Wittington Investments, Limited, (‘Wittington’) is a private holding company controlled by members of the Weston family. This Family Office’s investments include the controlling interest in George Weston Limited, Loblaw Companies Limited and Choice Properties REIT, which in turn, operate through a number of subsidiaries, food processing businesses, supermarkets and pharmacy retailing businesses. In addition, the Company owns and operates Holt Renfrew in Canada. The Company also owns a diverse commercial real estate development portfolio.
This is an exciting time for this company as it is developing a diversified investment portfolio of assets including public securities, private asset funds and private asset directs as well as a venture portfolio. As it implements these investment strategies, it will be looking to its legal department for support. In addition to Wittington, the legal group also supports the Weston Family Foundation and its philanthropic activities as well as the Family Office. The scope of work is varied and spans from supporting investment transactions, negotiating and drafting commercial contracts (such as service, insurance, limited partnership, lease and donor grant agreements), and providing advice on philanthropy/charities. This position will play an integralrole in supporting all of the above entities and will report to the General Counsel and Secretary of Wittington.
The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of private M&A and/or fund (investments and formation) experience. Any experience with commercial real estate and private equity transactions will also be of interest. You should have the ability to work independently, build relationships with the business groups and instruct external counsel. Strong business acumen, excellent judgement / commonsense, high integrity and superior negotiating and drafting skills will also be essential to succeed in this role as will the ability to prioritize and multi-task.
This is truly a unique opportunity with an organization that can offer challenging work. This mid-town Toronto location, on the subway line, offers a close-knit, high performing team and an environment that is fast-paced and ever-changing. If you are interested in applying to this opportunity, please send your cover letter and cv to Lorene Nagata or Lesa Ong of Nagataconnex Executive Legal Search at info@nagataconnex.com or click on “Apply Now” to submit your materials.
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