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Practice Expertise
- Commercial Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Profile
Carolyn maintains a corporate commercial practice with a focus on business transactions, including private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate reorganizations, and debt and equity financings. She also advises clients on corporate governance and general corporate and securities law matters.
Carolyn regularly acts for Canadian and U.S. private equity firms and their portfolio companies, as well as clients in the energy sector, including midstream companies and upstream producers and oilfield services businesses. She has significant experience navigating complex, cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdictional deal structures. Carolyn also advises start-up and early stage businesses in the energy technology sector.
From 2021 to 2023, Carolyn served as provisional General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Pinnacle Energy Resources Inc., supporting the company through its transition following its take-private transaction with Drax plc.
Carolyn regularly acts for Canadian and U.S. private equity firms and their portfolio companies, as well as clients in the energy sector, including midstream companies and upstream producers and oilfield services businesses. She has significant experience navigating complex, cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdictional deal structures. Carolyn also advises start-up and early stage businesses in the energy technology sector.
From 2021 to 2023, Carolyn served as provisional General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Pinnacle Energy Resources Inc., supporting the company through its transition following its take-private transaction with Drax plc.
Bar Admissions
Called to the British Columbia Bar, 2022
Called to the Alberta Bar, 2006
Education
University of Calgary, MBA, 2019
University of Calgary, J.D., 2005
University of British Columbia, B.A.
University of Alberta, B.Ed
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
* Alberta counsel for the acquisition of Kova Engineering Ltd. (2024)
* Represented NuVista Energy Ltd. on the establishment of its partnership with Niyanin Nations LP to build and jointly own a majority interest in a 15-megawatt cogeneration unit at the Wembley Gas Plant near Grande Prairie. (2023)
* Represented Pason Systems Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly traded Pason Systems Inc., in its exercise of its call option to acquire all of the remaining issued and outstanding common shares of Intelligent Wellhead Systems, Inc. not currently held by Pason for total consideration of $88.3 million. Pason also assumed approximately $7 million in Intelligent Wellhead Systems, Inc. debt. (2023)
* Represented Edge Natural Resources LLC in the reorganization of its Canadian portfolio companies, Canamax Energy Ltd. and Prairie Thunder Resources Ltd. to form the amalgamated operating corporation, Prairie Thunder Resources Ltd. (2023)
* Represented a syndicate of underwriters in connection with the $201 million subscription receipt offering by Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (2023)
* Alberta counsel for the reorganization of Monster Energy Canada Ltd. (2022)
* Represented Pason Systems Corp. in its follow-on investments in Intelligent Wellhead Systems, Inc. of a total of $65.5 million through the acquisition of common and preferred shares of Intelligent Wellhead Systems, Inc. (2022)
* Represented a syndicate of agents and bookrunners with respect to the offering by Westbrick Energy Ltd. of subscription receipts for gross proceeds of up to approximately $240 million. (2022)
* Represented Mueller Industries in its transfer of Canadian subsidiaries to a joint venture with The Mosack Group (2022 (Die Mold Tools Ltd.) and 2023 (Heat Link Group)).
* Represented Altura Energy Inc. in its change of management transaction by Tenaz Energy Ltd., $5 million non-brokered private placement of units and $24.5 million brokered private placement of subscription receipts. (2021)
* Alberta counsel for the acquisition of Kova Engineering Ltd. (2024)
* Represented NuVista Energy Ltd. on the establishment of its partnership with Niyanin Nations LP to build and jointly own a majority interest in a 15-megawatt cogeneration unit at the Wembley Gas Plant near Grande Prairie. (2023)
* Represented Pason Systems Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly traded Pason Systems Inc., in its exercise of its call option to acquire all of the remaining issued and outstanding common shares of Intelligent Wellhead Systems, Inc. not currently held by Pason for total consideration of $88.3 million. Pason also assumed approximately $7 million in Intelligent Wellhead Systems, Inc. debt. (2023)
* Represented Edge Natural Resources LLC in the reorganization of its Canadian portfolio companies, Canamax Energy Ltd. and Prairie Thunder Resources Ltd. to form the amalgamated operating corporation, Prairie Thunder Resources Ltd. (2023)
* Represented a syndicate of underwriters in connection with the $201 million subscription receipt offering by Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (2023)
* Alberta counsel for the reorganization of Monster Energy Canada Ltd. (2022)
* Represented Pason Systems Corp. in its follow-on investments in Intelligent Wellhead Systems, Inc. of a total of $65.5 million through the acquisition of common and preferred shares of Intelligent Wellhead Systems, Inc. (2022)
* Represented a syndicate of agents and bookrunners with respect to the offering by Westbrick Energy Ltd. of subscription receipts for gross proceeds of up to approximately $240 million. (2022)
* Represented Mueller Industries in its transfer of Canadian subsidiaries to a joint venture with The Mosack Group (2022 (Die Mold Tools Ltd.) and 2023 (Heat Link Group)).
* Represented Altura Energy Inc. in its change of management transaction by Tenaz Energy Ltd., $5 million non-brokered private placement of units and $24.5 million brokered private placement of subscription receipts. (2021)
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