Brian Boonstra

Brian Boonstra advises public and private companies, including family offices and private equity funds, on a wide variety of M&A and finance transactions. Brian also represents public companies and their boards of directors in connection with securities disclosure and compliance issues and general corporate matters. His clients operate in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, clean energy, mining, real estate development, technology, and financial services.  Brian also serves as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.   

Prior to joining Davis Graham, Brian served as a law clerk for Justice Nancy Rice of the Colorado Supreme Court. 

He currently serves on the board of directors of Peak to Peak Charter School. 

RECOGNITION

• Chambers USA, “Leader in Their Field” Corporate/M&A (Colorado), 2013-2024 
• Chambers USA, “Leader in Their Field” Natural Resources & Energy (Colorado), 2019-2024 
• The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law & Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2019-2024 
• Denver Business Journal, Who’s Who in Energy, 2019 
• Colorado Super Lawyer, 2019-2020 
• Colorado Rising Star by Thomson Reuters, Mergers and Acquisitions, 2013-2016 
• M&A Advisor, Emerging Leader, 2016 

EXPERIENCE & RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• Represented a consortium of private investors in connection with the provision of development capital for a large clean hydrogen project 
• Represented Heli Adventures in connection with its acquisition of Silverton Mountain ski area  
• Represented Mallard Exploration, a private-equity backed oil and gas producer operating in the Denver-Julesburg basin, in connection with its sale to a private-equity backed buyer  
• Represented Maverix Metals (NYSE American: MMX), a gold-favored royalty and streaming company, in connection with its combination with Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp.  
• Represented GTY Technology Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: GTYH), a leading provider of cloud software solutions for the public sector, in connection with its going-private transaction with GI Partners 
• Represented Steven Charles – A Dessert Company®, a maker of gourmet desserts supplying foodservice and retail customers across North America, in connection with its sale to Dessert Holdings® 
• Represented a large family office in connection with the acquisition of Frontier Waste Solutions, a Texas-based solid waste and recycling collection service company 
• Represented Angelina Forest Products, the owner of a Texas-based lumber mill, in connection with its sale to West Fraser Timber Company for approximately $300 million   
• Represented Kinross Gold Corporation in connection with its acquisition of a 70% interest in the Peak Gold project in Alaska from Royal Gold, Inc. and Contango ORE, Inc.  
• Represented Golden Star Resources Ltd. (NYSE American: GSS) in connection with its sale to Chifen Jilong Gold Mining Co. Ltd.  
• Represented Pershing Gold Corporation (NASDAQ: PGLC) in its sale to Americas Silver Corporation (NASDAQ: USAS)
• Represented Encana Corp. in various transactions, including the sale of oil and gas assets in the Piceance Basin in Northwestern Colorado  ($735 million), the Denver-Julesburg Basin ($900 million), and the San Juan Basin