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Year called to bar: 1999 (AB)
Acting for clients primarily in the energy industry, Greg Johnson's practice focuses on corporate tax, corporate reorganizations, mergers & acquisitions, and private equity. He is also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CA) who practised with an international accounting firm before joining Bennett Jones. Greg is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, and the Canadian Tax Foundation; past Director of the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society and an editor of the Federated Press Canadian Resource Taxation Journal. Greg has been recognized in Tax by Chambers Canada, Chambers Global and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.
On October 18, 2017, Schlumberger Production Management (SPM), along with Torxen Energy, entered into a definitive agreement for the purchase of the Palliser Block assets located in Alberta from Cenovus Energy Inc., an integrated Canadian oil company, for cash consideration of $1.3 billion. The deal closed on December 7, 2017.
Killam Properties Inc. acquired Kuwait Finance House’s (KFH) entire 75 per cent indirect interest in Kanata Lakes Apartments (146 units, located in Ottawa) and 1355 Silver Spear Road (199 units plus surplus land for approximately 110 additional units, located in Mississauga). In addition, Killam acquired KFH’s entire 75 per cent indirect interest in 180 Mill Street (127 units, located in London), thereby increasing Killam’s ownership to 100 per cent in the property.
On February 27, 2015, Calgary-based Newalta Corporation (Newalta) completed the sale of its Industrial Division to Revolution Acquisition LP (Revolution), a subsidiary of Toronto-based Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. (Birch Hill), for cash proceeds of $300 million. The Industrial Division is comprised of several business streams including major facilities and assets located across Canada. The sale creates a new stand-alone company, Terrapure Environmental, which has its headquarters in Burlington, Ontario.
