Peter Valente

Senior Associate Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Peter Valente

Peter Valente

Biography

Peter Valente is a Senior Associate in the Business Law Group. Peter's practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on private equity, venture capital, private fund formation, corporate finance and M&A. Peter's broad experience extends to private equity funds, fund-of-funds, hedge funds and venture capital funds.

Peter summered and articled with us, before joining as an associate. He has also completed a secondment with one of our clients, a leading national grocery retailer, where he worked on a variety of corporate law matters.

Prior to his law career, Peter worked in the capital markets industry at a leading stock transfer agent in Toronto.

Professional experience

Representative experience

Representative experience

Mr. Valente has acted in the following matters:

  • Carlsberg Group, in its $144 million all-cash acquisition of Waterloo Brewing Ltd. by way of statutory plan of arrangement
  • Royal Bank of Canada, in its $1.5 billion offering of 2.88% non-viability contingent capital (NVCC) subordinated notes due December 23, 2029
  • Flight Network in its share sale to a private equity investor (2019)
  • Acting for various managers regarding the launch of private equity and venture capital funds focused on:
    • Technology;
    • Energy;
    • Real estate; and
    • Life sciences.

Education

Education

J.D., University of Windsor Faculty of Law, 2017
B.A., McGill University, 2012
Canadian Securities Course, Canadian Securities Institute, 2015

Admissions

Admissions

  • Ontario 2018

Publications

Publications

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