Bharbara Parken Associate | Calgary

About Bharbara

Bharbara's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, corporate governance and general corporate matters.

Bharbara has experience representing publicly-traded issuers, private issuers and underwriters on a broad range of matters and transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and debt and equity securities offerings. She also regularly assists clients in various industries with general corporate and securities law matters, including restructuring transactions, private equity financings, corporate governance matters and compliance with continuous disclosure obligations and stock exchange policies.

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Representative transactions include advising:

Mergers & Acquisitions

Strathcona Resources Ltd. on the acquisition of Pipestone Energy Corp. to become an approximately C$8.6-billion public company
Ovintiv Inc. on its US$4.3-billion acquisition of core Midland Basin assets through the acquisition of three portfolio companies from private equity firm EnCap Investments LP
Waterous Energy Fund, through its portfolio company, Strathcona Resources Ltd., in connection with its acquisitions of Serafina Energy Ltd. and Pengrowth Energy Corporation
Centurion Group, a division of private equity firm, SCF Partners, in connection with the divestiture of its infrastructure group, SITE Resources, to the Hillcore Group
The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, on its acquisition of PFB Corporation and a concurrent sale-leaseback transaction
L Catterton and FYihealth on the business combination of FYi's medical aesthetics business with Functionalab
Great Hill Partners in connection with its investment in Auvik Networks Inc.
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. on its C$1.1-billion acquisition of Roxgold Inc.
Centurion Group, a division of private equity firm SCF Partners, in connection with its acquisitions of Trido Energy Services, Blue Drop Solutions Inc., RioView Industries Inc., Whitetail Energy Services Inc., Polar Septic Systems, Canlift Crane, Arctic Crane and Tango Delta Rentals

Debt & Equity Financings

The underwriter syndicate in connection with the C$809-million public offering of Rockpoint Gas Storage Inc., including the C$704-million initial public offering of Class A shares by Rockpoint and C$105-million secondary offering by Brookfield to satisfy the over-allotment option
The Calgary Airport Authority in its C$2.075-billion bond issuance and bond exchange
Keyera Corp. in connection with its public offering of C$400-million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured medium-term notes
The dealer syndicate in connection with the C$200-million senior unsecured medium-term note offering of TriSummit Utilities Inc.
Keyera Corp. in connection with its public offering of C$350-million aggregate principal amount of hybrid notes
The dealer syndicate in connection with the C$250-million hybrid note offering by AltaGas Ltd.
Western Energy Services Corp. on its rights offering and debt restructuring transaction