Patrick Whitehill Partner | Vancouver

Representative matters include acting for:

• Trystar (a portfolio company of Blackstone and Goldner Hawn) in multiple transactions, including their acquisition of Primax Technologies and their acquisition of Island Technical Installations

• Luminate Capital Partners in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Conexiom, growth equity investments in Conexiom by ICONIQ Capital and Warburg Pincus, its acquisition of Axonify, Axonify's add-on acquisition of Nudge Technologies Corporation, and its acquisition of AbsenceSoft

• Norwest Venture Partners in its investment in Cority and subsequent sale to Thoma Bravo

• Venn Growth Partners in their formation of multiple funds and investments in numerous portfolio companies

• Lion Capital and other vendors in the sale of Spence Diamonds to Triwest Capital Partners

• Hackman Capital Partners in their acquisition of Vancouver Film Studios

• HG Capital in its acquisition of Benevity

• HP in their acquisition of the shares of Teradici Corporation

• R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company in its sale of its Canadian operations to DATA Communications Management Corp.

• Marshall Group in its sale of its Land Systems division to Flowing River Capital

• Cox Enterprises in its acquisition of Loop Tackle

• Gemspring Capital in their acquisition of CVD VFX by portfolio company Crafty Apes

• TricorBraun (an Ares Management and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan portfolio Company) in multiple transactions, including its acquisitions of Salbro Bottle and Taipak Packaging

• Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing in its sale to Alterra Mountain Company

• Heli in their acquisition of Mustang Powder

• Summit Helicopters in their acquisition of Blackcomb Helicopters

• BDC Capital in its equity investment, alongside ACE Equity, in Preciseley Microtechnology Corporation and Hankook's subsequent equity investment in Preciseley

• Vessel Packaging in its sale to TricorBraun

• GAF (a subsidiary of Standard Industries) in their acquisition of FT Synthetics

• A group of investors in their acquisition of Jump+

• A Thinking Ape in its disposition to Embracer

• Bananatag in its disposition to Staffbase

• Sierra Wireless in its disposition of its automotive business to Rolling Wireless

• Corix in their disposition of their equity interests in Tribus Services to Olameter

• Abbotsford Concrete Products in its sale to Oldcastle APG

• PRA Group in their acquisition of Resurgent Holdings' Canadian business

• Highline Produce in their acquisition of All Seasons Mushrooms

• I-XL Building Products in its sale to Equicapita

• Fulcrum Capital Partners in its acquisition of Canstar Restorations

• Beijing BDStar Navigation in its acquisition of Rx Networks

• Dominion Lending Centres Inc. in their acquisition of the assets of Mortgage Architects Inc.

Patrick participates in several Firm committees and contributes to the Firm's Canadian Private Equity Deal Study.

He speaks regularly at business law events for groups including the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and the Vancouver M&A Club.

Patrick has also provided advice to a number of not-for-profit and charitable organizations on a pro bono basis, including the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and Alliance Francaise Vancouver. He is an active member of the British Columbia chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) and has served as a member (including as co-chairperson) of the organizing committee for their Middle Market Growth Conference and WestConnect Middle Market Growth Conference.

• Co-author : BCBCA Amendments: Transparency Register to Track Significant Individuals
  Blakes Bulletin on Corporate & Commercial, February 19, 2020.

Admitted to the British Columbia Bar – 2015
Admitted to the Manitoba Bar – 2014
JD, University of Manitoba – 2013
BComm (Hon.), University of Manitoba – 2007