 Bennett Jones Education University of Calgary, JD, 2023 Bar Admissions Alberta, 2024 Overview Zaafar Mahmood maintains a broad corporate commercial law practice, with a focus on commercial transactions, public and private mergers and acquisitions and other general corporate and commercial matters, including asset and share purchase transactions, amalgamations, corporate reorganizations and commercial aspects of restructuring and insolvency. Prior to joining Bennett Jones as an associate, Zaafar completed his summer and articling terms with the firm. Select Experience • TriWest Capital Partners in its partnership with Ocean Brands, a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of food products • Hillcore Industrial in its acquisition of Meridian Energy, a provider of energy solutions, power generation and operational support services across Western Canada • Armco Hotels in the purchase of First Canadian Centre, an iconic Calgary class A office tower • G2S2 Capital, under its banner Armco Alberta, in its acquisition of Bow Valley Square, an iconic four-tower, LEED Platinum-certified office complex in the heart of downtown Calgary • Drone Delivery Canada in its merger of equals transaction with Volatus Aerospace to create a global diversified drone technology and services leader |