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Overview

Steven Bodi practises corporate and securities law with a focus on public and private mergers and acquisitions (M&A), public and private equity & debt financings, and general corporate/commercial issues. His experience includes acting for:

  • issuers and underwriters/agents in private and public equity and debt offerings, including cross-border financings, commercial paper, and medium-term note programs;
  • public and private companies in M&A transactions including share and asset purchases, amalgamations and plans of arrangement; and
  • founders in various matters for startup / early-stage companies including: formation, seed financings, private equity and venture capital investments, and general commercial issues and technology matters.

Before joining Bennett Jones, Steven was an associate in the Calgary office of another national law firm and co-founded an internet company. During law school, Steven completed an internship in the Anti-Corruption division of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France.

Steven is also currently a board member of a local, non-profit performing arts organization.

Client Work

SECURE Waste Infrastructure Corp. (TSX: SES), a leading waste management and energy infrastructure company, in its $157-million acquisition of a metals recycling business
SECURE Waste Infrastructure Corp. (TSX: SES), a leading waste management and energy infrastructure company, in its $31-million acquisition of a metals recycling business
SECURE Energy Services Inc. in its $1.075-billion asset sale of waste management facilities pursuant to a divesture order by the Competition Tribunal.
CoolIT Systems Inc., a leading provider of scalable liquid cooling solutions, in its US$270 million acquisition by KKR.
Hillcore Group in its acquisition of Thompson Construction Group, a leading heavy civil contractor and construction company in Western Canada.
SECURE Energy Services Inc., in its $140-million private placement of senior unsecured notes due 2026.

Recognitions & Awards

Best Lawyers in Canada

Ones to Watch, Corporate Law
Ones to Watch, Securities Law

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • Queen's University, JD, 2015
  • Queen's University, MA (Economics), 2013
  • Wilfrid Laurier University, BA (Hons), Economics & Mathematics, 2012

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 2016