Kent has over 35 years of experience working with public and private companies and investment dealers in completing a broad range of transactions, including:
merger, acquisition, and reorganization transactions (both public and private)
providing general corporate governance advice as well as specific corporate transaction advice to Board of Directors and Special Committees of Directors in transactions of all types, including in respect of shareholder activism situations
corporate finance transactions representing public issuers and investment dealers in public and private debt and equity transactions, initial public offerings and cross-border financing
transactions.
Throughout his career, Kent has been involved in many innovative transactions in both the corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions areas.
Prior to joining BLG, Kent practised for over 20 years with a large international firm and was Chair of its Securities Group.
Kent is the National Business Leader of BLG's Securities & Capital Markets Group. He is also a member of the firm's Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) leadership team.
Kent fournit des services juridiques par l’intermédiaire d’une société professionnelle.
Experience
Norway House Cree Nation in its asset purchase of the Minago mine located on its traditional territory, which resulted from shareholder actrivism
Occidental Petroleum Corporation in its US$1.1 billion acquisition of direct air capture technology innovator Carbon Engineering Ltd.
Radical Group in its sale to Bank of Montreal
Agrinam Acquistion Corporation on it $138 million initial public offering (SPAC)
Northland Power Holdings Inc. in its $862.5 million secondary offering of Northland Power Inc shares
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals in its US$191.7 million public offering
Alterra Power Corp. in its $1.1 billion sale to Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.
Yanchang Petroleum Group Limited in its $320 million acquisition of Novus Energy Inc.
Bonnett’s Energy Corp. in its $117 million sale to Mill City Capital, L.P.
Eldorado Gold Corporation in its $2.5-billion acquisition of European Goldfields Limited.
Ember Resources Inc. in its major shareholder-led going-private transaction.
Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities in its $780-million sale to bcIMC.
Western Financial Group Limited in its acquisition by Desjardins Financial Group.
The Churchill Corporation in its $400 million acquisition of Seacliff Construction Corp., and a related $190 million Common Share and Convertible Debenture Financing.
The Underwriters in connection with TransCanada Corporation’s multi-billion dollar bought deal offerings.
The Special Committee of CCS Income Trust in its $4 billion, management-led, going-private transaction.
Western Oil Sands in its $7.1 billion acquisition by Marathon Oil Company.
OPTI Canada in its concurrent $900 million private placements and $300 million initial public offering, as well as its subsequent equity and high-yield debt financings.
Alberta Energy Company in its $22.5 billion merger with PanCanadian Energy Corporation to form Encana Corporation.
Member, Law Society of Alberta and Law Society of British Columbia
Community Involvement
Board of Governors, Business Council of British Columbia
Awards & Recognitions
Recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law, Securities Law) and since 2006 (Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyout and Private Equity Law, Corporate Governance).
Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2014) of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® (Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market, Energy: Oil & Gas, Corporate Commercial Law, Private Equity), in the 2022-2023-2024 editions (Mergers & Acquisitions) and in 2024 (Mining).
Recognized in the 2024 (and previous editions) of The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Mid-Market).
Recognized in the 2025 (and since 2021) edition of Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A.
Recognized in the 2024 edition of Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining.
Recognized in the 2023 edition of the MergerLinks Top Dealmakers Rankings as a Top 10 M&A Lawyer in Canada.
Recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2022) of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Mergers & Acquisitions) and since 2014 (Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market, Energy: Oil & Gas, Corporate Commercial Law, Private Equity).
Recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2020) of Lexpert Special Edition: Energy.
Recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2022) of Who's Who Legal: Canada (Capital Markets).
Recognized in the 2018 edition (and since 2017) of the Lexpert®/ROB Special Edition – Canada's Leading Corporate Lawyers.
Recognized as the 2016 Vancouver Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Lawyer of the Year and the 2014 Calgary Securities Law Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in Canada®.
Martindale-Hubbell® BV® Distinguished™ 4.4 out of 5 Peer Review Rated.