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About Jennifer

Jennifer's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and a variety of capital markets transactions, including public offerings and private placements of securities. She also advises clients on corporate governance and securities law regulatory matters.

Jennifer joined Blakes as a summer student in 2017 and completed her articles with the Firm in 2019/2020. In 2018, she worked as a summer associate at a leading multinational law firm in its New York office. Jennifer practised at the Blakes London office in 2023/2024.

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Recent representative transactions include advising or representing:

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • HPS Investment Partners LLC on its C$1.9-billion acquisition of Chorus Aviation Inc.'s regional aircraft leasing business

  • Keller Group on a corporate reorganization of its Canadian business

  • Astrak, a portfolio company of Inflexion, on its acquisition of Xtreme Parts

  • The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Teck Resources Limited in connection with the sale of Teck's steelmaking coal business through a sale of a majority stake to Glencore plc for an implied enterprise value of US$9.0-billion and a sale of a minority stake to Nippon Steel Corporation

  • The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Teck Resources Inc. in connection with its proposed separation into two independent publicly listed companies and collapse of its dual class voting structure

  • BHP Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd. in connection with its take-over bid for Noront Resources Ltd.

  • Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No. 1) Core Plus Fund on the US$600-million sale to Sherrin U.S. Multi-Family (No. 1) Holding LP of a portfolio of seven multi-family properties totaling 2,219 units located in the southern United States

  • Electrical Components International, Inc., a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management L.P., on its acquisitions of Promark Electronics Inc. and BHC Cable Assemblies

Capital Markets Transactions

  • First Quantum Minerals Ltd. on the establishment of its inaugural base shelf prospectus and its C$1.55-billion bought deal offering of common shares

  • The underwriters in connection with offerings of high-yield notes, including Ivanhoe Mines

  • H&R Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with multiple private offerings of senior unsecured debentures, including its private placement of C$250-million principal amount of 2.906% Series R senior unsecured debentures due June 2026 and its private placement of C$300 million aggregate principal amount of 2.633% Series S senior unsecured debentures due February 2027

  • Granite Real Estate Investment Trust and Granite REIT Inc. in connection with the renewal of Granite's C$1.5-billion base shelf prospectus

  • Granite Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with Granite REIT Holdings Limited Partnership's green bond offering of C$500-million aggregate principal amount of 2.194% Series 6 senior debentures due 2028

  • CI Financial Corp. on the establishment of its US$2-billion cross-border base shelf prospectus and two public offerings of notes aggregating US$960-million

  • Underwriters on numerous public offerings of equity and debt securities, including offerings by Trisura Group Ltd. and AutoCanada Inc.

  • Various issuers on "at-the-market" equity distribution programs

Governance/Advisory

  • Simpson Oil in connection with its investment in Parkland Corporation

  • Various public companies on securities compliance and strategic matters, including corporate governance and continuous disclosure obligations

Publications
Education

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2020
JD, University of Toronto – 2019
BA (With Distinction, Psychology), Dalhousie University – 2015

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