 Bennett Jones Anu Nijhawan KCLead Director and Partner • Co-Head of Tax Department Calgary nijhawana@bennettjones.com Education Queen's University, BSc, 1996 University of British Columbia, LLB, 1999 Bar Admissions Alberta, 2001 Overview Anu Nijhawan KC is a partner in and the co-Head of the Bennett Jones National Tax Group, based in the Calgary office. She provides client-centered and pro-active tax expertise to meet the needs of clients on their most complex issues. She has extensive experience advising a diverse client base on the income tax aspects of corporate and partnership reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing transactions, and resource taxation issues. Her practice encompasses all aspects of income tax issues related to international structures for Canadian-based multinational corporations, on investments by non-residents in Canada, and on structuring cross-border acquisitions, divestitures, financings, and derivative transactions. Anu's practice also includes the incorporation of tax into Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies. In addition, a significant component of Anu's tax practice is devoted to structuring tax-effective employee and executive compensation programs, including cross-border and domestic stock option plans, phantom unit plans and employee stock purchase trusts. Anu is continuously recognized as a leading corporate tax lawyer in national and international publications, including Best Lawyers in Canada, Canada Legal Lexpert Directory, Chambers Global and World Tax. Anu has authored numerous articles and presents regularly at tax seminars and conferences on a variety of tax planning topics. Throughout the course of her career, she has taken on leadership roles within the tax community, including currently serving as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Tax Foundation, Canada’s pre-eminent tax organization. Anu is also on the executive of the Joint Committee on Taxation, through which the Canadian Bar Association and the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada interact with senior governmental officials in connection with current and proposed tax legislation. In addition to her practice, Anu is a member of the firm's Partnership Board and is involved with a variety of charitable and community organizations. ,,Anu Nijhawan is praised by clients for her 'impeccable work' and being 'instrumental on tax aspects',, Experience • Apollo Global Management in its acquisition of a 40% stake in Pembina Gas Infrastructure from funds managed by KKR • Clarke in its C$1.1-billion acquisition of Ravelin Properties REIT by way of plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act • CoolIT Systems Inc., a leading provider of scalable liquid cooling solutions, in its US$4.75 billion acquisition by EcoLab • Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition vehicle, as Canadian counsel in its business combination with Xanadu Quantum Technologies, Inc., to create the first publicly traded pure play photonic quantum computing company with an expected pro forma market capitalization of approximately US$3.6 billion • The management team and employee shareholders of Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd. in connection with AIMCo's acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Cando Rail from Torquest and the minority shareholders, and in connection with the management team's reinvestment in the go-forward enterprise. • The Patrick D. Bowlen Trust, as Canadian tax and corporate counsel, in its US$4.65-billion sale of the Denver Broncos NFL franchise to the Walton-Penner group. • Canadian Pacific Railway, in its historic US$31-billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern, which will create the first single-line rail network linking the United States, Mexico and Canada. • Cenovus Energy Inc., in its $23.6-billion acquisition of Husky Energy Inc. • Waste Connections, Inc., in an approximately $13 billion merger with Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. • EnCana Corporation, which had an enterprise value of approximately US$50 billion, in its division into two independent publicly traded companies - one new EnCana Corporation, an unconventional natural gas company and the other Cenovus Energy Inc. an integrated oil company. • First Majestic Silver Corp. in its US$970-million acquisition of Gatos Silver • Heartland Generation in its C$658-million sale to TransAlta • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., in connection with its C$1.19-billion acquisition of an indirect minority equity interest in the Labrador-Island Link from Emera Inc. • Strathcona Resources, in connection with its C$2.142 billion special distribution via statutory plan of arrangement • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in its agreement to acquire a 50% interest in a 1.4 GW solar portfolio in North America from TotalEnergies, with an aggregate enterprise value of US$1.25 billion • Waterous Energy Fund in its C$1.4-billion third flagship fund formation Recognitions & Awards Chambers Canada • Tax Chambers Global • Tax Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory • Corporate Tax Lexpert Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada • Corporate Tax Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyers • Recognized as a leading Restructuring and Insolvency lawyer Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada • Ranked, Corporate Tax Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada • Recognized as a Lawyer to Watch Lexperts Rising Stars Leading Lawyers Under 40 • Recognized as one of Canada's leading 40 lawyers under 40 (2013) Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Finance Lawyers • Recognized as a leading Finance lawyer Best Lawyers in Canada • Recognized for Tax Law ILO Client Choice Awards • Recognized as a leading lawyer in Canada for corporate tax International Tax Review – World Tax • Highly Regarded, Tax and Women in Tax Leader |