Booth, QC,
Robert (Bob) T.
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3252
boothb@bennettjones.com
Mr. Booth has a broad com-
mercial practice in energy
and resources. He represents
clients in the oil and gas,
pipeline, LNG, uranium
and electricity sectors.
He advises on purchases,
sales, new businesses, joint
ventures and partnerships.
Bradley, Noralee M.
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
(403) 260-7002
nbradley@osler.com
Ms. Bradley focuses on
M&A, fi nancings and cor-
porate governance, primarily
for oil and gas, and service-
sector clients. Her experi-
ence embraces take-over bids
and complex plans of ar-
rangement involving related
parties and foreign entities.
Branchaud, René
Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P.
(514) 877-3040
rbranchaud@lavery.ca
Mr. Branchaud's mining law
practice embraces corporate
structuring, private place-
ments, public off erings, stock
exchange listings, option and
joint venture agreements,
mergers, acquisitions and
corporate governance.
Bourassa, Michael J.
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(416) 865-5455
mbourassa@fasken.com
Mr. Bourassa's practice
focuses on international
mining transactions where
he advises on commercial,
structural, fi nancing, title and
technical matters. He helped
establish Fasken Marti-
neau's CSR group, which
launched in February 2012.
Braithwaite, William J.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5654
wbraithwaite@
stikeman.com
Chair of the fi rm, senior
partner in the Toronto
offi ce and sits on the fi rm's
Executive Committee.
Mr. Braithwaite has a trans-
actional practice focusing
primarily on public M&A
and governance matters.
Brender, Mark D.
Osler, Hoskin
& Harcourt LLP
(514) 904-5777
mbrender@osler.com
Mr. Brender's practice
includes domestic and
international tax planning,
corporate reorganizations,
inbound and outbound
mergers and acquisitions/
divestitures, fi nancings,
executive compensation
and estate planning.
changed since the
recession. "Middle
market is in the eye
of the beholder," says
Leopold. "If you
asked me in 2007,
I would have said
middle-market deals
were in the range
of $250 to $500
million whereas today that number
would be closer to $50 to $200 million."
ANOTHER QUICKLY growing trend
is M&A deals between baby boomers
looking to exit their companies and
US
private equity with money ready to deploy,
says Belsher. "! ese are small deals that
don't move on the radar and don't make
front-page news." Primarily, the sellers are
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FOREIGN INVESTMENT
"WE THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
MONEY AVAILABLE TO INVEST IN
NORTH AMERICA IN THE ENERGY
SECTOR, BUT THAT IT MAY TAKE
A LITTLE WHILE TO SEE A LOT
OF THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY HAPPEN,
EVEN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
WE'RE SEEING COMPANIES, EVEN
THOSE WITH SECURE COST OF
CAPITAL AND LEVERAGE PROFILES,
WAITING FOR THE BID/ASK TO
NARROW FOR THE ACQUISITION
OF ASSETS OF POTENTIALLY
DISTRESSED COMPANIES
OR A FULL BUYOUT OF THE
COMPANIES THEMSELVES."
– Mark Eade, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
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