Ben is an associate in Osler’s Corporate Group. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and general corporate matters. Ben received his J.D. and M.B.A. from Queen’s University, where he worked as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant for Professor Robert Yalden. In his graduating year, Ben received the Dean’s Key Award for his academic achievements and contributions to the Queen’s Faculty of Law.
In 2023, Ben completed a five-month secondment to the Office of Mergers & Acquisitions at the Ontario Securities Commission. In this role, he was involved in the oversight of M&A transactions on a real-time basis and other related matters involving public companies. He also participated in several policy projects including proposed amendments to the early warning regime and Multilateral Instrument 61-101.
Ben joined the firm as a summer student in 2020 and completed his articles with the firm in 2022.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- Chorus Aviation
Chorus Aviation in the sale of its Regional Aircraft Leasing Segment
- Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada in its $600-million Institutional Preferred Shares Series BW offering
- Battery Ventures
Battery Ventures in its $150 million acquisition of TrueContext Corporation
- Q4
Q4 in its acquisition by Sumeru Equity Partners
- Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Greater Toronto Airports Authority in its $400 million offering
Chorus Aviation in the sale of its Regional Aircraft Leasing Segment
Royal Bank of Canada in its $600-million Institutional Preferred Shares Series BW offering
Battery Ventures in its $150 million acquisition of TrueContext Corporation
Q4 in its acquisition by Sumeru Equity Partners
Greater Toronto Airports Authority in its $400 million offering
Latest Insights
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Osler Update Dec 18, 2024
Declining hostile bids, IPOs and public companies
Canada has seen a decline in hostile take-over bids and a rise in shareholder activism, alongside a continued decrease in IPOs suggesting policy...
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Report Dec 5, 2024
Private equity M&A: strong appetite for exchangeable share structures
Exchangeable share structures are expected to become increasingly popular in the coming years.
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Osler Update Dec 11, 2023
Private to public and back again
Canadian initial public offering (IPO) activity boomed from 2018 to 2021, with transaction volumes peaking in 2021.
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Media Mentions
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Osler News Sep 14, 2022
Osler welcomes the 2022 first-year associates to the Toronto office
Osler Toronto is pleased to welcome the following first-year associates:
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Community Involvement
- Canadian Bar Association, Member-at-Large
- MBA Student Executive Council, Vice President
- Law Students’ Society, Student Senator
- Queen’s Faculty of Law, Academic Tutor
Speaking and Writing
Published Work
- Presented on ‘Novel offerings in Canadian corporate finance’ for a University of Toronto Global Professional LLM corporate finance class
Credentials
Education
- Queen’s University, J.D.
- Queen’s University, M.B.A.
- University of Toronto, B.A. (Honours)
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
