Representative transactions on which Kris has acted in a significant capacity include acting for:

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Agrium Inc. in connection with its approximately US$38-billion merger of equals with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

• Repsol S.A. in connection with its acquisition of Talisman Energy Inc. for approximately C$16.5-billion

• Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its approximately C$11.4-billion joint venture with KKR & Co. Inc. to merge their western Canadian natural gas processing assets

• Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its acquisition of Veresen Inc. for approximately C$9.4-billion

• Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its terminated C$8.5-billion acquisition of Inter Pipeline Ltd.

• Strathcona Resources Limited, a portfolio company of Waterous Energy Fund, in connection with its proposed acquisition of Pipestone Energy Corp.

• International Petroleum Corporation in connection with its acquisition of BlackPearl Resources Inc. for approximately C$675-million

• Total Energy Services Inc. in connection with its hostile take-over bid for Savanna Energy Services Corp. for approximately C$509-million, the first successful hostile take-over bid under the new Canadian take-over bid regime

• DirectCash Payments Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Cardtronics plc for approximately US$460-million

• Trinidad Drilling Ltd. in connection with the hostile take-over bid made by Ensign Energy Services Inc. for approximately C$410-million

Corporate Finance

• Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its public offerings of an aggregate of C$6.6-billion principal amount of medium term notes and its public offering of cumulative redeemable minimum rate reset preferred shares for aggregate gross proceeds of C$400-million

• Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its public offering of C$600-million aggregate principal amount of hybrid notes, the first corporate hybrid debt issuance in Canada involving the use of a special purpose recourse trust structure

• Nutrien Ltd. in connection with its MJDS public offerings of an aggregate of US$5.5-billion principal amount of senior notes

• Suncor Energy Inc. in connection with its public offerings of an aggregate of C$2.5-billion principal amount of medium term notes and its MJDS public offerings of an aggregate of US$1.75-billion principal amount of senior notes

• Suncor Energy Inc. in connection with its tender offer to purchase C$3.6-billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities

• Nutrien Ltd. in connection with its concurrent redemption of US$1.8-billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities and tender offer to purchase US$300-million aggregate principal amount of debt securities

• The dealer syndicate in connection with public offerings by CU Inc. of an aggregate of C$1.9-billion principal amount of debentures 

• The underwriter and dealer syndicates in connection with a public offering by Gibson Energy Inc. of subscription receipts for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$400-million and a public offering of $900-million aggregate principal amount of medium term notes and $200-million aggregate principal amount of hybrid notes to finance its acquisition of South Texas Gateway Terminal LLC

• Cenovus Energy Inc. in connection with its MJDS public offering of common shares for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$1.5-billion

• Northern Courier Pipeline Limited Partnership, a former wholly-owned subsidiary of TC Energy Corporation, in connection with its private placement of C$1.0-billion aggregate principal amount of first lien senior secured notes

• Veresen Inc. in connection with its public offering of subscription receipts for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$920-million, its public offering of C$250-million aggregate principal amount of medium term notes and its public offering of cumulative redeemable minimum rate reset preferred shares for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$200-million

• Parkland Fuel Corporation in connection with its private placement of C$300-million aggregate principal amount of high-yield senior notes and its private placement of subscription receipts for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$230-million

• The underwriter syndicate in connection with a private placement by Precision Drilling Corporation of US$400-million aggregate principal amount of senior notes

• Vesta Energy Corp. in connection with its private placement of C$200-million aggregate principal amount of high-yield senior notes and approximately C$200-million debt exchange offer and related consent solicitation

• The underwriting agents in connection with a private placement by Canadian Utilities Limited of C$250-million aggregate principal amount of debentures

Private Equity

• Waterous Energy Fund, through its portfolio company, Strathcona Resources Ltd., in connection with its acquisitions of Serafina Energy Ltd. and Caltex Resources Ltd.

• One of the largest single profession pension plans in Canada in connection with its acquisition of a broad portfolio of oil and gas royalty properties for approximately C$3.3-billion

• Edge Natural Resources LLC in connection with its take-private acquisition of Canamax Energy Ltd. for approximately C$82-million

• TriWest Capital Partners in connection with its acquisitions of several oilfield services, industrial and construction services companies

Kris is recognized in the following publication:

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada – 2022–2024 (Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)

• Co-author : CSA Publishes Final Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Rule
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, June 9, 2021.

Admitted to the Alberta Bar – 2015
JD (With Distinction), University of Alberta – 2014
BCom (With Distinction, Finance), University of Alberta – 2011