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Jonathan McCullough

Partner

Co-Head of Corporate Department

Co-Head of Corporate Department |

T: 604.891.5306

Vancouver

McCullough Jonathan
 
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T: 604.891.5306


Vancouver

  • Education
  • Bar Admissions
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services

Well-respected for his depth of experience and his strong following nationally, Jonathan McCullough is noted by clients as a “stellar practitioner”, “a great strategist and a pleasure to work with”.

Co-head of the firm's corporate department, Jonathan has been practicing corporate and securities law for more than 30 years. A focus of his practice is private equity transactions, acting on behalf of both fund sponsors and institutional investors in organizing domestic and international private equity funds to invest in buyouts, mezzanine, venture capital, merchant banking, infrastructure and timber assets. He is familiar with all aspects of structuring, negotiating and completing such investments and with standards for investment policies, fees, returns and governance in this emerging asset class. Additionally, he has significant experience in assisting such funds with transactions, including investments, mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and exits.

Jonathan was a founding partner of McCullough O’Connor Irwin LLP prior to Bennett Jones and his firm joining forces in 2018.

Chambers Canada

"He is always very courteous in his negotiations and has a very impressive approach."

Jonathan speaks regularly, including at numerous legal education conferences, and publishes articles on corporate law issues. He is recognized as a leading practitioner in:

  • Chambers Canada;
  • Best Lawyers in Canada;
  • Expert Guides – Private Equity;
  • International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers;
  • IFLR’s Guide to the World’s Leading Private Equity Lawyers;
  • Lexpert Magazine; and
  • PLC’s Cross-Border Private Equity Handbook.

Jonathan is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, American Bar Association and Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.

Education

University of British Columbia, BA, 1981 University of British Columbia, LLB, 1985

Bar Admissions

British Columbia, 1986

Recent Experience

Pacific BioEnergy Holdings Corp., on the sale of a majority interest in Pacific BioEnergy Corporation (PBEC) to Sumitomo. PBEC is a wood pellet manufacturer based in Prince George, BC.
BDC Capital Inc., as a key institutional investor, in a $20-million investment in ArcTern Ventures’ Fund II.
BDC Capital Inc., in a $13 million investment on its own behalf, and $20 million in respect of the VCCI funding for an aggregate investment of $33 million in Renewal4.
Anamered Investments Inc., in the formation of an investor consortium consisting of Anamered, ANTA Sports Limited, FountainVest Partners and Tencent Holdings Limited, and in the US$5-million acquisition of all outstanding securities of Amer Sports Corporation.

Recent Recognition

Chambers Canada
Ranked, Corporate/Commercial - BC
Ranked, Investment Funds - Nationwide
Ranked, Investment Funds: Fund Formation - Nationwide
Best Lawyers in Canada
2021 Vancouver Lawyer of the Year for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Recognized for Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Private Funds Law; Securities Law
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Consistently Recommended, Private Equity
Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Commercial Law
Lexpert Special Edition on Agribusiness & Cannabis
Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in Agribusiness and Cannabis
Expert Guides
Private Equity
Who's Who Legal: Canada
Private Funds
Who's Who Legal: Private Funds Global Guide
Recognized, Private Funds

Insights, News & Events

Blog

Updated B.C. Transparency Register Requirements

September 30, 2020
       

Blog

A Reprieve From Onerous Corporate Regulations for Private Equity in British Columbia

September 25, 2020
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones is Recognized in Chambers Canada 2021

September 10, 2020
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones' Best Lawyers in Canada 2021

August 27, 2020
       

Blog

British Columbia Introduces Benefit Companies

July 09, 2020
       

Announcements

21 Bennett Jones Lawyers in Lexpert's Agribusiness and Cannabis 2020

June 11, 2020
       

Blog

An Onerous New Burden for Private Equity in British Columbia

April 30, 2020
       

Blog

Transparency Register Requirements Extended to October 1, 2020

April 09, 2020
       

Blog

New Corporate Requirement—Transparency Registers for B.C. Private Companies

March 18, 2020
       

Blog

ILPA's Model Limited Partnership Agreement for Private Funds

November 20, 2019
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones is Top-Tier in The Legal 500

November 18, 2019
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones' Leading Lawyers in Chambers Canada 2020

September 19, 2019
       

Blog

What You Need to Know About ILPA Principles 3.0

September 16, 2019
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2018

November 01, 2018
       

Announcements

Private Equity Sees Bright Prospects in Canada: Bennett Jones PE Study

September 19, 2018
       

Guides

Due North: U.S. Private Equity Sets Sights on Canada

September 19, 2018
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones Welcomes Vancouver's McCullough O’Connor Irwin

June 01, 2018
       

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Agribusiness, Food & Beverage
Corporate Governance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Retail, Consumer & Luxury Law
Commercial Transactions
ESG Law (Environmental, Social, Governance)
Mining
Technology, Media & Entertainment
Capital Markets
Forestry
Private Equity & Investment Funds
Venture Capital

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