 Bennett Jones Education University of Alberta, BA (Hons., Economics), 2009, with first class honours University of Alberta, JD, 2013 Bar Admissions Alberta, 2014 Overview Nicholas Emter has a broad corporate commercial practice. He assists domestic and international companies and private equity firms on a wide range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate restructurings and securities offerings. Nicholas also assists clients with general corporate and securities law matters, including company organization and corporate governance issues. Prior to joining Bennett Jones as an associate, Nicholas articled with the firm and worked at an industry leading midstream oil and gas company. Select Experience • TriWest Capital Partners in connection with the sale of its portfolio group of companies, Fraser River Pile & Dredge, to Bird Construction • Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV, a SPAC sponsored by Riverstone Holdings, in its C$1.39-billion business combination with Hammerhead Resources to form a public upstream oil and gas company • TriWest in its indirect investment through its affiliates of a majority equity interest in Alta West Mortgage Capital • Variperm Holdings Ltd., a portfolio company of SCF Partners, as Canadian counsel, in its sale to Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., a public company listed on the NYSE. • TriWest Capital Partners in connection with the sale of its portfolio company, ZyTech Building Systems LP, to Dick's Lumber, a banner of RONA Inc., a portfolio investment of Sycamore Partners. • Rangeland Energy, in connection with the sale of Rangeland Midstream Canada Ltd., whose principal assets include the Marten Hills Pipeline System, to Kingston Midstream Alberta Limited. • Hillcore Group in its acquisition of Thompson Construction Group, a leading heavy civil contractor and construction company in Western Canada. • TriWest Capital Partners, in the sale of its portfolio company, Triple M Housing Ltd. to ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd. • Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LLC and Kissner Group Holdings, as Canadian counsel, in their US$3.2-billion agreement to acquire K+S Aktiengesellschaft's North and South American salt business, including Morton Salt and Windsor Salt. • Kissner Group Holdings LP, completed its acquisition of NSC Minerals Ltd., a market-leading provider of salt products in Western Canada and the North Central United States, from an investor group led by Altas Partners. • TriWest Capital Partners, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms, in partnership with senior management and existing shareholders, in its investment in Lithion Power Group (fka HPC Energy Services Ltd.). |