Saptarshi (Rishi) Chakraborty

Partner

Phone:403.873.3752Email:schakraborty@mcleod-law.comOffice:Downtown

Assistant

Vicky Lam

Phone:403.254.3863Email:vlam@mcleod-law.com

Practice Areas

Business Law Privacy & Cybersecurity Securities & Capital Markets

Saptarshi (Rishi) ChakrabortyPartner

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I strive to provide sound legal advice that is grounded on understanding my clients’ business

Rishi’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions transactions and securities law matters. He acts for public and private companies, shareholders, independent committees of boards of directors and investment dealers in public and private offerings of securities, various types of corporate transactions, reorganizations and recapitalizations.

Rishi regularly advises clients on purchases and sales of assets and businesses, corporate governance and regulatory compliance and continuous disclosures for public companies. Rishi also advises clients regarding provincial and federal privacy legislation, cybersecurity matters and help clients navigate the legal landscape following data breaches and complaints made to privacy regulators.

Rishi is recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for work in Corporate Law and Securities Law. Rishi is also recognized by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Corporate Mid-Market.

Education

2008 Queen's University, LLM (Securities Law)

2005 University of Toronto, LLM (Public International Law)

2004 University of Pune (India), LLB

Admission

2011 Alberta

Client Testimonial HighLight

What clients are saying

McLeod Law was an exceptional partner to Carbonova during our oversubscribed C$5.1 million financing round. Rishi Chakraborty, along with Liam Phipps and Ivana Palacios, combined deep transactional expertise with practical, founder-friendly guidance—anticipating issues early, moving quickly under tight timelines, and keeping the process clear and efficient for our team and investors.
Dr. Mina ZarabianCEO of Carbonova Corp.
With the transaction now successfully completed, I would like to once again thank Rishi Chakraborty and his McLeod Law team for their able and professional handling of our affairs. McLeod Law continues to provide solid representation of our corporate affairs.
Tim TermuendePresident and CEO of Eagle Royalties
Under the leadership of S. (Rishi) Chakraborty and Laura Wynnyk, and with strategic counsel from Brian Rogers, McLeod Law provided insightful advice that extended beyond the transactional details. Their holistic approach ensured that our family office's unique needs and long-term goals were always a priority. Their ability to seamlessly see the big picture around regulatory approvals, shareholder...
Naim AliCEO of SM2 Holdings
I would like to thank and congratulate Rishi Chakraborty and his team at McLeod Law for their wise counsel and guidance on this transaction. Commencing with early analysis of potential deal structures, advising on critical commercial matters in the negotiation phase, conducting due diligence through to finalization and implementation of the transaction, the McLeod Law team were critical to our suc...
Tyler DahlseidePresident and CEO of the Ferus Natural Gas Fuels Inc.
On behalf of the staff and management of both Eagle Plains Resources and Eagle Royalties, we would like to congratulate the legal team of McLeod Law on a job well done! This was a complex, time-consuming transaction with several complicated factors - all completed under tight time constraints.
Tim TermuendePresident & CEO, Eagle Plains Resources Ltd.
It was a pleasure to work with the legal team at McLeod Law who executed our capital raise in an efficient and timely manner. We appreciate the hard work, which resulted in a successful outcome for all parties involved.
Shafeen MawaniChief Executive Officer of Fortress Insurance
We have had a wonderful long-standing relationship with McLeod and this transaction proves what a great job they do. We are very pleased with the work Rishi and team have accomplished here which helped finalize this successful transaction.
David LoveysChief Financial Officer, Cornerstone Capital Resources
We would like to recognize the efforts and achievements of McLeod Law and Rishi Chakraborty in particular. From the earliest days of negotiating our transaction with SSR Mining to the final closing, we were always confident that our needs were well-represented and that an experienced legal team always had our backs. We look forward to working with McLeod Law on future projects.
Tim TermuendePresident and Chief Executive Officer of Taiga Gold
It was a pleasure to work with Mr. Chakraborty and the team at McLeod Law throughout our transaction. Their ability to distil information, provide clear options, and sound advice inspired confidence within the board to perform its fiduciary obligations throughout the entire process. McLeod Law had the professional depth to meet our goals throughout and was instrumental in concluding our arrangemen...
Jesse Campbellon behalf of Taiga Gold’s board of directors

Select Current Engagements

Private acquisition company with respect to a mergers and acquisition transaction involving the sale of shares of a private industrial and construction company for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $30,000,000.
Public royalties company with respect to a public merger transaction. The transaction will involve the merger of the public company with another private company, with the resulting company listing its shares on a recognized Canadian stock exchange. The transaction is valued at approximately $55,000,000.
Private software company with respect to a mergers and acquisition transaction involving the acquisition of a business line and its corresponding assets. The transaction is valued at approximately $12,000,000.
Private land development company with respect to an initial debenture offering of approximately $20,000,000 (up $50,000,000 max), a corresponding private investment of approximately $12 million (equity + convertible securities), the acquisition of land and adjoining golf course for approximately $20 million.
Alberta based NASDAQ listed energy company is looking to acquire two private US listed energy companies from a private equity firm for a total equity value of between US$60 million and US$72 million.
US private equity firm looking to acquire a Canadian manufacturing facility for approximately $20,000,000.

Mergers & Acquisitions

An asset management company with respect to a private company acquisition for a transaction value of approximately $15 million
Ferus Natural Gas Fuels in its amalgamation with Cryopeak LNG Solutions to create the largest private, vertically integrated, LNG producer and service provider in Canada
Eagle Plains Resources and Eagle Royalties with its spin-out transaction for a value of approximately $50 million
An asset management company with respect to a business acquisition for a transaction value of approximately $30 million
Cornerstone Capital Resources with its public merger transaction with SolGold plc for $160 million
Wow Lighting and Controls Inc. in its corporate reorganization of approximately $20 million of shares and assets
Taiga Gold in its public M&A transaction with SSR Mining for a transaction value of approximately $35 million and delisting from the stock exchange
An asset management company on several private M&A transactions for a combined transaction value of approximately $50 million
PBS Financial Systems with respect to its strategic acquisition of an automotive software company
Prairie View Royalty and various affiliated entities as part of a strategic corporate reorganization transaction
Cleango Innovations' acquisition of SoftLab9 Technologies via RTO transaction and its listing on a Canadian stock exchange
Plankk Technologies in its acquisition via a take-over bid of Petrofeed for approximately $3 million
Value Drug Mart Associates sale of assets and business to strategic buyer for approximately $30 million
Paramount Resources in its purchase of assets from Apache Canada for approximately $600 million and subsequent merger with Trilogy Energy
Trimac Transportation in its privatization transaction for approximately $60 million
Energold Drilling in its acquisition of private drilling company for approximately $10 million
Black Swan Energy in its acquisition of Carmel Bay Exploration for approximately $200 million
Petrowest Corporation in its acquisition of three independent energy services companies for a cumulative value of approximately $50 million
Represented CDC Group and Golden Oil Holdings for their combined debt and equity investments of US$50 million in Feronia
Petrogas Energy in its sale of approximately 67% interest to AltaGas for approximately $900 million
Brookfield Capital Partners in its privatization transaction of Insignia Energy for approximately $90 million

Corporate Finance

Fortress Insurance with its $5.3 million equity offering and strategic agreement with U.S. based Indemnity National Insurance Company
Fathom Nickel on its brokered private placement financing for gross proceeds of approximately $15 million
Enerjet, an ultra low-cost airline carrier with respect to its reorganization and private equity financing
RMMI Corp. with respect to its initial public offering and listing on the Canadian Stock Exchange
Scotia Capital and a syndicate of underwriters with respect to a $136 million equity raise by Parex Resources
RBC Capital Markets and a syndicate of underwriters with respect to a cumulative equity raise of approximately $3 billion by Encana Corporation and Cenovus Energy Inc.
Paramount Resources Ltd. with respect to its $350 million equity raise
Petrowest Corporation with respect to several public offerings for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $100 million
Heritage Oil and Heritage Oil Corporation with respect to their $395 million rights offering on the London Stock Exchange and on the TSX
Sunshine Oilsands in its $580 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and subsequent listing on the TSX