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Paul Mereau

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403.260.0249
pmereau@bdplaw.com
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Education:
University of British Columbia, Juris Doctor, 2013

Concordia, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (with Distinction), 2009

Bar admission: Alberta 2014
Industries:
Agribusiness, food and beverage, Financial services, Oil and gas, 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

Paul's focus is on securities and corporate law, including:

  • Public offerings
  • Private placements
  • TSX Venture Exchange and TSX Listings
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Share and asset acquisitions
  • Compliance with securities regulatory requirements
  • Corporate governance
  • General corporate matters

Professional involvement

Professional associations

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

Representative work

Freehold Royalties Ltd. $173 million offering

Counsel to Freehold Royalties Ltd. in its $173 million public offering

Freehold Royalties Ltd. $172.5 million offering

Counsel to Freehold Royalties Ltd.in its $172.5 million public offering

Crew Energy Inc.'s sale to Tourmaline Oil Corp.

Counsel to Crew Energy Inc. on its $1.4 billion sale to Tourmaline Oil Corp.

Summerland Energy Inc.'s sale to Clear North Energy Corp.

Counsel to Summerland Energy Inc. on its sale to Clear North Energy Corp. for an undisclosed amount

$300 million structured investment in Entropy

Counsel to Entropy Inc. in connection with Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.'s $300 million structured investment in Entropy

$200 structured investment in Entropy

Counsel to Entropy Inc. in connection with Canada Growth Fund Inc.'s $200 million structured investment in Entropy and its fixed-price carbon credit purchase agreement

Ricochet Acquisition Corp. Financing

Counsel to Ricochet Acquisition Corp. on its structured financing in connection with its acquisition of Ricochet Oil Inc. for an undisclosed amount. 

Astara Energy Corp. acquisition of Shield Energy Ltd.

Counsel to Astara Energy Corp. on its acquisition of Shield Energy Ltd. completed by plan of arrangement.

Greenfire Resources $300 million note offering

Counsel to Greenfire Resources Inc. on its US$300 million note offering

Certarus sale to Superior Plus

Counsel to Certarus Ltd. on its $1.05 billion sale to Superior Plus Corp.

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.

Tidewater Renewables $150 million initial public offering

Counsel to a syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC in Tidewater Renewables Ltd.'s initial public offering of 10,000,000 common shares for gross proceeds of $150 million.

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.

Enerflex Ltd.'s acquisition of Mesa Compression, LLC

Counsel to Enerflex Ltd., through the U.S. entity Enerflex Energy Systems Inc., in its US$106 million acquisition of U.S. based contract compression business, Mesa Compression, LLC.

Canyon Services Group Inc.'s acquisition by Trican Well Service Ltd.

Counsel to Canyon Services Group in the $637 million acquisition by Trican Well Service Ltd.

Spur Resources Ltd.'s $407 million acquisition

Counsel to Spur Resources Ltd. in the $407.5 million acquisition by Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.

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

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

Acquiring and financing solar projects in Alberta

Counsel to a developer in connection with the acquisition and on-going project finance of five solar projects in Alberta.

TriWest Capital Partners investment in HPC Energy Services Ltd.

Counsel to HPC Energy Services Ltd. in a Plan of Arrangement whereby TriWest Capital Partners acquired a majority interest in HPC Energy Services Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. 

Freehold Royalties Ltd. $406 million offering

Counsel to Freehold Royalties Ltd.in its $406 million public and private offering

 

Freehold Royalties Ltd. $185 million offering

Counsel to Freehold Royalties Ltd. in its $185 million public and private offering

Baytex US$500 million note offering

Counsel to Baytex on its US$500 million note offering

ARC Resources $1 billion note offering

Counsel to ARC Resources on its $1 billion note offering

$160 million sale to Surge Energy Inc.

Counsel to Astra Oil Corp. in its $160 million sale to Surge Energy Inc.

Clarke Inc. acquisition of Holloway Lodging Corporation

Counsel to Clarke Inc. and the special committee of Clarke's board of directors in connection with Clarke's acquisition of the 49% of Holloway Lodging Corporation that it did not already own. The acquisition was completed by statutory Plan of Arrangement

Awards

Recent Honours and Recognitions 

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