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Jon C. Truswell

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T: 403.298.3097

Calgary

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T: 403.298.3097


Calgary

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  • Recent Experience
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Jon Truswell's practice focuses primarily on domestic, cross-border and international mergers and acquisitions, public & private equity and debt financings, reporting issuer compliance, shareholder activism and critical situations, and restructurings and corporate governance.

Jon's principal area of practice focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions, including going private transactions, acting for the acquirer, target and special committees. Jon also has significant corporate finance experience in public and private debt and equity financings in Canada and the U.S. In addition, Jon has experience in corporate reorganizations, restructuring and spin-outs; corporate governance; continuous disclosure; incentive compensation and general commercial transactions.

Jon has been recognized by Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada as a Canadian corporate lawyer to watch, by Lexpert Report on Business Special Edition as a leading Canadian energy lawyer, and by Lexperts Rising Stars Leading Lawyers under 40.

Currently, Jon is the Chair and a member of the Board of Directors of the Prostate Cancer Centre. Jon is a former Chair and a member of the board of governors of the Lindsay Park Sports Society, a not-for-profit society that manages and operates the Repsol Sports Centre in Calgary, Alberta.

Education

University of Alberta, BA, 1993 University of Alberta, LLB, 1997 Osgoode Hall Law School, LLM, 2003 

Bar Admissions

Alberta, 1998

Recent Experience

Zedi Inc., in the sale of its software and automation businesses to affiliates of Emerson Electric Co.
Eagle Energy Inc., in the successful defense against activist investors in a proxy contest for control of its board of directors.
PointNorth Capital, in its successful proxy contest for renewal of the board of directors of Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd.
A syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc., in a $1-billion bond offering made by the Province of Alberta, completed in August 2016.
A syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC World Markets Inc., in a $600-million bond offering made by the Province of Alberta.
Edge Natural Resources LLC, in the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares and warrants of Canamax Energy Ltd. by a group of investors including Edge, senior management and certain other shareholders in a going private transaction valued at approximately $82 million.
Repsol S.A., in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common and preferred shares of Talisman Energy Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $15.1 billion.
Sinopec Group, in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares and convertible debentures of Daylight Energy Ltd. in a transaction valued at approximately $2.9 billion.
Teine Energy Ltd., in the issuance of US$350 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due 2022.
The underwriters, in multiple bond offerings by the Province of Alberta in aggregate principal amount of approximately $23 billion.
Zedi Inc., in the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Zedi to senior management, certain shareholders and other investors in a going private transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion.
NAL Energy Corporation, in the sale of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of NAL to Pengrowth Energy Corporation in a transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion.
Avalon Exploration Ltd., in the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Avalon to Twin Butte Energy Ltd. in a transaction valued at approximately $89 million.
Berens Energy Inc., in the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Berens to PetroBakken Energy Ltd. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PetroBakken Energy Ltd. in a transaction valued at approximately $336 million.
Aecon Group Inc., in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Lockerbie & Hole Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $200 million.
Precision Drilling Trust, in the completion of a US$172.5-million cross-border public offering of 46,000,000 trust units at a price of US$3.75 per trust unit.
Precision Drilling Trust, in its acquisition of all of the common stock of Grey Wolf, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $2 million.
The special committee of Berkana Energy Corp., in the offer by Quatro Resources Inc. to acquire all of its outstanding common shares following the announcement by Murphy Oil Canada of its intention to sell its 80 percent shareholdings in Berkana.
Marathon Oil Corporation, in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Western Oil Sands Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately U.S.$6.9 billion.
WCE Holdings Inc., the parent company of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, in the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $50 million.
Penn West Energy Trust, in its acquisition of C1 Energy Ltd.
Avalon Resources Ltd., in a takeover bid (cash and shares) made by Atlas Energy Ltd. for the common shares of Avalon in a transaction valued at approximately $60 million.
ATCO Group, in the sale of its retail energy business to Direct Energy Marketing Limited.
TELUS Corporation, in its proposed reorganization into an income trust, which would have been the largest income trust conversion in Canadian history.
Extendicare Inc. and Extendicare REIT, in a $1.6-billion reorganization resulting in the distribution of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. to Extendicare shareholders and the conversion of the remaining business of Extendicare into a Canadian real estate investment trust, Extendicare REIT.
Enerflex Systems Ltd., in its reorganization, by way of a plan of arrangement, into a mutual fund trust, Enerflex Systems Income Fund.
Total Energy Services Ltd., in its reorganization, by way of plan of arrangement, into a mutual fund, Total Energy Services Trust.
Carfinco Income Fund, in its reorganization, by way of a plan of arrangement, into a mutual fund trust, Carfinco Income Fund. Carfinco Income Fund, in public offerings of $6 million of trust units (2006) and $11.5 million of trust units.
CIBC World Markets Inc., lead to a syndicate of underwriters, in public offerings of $100 million of convertible debentures (2005) and $252 million of subscription receipts (2007) by Progress Energy Trust.
Gienow Windows & Doors Income Fund, in its $165-million initial public offering of trust units, $80-million private placement and $65-million credit facility.
Canadian Pacific Hotels and Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust, in its $586-million offering of REIT units and $300-million offering of debentures of Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust.
Global Thermoelectric, in its cross border sale to FuelCell Energy, Inc.
Beau Canada Exploration Limited, in a $381-million (aggregate) takeover bid by Murphy Oil Corporation.
Moffat Communications Limited and Mr. Randal Moffat, in the $1.2-billion acquisition of Moffat Communications by Shaw Communications.

Insights, News & Events

2021
Jan
20
       

Event

Annual Securities Law Forum

Blog

Amendments to NI 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations Related to Business Acquisition Reports

September 16, 2020
       

Blog

2020 ISS and Glass Lewis Updates to Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines

January 28, 2020
       

Articles

Alberta Corporations Law Guide

December 2019
       

Blog

Who Watches the Watchers? SEC Issues Guidance on Proxy Advisory Firms

September 10, 2019
       

Announcements

Bennett Jones Leads Canada in Energy Law

September 03, 2019
       

In the News

Canadian Mining Journal and What’s New for 2019 Proxy Season

February 01, 2019
       
2019
Jan
23
       

Event

Annual Securities Law Forum 2019

Updates

2019 ISS and Glass Lewis Updates to Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines

January 22, 2019
       

Updates

Soliciting Dealer Arrangements—CSA Staff Notice 61-303 and Request for Comment

April 25, 2018
       

Speaking Engagements

Cannabis in Canada 2018 & Beyond

March 08, 2018
       

Blog

Updates on Continuous Disclosure and Corporate Governance in Securities Law

February 07, 2018
       

Updates

2018 ISS and Glass Lewis Updates to Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines

January 24, 2018
       

In the News

Jon Truswell in Calgary Herald on Priddis Greens Charity Classic

August 26, 2017
       

Updates

Canadian Securities Administrators Provide Guidance on the Review of Material Conflict of Interest Transactions

August 18, 2017
       

In the News

Jon Truswell at Charity Vehicles and Violins Gala in Calgary

April 01, 2017
       

Updates

2017 ISS and Glass Lewis Updates to Canadian Proxy Voting Guidelines

November 24, 2016
       

In the News

Jon Truswell in Calgary Herald at Fraser Institute Founders' Award

November 12, 2016
       

Blog

ASC Adopts Crowdfunding Prospectus Exemption for Small or Start-up Alberta Businesses

November 02, 2016
       

In the News

Jon Truswell in Calgary Herald on Prostate Cancer Centre

August 29, 2016
       

Updates

Alberta Confirms it Will Not Join Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System

March 31, 2016
       

Blog

Going Private Transactions in Canada's Energy Sector - On the Rise?

March 30, 2016
       

Updates

Going Private Transactions in Canada's Energy Sector – On the Rise?

March 23, 2016
       

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