 Bennett Jones Education Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, HBA, 2011 Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 2015 Bar Admissions Ontario, 2016 Overview Lucas Stevens-Hall practices corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on, M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions, shareholder arrangements, corporate finance, and corporate reorganizations. Lucas routinely acts for both private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in M&A transactions. Lucas' experience in venture capital transactions includes advising venture firms and issuers in private offerings of debt and equity securities, both domestically and cross-border. He also has significant experience advising multinational companies on complex corporate reorganizations. Lucas has represented clients across a spectrum of industries, including established industries such as mining, aviation, manufacturing/industrial, staffing, oil and gas, utilities and telecommunications. He has also advised clients in emerging growth industries such as gaming, and consumer and B2B technology. Prior to joining Bennett Jones, Lucas was an associate at a regional Ontario law firm. Previously he summered at a national financial institution and articled at a mid-size, multi-service firm in Toronto. Lucas is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and the Ontario Bar Association. Outside of work, Lucas stays busy by playing hockey and golf, and enjoying the outdoors with friends and family.
Experience • Shift4 Payments and its affiliates in its acquisition of of Eigen Development Ltd. and Eigen Holdings (U.S.) Corp. • Morrison Hershfield Group Inc. with the private company arrangement in its sale to Stantec Consulting Ltd. • Capvest Partners in its acquisition of Recochem, a Quebec based manufacturer of aftermarket transportation and household fluids. • HRSoft, the global leader for cloud-based Compensation Lifecycle Management software, in its acquisition of CompTrak Inc., a compensation management solution provider. • Betr Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition of the Chameleon platform, a full suite of gaming solutions, including Player Account Management, sports betting engine, and casino management, from FansUnite Entertainment Inc. • S.i. Systems, a portfolio company of Quad-C Management, in its sale by Quad-C and management shareholders to Cornell Capital and Torquest Partners. • PowerSchool in its acquisition of Chalk.com Education. • Represented PowerSchool in its acquisition of Chalk.com Education. • The syndicate of underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in the US$1.15-billion Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.'s (APUC) underwritten marketed public offering of Equity Units. • Datasite LLC, a portfolio company of CapVest Partners LLP, in its acquisition of Firmex Inc., a leading virtual data room and subscription file-sharing provider. • Prysmian Group, in its proposed acquisition of EHC Global. • Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., led by a syndicate of agents, Scotia Capital Inc. and CIBC Capital Markets, in the bought-deal offering of common shares in the amount of $633-million and the concurrent financing of $350-million. • S.i. Systems ULC, in its acquisition of Keen Technology Consulting Inc. • CIP Capital Management LLP, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of People 2.0, Inc. • A syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC World Markets Inc. in Algonquin Power Co.'s $300-million private placement offering of 4.60% senior unsecured debentures. • The purchaser in its acquisition of 100% of the ownership of Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners GP, the entity that owns and operates the passenger terminal at Billy Bishop Airport. • The syndicate of underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, in Liberty Utilities Co.'s offering of US$600 million of 2.050% Senior Notes. |