Kent Kufeldt is a partner in the BLG Vancouver and Calgary offices and is the national business leader of BLG's Securities & Capital Markets Group. He represents public issuers and underwriters in public and private debt and equity financings, initial public offerings, and cross-border financing transactions. Kent has experience with merger, acquisition, and reorganization transactions, acting for both acquiring companies and target companies in hostile takeovers and negotiated acquisitions. Kent has been involved in innovative transactions in both the corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions areas. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.