Evan Straight

Recent representative transactions include acting as counsel to:

Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity

• Carbon Engineering Ltd. on its acquisition by Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation

• IAA, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated for US$7.3-billion

• Sierra Wireless, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Semtech Corporation for US$1.2-billion

• Capstone Mining Corp. in connection with its C$1.1-billion business combination with Mantos Copper

• G Mining Ventures Corp. in connection with its acquisition of the Tocantinzinho Gold Project from Eldorado Gold Corporation and its concurrent C$71-million financing

• The Stars Group Inc. in connection with its US$15-billion enterprise value merger of equals with Flutter Entertainment Inc., one of the largest transactions in Canada in 2019

• Private equity sponsors on Canadian investment and acquisition transactions, including Energy Capital Partners, American Securities, Providence Equity, Blue Sea Capital and FTV Capital

• CRH Medical Corporation with its acquisition by Well Health Technologies Corp. in a deal valued at US$372.9-million

• Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on its equity partnership with IFM Investors and British Columbia Investment Management in GCT Global Container Terminals

Capital Markets and Corporate Finance

• Capstone Copper Corp. in connection with its C$285-million bought deal secondary offering of common shares

• Ascot Resources Ltd. in connection with a C$200-million project financing package, including a strategic equity investment

• Galaxy Digital Holdings LP in connection with its US$500-million offering of exchangeable senior notes

• Ascot Resources Ltd. in connection with its C$20-million bought deal private placement of common shares and C$60-million and C$25-million bought deal public offerings of common shares

• Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. in connection with the reverse takeover of Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the concurrent subscription receipt financing of approximately C$305-million

• Zymeworks Inc. in connection with its US$58.5-million initial public offering of common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange

• The underwriters in connection with Aritzia Inc.'s C$460-million initial public offering by way of secondary offering of subordinate voting shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange and C$350-million secondary offering of subordinate voting shares

Evan has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publication:

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada (2024: Corporate Governance Practice; 2023–2024: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; 2022–2024: Securities Law)

Admitted to the British Columbia Bar – 2015
JD, University of British Columbia – 2014
BA, McGill University – 2010