Lindsay Cox

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Education:

University of Alberta, Bachelor of Laws, 2005

University of Alberta, Bachelor of Commerce, Finance Major, 2004

Bar Admission: Alberta 2006

Industries:

Agribusiness, food and beverage, Franchises, dealerships and distributorships, Financial services, Government and not for profit, Oil and gas, Power, Real estate, Renewables and energy transition, Start-up and early-stage companies, Technology

Practice areas:

Business law, Capital markets, Commercial agreements, Corporate governance and disclosure, Corporate reorganizations, Private equity, Shareholder rights and activism, Mergers, acquisitions and other strategic transactions

Experience

Lindsay's focused on securities and corporate law:

Corporate finance, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities (counsel to both issuers and underwriters)
Compliance with securities regulatory requirements
TSX Venture Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchanges Listings and compliance
Public offerings and private placements of debt, equity and other securities
Mergers, takeover bids, plans of arrangement, acquisitions and other business combinations
Cross border transactions
Private equity and venture capital
Shareholder activism
Start-Up and Early-Stage Companies
Corporate governance matters
General corporate matters

Community involvement

Lindsay is a member of the Board of Directors of Ronald McDonald House Charities Alberta, as well as a Member of the Governance Committee of Ronald McDonald House Charities Alberta.

Professional involvement

Lindsay is a co-lead of BD&P's Business Law Group, member of the Finance and Culture Committee as well as the BD&P United Way Committee. She also supervises the corporate services group.

Professional associations

Member, Law Society of Alberta
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Calgary Bar Association

Representative work

Hammerhead Energy Inc. Plan of Arrangement

Counsel to Hammerhead Energy Inc. in connection with a plan of arrangement pursuant to which Crescent Point Energy Corp. acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Hammerhead for total consideration of approximately $2.55 billion.

ARC Resources Senior Unsecured Notes

Counsel to ARC Resources Ltd. on its $1 billion private placement of an aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes.

TransGlobe Energy Plan of Arrangement

Counsel to TransGlobe Energy Corporation in connection with a plan of arrangement with VAALCO Energy, Inc. pursuant to which VAALCO acquired all of the outstanding common shares of TransGlobe for consideration of 0.6727 of a VAALCO share for each common share of TransGlobe.

CGF $200 million investment in Entropy

Counsel to Entropy Inc. and Advantage Energy Ltd. in connection with its strategic investment agreement with Canada Growth Fund Inc. (CGF) pursuant to which CGF agreed to make a direct investment of $200 million in Entropy, along with a 15-year fixed-price carbon credit purchase agreement of up to one million tonnes per annum.

Acquisition of Pan Orient Energy Corp. by DIALOG Group Berhad

Counsel to DIALOG Group Berhad, a fully-integrated Malaysian oil and gas company, in its acquisition of Pan Orient Energy Corp. by plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta).

Baytex Energy Corp $2.9 Billion Acquisition

Counsel to Baytex Energy Corp. in connection with its acquisition of Ranger Oil Corporation for total consideration of $2.9 billion.

Hammerhead Resources Inc. and Hammerhead Energy Inc. $1.39 billion business combination

Counsel to Hammerhead Resources Inc. and Hammerhead Energy Inc. in relation to its $1.39 billion business combination with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV, a special purposes acquisition vehicle traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market, pursuant to which the parties completed a Plan of Arrangement and the Class A common shares and warrants of Hammerhead Energy were dually listed on the NASDAQ and Toronto Stock Exchange.

Baytex Energy Corp. Senior Unsecured Notes

Counsel to Baytex Energy Corp. in connection with its US$800 million private placement of senior unsecured notes.

AgJunction Plan of Arrangement

Counsel to AgJunction Inc. in respect of its sale to Kubota Corporation pursuant to a plan of arrangement.

Northern Mat & Bridge $325 million acquisition

Counsel to Northern Mat & Bridge Limited Partnership in connection with the $325 million acquisition of Northern Mat by Exchange Income Corporation.

Parex Resources $118.9 million bought deal

Counsel to Parex Resources Inc. in its $118.9 million bought deal public offering of common shares.

ARC Resources Ltd.'s $8.1 billion combination

Counsel to ARC Resources Ltd. in its $8.1 billion strategic Montney combination with Seven Generations Energy, resulting in ARC becoming Canada's largest condensate producer, third-largest natural gas producer and sixth-largest upstream energy company.

Brookfield Renewables $300 million Investment Agreement with Entropy Inc.

Counsel to Entropy Inc. in respect of the $300 million investment agreement between Entropy Inc. and Brookfield Renewable to scale up the development of Entropy's carbon capture and storage technology.

FYi Eye Care Services and Products Inc.'s strategic investment

Counsel to FYi Eye Care Services and Products Inc., the world's largest optometrist-controlled eye care company, in connection with the strategic minority equity investment in FYi made by L Catterton Management Limited, the largest and most global consumer-focused private equity firm, for an undisclosed amount.

TransGlobe Energy Corporation direct listing on the AIM market of the LSE

Counsel to TransGlobe Energy Corporation for the direct listing of its common shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange Group plc.

FirstEnergy Capital Corp.'s acquisition by GMP Capital Inc.

Counsel to FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in its $99 million acquisition by GMP Capital Inc..

$1 billion financing for Canadian Natural Resources Limited

Counsel to the underwriters in Canadian Natural Resources Limited's $1 billion offering of 3.31% medium term notes.

Athabasca Oil Corporation's light oil joint venture

Counsel to Athabasca in the $486 million light oil joint venture with Murphy Oil Company Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary to Murphy Oil Corporation, to develop the Duvernay and Montney in the Kaybob area of northwestern Alberta.

The Scoular Company asset acquisition from Legumex Walker Inc.

Counsel to The Scoular Company in connection with the $94 million acquisition of the assets of the Special Crops Division of Legumex Walker Inc.

AgJunction Inc. merger with Novariant Inc.

Counsel to AgJunction Inc. regarding its merger with Novariant Inc. pursuant to a plan of merger under the laws of the State of California.

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. US$250 million note offering

Counsel to Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. in a US$250 million public offering of senior unsecured notes.

Parex Resources Inc.'s acquisition of Verano Energy Limited

Counsel to Parex Resources Inc. in the $198 million acquisition of Verano Energy Limited.

Toscana Energy Income Corporation's acquisition of Toscana Financial Income Trust

Independent counsel to the special committee of independent directors of Toscana Financial Income Trust in the $34.3 million acquisition and related party transaction by Toscana Energy Income Corporation completed by a plan of arrangement.

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.'s $1.67 billion IPO

Counsel to the underwriters in the initial public offering of PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. of common shares for a total of $1.67 billion conducted by way of secondary offering by Encana Corporation.

Baytex Energy Corp.'s $1.5 billion financing

Counsel to Baytex Energy Corp. in its $1.5 billion public offering of 38,433,000 subscription receipts.

$5.2 billion acquisition of Progress Energy Resources Corp.

Counsel to Progress Energy Resources Corp. in the $5.2 billion acquisition by PETRONAS, the Malaysian national oil company.

Crescent Point Energy Corp.'s $640 million acquisition

Counsel to Wild Stream Exploration Inc. in the $640 million acquisition by Crescent Point Energy Corp.

Progress Energy Resources Corp.'s sale and joint venture with PETRONAS

Counsel to Progress in the $1.1 billion sale of 50% working interest in Montney shale assets in Foothills of north eastern British Columbia to PETRONAS, the Malaysian national oil company, and the formation of an upstream joint venture to develop the gas assets as well as a downstream LNG Export Project Joint Venture pursuant to which they plan to build and operate a major LNG export facility.

ARC Resources public offering

Counsel to ARC Resources Ltd. in the $345 million public offering of 14,587,750 common shares.

Raging River Exploration Inc.'s acquisition of Rock Energy Inc.

Counsel to Raging River Exploration Inc. in the $109 million acquisition of Rock Energy Inc. pursuant to a plan of arrangement.

Baytex Energy Corp. senior unsecured debentures

Counsel to Baytex Energy Corp. in the public offering of $300 million principal amount of 6.625% series C senior unsecured debentures.

Priviti Capital Corporation funds for proceeds

Counsel to Priviti Capital Corporation, a leading private equity firm specializing in the Canadian energy market, in connection with the ongoing establishment and financing of seven separate funds for proceeds approaching $300 million.

Longview Oil Corporation secondary offering

Counsel to Longview Oil Corporation. in the $94 million secondary offering by Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. of 21,150,010 common shares of Longview Oil Corporation.

Athabasca Oil Corporation senior secured notes

Counsel to Athabasca Oil Corporation on its private placement of US$450 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured second lien notes and cash tender offer for existing C$550 million second lien notes.

Baytex Energy Corp. public offering

Counsel to Baytex Energy Corp. in its $632.5 million public offering of 36,455,000 common shares.

Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. public offering

Counsel to Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. in respect to a $100 million public offering of 13,427,075 common shares.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited medium term notes

Counsel to the underwriters Canadian Natural Resources Limited' $1 billion offering of 3.31% medium term notes.

FirstEnergy Capital Corp. $99 million acquisition

Counsel to FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in the $99 million acquisition by GMP Capital Inc.

CNRL $1.8 billion public offering

Counsel to the dealers in a $1.8 billion public offering of medium term notes by Canadian Natural Resources Limited.

Calgary based oil & gas company $300 million share equity commitment

Counsel to a private, Calgary based oil & gas company in its C$300 million preferred share equity commitment with certain U.S. based private equity firms.

Parex Resources $255 million acquisition

Counsel to Parex Resources Inc. in the US$255 million acquisition of holding interests in Colombia properties from Remora Energy International.

Parex Resources $52.2 million bought deal

Counsel to Parex Resources Inc. in its $52.2 million bought deal public offering of common shares.

Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.'s energy asset sale and joint venture

Counsel to Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. in the $1.9 billion sale of 60% interest in McKay & Dover Oil Sands assets to PetroChina International Investment Company Limited and negotiated related joint venture.

Private company equity commitment and debt financing

Counsel to a private company in respect to its $150 million equity line financing and US$160 million private placement of senior unsecured notes.

Formation and initial financing of Parex Resources Inc.

Counsel to Petro Andina Resources Inc. in the $500 million acquisition by Pluspetrol Resources Corporation N.V., and formation and initial financing of Parex Resources Inc.

Parex Resources Inc.'s $302 million public offering of subscription receipts

Counsel to Parex Resources Inc. in the $302 million public offering of 31,000,000 subscription receipts.

Awards

Recent honours and recognition

Recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Law (2025)

Named in The Legal 500 Canada as a key lawyer in Capital Markets (2024) and Corporate and M&A (2024)

Leading lawyer in M&A (2024) by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Leading lawyer in Corporate Finance (2023) by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Named in The Legal 500 Canada as a recommended lawyer in Capital Markets (2023) and Corporate and M&A (2023)

Recognized as a lawyer to watch in corporate finance and securities by the Canadian Legal Lexpert (2021)

Named a Lexpert Rising Star: Leading Lawyer Under 40 (2020)

Publications

August 1, 2023

News

August 29, 2024