Zeyad's practice focuses on general corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, project development, joint ventures and project financings and private equity transactions.
Over the course of his career, Zeyad has been involved in the following representative matters:
Mergers & Acquisitions
A major energy company on the sale of its interest in significant oil sands and shale gas assets to a leading Canadian natural resources company for US$6.5-billion
A royalty company on its C$140-million acquisition of a gross overriding royalty encumbering petroleum and natural gas lands
A leading provider of drilling and well services on its approximately C$127-million acquisition of an energy services company
Project Development, Joint Ventures & Financings
A government-backed investment fund in connection with a landmark carbon credit offtake agreement and C$200-million strategic investment in a carbon capture and emissions reduction company
A government-backed investment fund in connection with multiple carbon credit offtake agreements with counterparties in the Canadian carbon capture and clean technology sector
Two international energy companies in connection with a C$14-billion offshore oil development project in Atlantic Canada
Four international integrated oil and gas companies on the harmonization of working interests adjacent to a major offshore oil development
Private Equity Transactions
A technology company in connection with a strategic investment by a private equity firm
A US-based private equity firm on its cross-border acquisition of a leading North American pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization
Court-appointed Monitor in the CCAA sale of a Canadian home equipment lease portfolio to a home equipment lessor backed by a mid-market infrastructure investment firm
Author : Litigation Financing: The Case for Taking a Security Interest in Commercial Tort Claims Under the CCPPSL Model Canadian Business Law Journal, Vol. 68, No. 1, p. 60, 2023.
