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Harinder S. Basra

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T: 403.298.4494

Calgary

 
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Calgary

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Harinder Basra practises corporate and securities law, with a particular emphasis on advising public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, corporate governance and general corporate matters.

His practice focuses on advising domestic and international clients on transactions in the upstream oil and natural gas industry. Harinder provides practical legal advice to a diverse group of clients, from start-ups to multinational dual-listed issuers. His clients include public and private entities, private equity funds and investment banks.

Harinder has acted for buyers and sellers on several high profile acquisitions and dispositions in the oil and natural gas industry. His extensive experience in the M&A space includes take-over bids, plans of arrangement and corporate reorganizations. Harinder has also developed an expertise advising issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of corporate finance matters, including domestic and cross-border initial public offerings, secondary offerings and new issues of equity and debt securities. He also routinely advises clients on regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters.

Harinder is a Trustee of the Calgary Zoo and has previously served on the Leadership Giving Cabinet of the United Way. Harinder is also the Chair of the Student Recruitment Committee in Calgary.

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  • Corporate Commercial Law
  • Corporate Finance
  • Income Trusts
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Manufacturing

Education

University of Alberta, BA (Hons), 2001 University of Western Ontario, LLB, 2002 

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Alberta, 2003

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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.
Waste Connections, Inc., in approximately $13-billion merger with Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. 
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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Updates

Marquee Energy Appeal Reaffirms Plans of Arrangement Law in Canada

December 08, 2016
       

Updates

Ontario Encourages Gender Diversity Targets for Boards

June 10, 2016
       

Blog

Amendments to Early Warning Regime

March 23, 2016
       

Updates

Amendments to Early Warning Regime

March 21, 2016
       

Updates

Reserves Reports and Asset Write-Downs – Legal Consequences for Public Companies

February 12, 2015
       

Updates

Prospectus Exemption for Distributions to Existing Security Holders

March 18, 2014
       

Updates

OSC Proposes Disclosure Requirements Regarding Women on Boards and in Senior Management

August 06, 2013
       

Updates

OSC Publishes Guide for Emerging Market Issuers

November 26, 2012
       

Updates

New Regulatory Regime for Credit Rating Organizations

April 19, 2012
       

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Lexpert's Top Deals of 2007

January 22, 2008
       

Speaking Engagements

Calgary Better Business Bureau Seminar/Networking Lunch

May 16, 2006
       

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