Overview
Tim Heeney is a partner in a business law group at Goodmans. He advises both public and private businesses and investment funds on a wide variety of transactions as well as corporate and securities compliance and governance matters. His transactional work includes mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and restructurings of public companies.
Tim has also been involved in establishing private equity and venture capital funds as well as advising lead investors.
Tim has been recognized as a leading corporate lawyer by Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Legal 500 Canada and the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A. Tim was also honoured as one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers under 40 in 2006.
Featured Work
Tim’s representative work includes acting for:
Public M&A
- the special committee of Fairfax Africa on its strategic transaction with Helios
- Cineplex on its proposed sale to Cineworld Group
- Street Capital Group Inc. on its sale to RFA Capital Inc.
Private M&A
- Kensington Private Equity Fund on its sale of Prodomax Automation to Jenoptik
- KSL Capital and Henry Crown and Company on their acquisition of Intrawest Resorts
- Protenergy Natural Foods on its sale to TreeHouse Foods
Corporate Finance
- the underwriters of the initial public offering of Boat Rocker Media Inc.
- Morneau Shepell on its financing for its acquisition of Lifeworks
- Cineplex Inc. and Morneau Shepell Inc. on numerous public offerings
Restructuring
- restructurings of Bellatrix Exploration, Jupiter Resources, Concordia International, Pacific Exploration & Production, Millar Western Forest Products, Lightstream Resources, Connacher Oil and Gas, Armtec Infrastructure, Sino-Forest Corporation, Jaguar Mining and Compton Petroleum
Awards & Recognition
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law 2025
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Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A Canada's Leading Finance and M&A Lawyers 2024
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized, Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity 2024
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Corporate Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law 2024
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Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A Canada's Leading Finance and M&A Lawyers 2023
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized, Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity 2023
Credentials
Professional Involvement
Tim is a regular contributor to the American Bar Association’s recurring Canadian Private Target M&A Deal Points Study and the Canadian Public Target M&A Deal Points Study and is a Canadian contributor to Practical Law’s International Transaction Guide.
Credentials
- University of Toronto, LL.B., 1992
- University of Toronto, B.A., 1988
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- American Bar Association
Call to Bar
- Ontario
Insights
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Capital Markets
Key Areas of Focus for Proxy Season 2021
Reporting issuers in Canada are subject to continuous disclosure obligations imposed by securities laws and the rules of stock exchanges. From time to time, securities regulators, including the… -
Capital Markets
Key Areas of Focus for the 2020 Proxy Season
During 2019, securities regulators, including the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), published revisions and clarifications with respect to their… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
New Disclosure Rules and Guidance Related to the 2019 Proxy Season
Reporting issuers in Canada are subject to continuous disclosure obligations imposed by securities laws and the rules of stock exchanges. From time to time, securities regulators, including the… -
Capital Markets
Key Areas of Focus for the 2019 Proxy Season
Over the course of 2018, securities regulators, including the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), published various revisions and clarifications with… -
Capital Markets
New Disclosure Rules and Guidance Related to the 2018 Proxy Season
Reporting issuers in Canada are subject to continuous disclosure obligations imposed by securities laws and the rules of stock exchanges. From time to time, the securities regulators and stock… -
Capital Markets
New Disclosure Rules and Guidance Related to the 2017 Proxy Season
Reporting issuers in Canada are subject to continuous disclosure obligations imposed by securities laws and the rules of stock exchanges. From time to time, the securities regulators and stock…
News & Events
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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… -
Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Lawyers Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2024
We are delighted to announce the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2024 once again features Goodmans lawyers among Canada's experts.Congratulations to our 33 featured lawyers:Alan… -
Banking and Financial Services
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024 Continues to Recognize Goodmans
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP has once again been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.91 Goodmans lawyers have been recognized as top-tier in their…