The Second Act - Magazine - Page 44
DAVID JAMIESON
Partner, Emerging & High-Growth
Companies, Osler
CONVERSATIONS
WITH LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS:
Q&A
WITH DAVID JAMIESON
David is a partner in Osler's Emerging and High
Growth Companies Practice Group in Toronto. His
practice focuses on corporate finance, M&A and
general corporate/commercial matters, with an
emphasis on venture capital, growth equity and
private equity funds and strategic acquirors. David
plays a central role in Osler's relationships with Next
Canada, Creative Destruction Lab, and the C100.
Interview By
JASKARAN CHAUHAN
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WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO STEP INTO THE
WORLD OF WORKING WITH EARLY-STAGE TECH
COMPANIES? WHAT IS IT ABOUT YOUR PRACTICE
THAT YOU FIND REWARDING?
Largely by chance, I was exposed to early-stage company work as a
result of the corporate lawyers I started working with at the earliest
stages of my career. At the time, Osler’s emerging and high-growth
companies practice was in its infancy. It didn’t take long to realize
how fulfilling it was to build friendships with founders who create
incredible companies and foster trusting relationships with investors
mentoring and funding their activities. Working with talented
people who help drive a significant part of Canada’s economic and
employment engine, and building lasting relationships with founders
by advising them on their most important decisions throughout their
growth trajectory, is a very rewarding part of my role. Nothing beats
the “thanks“ you get from a client after closing a transaction, no
matter whether the transaction was a pre-seed funding round or a
meaningful exit.