Kent Kufeldt is a partner in BLG's Vancouver and Calgary offices and the national business leader of the firm's Securities & Capital Markets Group. Also a member of the BLG's Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Leadership Team. 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. Member of the Board of Governors of Business Council of British Columbia. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyout and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities Law; Corporate Governance Practice; Oil and Gas Law). Education: LLB (University of Toronto). Called to the British Columbia Bar in 2011 and the Alberta Bar in 1999.