Lawyer Profile
Daniel McLeod
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Dan's practice focuses on corporate finance, private equity, M&A and restructuring transactions, as well as corporate governance, shareholder activism, and general securities and corporate law compliance.
Dan has extensive experience acting for issuers, underwriters and investors in capital market financing transactions, including initial public offerings, public and private debt and equity financings, private equity fund formation, and strategic investments by private equity groups.
Dan also has considerable experience advising companies and investors on public and private M&A and reorganization transactions, including public take-over bids, amalgamations, plans of arrangement and private sales. He also regularly advises lenders, investors and borrowers in work-out and debt restructuring transactions, and is a regular advisor to companies in respect of shareholder activism, take-over defence preparedness and corporate governance issues.
In addition to his experience with the Firm, Dan worked for more than three years as a lawyer in the corporate and M&A practice groups of a major Wall Street law firm.
WestJet Airlines Ltd. on its acquisition by an affiliate of Onex Corporation valued at approximately C$5.0-billion
Drilling Info, Inc. on its acquisition of Cortex Business Solutions Inc. valued at approximately C$55-million
International Petroleum Corp. on its acquisition of BlackPearl Resources Inc. to create a combined international oil and gas exploration and production company with an enterprise valued of approximately C$1.36-billion
Lundin Petroleum AB on the spin-out of its international business into International Petroleum Corporation (IPCO) and the related listing of IPCO on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1999 (NY); 2003 (AB); 1998 (BC)