Lawyer Profile
Kathleen P. Keilty
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Kathleen's practice has an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. She has extensive experience acting for public and private issuers, private equity funds and investment dealers in a broad range of industries, including mining and mineral exploration, forestry, retail, financial services, technology, and manufacturing.
Kathleen advises issuers and underwriters on public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities. She also advises public and private companies and their boards of directors and special committees in connection with mergers and acquisitions, including take-over bids, plans of arrangement, going-private and spin-out transactions, and joint venture and shareholder agreements.
Kathleen is frequently engaged as counsel in connection with proxy battles and contested shareholder meetings.
Musqueam Capital Corp. in connection with its joint venture with Petroglyph Development Group to acquire River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia, from Great Canadian Entertainment.
Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp. in connection with a US$90-million investment by Peugeot Citroen Argentina S.A., a subsidiary of Stellantis N.V. to acquire 19.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Argentina Litio y Energia S.A. and in connection with related exchange, offtake and investor rights agreements
Pretium Resources Inc. in connection with its proposed acquisition by Newcrest Mining for C$3.5-billion
Carillion Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of Carillion plc, one of Canada's largest integrated construction support services and facilities management enterprises, in connection with the sale of its services business (including relating to facilities management of airports, commercial and retail properties, defense facilities and select hospitals) to an affiliate of Fairfax Financial Holdings as part of the restructuring of Carillion Canada under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA)
Carillion Canada in connection with the distressed sale of the power line construction and maintenance services business of RPC Limited Partnership to the founders, Rokstad Power
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2001 (BC)