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Felicia Yifan Jin 金一帆, Associate | Private Equity

Felicia Yifan Jin 金一帆

Associate | Private Equity Fasken
Jurisdiction Québec, 2018
Language(s) French, English, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin)
Office(s) Montréal
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Overview

Felicia Jin is a lawyer in the Corporate/Commercial practice group in our Montréal office. She practises in the fields of private equity and venture capital, as well as mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on the financial industry.

Felicia advises several Canadian and foreign financial institutions on the regulatory framework with respect to insurance, loans, deposits, payments, and other financial products and services. She regularly works with lenders, money services businesses, as well as Fintechs and Insurtechs in providing legal advice on compliance and consumer protection. Felicia helps clients implement their new business models and navigate the various existing and upcoming regulatory regimes, particularly in the area of cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets, and in the implementation of open banking in Canada.

Felicia has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for her extensive corporate law experience and she has authored several legal resources and articles in the area of financial services.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Novacap acquired Consilium Insurance, [Deal - Novacap], Acquisition of Consilium Insurance by Novacap.
  • GLS sold US freight affiliates to DC Logistics, [Deal - GLS Logistics Systems Canada Ltd.], Sale of GLS’s US freight affiliates to DC Logistics.
  • Navigating complex share sale in multifaceted business combination, [Deal - Confidential], Insurance brokerage divests wholly owned subsidiary by sale of all of the shares.
  • Merger of AGA Benefit Solutions and WBL Benefits and Actuarial, [Deal - AGA Financial Group Inc.], This new group will benefit from WBL’s brokerage and in-dept analysis experience combined with AGA’s exclusive and innovative products and services to develop new markets across Canada.
  • Nuvei Corporation acquires Paymentez, [Deal - Nuvei Corporation], Acquisition of Paymentez LLC, a leading payment solution provider in Latin America.
  • Equisoft continues its global expansion with the acquisition of Altus, [Deal - Equisoft Inc.], This transaction marks the first European acquisition for Equisoft..
  • Siemens Mobility acquires Rail-Term, a railway terminal operator, [Deal - ], Acquisition of Rail-Term by Siemens Mobility.
  • Nuvei Corporation acquires all of the issued and outstanding shares of Mazooma Technical Services Inc., [Deal - Nuvei Corporation], Nuvei acquires a focused gaming and sports wagering payment technology provider.
  • Green Shield Benefits Association, a part of the Green Shield Canada (GSC) group of companies, acquires Benecaid Health Benefit Solutions Inc., [Deal - Green Shield Benefits Association], The companies will leverage their strengths to collaboratively provide customers advanced solutions in benefits services and products.

Career & Education

Education

  • Certificate, Regulatory Compliance and Legal Risk Management for Financial Institutions Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
  • LLB Université de Montréal

Community involvement

  • Assembly Secretary, International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts (October 2017)

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member of the Board of Directors for the Société du patrimoine d’expression du Québec (January 2019)
  • Chair of the Board of the Young Chinese Professionals Association (January 2023)

Knowledge

Events

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • À la rencontre du système bancaire ouvert (Available in French Only), 3/14/2024
  • The Retail Payment Activities Act - What it Means, 4/26/2023

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