Overview
Jamie van Diepen is a partner in a business law group at Goodmans. He has a transactional-based practice involving all aspects of corporate and securities law, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions.
Jamie routinely acts for public companies, private companies and private equity firms on a broad range of merger and acquisition transactions, including cross-border transactions, take-over bids, plans of arrangement, going private transactions and divestitures. In addition, Jamie frequently advises clients on contested governance matters, including proxy contests.
Jamie has been recognized as a leading lawyer by publications including: The Legal 500 Canada, IFLR1000 and Best Lawyers in Canada. In 2024, Jamie was honoured as one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40.
Featured Work
Jamie’s recent transactional experience includes representing:
- Falfurrias Capital Partners in its acquisition of Executive Platforms
- AP IX Alpha Holdings (Lux) S.a r.l., an affiliate of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., in connection with its take-private of ABC Technologies Holdings Inc.
- Macquarie Asset Management on the sale of Ceres Terminals, a leading provider of stevedoring and terminal operation services in North America, to Carrix, a portfolio company of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners
- PNC Riverarch Capital Barr in its acquisition of GeoSpatial Solutions
- Macquarie Asset Management in connection with its joint venture partnership with Porter Aviation Holdings Inc. to develop and finance a new passenger terminal at Montréal Saint-Hubert Airport
- Falfurrias Capital Partners in its acquisition Brainlabs
- Nuvo Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Miravo Healthcare in relation to its definitive agreement to be acquired by Searchlight Pharma Inc. by way of plan of arrangement
- Training The Street, the world's leading provider of educational resources for financial professionals, in its add-on acquisition of The Marquee Group, Canada's leading provider of financial modeling training and consulting
- Latécoère S.A, a Tier 1 partner of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers, in relation to the acquisition of Avcorp Industries Inc., a Canadian-domiciled publicly traded company that builds major airframe structures for leading aircraft manufacturers, by way of plan of arrangement
- Atria Client Services LLC, a subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc., in its acquisition of multi-substrate heated capsule technology for a total purchase price of US$100.5 million, subject to certain adjustments and holdbacks
- M&M Food Market, a subsidiary of funds managed by Searchlight Capital Partners, in its sale to Parkland Corporation for C$322 million
- ARYZTA AG in the sale of ARYZTA North America to funds managed by Lindsay Goldberg for US$850 million
- AP IX Alpha Holdings (Lux) S.a r.l., an affiliate of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., in connection with (i) its acquisition of a majority stake in ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. from ABC Group Canada LP for approx. C$294.3 million; (ii) ABC Technologies Holdings Inc.’s acquisition of dlhBowles, Inc. from MPE Partners, L.P. for approximately US$255 million; (iii) ABC Technologies Holdings Inc.’s rights offering for gross proceeds of C$336.9 million; (iv) ABC Technologies Holdings Inc.’s private placement to the AP IX Alpha Holdings (Lux) S.a r.l. and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., for aggregate proceeds of C$30.6 million; and (v) ABC Technologies Holdings Inc.’s acquisition of Karl Etzel GmbH from the Schürrle family for approximately US$95 million
- Atlantic Power and its special committee in its agreement to be acquired by I Squared Capital for US$961 million
- A fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets in the US$1.212 billion sale of WCA Waste Corporation to GFL Environmental Inc.
- Brown-Forman Corporation in connection with its sale of the Early Times, Canadian Mist, and Collingwood brands, and the Canadian Mist production assets to Sazerac
- Virtus Industries in connection with its acquisition of Arzon Limited
- Interac Corp. in connection with its acquisition of 2Keys Corporation
- the Special Committee of Kinder Morgan Canada in connection with Pembina Pipeline’s agreement to acquire Kinder Morgan Canada and the Cochin Pipeline for $4.35 billion
- Onex Corporation in its agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of WestJet Airlines Ltd. for CDN$5 billion
- A fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets in connection with its sale of the Halterm Container Terminal, the largest container terminal in Eastern Canada, to Singapore-based PSA International Pte Ltd.
- Integrated Asset Management Corp. in its sale to Fiera Capital Corporation for total consideration of approximately $74 million
- A fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets in connection with its sale of Penn Terminals
- the Special Committee of AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. in its $432 million going-private transaction by a group of investors led by certain members of its management and including Fairfax Financial Holdings and Point North Capital
- Altria Group in its $2.4 billion investment in Cronos Group
- Searchlight Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of Mitel Networks Corporation, a global market leader in business communications, in an all-cash transaction valued at US$2 billion
- Student Transportation Inc. and its Special Committee in connection with its US$1.1 billion acquisition by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Ullico Inc.
- Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. in connection with its US$462 million initial public offering on the NYSE and the TSX, making it the largest technology company (by initial market capitalization) to ever IPO in Canada and giving it an implied valuation of US$3 billion
- Spectra Energy Corp in its stock-for-stock merger transaction with Enbridge Inc. for approximately $37 billion
- InterOil Corporation in connection with its US$2.5 billion acquisition by Exxon Mobil Corporation
Awards & Recognition
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The Legal 500 Canada Next Generation Partner, Corporate and M&A 2025
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Law, Securities Law 2025
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The Legal 500 Canada Next Generation Partner, Corporate and M&A 2024
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Lexpert's Rising Stars - Leading Lawyers Under 40 One of Canada’s leading lawyers under 40 2024
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Law, Securities Law 2024
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IFLR1000 Canada Rising Star Partner, M&A 2023
Credentials
Professional Involvement
Jamie is a lecturer at the Osgoode Hall Law School and York University’s Intensive Course in Canadian Securities Law and Practice, where he teaches various merger and acquisition topics.
Credentials
- Queen's University, J.D., 2010
- Queen's University, B.Cmp, 2007, with Honours
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
Call to Bar
- Ontario
Insights
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Capital Markets
Court of Appeal Endorses Reliability of Transaction Price in Dissent Proceedings
In Carlock v. ExxonMobil Canada Holdings ULC, 2020 YKCA 4, the Yukon Court of Appeal (comprised of judges from British Columbia’s Court of Appeal) provided guidance about the weight to be given to the… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
TSX Proposes Enhanced Flexibility for TSX-Listed Issuers in Securities Exchange Acquisitions
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is seeking comments on proposed amendments to the TSX’s rules that require listed issuers to obtain approval from their own security holders when issuing more than… -
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Fixed Fee Fairness Opinions - A One-Year Retrospective on InterOil
Approximately one year ago, InterOil Corporation (“InterOil”) completed its highly publicized transaction with Exxon Mobil Corporation (“ExxonMobil”). In May of 2016, at the conclusion of an…
News & Events
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Capital Markets
Jamie van Diepen named 2024 Lexpert Rising Star: Leading Lawyer Under 40
Goodmans is pleased to congratulate Jamie van Diepen who has been honoured as a Lexpert® Rising Star: Leading Lawyer Under 40 for 2024.Jamie van Diepen is a partner in a business law group at Goodmans… -
Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Once Again Receives Top-Tier Recognition from The Legal 500 Canada
We are pleased to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top-tier recognition from The Legal 500 Canada in their 2025 Guide released today.Recognition from The Legal 500 is based on independent… -
100+ Goodmans lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada: 2025 Edition
We are delighted to share Goodmans has once again been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada with 105 lawyers featured across 43 practice areas.Congratulations to Andrew Brodkin…