Recent Experience
A syndicate of agents co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc., in Algonquin Power Co.'s (a subsidiary in the Liberty Renewable Energy Group of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSX: AQN)) sale of $400-million 2.85% senior unsecured debentures with a maturity date of July 15, 2031 (the "Liberty Power Debentures") pursuant to a private placement in Canada. The Liberty Power Debentures were offered at a price of C$999.92 per C$1,000 principal amount.
Cenovus Energy Inc., in its $23.6-billion acquisition of Husky Energy Inc.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited, in a $800-million public offering of aggregate principal amount of medium term notes, consisting of $500-million aggregate principal amount of 1.45% notes due November 16, 2023 and $300-million aggregate principal amount of 2.50% notes due January 17, 2028.
Bird Construction Inc., in its $96.5-million acquisition of Stuart Olson Inc.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited, in its approximately $460-million acquisition of Painted Pony Energy Ltd.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., led by a syndicate of agents, Scotia Capital Inc. and CIBC Capital Markets, in the bought-deal offering of common shares in the amount of $633-million and the concurrent financing of $350-million.
MEG Energy Corp., in its private placement of US$1.2-billion aggregate principal amount of 7.1250% senior unsecured notes due 2027 in the United States and Canada.
Canadian Pacific Railway, in its public offering of $300-million aggregate principal amount of 3.05% notes due 2050.
Canadian Pacific Railway, in its public offering of US$500-million aggregate principal amount of 2.050% notes due 2030.
A syndicate of agents, led by BofA Merrill Lynch, in Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.’s public offering of US$350 million aggregate principal amount of 6.20% fixed-to-floating subordinated notes.
A syndicate of agents, led by BofA Merrill Lynch, in Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.'s registered-fixed-to-floating subordinated notes southbound MJDS offering.
Parkland Fuel Corporation, in its US$500million cross-border offering of senior notes.
Parkland Fuel Corporation, in its $300-million note offering.
Parkland Fuel Corporation, in its US$500 million senior note offering.
NEP Canada Corp., sells its Canadian Exploration and Production Operating Subsidiary to Aspenleaf Energy Limited.
MEG Energy Corp., in its US$750-million private placement of senior secured second lien notes.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited, in three shelf prospectus filings
Argent Energy, an Alberta income trust that operated and managed oil and gas properties located in the U.S., sold substantially all of its assets in its cross-border CCAA/Chapter 15 proceeding.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited, in its approximately $460-million acquisition of Painted Pony Energy Ltd.
The syndicate of underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in Liberty Utilities Co.'s offering of US$600-million of 2.050% Senior Notes.
Waste Connections, Inc., as Canadian counsel, in its US$600-million cross-border offering of aggregate principal amount of 2.60% senior notes due 2030 pursuant to a U.S. Shelf Registration Statement.
Waste Connections, Inc., in approximately $13-billion merger with Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.
Waste Connections, Inc., in its cross-border US$500-million senior note public offering.
Cenovus Energy Inc., in its cross-border $1.5-billion public offering of common shares.
A reporting issuer, in the oil and gas energy services sector in completing a private placement with a value of $3.7 million
MEG Energy Corp., in the $157-million secondary offering of common shares by one of its principal shareholders Warburg Pincus LLC
Marquee Energy Ltd., in its acquisition of the Western Canadian assets of Sonde Resources Corp.
Argent Energy Trust, in its $63-million public offering of convertible debentures.
MEG Energy Corp., in its US$1-billion offering of 7.00% senior unsecured notes.
Argent Energy Trust, in its $86-million public offering of convertible debentures.
MEG Energy Corp., in its $400-million public bought deal common share financing and concurrent $400 million private placement common share financing.
Argent Energy Trust, in its $100-million public offering of trust units to finance an acquisition of oil and gas assets.
Argent Energy Trust, in its $126.5-million public offering of trust units to finance an acquisition of oil and gas assets – counsel to Argent (October 2012)
Avalon Exploration Ltd., in its sale of all of its outstanding shares by way of plan of arrangement to Twin Butte Energy Ltd. in a transaction valued for approximately $89 million.
Argent Energy Trust, in its $244-million initial public offering of trust units.
Nexen Inc., in its offering of cumulative redeemable class A rate reset preferred shares, series 2 for aggregate gross proceeds of $200 million.
Veresen Inc., in its $200-million bought deal offering of 8,000,000 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares.
Veresen Inc., in the purchase of Encana Corp's midstream gas gathering and processing plants in Alberta and British Columbia for $920 million.
Veresen Inc., in its $303-million bought deal financing.
ProspEx Resources Ltd., in its $186-million acquisition by Paramount Resources Ltd. by way of plan of arrangement.
MEG Energy Corp., in its unsecured US$750-million offering of 6.50% senior secured notes.
Parallel Energy Trust, in its $393-million initial public offering of trust units.
MEG Energy Corp., in its completed initial public offering of its common shares on August 6, 2010. A total of 20,000,000 shares were issued at $35.00 per share, for aggregated gross proceeds of $700,000,000.
Visant Corporation, in its acquisition of Intergold
Ltd. by way of take-over bid.
Anderson Energy Ltd., in a bought deal common share
offering for proceeds of approximately $30 million.
Cenovus Energy Inc., in the completion of a US$3.5-billion private offering of debt securities which are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 under Rule 144A and Regulation S and the subsequent exchange of such debt securities for debt securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
Nexen Inc., as Canadian counsel, in a public offering of US$1 billion of 10 year and 30
year senior notes.
Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P., in its public offering of $200 million principal amount of 5.60 per cent Senior Unsecured Notes Series 1 due July 28, 2014.
RBC Capital Markets, Peters & Co. Limited and Cormark
Securities, jointly led a syndicate of underwriters, in a $80.1-million public offering of common shares
and "flow-through" common shares by MGM Energy Corp.
Encana Corporation, which had an enterprise value of approximately US$50 billion, in its division into two independent publicly traded companies - one new Encana Corporation, an unconventional natural gas company and the other Cenovus Energy Inc. an integrated oil company.
Synenco Energy Inc., in its acquisition by Total E&P Canada Ltd. for approximately $540 million by way of take-over bid.
Salamander Energy plc, in its US$220-million
acquisition of GFI Oil & Gas Corporation by way of a plan of
arrangement.
Marathon Oil Corporation, in its US$6.9-billion acquisition of Western Oil Sands Inc. by way of a plan of arrangement.
Anderson Energy Ltd., in a $100-million offering of
25,700,000 subscription receipts in conjunction with a concurrent
acquisition.
Statoil ASA, in its $2.2-billion acquisition of North American Oil Sands Corporation by way of takeover bid.
Oncolytics Biotech Inc., in $13.8-million cross-border public offering of common shares.
Corridor Resources Inc., in a $30.55-million short
form prospectus offering of common shares.
Canaccord Capital Corporation and Haywood Securities Inc., co-lead to a syndicate of underwriters, in a $33.2-million public offering of common shares by Verenex Energy Inc.
Flint Energy Services Ltd., in its
$470-million acquisition of Transco Energy Services Ltd.
Flint Energy Services Ltd., in its approximately
$137.6-million public offering of common shares.
Anderson Energy Ltd., in its $15-million public
offering of common shares and the concurrent $5 million purchase of
Anderson common shares on a private placement basis.
Eimskip Atlas Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avion Group, and KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 2, in Avion's $580-million acquisition of Atlas Cold Storage Income Trust, and with respect to structured real estate secured financing for the transaction which was provided by KingSett.
HealthPoint Capital Partners II LP, in its
$22.3-million acquisition of DTI Dental Technologies Inc.
Canaccord Capital Corporation, lead to a
syndicate of underwriters, in a $29-million bought deal short form prospectus offering, including
exercise of the over-allotment option, by Sterling Resources
Limited.
CIBC World Markets Inc., lead to a syndicate of
underwriters, in True Energy Trust's $86.2-million convertible debenture offering.
Merrill Lynch & Co., lead to syndicate of underwriters, in the issue and sale by Agrium Inc. of its US$300
million aggregate principal amount of 7.153% debentures due May 23,
2036.
BlackRock Ventures Inc., in the $2.4-billion
acquisition of the company by Shell Canada Limited.
Flint Energy Services Ltd., in a $300-million
public offering of common shares.
BlackRock Ventures Inc., in a $100 million of
3.5 percent convertible unsecured subordinated debentures due
2012 through RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and GMP Securities L.P.
Blizzard Energy Inc., the vendor, in a plan of
arrangement whereby Shiningbank Energy Income Fund acquired the
majority of Blizzard's natural gas assets.
Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P., in its $160-million public offering of 12600000 limited partnership units.
BlackRock Ventures Inc., in its $123.75-million public offering on a bought deal of common shares.
Fort Chicago Energy Partners LP, in its $270-million acquisition of Alberta Ethane Gathering System.
Avalon Exploration Ltd., in its $12.5 million
private placement of common shares and flow-through shares.
Blizzard Energy Inc., in the $50 million private
placement of common shares and flow-through common shares.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., lead to a syndicate of underwriters, in a $50-million initial public offering of DirectCash Income Fund.
RBC Dominion Securities, the agent, in the $20
million private placement of common shares by Northpine
Energy.
Temple Energy Inc., in its offering of special
warrants.
HYgait Resources Ltd., in its acquisition by Wild
River Energy Ltd., by way of a three corner amalgamation for share
consideration.
Nexen Inc., in a US$1.5-billion offering of common
shares, senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities via
short form base shelf prospectus.
Nexen Inc., in the issuance of US$1.04 billion of
cross border senior debt.
Nexen Inc., in a US$1.25-billion offering of
6.40 percent Notes due 2037 and US$250 million offering of 5.65
percent Notes due 2017.
Canaccord Capital Corporation, as underwriter, in a
$4.7 million private placement of flow-through shares for Veteran
Resources Inc.
Canaccord Capital Corporation, in a $15 million
private placement of common shares and flow-through common shares
of TimberRock Energy Corporation.
First Energy Capital Corporation, as lead underwriter, in a $11.9 million private placement of common and
flow-through shares of Aventura Energy Inc.
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