Victoria’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, corporate governance and complex commercial arrangements for financial institutions, REITs, and public and private corporations, with specialized expertise in the financial services and retirement homes sectors.
In addition to her transactional practice, Victoria routinely advises Canadian and foreign financial institutions and other regulated and unregulated financial service providers on a variety of regulatory matters, including bank and insurance regulation, Fintech, compliance, establishment of new financial institutions in Canada, corporate governance, credit cards, payment and settlement systems, compliance and outsourcing arrangements.
Victoria completed a secondment at the Office of Superintendent of Financial Institutions in 2010.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- Manulife Financial Corporation
Manulife Financial Corporation in its largest Canadian Universal Life reinsurance transaction valued at $5.8 billion
- CURO
CURO in its acquisition of Flexiti Financial
- Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking in its $1.13 billion acquisition of People Corporation
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board in its investment in Duo Bank of Canada in connection with Duo Bank of Canada’s acquisition of Fairstone Financial Holdings Inc.
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board in Intact Financial Corporation’s acquisition of RSA Insurance Group
- Genworth Financial, Inc.
Genworth Financial in its $2.4 billion agreement for Brookfield Business Partners to acquire Genworth’s stake in Genworth MI Canada Inc.
- Princeton Holdings Limited
Princeton Holdings Limited in the sale of The Guarantee Company of North America and Frank Cowan Company Limited to Intact Financial Corporation.
- Ventas, Inc.
Ventas in its acquisition of a high quality Canadian seniors housing portfolio valued at $2.4 billion in partnership with Le Groupe Maurice
- The Bank of Nova Scotia
The Bank of Nova Scotia in the sale of its Caribbean banking operations to Republic Financial Holdings Limited
- The Riverside Company
The Riverside Company in its acquisition of Kii Naturals Inc.
- Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. in its $170.5 million acquisition of nine independent living seniors housing communities
- Ventas, Inc.
Ventas, Inc. in its $980-million acquisition of 29 independent living seniors housing communities
- Manulife Financial Corporation in its $4 billion acquisition of the Canadian-based operations of Standard Life plc.
- Starz Entertainment in $4.4 billion sale to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
- Ventas Inc. in its $980 million acquisition of 29 independent living seniors housing communities across Canada from Holiday Retirement Corp.
- Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. in its $170 million acquisition of eight independent living seniors housing communities and one assisted living facility located in Ontario and British Columbia from BayBridge Seniors Housing
- Chorus Aviation in its $80 million acquisition of Voyageur Airways
- Ventas Inc. in its successfully litigated cash acquisition of the assets of Sunrise Senior Living REIT
Manulife Financial Corporation in its largest Canadian Universal Life reinsurance transaction valued at $5.8 billion
CURO in its acquisition of Flexiti Financial
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking in its $1.13 billion acquisition of People Corporation
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board in its investment in Duo Bank of Canada in connection with Duo Bank of Canada’s acquisition of Fairstone Financial Holdings Inc.
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board in Intact Financial Corporation’s acquisition of RSA Insurance Group
- Genworth Financial, Inc.
Genworth Financial in its $2.4 billion agreement for Brookfield Business Partners to acquire Genworth’s stake in Genworth MI Canada Inc.
- Princeton Holdings Limited
Princeton Holdings Limited in the sale of The Guarantee Company of North America and Frank Cowan Company Limited to Intact Financial Corporation.
- Ventas, Inc.
Ventas in its acquisition of a high quality Canadian seniors housing portfolio valued at $2.4 billion in partnership with Le Groupe Maurice
- The Bank of Nova Scotia
The Bank of Nova Scotia in the sale of its Caribbean banking operations to Republic Financial Holdings Limited
- The Riverside Company
The Riverside Company in its acquisition of Kii Naturals Inc.
- Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. in its $170.5 million acquisition of nine independent living seniors housing communities
- Ventas, Inc.
Ventas, Inc. in its $980-million acquisition of 29 independent living seniors housing communities
- Manulife Financial Corporation in its $4 billion acquisition of the Canadian-based operations of Standard Life plc.
- Starz Entertainment in $4.4 billion sale to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
- Ventas Inc. in its $980 million acquisition of 29 independent living seniors housing communities across Canada from Holiday Retirement Corp.
- Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. in its $170 million acquisition of eight independent living seniors housing communities and one assisted living facility located in Ontario and British Columbia from BayBridge Seniors Housing
- Chorus Aviation in its $80 million acquisition of Voyageur Airways
- Ventas Inc. in its successfully litigated cash acquisition of the assets of Sunrise Senior Living REIT
Latest Insights
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Osler Update Aug 27, 2024
Department of Finance proposes significant changes to federal financial institutions legislation and Criminal Code
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Osler Update May 2, 2024
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Osler Update Dec 18, 2023
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Blog Dec 14, 2023
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Awards and Recognition
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Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulations
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Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Banking and Finance: Financial Services
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IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms: Recognized in Financial Services Regulatory (Highly Regarded)
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Legal 500: Recognized as a Leading Individual in Banking and Finance
Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Credentials
Education
- University of Western Ontario, LL.B. (with Distinction)
- University of Western Ontario, B.A. (with Distinction)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
