Lawyer Profile
Olga Kary
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Olga practises corporate and securities law. Her primary focus is in the areas of public and private M&A, corporate restructuring, corporate finance, shareholder activism, corporate governance, executive compensation and compliance matters.
Olga has more than 15 years of experience in representing publicly traded issuers listed in Canada and the U.S., as well as private companies. As counsel to purchasers and targets, she has advised clients on a number of sophisticated domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, including statutory arrangements, take-over bids, proxy contests, private equity transactions and various corporate restructurings. She also represents issuers and underwriters in domestic and cross-border public and private offerings of equity and debt.
Olga regularly counsels public companies and their boards of directors on a broad range of corporate governance and public disclosure compliance obligations, as well as general corporate and commercial matters.
Strathcona Resources Ltd. on the acquisition of Pipestone Energy Corp. to become an approximately C$8.6-billion public company, as well as Waterous Energy Fund and Strathcona Resources Ltd. on the acquisitions of Serafina Energy Ltd., Caltex Resources Ltd. and Pengrowth Energy Corporation, and the take-over bid acquisition of Osum Oil Sands Corp.
Enerplus Corporation on its US$11-billion combination with Chord Energy and its prior US$465-million acquisition of Bruin E&P
Agrium Inc. on its US$38-billion merger of equals with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
WestJet Airlines Ltd. on its acquisition by Onex Corporation for approximately C$5-billion
Kinder Morgan Canada Limited on its C$2.3-billion acquisition by Pembina Pipeline Corporation
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2008 (AB)