Andrew Hopkins

Associate Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Andrew Hopkins

Andrew Hopkins

Biography

Andrew Hopkins practises corporate and commercial law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities. Andrew assists both domestic and international clients on M&A transactions, corporate restructuring transactions, equity and debt offerings and general corporate matters.

Andrew first joined us as a summer student in the spring of 2020 and completed his articles with us in 2022. 

Professional experience

Representative experience

Representative experience

Andrew has acted in the following matters:

  • Counsel to Parkland Corporation in its USD $9.1 billion acquisition by Sunoco LP. The acquisition occurred by way of plan of arrangement and occurred in tandem with Parkland Corporation’s ongoing proxy battle. The arrangement will result in Sunoco LP owning all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Parkland Corporation.
  • Counsel to Veren Inc. in its $15 billion business combination with Whitecap Resources Inc. The business combination occurred by way of plan of arrangement and resulted in Whitecap Resources Inc. purchasing all of the issued and outstanding shares of Veren Inc. 
  • Counsel to Vermilion Energy Inc. in its USD $400 million offering of senior unsecured notes by way of private placement in Canada and the United States.
  • Counsel for Source Energy Services Ltd. in a comprehensive reorganization of Source Energy Services Ltd.'s corporate structure in Canada and the United States in connection with the refinancing of its credit facilities by the entering into of a new five-year term loan and a new revolving asset-backed loan.
  • Counsel to the agents in Freehold Royalties Ltd.'s $150 million equity offering by way of a prospectus supplement.
  • Counsel to the agents in Coastal GasLink Pipeline Limited Partnership's $7.15 billion private placement of First Lien Senior Secured Notes. The offering is the largest corporate bond offering in Canadian history and was used to refinance Coastal GasLink Pipeline Limited Partnership's existing construction credit facility.
  • Counsel to TELUS Corporation in numerous corporate finance matters in both Canada and the United States, including the offering of numerous series of Senior Unsecured Notes, Sustainability-Linked Notes pursuant to TELUS Corporation's Sustainability-Linked Framework and Fixed-to-Fixed Subordinate Notes, in each case, by way of prospectus supplement.
  • Counsel to the agents in Tourmaline Oil Corp.'s $250 million offering of senior unsecured notes by way of private placement.
  • Counsel to Veren Inc. (then Crescent Point Energy Corp.) in an approximately $500 million equity offering by way of a prospectus supplement. The proceeds of the offering were used to partially finance the acquisition of Hammerhead Energy Inc. 

Education

Education

J.D. (Distinction), University of Alberta, 2021
B.A. (Great Distinction), University of Lethbridge, 2017

Admissions

Admissions

  • Alberta 2022

Memberships and activities

Memberships and activities

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of Alberta

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