Jared A. Mackey

Partner

 mackeyj@bennettjones.com
Education
University of Alberta, BComm (Finance), 2009, Gold Medallist
University of Toronto, JD, 2012, Highest Academic Standing in Tax Law
Bar Admissions
Alberta, 2013
Overview

Jared Mackey practises in all areas of Canadian domestic and international income tax law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions and reorganizations, inbound and outbound investment and financing, private equity, the taxation of resource companies, and personal tax planning. Jared has appeared before the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade as an expert on international tax matters.

Jared also assists clients in resolving tax dispute matters with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Jared is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation and the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society. He is a frequent publisher of legal and tax articles and serves as an editor of the Federated Press International Tax Planning Journal.

In the community, Jared is a retired hockey official with the Western Hockey League.

,,We rely on Jared Mackey for his expertise to go through some of our most complex tax challenges.,,

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•  TriWest Capital Partners in connection with the sale of its portfolio group of companies, Fraser River Pile & Dredge, to Bird Construction 
•  Generis Global Partners in its sale to 17208227 Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Emerald X
•  Whitewater Management in its acquisition of Orion Water Solutions, a leading provider of sustainable water treatment and wastewater management solutions
•  EarthDaily Analytics and its U.S. affiliates with the cross-border acquisition of SkyForest, a Canadian wildfire risk assessment and forestry analytics provider
•  The Vendor group on the sale of the shares of Pacific Northwest Moving (Yukon) Limited and it's subsidiaries to Mullen Group Ltd.
•  TriWest in its indirect investment through its affiliates of a majority equity interest in Alta West Mortgage Capital
•  Hillcore Group in its acquisition of CEDA, a leading service provider specialized in providing industrial maintenance, turnaround and environmental services in Western Canada.
•  Hillcore Group in its acquisition of SITE Resource Group, a diverse service provider providing infrastructure, piling, foundation, environmental, and civil services in Western Canada and Puerto Rico.
•  Hillcore Group in its acquisition of White Water Management, a leading fluid management business in Western Canada, and the business of its subsidiary, Catalyst Production Systems.
•  Riverstone Pipestone LP and Riverstone V REL CNOR LP, the largest shareholders of Pipestone Energy Corp., in connection with the acquisition by Strathcona Resources Ltd. of all of the outstanding shares of Pipestone pursuant to a plan of arrangement. 
•  Hillcore Management Corporation in closing the acquisition of Midlite Construction Ltd. and its subsidiary TND Rentals & Supplies Ltd. by way of Share Purchase.
•  Riverstone Holdings LLC, in its acquisition of all issued and outstanding Class A common shares of Hammerhead Energy Inc. by Crescent Point Energy Corp. by an arrangement agreement for total consideration of approximately $2.55-billion, including approximately $455-million in assumed net debt, consisting of cash and common shares of the Purchaser.
•  NGP Energy Capital Management in its investment in Cygnet Energy, a private company focused on capturing scalable resource opportunities in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
•  Riverstone Holdings LLC, through its subsidiary Riverstone Pipestone LP, in its investment in the $67.9-million private placement of convertible preferred shares of Pipestone Energy Corp.
•  Hillcore Group in its acquisition of Thompson Construction Group, a leading heavy civil contractor and construction company in Western Canada.
•  The management team and employee shareholders of Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd. in connection with AIMCo's acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Cando Rail from Torquest and the minority shareholders, and in connection with the management team's reinvestment in the go-forward enterprise.
•  Canadian Pacific Railway Limited in its US$31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern.
•  The Watermill Group, in its acquisition of Weston Forest Products Inc., a leading distributor and remanufacturer of softwood and hardwood lumber and specialty panel products across North America. 
•  Cenovus Energy Inc., in its $23.6-billion proposed acquisition of Husky Energy Inc.
•  Canadian Natural Resources Limited, in its approximately $460-million acquisition of Painted Pony Energy Ltd.
•  Lineage Logistics, owned by Bay Grove Capital, in its acquisition of cold storage company Ontario Refrigerated Services, Inc.
•  Devon Canada Corporation and Devon Canada Crude Marketing Corporation, in their approx. $3.8-billion sale of substantially all of their assets to Canadian Natural Resources Limited.
•  NEP Canada Corp. sells its Canadian Exploration and Production Operating Subsidiary to Aspenleaf Energy Limited.
•  EZ Core sells Drive Rental Assets to Cahill Services for $24 Million.