Kelsey’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, corporate governance and general corporate and commercial matters.
As a trusted advisor, she provides advice to clients on their most complex and strategic transactions. Kelsey has extensive experience structuring and implementing public and private M&A transactions, having acted in share and asset acquisitions, private equity transactions, foreign investments into Canada, joint ventures, special committee engagements, take-private transactions, and complex restructurings. Kelsey also advises companies on general corporate and commercial law issues, continuous disclosure obligations and corporate governance practices.
Kelsey completed her J.D. (with Distinction) at the University of Alberta where she was awarded the Horace Harvey Gold Medal for highest standing in her graduating class. Prior to attending law school, she obtained her B.Comm. (with Distinction) in Finance from the University of Calgary. On completion of her studies, Kelsey was awarded the Haskayne School of Business Gold Medal as well as the Governor General’s Silver Medal.
Representative Work
- West Kitikmeot Resources
West Kitikmeot Resources in connection with ATCO’s investment to advance Grays Bay Road and Port Project
- Digital Commerce Payments
Digital Commerce Payments in the sale of its Jasper PIM Solution business to Venzee Technologies
- Rocky Mountain Equipment
Rocky Mountain Equipment in its acquisition of the Agri Centre business
- The E3 Company, LLC
The E3 Company, LLC in its strategic acquisition of Canadian Global
- Canada Growth Fund
Canada Growth Fund in connection with its strategic partnership with Gibson Energy and Varme Energy
- Canada Growth Fund
The Canada Growth Fund in its connection with its carbon credit offtake agreement and $200 million strategic investment in Entropy Inc.
- Bitvo Inc.
Bitvo Inc. in its sale of all of its client accounts to Bitbuy Technologies Inc.
- SAGE Properties Corp
SAGE Properties Corp in its sale of its Harbour and Manor senior living facilities and related businesses to Shepherd’s Care Foundation
- GaN Systems Inc.
GaN Systems Inc. in its US$830 million acquisition by Infineon Technologies
- Vendasta Technologies Inc.
Vendasta in its acquisition of Broadly
- TransAlta Corporation
TransAlta Corporation in its acquisition of 50% interest in an early-stage pumped hydro energy storage development project
- AltaLink
The Syndicate of Agents in AltaLink’s $275 million notes offering
- Rocky Mountain Equipment
Rocky Mountain Equipment in its acquisition of Robertson Implements
- Vendasta Technologies
Vendasta in its acquisition of Yesware
- Bitvo Inc.
Bitvo Inc. in its proposed acquisition by FTX Trading
- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging
Circle Cardiovascular Imaging in its strategic investment from Thoma Bravo
- Vendasta
Vendasta in its acquisition of MatchCraft
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in Canadian Pacific Railway Company’s US$8.45 billion note offering
- Vendasta and CalendarHero
Vendasta and CalendarHero in the acquisition of CalendarHero
- Suncor Energy Inc.
Suncor Energy Inc. in connection with the formation of Astisiy Limited Partnership to acquire TC Energy’s interest in the Northern Courier Pipeline Limited Partnership
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in Dye & Durham’s $500 million offering
- Husky Energy Inc.
Husky Energy Inc. in its $23.6 billion agreement with Cenovus Energy Inc. to create a new integrated energy leader
- 2223890 Alberta Ltd.
2223890 Alberta Ltd. in its $195-million go-private transaction with Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.
- Delphi Energy Corp.
Delphi Energy Corp. in its restructuring transaction under the CCAA
- The Syndicate of Dealers
The Syndicate of Dealers in AltaLink’s $225 million notes offering
- Veresen Inc. in the formation of a new entity, Veresen Midstream Limited Partnership, equally owned by Veresen and affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., which acquired certain natural gas assets from Encana Corporation and the Cutbank Ridge Partnership.
- Northern Blizzard Resources Inc. in its $500 million initial public offering and secondary offering.
- Northern Blizzard Resources Inc. in its US$425 million offering of senior unsecured notes.
- Angle Energy Inc. in its $576 million acquisition by Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
- 2SV Capital, Tuckerman Capital and Right Lane Capital in their acquisition of Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc.
- Independent directors of Insignia Energy Ltd. in the acquisition of the 29% public minority interest by the controlling shareholder, Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd.
- Basin Tools L.P. in its take-private acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares of Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd. by way of plan of arrangement.
- URS Corporation in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Flint Energy Services Ltd.
- Eastern Petroleum Limited (a privately-held company controlled by Pakistani-based JS Group) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Spud Energy Pty. Limited, in the reverse take-over of Jura Energy Corporation.
- SCF Partners in its acquisition of Integrated Production Services.
- Thule Group of Sweden on its acquisition of Chariot Carriers.
- Wentworth Resources Limited in connection with its AIM listing.
- Numerous private placement equity financings for various private issuers including Steel Reef Infrastructure Corp.
West Kitikmeot Resources in connection with ATCO’s investment to advance Grays Bay Road and Port Project
Digital Commerce Payments in the sale of its Jasper PIM Solution business to Venzee Technologies
Rocky Mountain Equipment in its acquisition of the Agri Centre business
The E3 Company, LLC in its strategic acquisition of Canadian Global
Canada Growth Fund in connection with its strategic partnership with Gibson Energy and Varme Energy
- Canada Growth Fund
The Canada Growth Fund in its connection with its carbon credit offtake agreement and $200 million strategic investment in Entropy Inc.
- Bitvo Inc.
Bitvo Inc. in its sale of all of its client accounts to Bitbuy Technologies Inc.
- SAGE Properties Corp
SAGE Properties Corp in its sale of its Harbour and Manor senior living facilities and related businesses to Shepherd’s Care Foundation
- GaN Systems Inc.
GaN Systems Inc. in its US$830 million acquisition by Infineon Technologies
- Vendasta Technologies Inc.
Vendasta in its acquisition of Broadly
- TransAlta Corporation
TransAlta Corporation in its acquisition of 50% interest in an early-stage pumped hydro energy storage development project
- AltaLink
The Syndicate of Agents in AltaLink’s $275 million notes offering
- Rocky Mountain Equipment
Rocky Mountain Equipment in its acquisition of Robertson Implements
- Vendasta Technologies
Vendasta in its acquisition of Yesware
- Bitvo Inc.
Bitvo Inc. in its proposed acquisition by FTX Trading
- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging
Circle Cardiovascular Imaging in its strategic investment from Thoma Bravo
- Vendasta
Vendasta in its acquisition of MatchCraft
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in Canadian Pacific Railway Company’s US$8.45 billion note offering
- Vendasta and CalendarHero
Vendasta and CalendarHero in the acquisition of CalendarHero
- Suncor Energy Inc.
Suncor Energy Inc. in connection with the formation of Astisiy Limited Partnership to acquire TC Energy’s interest in the Northern Courier Pipeline Limited Partnership
- The Underwriters
The Underwriters in Dye & Durham’s $500 million offering
- Husky Energy Inc.
Husky Energy Inc. in its $23.6 billion agreement with Cenovus Energy Inc. to create a new integrated energy leader
- 2223890 Alberta Ltd.
2223890 Alberta Ltd. in its $195-million go-private transaction with Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.
- Delphi Energy Corp.
Delphi Energy Corp. in its restructuring transaction under the CCAA
- The Syndicate of Dealers
The Syndicate of Dealers in AltaLink’s $225 million notes offering
- Veresen Inc. in the formation of a new entity, Veresen Midstream Limited Partnership, equally owned by Veresen and affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., which acquired certain natural gas assets from Encana Corporation and the Cutbank Ridge Partnership.
- Northern Blizzard Resources Inc. in its $500 million initial public offering and secondary offering.
- Northern Blizzard Resources Inc. in its US$425 million offering of senior unsecured notes.
- Angle Energy Inc. in its $576 million acquisition by Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
- 2SV Capital, Tuckerman Capital and Right Lane Capital in their acquisition of Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc.
- Independent directors of Insignia Energy Ltd. in the acquisition of the 29% public minority interest by the controlling shareholder, Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd.
- Basin Tools L.P. in its take-private acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares of Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd. by way of plan of arrangement.
- URS Corporation in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Flint Energy Services Ltd.
- Eastern Petroleum Limited (a privately-held company controlled by Pakistani-based JS Group) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Spud Energy Pty. Limited, in the reverse take-over of Jura Energy Corporation.
- SCF Partners in its acquisition of Integrated Production Services.
- Thule Group of Sweden on its acquisition of Chariot Carriers.
- Wentworth Resources Limited in connection with its AIM listing.
- Numerous private placement equity financings for various private issuers including Steel Reef Infrastructure Corp.
Latest Insights
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Osler Update April 16, 2026
Recent decision highlights need for precision in seller restrictive covenants in Canadian M&A transactions
Canadian courts will scrutinize restrictive covenants for reasonableness, rejecting those deemed unreasonable.
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Osler Update August 28, 2023
Lessons learned: Alberta Court refuses to approve plan of arrangement
A recent decision by the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta provides important guidance about how courts scrutinize whether an arrangement is fair...
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Osler Update February 8, 2023
Corporate opportunity waivers make their way to Canada: Implications for private equity and venture capital investments
Alberta is the first jurisdiction in Canada to permit a corporate opportunity waiver in its articles or unanimous shareholder agreements - we discuss...
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Osler Update June 16, 2022
A bid to attract business: amendments to Alberta’s Business Corporations Act
Aiming to attract and retain business and investment in the province, Alberta modernizes its Business Corporations Act with significant amendments.
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Awards and Recognition
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Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Corporate/Commercial (Alberta)
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Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Mergers & Acquisitions Law
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Thomson Reuters: “Stand-out Lawyer”
Media Mentions
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Osler News February 16, 2021
Osler welcomes 12 new partners and 2 new counsel in 2021
Osler is proud to announce the addition of 12 new partners and two new counsel across five of our offices, effective March 1, 2021.
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Community Involvement
- Board Member, Trellis Foundation for Community Impact
Credentials
Education
- University of Alberta, J.D. (Gold Medalist), 2010
- University of Calgary, B.Comm. (Gold Medalist), 2007
Languages
- English
