Kristopher Simard Partner | Calgary

About Kristopher

Kris practises corporate and securities law, with a specialized focus on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets transactions, private equity transactions and other corporate and securities law matters.

Kris has extensive experience representing both public and private acquirors and target companies and special committees in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, including plans of arrangement, mergers and take-over bids. He also has significant experience representing publicly-listed and private issuers and dealers in both public and private equity and debt capital markets transactions, including cross-border offerings under the Canada/U.S. multijurisdictional disclosure system (MJDS) and project financings. Kris also regularly represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies with buyout, investment, add-on and exit transactions.

Kris also regularly assists clients with general corporate and securities law matters, including corporate reorganizations, corporate governance matters and compliance with continuous disclosure obligations and stock exchange policies. He also has experience advising issuers on ESG-related matters, including in respect of corporate governance, continuous disclosure and sustainable finance.

Kris is a co-chair of the Calgary Student Committee.

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Representative transactions on which Kris has acted in a significant capacity include acting for:

Mergers & Acquisitions

Agrium Inc. in connection with its approximately US$38-billion merger of equals with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
Repsol S.A. in connection with its acquisition of Talisman Energy Inc. for approximately C$16.5-billion
Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its approximately C$11.4-billion joint venture with KKR & Co. Inc. to merge their western Canadian natural gas processing assets
Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its acquisition of Veresen Inc. for approximately C$9.4-billion
Strathcona Resources Limited in connection with its acquisition of Pipestone Energy Corp. to become an approximately C$8.6-billion publicly-listed company
Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its terminated C$8.5-billion acquisition of Inter Pipeline Ltd.
International Petroleum Corporation in connection with its acquisition of BlackPearl Resources Inc. for approximately C$675-million
Total Energy Services Inc. in connection with its hostile take-over bid for Savanna Energy Services Corp. for approximately C$509-million, the first successful hostile take-over bid under the new Canadian take-over bid regime
Trinidad Drilling Ltd. in connection with the hostile take-over bid made by Ensign Energy Services Inc. for approximately C$410-million

Capital Markets

Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its public offerings of an aggregate of C$9.35-billion principal amount of medium term notes
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Limited Partnership in connection with its private placement of C$7.15-billion aggregate principal amount of first lien senior secured notes, the largest Canadian dollar-denominated corporate bond offering to date
Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its MJDS public offering of subscription receipts for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$1.3-billion, the winner of the Capital Markets Deal of the Year awarded at the 2024 Canadian Law Awards
Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its public offering of C$600-million aggregate principal amount of hybrid notes, the first corporate hybrid debt issuance in Canada involving the use of a special purpose recourse trust structure
Nutrien Ltd. in connection with its MJDS public offerings of an aggregate of US$6.5-billion principal amount of senior notes
Suncor Energy Inc. in connection with its public offerings of an aggregate of C$4.0-billion principal amount of medium term notes and its MJDS public offerings of an aggregate of US$1.75-billion principal amount of senior notes
Suncor Energy Inc. in connection with its tender offers to purchase C$4.7-billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities
Nutrien Ltd. in connection with its concurrent redemption of US$1.8-billion aggregate principal amount of debt securities and tender offer to purchase US$300-million aggregate principal amount of debt securities
The dealer and agent syndicates in connection with public offerings and private placements by CU Inc. and Canadian Utilities Limited of an aggregate of C$2.9-billion principal amount of debentures
The dealer and underwriter syndicates in connection with public offerings by Gibson Energy Inc. of C$900-million aggregate principal amount of medium term notes, C$200-million aggregate principal amount of hybrid notes and subscription receipts for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$400-million
Cenovus Energy Inc. in connection with its MJDS public offering of common shares for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$1.5-billion
Northern Courier Pipeline Limited Partnership, a former wholly-owned subsidiary of TC Energy Corporation, in connection with its private placement of C$1.0-billion aggregate principal amount of first lien senior secured notes
The agents in connection with a private placement by Veren Inc. of an aggregate of C$1.0-billion principal amount of senior unsecured notes
The initial purchasers in connection with a private placement by Great Canadian Gaming Corporation of US$540-million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes
The underwriter syndicate in connection with a private placement by Precision Drilling Corporation of US$400-million aggregate principal amount of senior notes
The agent syndicate in connection with a private placement by Gibson Energy Inc. of an aggregate of C$350-million principal amount of senior unsecured notes

Private Equity

Waterous Energy Fund, through its portfolio company, Strathcona Resources Ltd., in connection with its acquisitions of Serafina Energy Ltd. and Caltex Resources Ltd.
One of the largest single profession pension plans in Canada in connection with its acquisition of a broad portfolio of oil and gas royalty properties for approximately C$3.3-billion
TriWest Capital Partners in connection with its acquisitions of several oilfield services, industrial and construction services companies