Kevin is a corporate and securities lawyer with expertise in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.
In his mergers and acquisitions practice, he frequently acts for sellers, acquirors, sponsors and public companies in domestic and cross-border acquisitions, investments, divestitures, joint ventures and other strategic transactions, particularly in the infrastructure and renewable energy space.
In his corporate finance practice, he regularly acts for issuers and for dealers on public offerings, private placements and cross-border transactions. He is frequently entrusted by clients with high stakes mandates, including the structuring of inaugural issuances.
He also has experience advising clients on various corporate governance matters. Kevin joined the firm as a summer student in 2015, completed his articles with the firm in 2016–2017 and returned as an associate in the Corporate group in 2017.
Kevin completed his J.D. at Osgoode Hall Law School. Prior to law school, he obtained his Bachelor of Applied Science (With Distinction) in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Representative Work
- GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.
GE HealthCare in its agreement to acquire Intelerad for US$2.3 billion
- 180 Degree Capital
180 Degree Capital Corp. in its merger with Mount Logan Capital Inc.
- Pattern Energy
Pattern Energy in its sale of significant interests in two Ontario-based wind projects
- Spire Global
Spire Global in its agreement to sell its maritime business for approximately US$241 million
- Chorus Aviation
Chorus Aviation in the sale of its Regional Aircraft Leasing Segment
- Xos
Xos in its business combination with ElectraMeccanica
- First Capital REIT
The agents in connection with First Capital REIT’s offering of $300 million Series B unsecured debentures
- iCON Infrastructure
iCON Infrastructure in its investment in QSL
- The Initial Purchasers
goeasy Ltd. in its closing of an offering of US$550 million senior unsecured notes
- Lanfine Wind
Pattern Energy Group LP in its 150 MW Lanfine Wind power project
- Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its $110 million public offering of convertible debentures
- Dream Industrial REIT
Dream Industrial REIT in its $5.9 billion acquisition, in partnership with a leading global sovereign wealth fund, of Summit Industrial Income REIT
- goeasy Ltd.
The Underwriters in goeasy’s $58 million bought deal offering of common shares
- Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal in its $1 billion offering of Limited Recourse Capital Notes, Series 3
- Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its $86.5 million bought deal equity offering
- Chorus Aviation
Chorus Aviation in its US$374 million investment by Brookfield
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in connection with TELUS Corporation’s US$900 million Sustainability-Linked Bond offering
- Spire Global
Spire Global in its $204.2 million acquisition of exactEarth
- Kubota Corporation
Kubota Corporation in its $91 million acquisition of AgJunction
- Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Greater Toronto Airports Authority in its $400 million offering
- Chorus Aviation
Chorus Aviation in its $85 million bought deal offering
- Kudu Investment Management
Kudu Investment Management in its minority stake in Third Eye Capital
- The Syndicate of Agents
The Syndicate of agents in TELUS Corporation’s $750 million inaugural Sustainability-Linked Bond offering
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in goeasy’s $172.5 million subscription receipt offering in connection with its $320 million proposed acquisition of LendCare
- Chorus Aviation Inc.
Chorus Aviation in its $115 million bought deal offering and $30 million concurrent private placement
GE HealthCare in its agreement to acquire Intelerad for US$2.3 billion
180 Degree Capital Corp. in its merger with Mount Logan Capital Inc.
Pattern Energy in its sale of significant interests in two Ontario-based wind projects
Spire Global in its agreement to sell its maritime business for approximately US$241 million
Chorus Aviation in the sale of its Regional Aircraft Leasing Segment
- Xos
Xos in its business combination with ElectraMeccanica
- First Capital REIT
The agents in connection with First Capital REIT’s offering of $300 million Series B unsecured debentures
- iCON Infrastructure
iCON Infrastructure in its investment in QSL
- The Initial Purchasers
goeasy Ltd. in its closing of an offering of US$550 million senior unsecured notes
- Lanfine Wind
Pattern Energy Group LP in its 150 MW Lanfine Wind power project
- Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its $110 million public offering of convertible debentures
- Dream Industrial REIT
Dream Industrial REIT in its $5.9 billion acquisition, in partnership with a leading global sovereign wealth fund, of Summit Industrial Income REIT
- goeasy Ltd.
The Underwriters in goeasy’s $58 million bought deal offering of common shares
- Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal in its $1 billion offering of Limited Recourse Capital Notes, Series 3
- Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund in its $86.5 million bought deal equity offering
- Chorus Aviation
Chorus Aviation in its US$374 million investment by Brookfield
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in connection with TELUS Corporation’s US$900 million Sustainability-Linked Bond offering
- Spire Global
Spire Global in its $204.2 million acquisition of exactEarth
- Kubota Corporation
Kubota Corporation in its $91 million acquisition of AgJunction
- Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Greater Toronto Airports Authority in its $400 million offering
- Chorus Aviation
Chorus Aviation in its $85 million bought deal offering
- Kudu Investment Management
Kudu Investment Management in its minority stake in Third Eye Capital
- The Syndicate of Agents
The Syndicate of agents in TELUS Corporation’s $750 million inaugural Sustainability-Linked Bond offering
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in goeasy’s $172.5 million subscription receipt offering in connection with its $320 million proposed acquisition of LendCare
- Chorus Aviation Inc.
Chorus Aviation in its $115 million bought deal offering and $30 million concurrent private placement
Latest Insights
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Blog March 17, 2017
CSA Releases Annual Enforcement Report
On February 27, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”), the umbrella organization of the Canadian provincial capital...
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Blog January 5, 2017
Divisional Court Upholds Significant OSC Insider Trading Case
Recently, we provided a brief update on the release of the Finkelstein v. Ontario (Securities Commission) appeal decision (update available here),...
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Blog December 8, 2016
Significant insider trading cases on both sides of the border
The first week of December 2016 has proven to be a big one for pursuers of alleged insider traders on both sides of the border. On December 2,...
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Awards and Recognition
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Thomson Reuters: “Stand-out Lawyer”
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Prize in Commercial Law, Business Associations and Taxation
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Osgoode Hall Law School Upper Year Award of Excellence
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The Osgoode Centennial Scholarship for Alberta
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Graduated With Distinction, University of Waterloo (2013)
Credentials
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School, J.D.
- University of Waterloo, B.A.Sc. (With Distinction)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Ontario Bar Association
