Recent Experience
PlantExt Ltd., in corporate, regulatory and IP matter related to Hebrew University, Agricultural Research Organization and ongoing corporate and financing needs.
Algonquin Power Utilities, registered fixed to floating subordinated notes southbound MJDS offering.
Canadian counsel to Baker Technologies, Inc., a Colorado-based provider of cannabis-specific customer relationship management software, in its business combination with Santé Veritas Holdings Inc., Briteside Holdings, LLC and Sea Hunter Therapeutics, LLC.
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.).
724 Solutions Inc., with structuring and implementing
the privatization of the company by sale to Austin Ventures.
A Canadian E&P company, with the sale of its gas plant.
A large western Canadian midstream company, with the joint venture structuring, construction and development of a $100-million expansion to their existing crude oil terminalling and
marketing facility.
A privately held company in the construction and transportation equipment service sector, with the negotiation and finalization of financing with a financial institution and related share purchase transaction with a value of $15 million
A privately held company in the real estate investment industry, with the implementation of a hotel venture arrangement and acquisition of a hotel and related senior debt financing and franchise agreement with Coast Hotels Limited with a value of $19.7 million
A privately held company operating in the software and information management industry, advising the board of directors in a hybrid transaction with a value of $11.3 million
A publicly held company in the laundry and linen services for healthcare, hospitality and other commercial sectors, with its bought deal short form prospectus offering of common shares for gross proceeds of $34.84 million
Acal PLC, a UK-based company and a leading international supplier of customised electronics to industry, with its acquisition of Plitron Manufacturing Inc., a Toronto-based designer and manufacturer of custom toroidal transformers for transportation, medical and industrial applications.
Acquisition by a private equity sponsored Canadian issuer of all of
the outstanding stock of a US based heavy equipment operator.
Acquisition of all of the assets and operating business of Applied
Geo-Environmental Solutions Inc.
Acquisition of all of the assets and operating business of Manstar
Distributors Ltd.
Acquisition of operations and assets of a western Canadian-based
concrete company.
A project developer, in securing land rights for wind
projects in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nova Scotia.
Progressive Home Warranty Solutions Inc. and Pacific Home Warranty Insurance Services Inc. (PHWG Group), with the sale of all of the shares and business of PHWG Group to Hub International Limited.
Williams Energy, in respect of midstream asset dispositions, including its paraffins business and straddle plants.
The Special Committee of CML Healthcare, with the proposed $1.22-billion acquisition of the company by LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services.
Agent lead private placement of $175-million worth of Units, each
Unit consisting of one common share and one common share purchase
warrant.
Air Canada, with the confirmation of U.S. Bank Succession of Aircraft leases.
Alberta Newsprint Company (ANC), with a negotiation
with the Government of Alberta (Sustainable Resource Development)
of a 20-year extension of its forest management agreement that
will allow ANC to manage and harvest logs within a geographical
area close to the size of Prince Edward Island, located northeast
of Whitecourt, Alberta. The logs that will be harvested from
this area over the full 20-year term would have a commercial
value of approximately $750 million at current prices.
Alberta Research Council Inc., with a number of
Collaborative Development Agreements with respect to solid oxide
fuel cells, including an agreement in negotiation with Pirelli
Labs.
Alberta Securities Commission Decision re: ARC Equity
Management (Fund 4) Ltd., Re, 2009 ABASC 390. Mandate
involved work on behalf of Profound Energy Inc. and Paramount
Energy Trust.
ALPAC Forest Products Inc., with a negotiation with the Government of Alberta (Sustainable Resource Development) of a 20-year extension of its forest management agreement that will allow ALPAC to manage and harvest logs within a geographical area in northeastern Alberta for its facility located near Athabasca, Alberta. The logs that will be harvested from this area, over the full 20-year term will be about 3 million cubic meters per year which generates about 650,000 metric tonnes of pulp per year.
Apex Distribution Inc., with the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Russel Metals Inc. for $225 million plus a five-year earnout.
A widely held private business, with a reorganization pursuant to a plan of arrangement.
ATCO Ltd., with 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., with 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.
ATCO Power Canada Limited, with a transmission must
run services agreement with the Rainbow Lake area.
ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd., with the sale of its 50-percent interest in TecnoFast, being its South American joint venture modular housing operations, to its co-venturer, TecnoFast S.A., for $124 million. The business of TecnoFast involved space rental and workforce housing fleet assets as well as manufacturing facilities and offices in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Argentina and Brazil.
Avalon Resources Ltd., with the sale of all of its outstanding common shares to Atlas Energy Limited for a cash and share consideration of $49.44 million.
Bermuda Telephone Company Limited (BTC), a Bermuda-based telecommunications provider, and the shareholders of its parent company, Barrie Holdings Limited, with the sale of BTC to Digicel Group Limited.
Blue Ant Media Inc., with its acquisition of Canadian broadcaster High Fidelity HDTV and its four premium high definition channels—Oasis HD, eqhd, radX and HIFI HD.
Blue Ant Media Inc., with its acquisition of Canadian broadcaster GlassBOX Television Inc. and the Travel+Escape, Bite TV and AUX TV specialty channels.
Brazos B.V., a subsidiary of NGP Natural Resources X, L.P., with its capital commitment of $100 million to Spry2 Energy Inc.
Canada Trust Company, counsel for agent, with the $29-million lease/leaseback project of the Orleans Art Centre in
Ottawa.
Canasea Oil and Gas Ltd., with its reorganization and general corporate matters.
Carpathian Gold Inc., with its bought deal private placement of approximately $19.4 million of common shares to a syndicate of underwriters consisting of Cormark Securities Inc. and Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.
Cherington Capital LLC, a private equity firm, with
their divestiture of all of the
Canadian, American and Portuguese assets of a Nisku and
Calgary-based oil and gas service company to a strategic American
buyer.
China Metallurgical Exploration Corp., with certain corporate commercial matters in Canada.
Corridor Resources Inc., with 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.).
A syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp., in a bought deal prospectus offering of common shares of MBAC Fertilizer Corp. for total gross proceeds of approximately $51.7 million.
Eimskip Holdings Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Hf. Eimskipafelag Islands, with its $1.2-billion acquisition of Versacold Income Fund.
Flint Field Services Ltd., a provider of construction services in the oil and gas industry, with the divestment of its Tubular Inspection and Management business segment to ShawCor Ltd.
Stantec Inc. (NYSE, TSX: STN), with its $1.25-billion credit facilities to finance, in part, the successful acquisition of MWH Global, Inc. for approximately US$793 million.
The principal investors, in the refinancing of Tuckamore Capital Management Inc., through the issuance by Tuckamore to the investors, on a private placement basis, of 8.00% Senior Secured Debentures due 2026 in an aggregate principal amount of $176,228,000, as well as the issuance of 10.00% Second Lien Secured Convertible Debentures due 2026 in an aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000.
Creeburn Lake Lodge Ltd., with a limited partnership
agreement among ATCO Frontec Services Ltd., Creeburn Lake Lodge
Ltd. and Fort McKay Landing Ltd.
Darling International Inc., with its acquisition of all the assets of Rothsay, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., for approximately $645 million.
Encana Corp., with its sale of gas pipeline and processing assets in Western Canada's Montney region to a partnership of Veresen Inc. and KKR & Co. LP for approximately $760 million. Veresen Midstream, a joint venture of Veresen Inc. and KKR & Co. LP, will also invest up to $5 billion to support future production in the Montney, a massive liquids-rich natural gas play that straddles the Alberta-British Columbia border. Veresen Midstream will also provide midstream services to Encana in connection with the acquired and future assets.
Enerbuilt Technologies Inc., with the sale of all of its assets and business to Flameless Solutions Inc., a related entity to WesternOne Inc., a reporting issuer, for consideration of cash and securities of WesternOne Inc., and related pre-closing reorganization of Enerbuilt Technologies Inc.
Enviro Vault Canada Ltd. and various affiliates, with sale of substantially all of its assets to Sundance Holdings Corporation.
EOG Resources, Inc., one of the largest independent North American oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, with a divestment of all of its assets in Manitoba and certain assets in Alberta through two separate transactions for approximately US$410 million.
Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust, with its conversion from an income trust structure to a corporate structure by way of a plan of arrangement.
Flint Energy Services, with its acquisition by URS Corp for $1.25 billion pursuant to a plan of arrangement.
Foundation Equity Corporation, with the complex
reorganization and recapitalization of ROAM I.T. (Canada) Holdings
Inc. (a non-private issuer), by way of plan of arrangement
involving the compromising of the interests of multiple classes of
shareholders and creditors.
Genoil Inc., with the US$2.7-million private
placement of 5,130,382 common shares and 1,282,594 warrants.
GMP Securities L.P., with the $110-million private
placement of Pearl Exploration and Production Ltd.
Goderich Elevators Limited, with
its acquisition of the assets of G.S. Dunn & Co. Limited
in connection with G.S. Dunn's restructuring under the
CCAA.
IHS Inc.,with its acquisition of Dyadem International, Ltd.
Innova Exploration Ltd., with its $329-million acquisition by Crescent Point Energy Trust by way of a takeover bid, payable in cash.
Ivanhoe Energy Inc., with the purchase and sale of
certain oil sands leases of Talisman Energy Inc. for aggregate
consideration of $90 million.
Japan Canada Oil Sands (JACOS), with commercial and regulatory matters in the development of the Hangingstone Project.
Kellam Pipelines Inc. and T.H.L. Equipment Rentals & Steaming Ltd., with the sale of shares and assets to Pipeworx Ltd. and its subsidiary 1347780 Alberta Ltd.
KingSett Canadian Real Estate Income Fund LP, with its $312-million acquisition with Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust of the office complex known as Calgary Place, each as to a 50-percent co-ownership interest.
Klondex Mines Ltd., with its private placement of special warrants for aggregate gross proceeds of $19,454,000 and subsequent conversion into common shares by way of short-form prospectus.
Klondex Mines Ltd., with its bought deal public offering of common shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $16.1 million.
Klondex Mines Ltd., with its subscription receipt financing for aggregate gross proceeds of $42,630,000.
Leyou Technologies Holdings, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed company, acquired 39-percent of Digital Extremes, a video game developer based in London, Ontario, for US$65 million.
Lone Pine Resources Canada Ltd. and Lone Pine Resources Inc., with a $400-million cross-border recapitalization and restructuring transaction pursuant to a plan of compromise and arrangement under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) and ancillary proceedings under Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited, with purchases and sales of restaurant operations/franchises.
MEG Energy Corp., with its acquisition of Leismer South oil sands assets from Bounty Oil Sands and Southern Pacific Resource Corporation.
MEG Energy Corp., in respect of pipeline interconnections and rail terminalling services arrangements with Canexus Corporation in connection with expansion of operations at MEG's Stonefell Terminal.
MEG Energy, with engineering, procurement, and construction and other commercial matters in relation to MEG's Christina Lake multi-phased SAGD project.
Mercado Capital Corporation, with its sale of assets
to a subsidiary of Westminster Savings and Credit Union.
Meridian Credit Union, with its merger with Desjardins Credit Union to create Ontario's largest credit union with 263,000 members and $8 billion in assets under management.
Mitsubishi Corporation, with its acquisition of a 40-percent interest in Encana Corporation's Cutbank Ridge natural gas assets in Northeastern British Columbia for approximately $2.9 billion.
MonCana Bank of Canada, with the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Canadian First Financial Holdings Limited.
Mubadala Development Company, with its acquisition of all of Global Alumina Corporation's interest in Guinea Alumina Corporation.
Natsource CF Corporation, with the completion of a series of transactions involving the forward purchase and syndicated onward sale of approximately 44 million certified emission reductions expected to be created by a nitrous oxide decomposition project in China.
Natural Gas Partners, with its $95-million purchase of shares in Petrus Resources Ltd.
NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services Corporation, and the shareholders thereof, with the sale of a majority stake in NCSG to an investor syndicate led by TriWest Capital Partners IV, L.P. and Alberta Teachers Retirement Fund Board.
Newalta Corporation, with the sale of its Industrial Division to Revolution Acquisition LP, a company formed by Birch Hill Equity Partners, for cash proceeds of $300 million.
Newalta Income Fund, with its conversion from an income trust to a corporation by way of plan of arrangement.
Newport Partners Income Fund, with the acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Newport Partners Holdings LP, of the minority interest in NPC Integrity Energy Services for approximately $15.3 million.
North West Upgrading Inc., with the building and
financing of Phase I of a heavy oil upgrader valued
at approximately $4 billion.
North West Upgrading Inc., with the design and
construction of its approximately $4-billion upgrader project in
Sturgeon County, Alberta, including negotiation of major EPC and
Construction Services Agreements with SNC-Lavalin, PCL, Lurgi AG
and Kellogg Brown & Root Canada (KBR).
Oban Exploration Limited, with its reverse takeover transaction with Braeval Mining Corporation to form Oban Mining Corporation.
Oban Mining Corporation (TSX), with its acquisition of 7 million common shares of ValGold Resources Inc. (TSXV).
Oban Mining Corporation (TSX), with its acquisition of a Series A Secured Convertible Debenture of ValGold Resources Inc. (TSXV).
Oban Mining Corporation (TSX), with its property acquisition from Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX).
O'Hara Administration Co., S.A., in a successful proxy contest relating to a proposed takeover of Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. by ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. and Harbour Energy Ltd.
OMERS Ventures LP, with its participation in a $7.65-million investment in 360Incentives.com.
Omstead Foods Limited, with the divestment of its
frozen vegetable and coated appetizer division to Bonduelle SA and
its frozen fruit division to Silver Valley Farms.
Paramount Resources Ltd., with the sale of sour gas processing assets in north western Alberta to Pembina Gas Services Limited Partnership, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pembina Pipeline Corporation, for $600 million.
Pengrowth Energy Trust and Pengrowth Corporation,
with a series of dispositions of non-core and gas assets for
approximately $400 million.
Perpetual Energy Inc., with the sale and disposition of 90 percent of its interest in Warwick Gas Storage Inc. to a partnership sponsored by Brookfield Asset Management for total proceeds of $81 million dollars.
Premier Gold Mines Limited, a Canadian-based mineral exploration company, with its proposed 50/50 partnership with Centerra Gold Inc. for the joint ownership and development of Premier's Trans-Canada Property including the Hardrock Gold Project located in the Geraldton-Beardmore Greenstone Belt in Ontario.
QuIC Financial Technologies Inc., with its acquisition by Markit Group (Canada) Limited, a company owned by Markit Group Holdings Limited, for an undisclosed amount.
Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc., with the formation of a midstream partnership with a subsidiary of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
RBC Capital Markets, working as part of a syndicate of underwriters, in connection with a $115-million bought-deal offering of common shares by Verenex Energy Inc.
RBC Dominion Securities Inc., lead to a syndicate of underwriters, with the Province of Alberta's completion of an offering of $600-million principal amount of series CX 4.00 per cent bonds due December 1, 2019.
RBC Life Insurance Company, counsel for the agent in connection with the $11.455-million lease/leaseback project of the Orleans Client Service Centre in Ottawa.
Red Willow Energy Trust and Southern Ute, with
complex corporate and tax structuring matters relating to the $200-million sale of oil and gas assets to Trident Resources
Corporation.
ATCO Energy Solutions Ltd., in the development of its limited partnership with Petrogas Energy Corp. for the Strathcona Storage Facility near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, including associated long term propane, butane and ethylene storage services agreements, interconnection pipelines and associated transportation rights, product loading and transfer services at the PFS Terminal and related construction and drilling services agreements.
Certain shareholders of SkyPower Limited, with Canadian Solar Inc.'s $185-million purchase of a majority interest in SkyPower Limited and related joint venture and commercial arrangements.
Resource Well Completion Technologies Inc., with the acquisition by Schller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG of a majority interest for approximately $40 million.
RTL-Westcan Limited Partnership, a leading hauler of bulk commodities in Western and Northern Canada, with 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.
Schlumberger Limited, with its acquisition of Geophysical Exploration & Development Corporation.
Selling shareholders, with a sale of all of the
shares in the capital of Caribou Electric Inc. to a purchaser
affiliated with Ainsworth Inc. and the purchaser's entering into a
long-term lease with a company owned by the selling shareholders.
SFC Energy Partners, with its $80-million purchase of shares in Rampart Oil Ltd.
Sinopec Group, with its $2.9-billion acquisition of Daylight Energy Ltd.
SkyPower Wind Energy Fund LP, with the sale of its Terrawinds wind energy project near Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec and related assets for approximately $300 million.
TD Securities and Scotia Capital Markets, agents, with the $100-million MaRS Discovery District bond offering
secured by a Triple Net Lease.
TELUS Corporation, with its $1-billion MJDS offering of unsecured notes (2009).
TerraPro Group Inc., an Alberta-based provider of environmental, terrain protection and remote access solutions, with its reorganization pursuant to a plan of arrangement and concurrent refinancing.
The Bodtker Group of Companies Ltd., an Alberta-based industrial drum reconditioning, manufacturing and distribution company, 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.
The largest bondholder, with the $1.2-billion recapitalization of Ainsworth Lumber Co, Ltd.
The Special Committee of Central GoldTrust, with Sprott Asset Management's $1-billion hostile takeover bid for all the outstanding Units of Central GoldTrust
The Special Committee of Silver Bullion Trust, with Silver Bullion Trust's conversion to an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) in partnership with Purpose Investments Inc.
The Special Committee of Silver Bullion Trust, with Sprott Asset Management's $62-million hostile takeover bid for all the outstanding Units of Silver Bullion Trust
The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada, with a
first mortgage loan of $160 million (being Standard Life's largest
loan ever made in Canada) relating to Southland Park (Calgary,
Alberta).
The Westaim Corporation, with the sale of assets of
Westaim's subsidiary, iFire Technology Ltd., to CTS Group Limited.
TigerTel Communications Inc. and an independent directors'
committee of the board, with a going-private
transaction by its controlling shareholder.
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation, with
the ongoing development and redevelopment of approximately 300
hectares of parks and public spaces along Toronto's waterfront.
Tristone Capital Inc., working as part of a syndicate of underwriters, with the $35-million short-form prospectus offering of common shares by Cirrus Energy Corporation.
TriWest Capital Partners IV, L.P. invested in Colter Energy Services Inc. and Colter Production Testing Services Inc. in partnership with Colter's senior management team and the existing Principals.
TriWest Capital Partners of Calgary, in partnership with the senior
management team of Westcan, with an investment in
Westcan.
TriWest Capital Partners, one of Canada's leading private equity firms, with the acquisition of Prostar Well Service Inc. and Prostar Manufacturing Inc. (formerly Rangeland Drilling Automation Inc.).
TriWest Capital Partners, one of Canada's leading private equity firms, and certain other shareholders in connection with the sale of Primex Manufacturing Ltd., a British Columbia-based producer of proprietary, specialized plastic products.
Unigold Inc., a Canadian-based mineral exploration company focused primarily on exploring and developing its gold assets in the Dominican Republic, with its private placement of units for gross proceeds of $4.8 million.
Upper Lake Oil and Gas Ltd. and Monterey Exploration Ltd., with their Arrangement Agreement that will provide for a
business combination between the companies. The transaction
is to be undertaken pursuant to a plan of arrangement.
VimpelCom Ltd., with its sale process and disposition of their debt and equity interests in the Globalive group of companies in Canada, including Globalive Wireless Management Corp. (WIND Mobile), including the forgiveness or sale of approximately $2 billion of debt owed by WIND Mobile and the sale of their equity interests in WIND Mobile for approximately $130 million.
Watch Resources Ltd., with the reverse
takeover by Energy 51 Inc. by way of shareholder approved
amalgamation.
WCE Holdings Inc., the parent company of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, with the sale of all shares, totalling $50 million, to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. by a plan of arrangement.
