Lawyer Profile
Patrick Whitehill
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Patrick primarily practises in the area of private company mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. Patrick routinely acts for domestic and international clients in a broad range of industries including technology, financial services, retail, adventure tourism, light industrial, film, professional services, health care and agriculture. Patrick is also a trusted advisor for his clients' other corporate and commercial needs, routinely advising on matters including corporate reorganizations, commercial agreements, outsourcings, financings and private fund formation.
Prior to joining Blakes, Patrick practised as a lawyer in the corporate and commercial group at a firm in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Before attending law school, he worked in a number of positions in the private and government sectors.
Trystar (a portfolio company of Blackstone and Goldner Hawn) in multiple transactions, including their acquisition of Primax Technologies and their acquisition of Island Technical Installations
Luminate Capital Partners in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Conexiom, growth equity investments in Conexiom by ICONIQ Capital and Warburg Pincus, its acquisition of Axonify, Axonify's add-on acquisition of Nudge Technologies Corporation, and its acquisition of AbsenceSoft
Norwest Venture Partners in its investment in Cority and subsequent sale to Thoma Bravo
Venn Growth Partners in their formation of multiple funds and investments in numerous portfolio companies
Lion Capital and other vendors in the sale of Spence Diamonds to Triwest Capital Partners
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company in its sale of its Canadian operations to DATA Communications Management Corp.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2014 (MB); 2015 (BC)