Sean is a securities lawyer who advises on matters involving public companies, private companies, private equity funds and venture capital funds. He has extensive experience in the mid-market space, working on public and private mergers and acquisitions as well as equity and debt transactions in the range of $5 million to $200 million. Moreover, Sean supports clients by providing advice and guidance on securities law compliance, corporate structuring, reorganizations, fund formation and maintenance, corporate governance and commercial negotiations.
Sean is dedicated to building trust and long-term relationships with his clients. His practice emphasizes communication, open dialogue and collaboration to find practical legal solutions that best align with business decisions. He regularly works with clients across Western Canada in trucking and logistics, private equity, venture capital, commercial development and technology.
Sean is passionate about understanding the inner workings of a business and the industry in which it operates. He strives to provide clients the utmost satisfaction at MLT Aikins, with access to the firm’s extensive breadth of services whenever they may be needed.
- Primary counsel in share acquisition of a Western Canadian NGL, industrial services and transportation company valued at over $50 million
- Primary counsel on numerous share and asset acquisitions in the transportation and logistics industry ranging in value from $10 million to $75 million
- Primary counsel in numerous share and asset acquisitions and dispositions in the technology industry ranging in. values from $5 million to $20 million
- Primary counsel in the spin-out of an industrial services division by way of plan of arrangement
- Primary counsel in the disposition of two separate oil and gas companies by plan of arrangement in values of $20 million and $30 million respectively
- Primary counsel in the disposition of a mining company by plan of arrangement valued at over $5 million
- Primary counsel to a transportation and logistics company in a $125-million short-form prospectus offering of convertible debentures
- Primary counsel to numerous companies in debt financing transactions including secured and unsecured credit agreements (syndicated and bilateral), credit facilities, acquisition finance and project-based financing ranging from $1 million to over $100 million
- Primary corporate counsel to a number of private equity and venture capital funds in fund formation and subsequent acquisitions and investments
- Primary counsel to venture capital fund in venture financing transactions ranging from $1 million to $5 million
- Primary counsel to numerous emerging growth companies in financing transactions including common share, preferred share, convertible debt and SAFE transactions ranging from under $1 million to $5 million
- Primary counsel to a commercial real estate company in various acquisition, divestiture and financing transactions ranging in value from $5 million to $35 million
- Primary corporate counsel to commercial real estate development company in structuring and financing of luxury commercial condominium projects with values ranging from $15 million to $25 million
- Primary corporate counsel to residential real estate development company in structuring and financing of residential development projects with values ranging from $5 million to $20 million
- Canadian Bar Association – Business Subsection
- Canadian Bar Association – Securities Subsection
- American Bar Association – Business Law Section
- Law Society of Alberta
- Calgary Bar Association
- Acritas Star™ Lawyer, Acritas: 2018