Louise helps companies make decisions that shape growth, from early-stage financings to transformative M&A transactions and public company governance matters. A Calgary M&A and corporate governance lawyer, she advises entrepreneurs, investors, boards and public and private companies across the technology, healthcare and energy and oil and gas sectors.
She advises clients on public and private financings, including venture capital and private equity transactions, as well as mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations involving public and private issuers. Her work includes take-over bids, amalgamations, plans of arrangement and corporate reorganizations.
Louise also advises on corporate governance and securities regulatory compliance matters, working with boards of directors, special committees, management teams, shareholders and investors on governance frameworks, director and officer responsibilities, conflicts of interest, governance policies and disclosure obligations. She combines transactional experience with governance insight to help clients navigate complex transactions, strengthen decision-making and support long-term growth and value creation.
Her experience includes:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate governance and board advisory matters
- Venture capital and private equity transactions
- Corporate finance transactions
- Public and private financings
- Initial public offerings
- Subscription receipt offerings
- Private placements
- Reverse takeovers
Louise provides legal services through a Law Corporation.
Experience
- Green Energy Services Inc. in its acquisition of the assets and business of Fraction Energy Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Trican Well Service Ltd. for the total consideration of C$17.6 million.
- Lexaria Biosciences Corp., in the sale of the primary assets of its cannabis related division Lexaria Canpharm ULC to Hill Street Beverage Company Inc. (TSXV: BEER).
- Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LLC in connection with the Canadian portion of its USD $1.8 billion equity offering of Series A Preferred Units.
- Birchcliff Energy Ltd. with respect to its prospectus offering and concurrent private placement of C$690.8 million of subscription receipts.
- Westleaf Inc. in connection with:
- its business combination with We Grow B.C Ltd
- its reverse take-over of IGC Resources Inc. and its concurrent C$20 million subscription receipt financing.
- MJ Mining Inc. in connection with its reverse take-over of Bond Resources Inc.
- META Growth Corp. (formerly National Access Cannabis Corp.) with respect to its C$21.15 million short form offering of convertible debentures and its acquisition by High Tide Inc.
- Ikkuma Resources Corp. with respect to its acquisition by Pieridae Energy Limited by way of a plan of arrangement.
- Kelt Exploration Ltd. with respect to its acquisition of Artek Exploration Ltd. with a transaction value of approximately C$307 million and its acquisition of Capio Exploration Ltd. with a transaction value of approximately C$165 million.
- Celtic Exploration Ltd. with respect to its acquisition by ExxonMobil with a transaction value of approximately C$3.1 billion.
- Kelt Exploration Ltd. with respect to:
- a private placement offering of C$147 million of common shares and flow-through shares.
- a private placement offering of C$101.06 million of subscription receipts.
- a private placement offering of C$111.6 million of common shares and flow-through shares.
- a private placement offering of C$94.35 million of common shares.
- in connection with the acquisition of a private company with a total transaction cost of approximately C$165 million.
- Ikkuma Resources Corp. (formerly PanTerra Resource Corp.) with respect to an offering of C$130 million of subscription receipts.
- Advises public sector organizations on corporate transactions.
- Advises private equity, venture funds and corporate strategics on corporate transactions.
- Green Energy Services Inc. in its acquisition of the assets and business of Fraction Energy Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Trican Well Service Ltd. for the total consideration of C$17.6 million.
- Lexaria Biosciences Corp., in the sale of the primary assets of its cannabis related division Lexaria Canpharm ULC to Hill Street Beverage Company Inc. (TSXV: BEER).
- Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LLC in connection with the Canadian portion of its USD $1.8 billion equity offering of Series A Preferred Units.
- Birchcliff Energy Ltd. with respect to its prospectus offering and concurrent private placement of C$690.8 million of subscription receipts.
- Westleaf Inc. in connection with:
- its business combination with We Grow B.C Ltd
- its reverse take-over of IGC Resources Inc. and its concurrent C$20 million subscription receipt financing.
- MJ Mining Inc. in connection with its reverse take-over of Bond Resources Inc.
- META Growth Corp. (formerly National Access Cannabis Corp.) with respect to its C$21.15 million short form offering of convertible debentures and its acquisition by High Tide Inc.
- Ikkuma Resources Corp. with respect to its acquisition by Pieridae Energy Limited by way of a plan of arrangement.
- Kelt Exploration Ltd. with respect to its acquisition of Artek Exploration Ltd. with a transaction value of approximately C$307 million and its acquisition of Capio Exploration Ltd. with a transaction value of approximately C$165 million.
- Celtic Exploration Ltd. with respect to its acquisition by ExxonMobil with a transaction value of approximately C$3.1 billion.
- Kelt Exploration Ltd. with respect to:
- a private placement offering of C$147 million of common shares and flow-through shares.
- a private placement offering of C$101.06 million of subscription receipts.
- a private placement offering of C$111.6 million of common shares and flow-through shares.
- a private placement offering of C$94.35 million of common shares.
- in connection with the acquisition of a private company with a total transaction cost of approximately C$165 million.
- Ikkuma Resources Corp. (formerly PanTerra Resource Corp.) with respect to an offering of C$130 million of subscription receipts.
- Advises public sector organizations on corporate transactions.
- Advises private equity, venture funds and corporate strategics on corporate transactions.
