
- Sustainable Development Technology Canada on corporate matters.
- Underwriters for Baylin Technologies on its $50 million IPO.
- BTG plc on its $200 million acquisition of the Targeted Therapies business from Nordion.
- Mitel Networks on its $20 million acquisition of prairieFyre Software.
- Halogen Software on its $63 million IPO.
- Underwriters for ViXS Systems on its going public transaction and $57 million capital raise.
- LightSpeed Retail on its acquisition of a California technology company.
- Camilion Solutions on its acquisition by SAP.
Latest Insights
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Webinar August 7, 2025
Osler x Women Funding Women: Startup funding & term sheets workshop
Join us on September 24th for a virtual workshop designed for early-stage founders navigating investment and investors looking to deepen their...
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Report May 14, 2025
2024 Deal Points Report: Venture Capital Financings
Osler's fourth annual comprehensive report on venture capital and growth equity financing transactions in Canada’s emerging and high growth...
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Report December 5, 2024
Venture capital in the balance: steering through market turbulence
Valuations and deal dynamics in the innovation ecosystem gradually adapted to a new, post-pandemic normal in 2024.
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Podcast July 23, 2024
ESG trends in venture capital: governance matters
In this episode of the podcast, guest host Laura Webb, a partner in the Emerging and High Growth Companies Group at Osler, and Olivia Hornby,...
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Awards and Recognition
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Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Technology Law
Media Mentions
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Osler News March 14, 2023
Laura Webb joins Osler’s Venture Fund Formation practice in Vancouver
Osler is pleased to announce that Laura Webb, a partner in the Vancouver office and member of the firm’s leading Emerging and High Growth Companies...
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Osler News February 16, 2021
Osler welcomes 12 new partners and 2 new counsel in 2021
Osler is proud to announce the addition of 12 new partners and two new counsel across five of our offices, effective March 1, 2021.
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Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Credentials
Education
- University of Ottawa, J.D. (Cum Laude)
- Carleton University, B.A. (Hons.)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Law Society of British Columbia
- Ontario Bar Association
- Canada Bar Association
- Women Funding Women Inc. Advisory Board Member
