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Vanessa Grant

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Senior Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity (Canada) at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Vanessa Grant is a Senior Partner and Co-Head of Private Equity at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada. With over 20 years of experience, she specializes in M&A and corporate finance for the technology, life sciences, and agribusiness sectors. She earned her LL. B from Queens University.

Beyond her legal practice, Vanessa chairs the boards of the climate-focused Arctic Basecamp and the UTS Foundation. She also contributes to legal education as a co-director of the Osgoode Hall part-time LLM in business law, where she teaches corporate finance. People who have worked with her describe her as client-oriented with amazing drive.

Unique fact: Vanessa is a former freelance opera singer (mezzo soprano) and holds a Bachelors degree in vocal performance from the University of Toronto.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Senior Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity (Canada)
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Private Equity
As the Co-Head of Private Equity for Canada at her firm, she has extensive experience in fund formation and downstream investments across multiple key industries.
Tech & Life Sciences
Her practice has a particular focus on M&A and corporate finance for companies in the technology and life sciences sectors, including digital health and med-tech.
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Career

Work history

5-2016
Senior Partner, Co-Head of Private Equity (Canada)
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Chair of the Board of Directors
Arctic Basecamp
6-2013
Chair of the Board of Directors
UTS Foundation
Opera Singer
Freelance
1-2020 - 7-2024
Board Member
NanoMedicines Innovation Network
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Education
1992 - 1995
LL.B
Queen's University
1988 - 1991
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Toronto Faculty of Music
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