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Sarah Gingrich, Partner | CO-LEADER, CAPITAL MARKETS AND MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (CM and M&A)

Sarah Gingrich

Partner | CO-LEADER, CAPITAL MARKETS AND MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (CM and M&A) Fasken
Jurisdiction Alberta, 2009 | Ontario, 2005
Language(s) English
Office(s) Calgary
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Overview

Sarah’s practice is focused on securities and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism and corporate governance. Canadian and international corporations, underwriters and investors rely on Sarah for her practical, results-oriented approach to complex legal issues across a wide range of industries, including energy, oil and gas, mining, technology, life sciences and financial services.

Sarah has extensive experience on domestic and cross-border corporate finance transactions and public and private mergers and acquisitions. Sarah frequently acts on going-public transactions, plans of arrangement, amalgamations, public offerings, private equity transactions, strategic investments and take-over bids.

Sarah is trusted by management and boards of directors of publicly-listed and private companies for her corporate governance and strategic advice, as well as her expertise in corporate structuring and securities regulatory matters. Sarah holds an ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors and has acted as corporate secretary for a number of public and private entities. Sarah is recognized by Chambers and Partners for Corporate/Commercial: Alberta and Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Nationwide, as a Thomson Reuters "Stand-out Lawyer" (formerly known as Acritas "Star lawyer"), by the IFLR1000 as “Highly Regarded for M&A” and by the Legal 500 Canada as a “Next Generation Partner”, as well as by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and The Best Lawyers in Canada for her M&A expertise.

Sarah is the Co-Leader of the Firm’s Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Group in addition to being the Practice Group’s leader in Calgary.

Prior to re-joining Fasken, Sarah practiced with a prominent international law firm in Dubai and with another recognized national law firm in Calgary.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Trimac Transportation Services Inc. acquires Jacknife Timber Ltd.,
  • Steppe Gold Ltd. completes acquisition of growth-oriented mining company, Anacortes Mining Corp.,
  • First Quantum Minerals Completes US$1.3 Billion Senior Notes Offering,
  • Trimac Transportation Services Inc. acquires Transport Sylvain Lasalle Inc.,
  • Plains All American completes divestiture of interest in Keyera Fort Saskatchewan facility,
  • Northland Power acquires renewable power development platform from Greengate Power Corporation,
  • HappyCo, Inc. acquires Canadian rental lifecycle management firm YUHU Inc.,
  • American Bath Group, LLC acquires Les Produits Neptune, Inc.,
  • Student Transportation of America, Inc., backed by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Ullico Inc., announces significant expansion into Canada with its acquisition of Pacific Western Transportation Ltd.,

Career & Education

Education

  • ICD.D, Institute of Corporate Directors Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto
  • LLB Dalhousie University
  • MA Wilfrid Laurier University
  • BA University of Western Ontario

Community involvement

  • Board Of Directors Foothills Soccer
  • Member Enactus Calgary - Empower
  • Past Director Calgary French and International School Society
  • Securities Executive Canadian Bar Association
  • 2022 High Hopes Challenger Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta
  • Public Member Complaint Review Committees/Hearing Tribunals, Alberta Health Services

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member Institute of Corporate Directors
  • Member Law Society of Alberta
  • Member Canadian Bar Association
  • Member Calgary Bar Association
  • Member Association of Women Lawyers

Knowledge

Fasken Institute

News

Speaking Engagements

Panelist Material Adverse Change Clauses and the Impact of COVID-19 Canadian Bar Association - Business Law South (Alberta) Section location location Calgary, AB
Panelist How to Build an Exit Team & What it Costs Business Transitions Forum location location Edmonton, AB

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