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Ross A. Bentley

Ross A. Bentley
Ross A. Bentley Partner | Calgary
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Examples of recent transactions include advising:

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • TC Energy Corporation on its proposed separation into two independent, investment-grade, publicly listed companies through the spinoff of TC Energy's Liquids Pipelines business

  • WestJet in connection with its C$5.0-billion acquisition by Onex Corporation

  • Cenovus Energy Inc. on its C$17.7-billion acquisition of assets from ConocoPhillips

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

  • TransCanada Corporation on its US$13-billion acquisition of Columbia Pipeline Group Inc.

  • Cenovus Energy Inc. on the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Heritage Royalty Limited Partnership to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for C$3.3-billion

Activism

  • Agrium Inc. on its successful proxy contest with dissident shareholder JANA Partners LLC

  • The Forzani Group Ltd. on its successful proxy contest with dissident shareholders Crescendo Investments II, LLC and Crescendo Investments III, LLC

Financing

  • ‌The Calgary Airport Authority on its C$2.075-billion inaugural bond issuance and bond exchange

  • Canadian Pacific Railway Company on its offering of US$500-million of senior unsecured notes

  • Cenovus Energy Inc. on its C$3-billion offering of common shares in connection with the acquisition of assets from ConocoPhillips

  • TransCanada Corporation on its C$4.4-billion offering of subscription receipts in connection with the acquisition of Columbia Pipeline Group Inc. (the largest bought deal offering in Canadian history)

  • TC Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries on more than $30-billion of other financing transactions comprised of offerings of preferred shares, senior notes, subordinated trust notes and common shares

  • Agrium Inc. on over $6.5-billion of financing transactions comprised of offerings of US$5.3-billion of senior notes in aggregate and an offering of C$1.375-billion of common shares

Awards & Recognition

Ross has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada – 2021–2024 (Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law, Structured Finance Law)

  • ‌Best Lawyers: "Lawyer of the Year" – 2022, 2024 (Corporate Governance Practice, Calgary)

  • The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2023 (Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring)

  • Best Lawyers: "Lawyer of the Year" 2023 (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

  • The Legal 500 Canada 2023 (Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, International Expertise)

  • Who's Who Legal: Global 2023 (Capital Markets – Debt & Equity, M&A, Corporate Governance, Energy – Oil and Gas)

  • Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2022–2023 (Corporate/M&A (Band 2))

  • Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2021–2023 (Corporate/Commercial) 

  • IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms – 2021–2023 (Mergers & Acquisitions – Market Leader)

  • The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada 2022 (Corporate Finance & Securities Law)

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2022 (Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions – Most Frequently Recommended)

  • Who's Who Legal: Global 2022 (Capital Markets – Debit & Equity and M&A)

  • Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders – 2021–2022 (M&A)

  • Who's Who Legal: Canada – 2021–2022 (Capital Markets and M&A)

  • Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer 2021 – Independently Rated Lawyers (As nominated by senior in-house counsel)

  • Best Lawyers: "Lawyer of the Year" – 2016, 2018 and 2020 (Securities Law, Calgary)

  • The 2017 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Finance & Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions)
Professional Activities

Ross is a former member of the Listing Advisory Committee to the Toronto Stock Exchange, a former member of the board of directors of YMCA Calgary, and formerly served as the chair of the board of directors of West Island College in Calgary.

Education

Admitted to the Alberta Bar – 1995
LLB, University of Alberta – 1994
MBA, University of Alberta – 1993
BComm, University of Alberta – 1989

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