199 Bay St, Suite 4000, Commerce Court West, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 2002 (ON)
Jake advises domestic and international clients, both public and private, on a full range of business matters, including cross-border and Canadian mergers and acquisitions. Jake's primary areas of focus are financial services (including banking, credit cards, loyalty, brokerages, insurance, mutual funds and wealth management) and software companies. He also advises clients on deals and commercial arrangements in the consumer goods, pharma and manufacturing sectors.
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, acquired the holding company of The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada and Standard Life Investments Inc. from Standard Life plc in consideration for a payment of CAD$4 billion in cash.
