
Overview
Alan Bowman is a partner in the Tax Group at Goodmans. Alan's practice focuses on all aspects of income taxation that arise in corporate and commercial transactions with a particular focus on the mining industry. He advises public and private clients on M&A, debt and equity financing, corporate reorganizations, debt restructurings and international tax planning.
Alan is recognized by Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and Best Lawyers in Canada for tax.
Expertise
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Cross-Border and International Tax
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Mining
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Tax
Featured Work
Alan has provided tax advice in the following transactions:
- Newmont Mining Corporation in its $10 billion acquisition of Goldcorp Inc.
- Essar Steel Algoma Inc. in its restructuring under the CCAA and sale of substantially all of its assets to Algoma Steel Inc.
- Altria Group, Inc. in its $2.4 billion strategic investment in cannabis producer, Cronos Group
- a joint venture between prominent businessman and philanthropist, Larry Tanenbaum O.C., and Junior Bridgeman, a former NBA player, renowned entrepreneur and owner of Kansas City-based Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, in the joint venture’s acquisition of Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada Company from a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company
- Aryzta in the $850 million sale of its North American bakery business to funds of Lindsay Goldberg
- Berkshire Partners LLC in its $1 billion acquisition of VetStrategy
- MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) in its sale from Maxar Technologies Inc. to a consortium led by Northern Private Capital for $1 billion
- MDA in its initial public offering of its common shares
- Thomas H Lee Partners in the sale of Give & Go to Mondelez
- Shaftesbury Inc. in its acquisition by AMC Networks
- Miller McAshphalt in its $931 million acquisition by Colas Canada
- Cott Corporation in its US$1.25 billion sale of its traditional beverage manufacturing business to Refresco
- Coeur Mining in its US$250 million acquisition of Denham Capital’s JDS Silver and B.C. Silvertip Mine
He has also advised on numerous acquisitions and dispositions by private equity funds and other public/private transactions.
Awards & Recognition
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Chambers Canada Band 3, Tax 2023
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Tax Law 2023
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Who's Who Legal Recommended National Leader, Corporate Tax 2022
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Tax Law 2022
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Chambers Canada Ranked, Tier 3, Tax: Nationwide - Canada 2022
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Consistently Recommended, Corporate Tax 2022
Credentials
Professional Involvement
Alan has authored numerous papers and speaks frequently on commercial income tax matters.
Alan is the former board chair at Kingsway College School, an independent school located in Etobicoke, Ontario. Formerly, Alan chaired the Audit Committee of Youth Without Shelter, a shelter for homeless youth in Toronto, and he was an adjunct professor at Western University Faculty of Law.
Credentials
- University of British Columbia, LL.B., 1995
- Western University, B.A., 1992
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Tax Foundation
- International Fiscal Association
- Canadian Bar Association
Call to Bar
- 1997 Ontario
Insights
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Tax
Restructuring Debt of a Resource Company, Taxnet Pro
Distressed corporations often resort to restructuring their debts into shares of the corporation. However, in situations where those shares constitute taxable Canadian property, these debt exchanges… -
Capital Markets
2012 Federal Budget Proposals Applicable to Mining Companies
The 2012 federal budget (the “Budget”), released last Thursday, promises legislative changes to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (the “CEAA”) that will streamline the federal environmental…
News & Events
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Mergers and Acquisitions
Chambers and Partners Continues to Honour Goodmans with Top Tier Recognition
We are delighted to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Canada 2023 Guide released today. Recognition from Chambers… -
Private Equity and Venture Capital
100+ Goodmans lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada: 2023 Edition
Goodmans is delighted to announce we have been recognized by the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada with 101 lawyers ranked across 41 practice areas.Congratulations to Dale H. Lastman, C… -
Goodmans Recognized in the Chambers Global 2022 Guide
We are proud to announce that we have once again been recognized as a top Canadian firm in the Chambers Global 2022 Guide.Chambers Global ranks the top lawyers and law firms in over…