Dhananjay Ghildyal

Dhananjay (DJ) Ghildyal

Associate, Emerging and High Growth Companies

Contact Information

dghildyal@osler.com

tel: 416.862.5947

Office

Toronto

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Areas of Expertise

Bar Admission

  • Ontario, 2021

Education

  • Osgoode Hall Law School, J.D. 
  • Schulich School of Business, M.B.A. (Gold Medal)
  • University of Ontario Institute of Technology, B.Eng. & Mgt. (With Distinction)

Language(s)

Hindi, English

Dhananjay (DJ) Ghildyal is an associate in our Emerging and High Growth Companies group. DJ’s practice focuses on emerging companies, venture capital, corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and commercial matters.

DJ completed the JD/MBA joint program at Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business. While in school, he was selected to participate in the Schulich Global Leadership Program where he worked with a leading, Nasdaq-listed, Israeli corporation to develop a market expansion strategy.

He joined the firm as a summer student in 2019 and completed his articles with the firm in 2021. Prior to law school, DJ worked for an engineering consulting firm where he specialized in designing cutting-edge electronic security systems and network systems for complex commercial projects.

  • Disco

    Disco in its US$15 million Series A financing round

  • iNovia Capital

    iNovia Capital in connection with RouteThis’ $25 million Series A financing round

  • Cohere

    Cohere in its US$125 million Series B financing round

  • ODAIA

    ODAIA in its US$13.8 million Series A financing round

  • Angus Systems

    Angus Systems in its acquisition by MRI Software

  • Ten Coves Capital

    Ten Coves Capital in its connection with Boosted.ai’s US$35 million Series B financing round

  • Security Compass Technologies

    Security Compass Technologies in the sale of its consulting business to Kroll

  • Ten Coves Capital

    Ten Coves Capital in connection with TealBook’s US$50 million Series B Financing

  • iNovia Capital

    iNovia as lead investor in Spare Labs’ $18 million Series A financing round

  • Vertu Capital

    Vertu Capital in its acquisition of PathFactory

  • Float

    Float in its US$30 million Series A financing round

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  • Schulich MBA Gold Medal
  • The Honourable F.H. Barlow Scholarship
  • JD/MBA Joint Students' Association Award
  • Dennis Starritt MBA Award
  • WSP-Schulich Innovation Challenge Prize
  • Dean's Entrance Award

  • Osgoode Hall Law School, Dean’s Fellow
  • Osgoode Business Clinic, Senior Caseworker

  • The Canadian Bar Association
  • The Ontario Bar Association

  • “Case Summary: Sleep Country Canada Inc v Sears Canada Inc, 2017 FC 148” (co-author), IPIC Bulletin, Vol 344, July / August 2017.