Azka Anees
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Azka Anees

Associate

Email

azka.anees@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1.416.360.2959

Offices

Toronto

V-CARD
Azka advises clients on corporate transactions involving both public and private companies, including mergers, acquisitions, asset deals and strategic investments.
She represents corporate and private equity clients across a variety of sectors including technology, telecommunications, and financial services, among others.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited in the USD1.65bn take-private acquisition of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.
  • Macquarie Asset Management in the USD1.8bn sale of its North American and European public investments funds business to Nomura.
  • Despegar.com Corp. in its USD1.7bn take-private acquisition by Prosus N.V.
  • TELUS Corporation on its take-private acquisition of TELUS Digital, valuing TELUS Digital at USD2.9bn.
  • GlobalFoundries Inc. in its USD 445m acquisition of the Processor IP Solutions business of Synopsys, Inc. and its USD300m acquisition of MIPS Holding, Inc.
  • MAI Capital Management, LLC in its USD531m combination with Evoke Advisors.

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-law, State of New York, 2025

Foreign Legal Consultant, Province of Ontario, Canada, 2026

Academic

J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School
MSc, Philosophy and Public Policy, London School of Economics
BA (Hons.), Politics, Philosophy and Economics, University of Exeter
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.