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Overview

Colin Perry has a business law practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and reorganization, and corporate finance. He works with a diverse range of clients in varying stages of development, both public and private, with principal clients that include upstream oil and gas issuers and financial sponsors. His active experience includes advising:

  • buyers and targets in domestic and cross-border change of control transactions, including unsolicited offers;
  • debtors and key stakeholders in restructuring and reorganization transactions;
  • issuers of equity, debt and convertible securities under both public and private offerings;
  • institutional investors in connection with the structuring and execution of strategic investments;
  • entrepreneurs in the organization of new ventures;
  • financial service firms on investment banking, advisory and regulatory compliance mandates;
  • management teams and boards of directors with respect to transactional and corporate governance matters; and
  • exchange-listed or other public entities in respect of ongoing compliance responsibilities.

While on secondment to the Alberta Securities Commission in late 2003 and early 2004, he worked on the development and advance of several national policy initiatives of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

Prior to joining Bennett Jones in 1999, Colin served as a law clerk to the justices of the Alberta Court of Appeal and the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench.

Client Work

POWER Engineers, as Canadian counsel, in connection with its C$2.44-billion sale to WSP Global
CoolIT Systems Inc., a leading provider of scalable liquid cooling solutions, in its US$270 million acquisition by KKR.
SECURE Energy Services Inc., in its $2-billion acquisition of Tervita Corporation.
Cenovus Energy Inc., in its $23.6-billion acquisition of Husky Energy Inc.
Sanjel Corporation, an Alberta-based energy services and pressure pumping company, in the sale of its US fracturing, coiled tubing and cementing assets to Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC.
Sanjel Corporation, an Alberta-based energy services and pressure pumping company, in the sale of its Canadian fracturing, coiled tubing and cementing assets to STEP Energy Services Ltd. and 1961531 Alberta Ltd.

Recognitions & Awards

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Commercial Law

Lexpert Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers

Recognized as a leading energy lawyer in Canada

Who's Who Legal: Canada

Recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of energy

Who's Who Legal: Energy

Recognized as one of the world's leading energy lawyers

Best Lawyers in Canada

Recognized for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • University of Saskatchewan, BComm, 1994
  • University of Victoria, LLB, 1998

Bar Admissions

  • Alberta, 1999

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Bennett Jones Co-Sponsors TMX Private Markets Event

September 22, 2015
Colin R. Perry
Colin R. Perry