James Farrell

James Farrell
Biography
James Farrell practises corporate and commercial law, with a primary focus in the areas of corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions and private equity. James assists both domestic and international clients on a variety of public and private M&A transactions, corporate restructuring transactions, private equity and venture capital transactions, corporate governance, equity and debt offerings, continuous disclosure, regulatory compliance, and general corporate matters.
James first joined our Calgary office as a summer student in 2019. Prior to joining us, James worked in account management and business development for a digital media company.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
M&A
- Deltastream Energy Corporation, a portfolio company of ARC Financial, on its sale to Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. for $1.425 billion
- Enerflex Ltd. on its acquisition of Exterran Corporation resulting in a combined entity with an enterprise value of approximately US$1.5 billion, and concurrent corporate reorganization
- Serafina Energy Ltd. in connection with its $2.3 billion sale to Strathcona Resources Ltd. pursuant to a plan of arrangement
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Black Swan Energy on its C$1.2 billion sale to Tourmaline Oil Corp.
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Toscana Energy Income Corporation on its acquisition by i3 Energy plc by way of plan of arrangement
Debt and Equity Offerings
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Parkland Corporation in connection with its private placement offering of US$800 million senior unsecured notes
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The syndicate of underwriters on the offering of C$47 million subscription receipts of Freehold Royalties
Governance and Corporate Structuring
- A number of shareholder activism mandates, acting both for issuers and shareholder activists
- Various corporate recapitalizations and reorganizations
Education
Education
J.D., University of Calgary, 2020
B.A., University of Victoria, 2015
Admissions
Admissions
- Alberta 2021
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
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Canadian Bar Association
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Law Society of Alberta
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Calgary Bar Association
Languages
Languages
- English
Insights and news
Insights
Client Work
Crescent Point Energy Corp. acquires Hammerhead Energy Inc.
Canada | November 20, 2023
Deltastream sells all outstanding shares to Tamarack for C$1.425bn
Canada | October 27, 2022
Crescent Point Energy Corp. acquires Hammerhead Energy Inc.
Canada | November 20, 2023
Deltastream sells all outstanding shares to Tamarack for C$1.425bn
Canada | October 27, 2022