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M&A deals in the energy sector have many hurdles to overcome.
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Overview

M&A deals in the energy sector have many hurdles to overcome. The right mix of vision, planning and experience from your legal team is crucial to ensuring that your goals are achieved.

Because no two M&A deals are alike, we structure transactions to meet clients’ unique objectives. Identifying potential issues and regulatory requirements at an early stage allows us to propose solutions to meet these objectives. This - along with the collective insight from hundreds of deals across our firm – is what creates value for our clients.

Our clients range from start-ups to industry leaders and include private equity funds, strategic buyers, boards of directors and independent committees, professional service firms, family businesses and their shareholders, as well as public companies listed on stock exchanges throughout the world.

Our expertise includes advising shareholders, boards, special committees and management in public and private financings, acquisitions and divestitures, proxy contests, take-over defence planning, capital reorganizations and management buy-outs.

We have expertise in a variety of industries, including mining, energy, transportation, agribusiness, financial institutions, investment funds, telecommunications and technology.

More than 100 Fasken lawyers focus on advancing M&A strategies for clients every day. Another 600 are available to step in with specific advice on tax strategies, competition and foreign investment laws, acquisition financing, labour and employment, corporate finance, intellectual property, foreign corrupt practices and government relations. This makes our M&A team one of the largest and most integrated in Canada and elsewhere.

We are also Canada’ market leader in M&A thought leadership. This includes having written Private M&A in Canada: Transactions & Litigation (LexisNexis, 2024), Canada’s only book on private M&A. It also includes our comprehensive guide to public M&A in Canada, Acquiring a Canadian Public Company. For all of Fasken’s M&A insights and other thought leadership, please subscribe and visit our M&A Knowledge Centre.

Areas of Expertise

  • Banking & Finance, Banking and finance is the heart of any economy and the lifeblood of the energy sector.
  • Competition Marketing & Foreign Investment, Compliance with local competition and marketing laws is crucial if you want to successfully drive your energy business forward.
  • ESG Environmental Social Governance Sustainability, Fasken’s Environmental Social Governance and Sustainability members have an unrivalled breadth of practice. Our lawyers offers deep expertise and bench strength that covers the full spectrum of issues associated with ESG law.
  • Government Relations and Strategy, From production/generation to transportation/transmission to distribution and retail energy marketing, there isn’t a facet of the energy sector that isn’t affected by government decisions.
  • Labour, Employment & Human Rights, Putting your workforce first. That’s been the signature of businesses within the energy sector.
  • Tax Law, The tax world is complicated. The energy sector is complicated. Fasken lawyers have a deep understanding of both and, as such, are able to develop tax solutions that are tailored to help drive your energy business forward.

Team

Primary Contacts
  • Scott Whitby, Counsel | Corporate/Commercial, Calgary, AB, +1 403 261 5371, swhitby@fasken.com
  • Ron Ezekiel, Partner | Co-leader, Energy and Climate, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4708, rezekiel@fasken.com
  • Kadiatou Sow, Partner | Corporate/Commercial, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5149, ksow@fasken.com
  • Jean-Pierre Chamberland, Partner | Capital Markets, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5186, jchamberland@fasken.com
  • Guy Winter, Partner | Capital Markets, London, +44 (0)20 7917 8535, gwinter@fasken.com
  • Abayomi Akinjide, Partner | Capital Markets, London, +44 (0)20 7917 8563, aakinjide@fasken.com
  • Blaize Vance, Partner | Managing Partner, South Africa, Johannesburg, +27 11 586 6067, bvance@fasken.com

Client Work

  • Ecoener invests in special purpose vehicle for wind energy project in BC, [Deal - ], Ecoener invests in SPV for Nilhts’i Ecoener Wind Farm Project.
  • The National Wealth Fund announces the acquisition of a 28.50% equity interest in TSXV/AIM listed Cornish Metals Inc., [Deal - National Wealth Fund]
  • Harmony Energy Limited sells a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project to EDF Renewables Polska, [Deal - Harmony Energy Limited], Sale of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project to EDF Renewables Polska.
  • Harmony Energy France completes the sale of its 100 MW Marronniers Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project to leading Swiss energy services provider, Alpiq, [Deal - Harmony Energy France], Sale of Harmony Energy France's 100 MW Marronniers Battery Energy Storage System to Alpiq.
  • BURNCO completes acquisition of Hammerstone Infrastructure Materials from Brookfield, [Deal - BURNCO Rock Products Ltd.], Leading aggregate construction materials company acquires premier provider of high-quality limestone aggregates from Brookfield.
  • ACEL Power secures US$10 million in Series A funding, [Deal - ACEL Power Inc.], Series A venture capital funding for ACEL Power
  • Fondasol acquires a controlling interest in DEC Enviro, [Deal - Fondasol], Acquisition of a controlling interest in DEC Enviro by Fondasol.
  • Miura acquires Cleaver-Brooks, [Deal - Miura Co., Ltd.], Private M&A deal
  • Stanlib Asset Management Proprietary Limited acquires an equity stake in Kouga Wind Farm, [Deal - STANLIB Asset Management Pty Ltd], Advising STANLIB and its subsidiary, Greenstreet 1 in its acquisition of an equity stake in Kouga Wind Farm on a locked box basis included obtaining the necessary consents from the project lenders and regulatory approvals from the Department of Energy.

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