Lawyer Profile
Janan Paskaran
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
With a track record helping domestic and multinational organizations execute investments in Canada and around the world, Janan is a leading corporate lawyer advising clients on their M&A and capital markets transactions.
Janan’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on international transactions. He has an efficient, practical approach that comes from an extensive background of experience representing public and private issuers in a wide variety of financing, business combination and public and private M&A transactions. Janan also regularly counsels clients across sectors on their securities compliance matters, commercial transactions, and corporate finance, procedures and governance.
Torys acted as counsel to Africa Oil in its three-corner amalgamation to acquire the remaining 50% interest in Prime Oil & Gas Coöperatief U.A. from BTG Pactual Oil & Gas S.a.r.l.
Torys acted as counsel to Crew Energy in its C$1.4 billion sale of all issued and outstanding shares of Crew to Tourmaline Oil Corp., Canada's largest and most active low-cost natural gas producers
Torys acted as counsel to Fairfax Financial in its C$1.7 billion acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc., a leading Canadian specialty sleep retailer
Janan is a Director of the South Asian Bar Association (SABA) Calgary chapter. He was a former Executive member of CBA Securities South section.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2003 (AB); 2008 (ENG/WALES)