Blakes has one of the largest and most active M&A practices in Canada across the entire energy sector, including upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas, renewable and emerging energies, and power generation and transmission.
Our experience is unmatched in public, private and cross-border merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions. In the past 10 years, Blakes has been involved in more than 1,420 public and private transactions with an aggregate dollar value of US$1.4-trillion.
We are frequently retained on the most significant and strategic transactions by those operating in the energy sector (domestic and international), financial institutions, private equity funds and leading international law firms to provide strategic and coordinated counsel across all legal functions that drive M&A transactions. These functions include structuring considerations, regulatory issues, related-party rules, fiduciary duties, special committee obligations, director and officer liabilities, takeover defenses, contested shareholder meetings, merger reviews, competition/anti-trust matters and foreign investments into Canada.
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