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Anil Aggarwal lawyer in Toronto

Anil Aggarwal *

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 1998
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Anil Aggarwal regularly acts as counsel to investment funds, dealers, and managers, where he advises such clients on the manufacturing, structuring, distribution and management of both Canadian private and public and offshore investment vehicles.

Anil is frequently enlisted to advise on new fund formation and launch strategy, and has drafted a wide range of material agreements for clients, including trust, limited partnership, management, advisory, sub-advisory and distribution agreements. Anil works closely with asset managers in connection with all aspects of their product offerings, including real estate investment trusts, real estate limited partnerships, public retail mutual funds and alternative private products, such as private debt, real asset and mortgage funds. In addition to work with investment fund acquisitions, mergers and other reorganizations, Anil has filed numerous applications for exemptive relief, and prepared offering documents for both public and private investment funds.

Anil also has an active corporate and securities law practice. Focused on public and private mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and corporate governance, he regularly advises senior management, boards of directors and major shareholders of public and private corporations.

Frequently recognized as a leading lawyer in investment funds and asset management, Anil has been listed in prominent legal directories including Chambers Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

Anil acted for OneREIT, a TSX-listed real estate investment trust, in connection with its sale to SmartREIT and Strathallen Acquisitions Inc., in an extraordinarily complex M&A transaction that was named by Lexpert Canada as one of the Top 10 Deals of 2017.

Anil served as Chair of Fasken's Business Law practice in Ontario from 2010-2017, having previously served as Vice-Chair since 2007.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Corporate Law, Mutual Funds Law and Private Funds Law in Toronto, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide in Investment Funds, Chambers Canada 2017 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as Repeatedly Recommended in Investment Funds & Asset Management, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2012 to 2026
  • Recognized as Lawyer of the Year in Mutual Funds Law in Toronto, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024
  • Recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (formerly known as Acritas Star™ lawyer), Thomson Reuters stand-out lawyers 2018 to 2022
  • Leading Lawyers Under 40, Lexpert Rising Star 2010 to 2017
  • Named one of Lexpert's Canadian Corporate Lawyers to Watch, Lexpert 2011

Experience

  • Electrovaya completes US$28.1 million MJDS public offering of common shares, [Deal - Electrovaya Inc.], On November 6, 2025, Electrovaya Inc. (“Electrovaya”), a global energy company advancing climate change prevention by delivering safe, durable lithium-ion batteries with uncompromised energy and power, completed a public offering of 5,405,000 common shares (inclusive of the full exercise of an ov...
  • Electrovaya Inc. completes US$12.8 million MJDS public offering of common shares, [Deal - Electrovaya Inc.], Electrovaya’s over-night marketed MJDS prospectus offering of common shares in the United States and Canada for aggregate gross proceeds to the company of US$12.1 million.
  • National Bank Financial leads underwriting syndicate in completed initial public offering, [Deal - National Bank Financial Inc.], 2028 Investment Grade Bond Trust completes CA$32.5 million initial public offering.
  • Scotiabank leads closing of Maple Leaf Critical Minerals 2023-II Enhanced Flow-Through Limited Partnership, [Deal - Scotiabank], Canadian bank closes a flow-through limited partnership offering.
  • Electrovaya Inc. commences trading on NASDAQ, [Deal - Electrovaya Inc.], On July 3, 2023, Electrovaya Inc. (“Electrovaya” or the “Company”), a Canadian lithium-ion battery manufacturer commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“NASDAQ”) after the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC approved the listing of the Company’s common shares. Electrovaya trades on the NASDAQ under t...
  • Scotiabank leads closing of 2023 CMP Resource Limited Partnership, [Deal - Scotiabank], Canadian bank closes a flow-through limited partnership offering.
  • Scotiabank leads closing of Maple Leaf short duration 2019 flow-through limited partnership, [Deal - Scotia Capital Inc.], On April 17, 2019, a syndicate of agents led by Scotiabank completed the final closing of Maple Leaf Short Duration 2019 Flow-Through Limited Partnership (the “Partnership"). The Partnership issued 239,886 National Class Units and 453,601 Québec Class Units at a price of $25.00 per unit in its fi...
  • Scotiabank leads closing of CMP 2019 Resource Limited Partnership, [Deal - Scotia Capital Inc.], On March 21, 2019, a syndicate of agents led by Scotiabank completed the final closing of CMP 2019 Resource Limited Partnership’s (the “Partnership”) initial public offering of limited partnership units ("Units"). In aggregate, the Partnership issued 21,976 Units for gross proceeds of $21,976,000...
  • Manulife Financial Corporation launches "game-changer" goals-based investing, [Deal - Manulife Financial], Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading international financial services group, has announced the launch of an innovative goals-based investment management tool powered by advanced data analytics and a liability-driven investing strategy aimed at making Canadians' decisions easier as they look ...

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB Queen's University
  • MSc University of Toronto
  • BSc University of Toronto

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association
  • Associate Member, American Bar Association
  • Past Member, Editorial Board, CCH Canadian Securities Law Reporter
  • Past Member, Operations and Procedures Standing Committee, Investment Funds Institute of Canada

News

  • Fasken Wins Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year in the 2019 Best Lawyers in Canada Guide, 8/21/2018
  • Lexpert Magazine quotes Jon Levin and mentions Anil Aggarwal in an article highlighting Lexpert’s top 10 deals of 2017, 6/21/2018
  • The 2018 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory recognizes 200 Fasken lawyers, 4/12/2018
  • Fasken recognized in Lexpert®’s Top 10 Deals and Business Decisions of 2017, 2/8/2018
  • Chambers Canada 2017 Guide recognizes 83 Fasken Martineau lawyers and names us “Employment Law Firm of the Year”, 10/3/2016
  • 2015 Lexpert directory recommends 158 Fasken Martineau Lawyers, 6/25/2015
  • Fasken Martineau’s ranked lawyers jumped by 16% - 140 lawyers listed in the 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 6/25/2014

Publications

  • Mortgage Investment & Raising Capital, 4/15/2019
  • OSC Publishes Report on its Review of REIT Distributions Disclosure, 1/30/2015
  • Investment Products & Wealth Management Newsletter, 2/25/2011
  • Canadian Securities Administrators Notice on Best Execution, 9/9/2008
  • Amendments to National Instrument 81-106 Regarding the Calculation of Net Asset Value Come Into Force, 9/8/2008
Article, Co-Author Mortgage Investment & Raising Capital Private Matters Today, Issue 12- Spring 2019
Article OSC Publishes Report on its Review of REIT Distributions Disclosure Timely Disclosure
Investment Products & Wealth Management Newsletter