Lawyer Profile
John-Paul F. Bogden
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
John-Paul (J-P) is a corporate lawyer focused on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.
A co-leader of the Firm's Private Equity group, J-P regularly advises private equity funds and their portfolio companies in investment, add-on, recapitalization and exit transactions, as well as technology-centric businesses in M&A, financing and commercial matters.
He is also frequently engaged as special M&A counsel by company owners and their investment bankers in relation to competitive auction processes.
J-P is widely recognized as a leading Canadian corporate and M&A lawyer by multiple league table and ranking guides, including Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, Lexpert and Best Lawyers. Clients have noted to Chambers Canada that:
"we have complete trust in J-P to ensure that we are heading in the right direction and to manage our risks"
he "brings great common sense to the table" and is an "absolute pleasure to deal with"
Fulcrum Capital Partners in multiple transactions, including its investment in Vitalus Nutrition, its acquisitions of Canstar Restorations, Weatherhaven Resources and Nilex, and its sale of A & B Rail Services to TorQuest Capital and other institutional investors (selected by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) as the 2014 Private Equity Deal of the Year)
CAI Capital Partners in multiple transactions, including its acquisitions of LineStar Utility Supply, Custom Air, Canadian Heating Products and DWB Consulting Services, DWB's merger with Chartwell Resource Group, and CAI's sale of Javelin Technologies
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1999 (MB); 2000 (BC)