Recent Experience
The syndicate of underwriters, led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in the US$1.15-billion Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.'s (APUC) underwritten marketed public offering of Equity Units.
Cenovus Energy Inc., in its $3.8-billion acquisition of Husky Energy Inc., plus the assumption of $5.2-billion in long-term debt.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited, in its approximately $460-million acquisition of Painted Pony Energy Ltd.
Bird Construction Inc., in its $96.5-million acquisition of Stuart Olson Inc.
Urban Life Solutions Inc., backed by Signal Hill Equity Partners, in its acquisition of the P. Munro Group.
Lineage Logistics, owned by Bay Grove Capital, in its acquisition of cold storage company Ontario Refrigerated Services, Inc.
Corridor Resources Inc. (now named Headwater Exploration Inc.) in its financing and reconstitution of the board and management, pursuant to which Corridor completed $50-million private placement of units and subscription receipts to the new management team and other subscribers.
City Wide Towing and Recovery Service Ltd., backed by Signal Hill Equity Partners, in its acquisition of ULS Maintenance & Landscaping Inc.
Lithion Power Group, in its acquisition of Aved Electronics.
1908 GP Inc., in the formation of 1908 LP and the formation and capitalization of POI Holdings LP by a syndicate of private Canadian investors led by Cody Church, on behalf of Clear North Capital, together with a team that included Rakesh Saraf (formerly of ATRF) and Kenny Albert (formerly of Kilmer Capital), and the acquisition of a majority interest in the business of POI Business Interiors Inc., a provider of workspace environment solutions and a Steelcase distributer in Ontario.
Velvet Energy Ltd., in its acquisition of Iron Bridge Resources Inc. by way of takeover bid.
S.i. Systems Ltd., in its acquisition by Quad C Partners.
The acquisition by International Petroleum Corporation of BlackPearl Resources Inc. (with an estimated enterprise value of approximately $675 million) by way of a share exchange pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
TriWest Capital Partners, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms, in partnership with senior management, in its investment in PRT Growing Services Ltd.
TriWest Capital Partners, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms, in partnership with senior management and existing shareholders, in its investment in Lithion Power Group (fka HPC Energy Services Ltd.).
Safety Express Ltd., in its acquisition of Norclean International Corporation.
Venture-backed Unata, in its sale to Instacart.
AlarmForce Industries Inc., in its $184-million sale to BCE Inc.
MEG Energy Corp., in its US$750-million private placement of senior secured second lien notes.
TriWest Capital Partners, in partnership with the senior management team and the existing principals, in its acquisition of Coast Wholesale Appliances Inc. by way of a combination of assets and shares.
Marquee Energy Ltd., in its business combination with Alberta Oilsands Inc. by way of court-approved plan of arrangement.
Marquee Energy Ltd., in the defence of its proposed merger with Alberta Oilsands Inc. against challenges by Smoothwater Capital Corporation.
Lone Pine Resources Canada, in its acquisition of Arsenal Energy Inc. and concurrent reorganization into a Canadian public corporation, Prairie Provident Resources.
Waste Connections, Inc. on an approximately $13-billion merger with Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.
TriWest Capital Partners, one of Canada's leading private equity firms, in the acquisition of Prostar Well Service Inc. and Prostar Manufacturing Inc. (formerly Rangeland Drilling Automation Inc.).
Metalmark Capital, in the acquisition of Kissner Milling Company Limited and Kissner Group Inc. by an investor group led by Metalmark Capital and including Silvertree, a joint venture between Silverhawk Capital Partners and Demetree Salt, LLC, and the Kissner management team.
The CCAA plan sponsor in the CCAA proceedings of Gasfrac Energy Services Inc.
ATCO Ltd., in the disposition of ATCO I-Tek Inc. and ATCO's Australian IT operations to affiliates of Wipro Ltd. for aggregate sale proceeds of approximately $210 million.
ATCO Ltd., in the negotiation, structuring and other commercial matters relating to ATCO entering into a strategic alliance with Wipro including 10-year master service agreements governing the provision of IT services by Wipro to the ATCO Group of Companies valued at approximately $1.2 billion.
Effective June 26, 2014, Westport Innovations Inc. extended the maturity of its 9% unsecured subordinated non-convertible debentures, and raised an additional $19 million through the issuance of debentures offered by Richardson GMP Limited on identical terms, on a private placement basis, bringing the total outstanding debentures to $55 million.
Metalmark Capital, in the acquisition by its newly-formed portfolio company, PTW Holdings Inc., of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Tarpon Energy Services Inc., Pyramid Corporation, Warwick Industries Ltd. and Kent Steel Ltd.
Corridor Resources Inc., in its $100-million joint venture with the Government of Quebec (through its affiliate, Ressources Quebec Inc.), Petrolia Inc. and Establissements Maurel & Prom S.A. (through its subsidiary, Saint-Aubin E&P (Quebec) Inc.).
RTL-Westcan Limited Partnership, a leading hauler of bulk commodities in Western and Northern Canada, in the sale of its operating business to Kenan Advantage Group and its industrial properties to Edgefront Realty Corp. The ownership group of RTL-Westcan included TriWest Capital Partners, one of Canada's leading private equity firms, members of the RTL-Westcan senior management team and others.
The underwriters, co-led by Scotia Capital Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc., in the issuance of preferred shares by Pembina Pipeline Corporation for gross proceeds of $250,000,000.
Secure Energy Services Inc., in the issuance of common shares for gross proceeds of approximately $110 million (including the exercise of an over-allotment option).
The underwriters, co-led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc., in the issuance of preferred shares by Pembina Pipeline Corporation for gross proceeds of $150 million.
The shareholders of HMA Land Services Ltd., in its sale to RPS Energy Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of LSE-listed RPS Group plc.
Mill City Capital, L.P., in connection with the acquisition and capitalization by an investor group led by Mill City of Bonnett's Energy Corp.
Northern Frontier Corp., a TSX Venture Exchange listed capital pool corporation, in the completion of its previously announced acquisition of the NEC Group and certain assets used in the operation of the NEC Group's business.
The Bodtker Group of Companies Ltd., an Alberta-based industrial drum reconditioning, manufacturing and distribution company, in connection with the sale of operations of certain of its subsidiaries, Universal Drum Reconditioning Ltd., All Tank, Great Western Containers Inc., Can-Am Containers Inc. and Jos Lebel Containers, to Industrial Container Services Canada, Inc.
Bennett Jones
