Louise advises clients on private and public financings, including venture capital and private equity and mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations of public and private issuers, including:
take-over bids
amalgamations and plans of arrangements
other corporate reorganizations
She also assists clients to ensure compliance with corporate and securities regulatory requirements.
She is a co-leader of BLG's Driven by Women Initiative in Calgary and is also a member of BLG’s Private Equity Steering Committee.
Louise provides legal services through a Law Corporation.
Experience
Green Energy Services Inc. in its acquisition of the assets and business of Fraction Energy Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Trican Well Service Ltd. for the total consideration of C$17.6 million.
Lexaria Biosciences Corp., in the sale of the primary assets of its cannabis related division Lexaria Canpharm ULC to Hill Street Beverage Company Inc. (TSXV: BEER).
Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LLC in connection with the Canadian portion of its USD $1.8 billion equity offering of Series A Preferred Units.
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. with respect to its prospectus offering and concurrent private placement of C$690.8 million of subscription receipts.
Westleaf Inc. in connection with:
its business combination with We Grow B.C Ltd
its reverse take-over of IGC Resources Inc. and its concurrent C$20 million subscription receipt financing.
MJ Mining Inc. in connection with its reverse take-over of Bond Resources Inc.
META Growth Corp. (formerly National Access Cannabis Corp.) with respect to its C$21.15 million short form offering of convertible debentures and its acquisition by High Tide Inc.
Ikkuma Resources Corp. with respect to its acquisition by Pieridae Energy Limited by way of a plan of arrangement.
Kelt Exploration Ltd. with respect to its acquisition of Artek Exploration Ltd. with a transaction value of approximately C$307 million and its acquisition of Capio Exploration Ltd. with a transaction value of approximately C$165 million.
Celtic Exploration Ltd. with respect to its acquisition by ExxonMobil with a transaction value of approximately C$3.1 billion.
Kelt Exploration Ltd. with respect to:
a private placement offering of C$147 million of common shares and flow-through shares.
a private placement offering of C$101.06 million of subscription receipts.
a private placement offering of C$111.6 million of common shares and flow-through shares.
a private placement offering of C$94.35 million of common shares.
in connection with the acquisition of a private company with a total transaction cost of approximately C$165 million.
Ikkuma Resources Corp. (formerly PanTerra Resource Corp.) with respect to an offering of C$130 million of subscription receipts.
Advises public sector organizations on corporate transactions.
Advises private equity, venture funds and corporate strategics on corporate transactions.
Recognized in the 2025 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Corporate Finance & Securities), since 2018 (Corporate Mid-Market), in the 2018 to 2024 editions (Corporate Commercial Law) and in the 2018 to 2023 editions (Energy (Oil & Gas); Private Equity).
Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2021) of The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law) and since 2024 (Corporate Law)
Recognized in the 2024 edition of Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining
Recognized in the 2025 edition of Chambers Canada – Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (Corporate/Commercial - Alberta).
Recognized in the 2024 edition (and since 2022) of Lexpert Special Edition: Technology & Health Sciences
Recognized in the 2025 edition (and since 2021) of Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A
Recognized in the 2023 edition (and since 2021) of Lexpert Special Edition: Energy
Bar Admission & Education
Alberta, 2006
LLB,
Université de la Colombie-Britannique, 2005
BA (Hons.), political science,
Université de Calgary, 2002