Recent Experience
A subsidiary of Suncor Energy, together with co-purchasers Husky Atlantic Partnership (a subsidiary of Cenovus Energy Inc.) and Murphy Oil Company Ltd., in the restructuring of project ownership for the offshore Terra Nova Project in Newfoundland through the acquisition of additional project interests from exiting owners for an undisclosed purchase price.
The Watermill Group, in its acquisition of Weston Forest Products Inc., a leading distributor and remanufacturer of softwood and hardwood lumber and specialty panel products across North America.
Canopy Growth, in matters relating to privacy, cybersecurity preparedness, incident response, and IP/IT.
Volkswagen Canada, in matters relating to privacy, technology and other IP matters
Audi Canada, in matters relating to privacy, technology and other IP matters
Riverstone Holdings LLC, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of International-Matex Tank Terminals from Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation for US$2.67 billion.
de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited and its parent Longview Aviation Capital Corp., in the acquisition of the Dash 8 aircraft program from Bombardier Inc. for approximately US$300 million.
Devon Canada Corporation and Devon Canada Crude Marketing Corporation, in its approx. $3.8-billion sale of substantially all of their assets to Canadian Natural Resources Limited.
Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc., in various privacy and IT-related advice.
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., in its approximately US$300-million acquisition of RPM Technologies.
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, with respect to: (i) the off-boarding of its current IT service provider; and (ii) the preparation of an Master Services Agreement for its RFP.
CIP Capital Management LLP, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of People 2.0, Inc.
Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc., in an at-the-market equity offering for the sale of up to $39 million of common shares pursuant to an equity distribution agreement with GMP Securities L.P.
Kissner Group Holdings LP, completed its acquisition of NSC Minerals Ltd., a market-leading provider of salt products in Western Canada and the North Central United States, from an investor group led by Altas Partners.
ZCL Composites Inc., in its approximately $312-million acquisition by Shawcor Ltd. by way of plan of arrangement.
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
Inuvialuit Development Corporation, as owner of Canadian North airline, in the merger of Canadian North and First Air (owned by Makivik Corporation), to create a Inuit-owned unified northern Canadian airline.
Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. (now Auxly Cannabis Group Inc.), in the acquisition of Robinson's Cannabis Incorporated valued at $14,000,000.
District Ventures, in its equity investment in seven companies as part of its accelerator program.
Morgan Stanley Energy Partners, in an investment in Specialized Desanders Inc., a leading oilfield equipment company.
Safety Express Ltd, in its acquisition of Norclean.
Roll-up Corporation, in its acquisition of the real estate and other assets of over 140 entities managed by affiliates of Walton International Group Inc.
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).
CST Canada Coal Limited, in its US$433.9-million acquisition of coal assets of Grande Cache Coal LP and Grande Cache Coal Corporation.
ECi Software Solutions Inc., a leader in industry-specific information technology solutions, in its $15-million acquisition of PrintFleet Inc.
Gibson Energy Inc., in the $412-million acquisition of Canwest Propane by Superior Plus LP.
McEwen Mining Inc., in its US$35-million cash purchase of the Black Fox Mine and other assets from Primero Mining Corp.
Schlumberger Limited, in the creation of Joint Venture (JV) Entities with Production Plus Energy Services for the purpose of developing the HEAL System™ technology and business.
PointNorth Capital Inc., in its successful proxy contest for renewal of the board of directors of Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd.
Total Energy Services Inc., in its acquisition of common shares of Savanna Energy Services Corp.
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc., a publicly-listed company, in the drafting, negotiation and implementation of corporate and commercial arrangements relating to ATS's proposed eLearning platform and related services.
ParaMed Inc., one of Canada's largest home care providers and an affiliate of Extendicare (Canada) Inc., in its negotiation of a complex SAAS arrangement with a leading global provider of enterprise software for long-term and post-acute care provider organizations.
TriWest Capital Partners, in its investment in Trimlite Mfg Inc.
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., a publicly-listed, Houston-based drilling services company, in its acquisition of drilling technologies companies Warrior Rig Ltd., Warrior Manufacturing Services Ltd. and certain related subsidiaries.
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited, with numerous corporate commercial matters, including legal advice on its sponsorship agreements.
ATCO Ltd., in the sale of ATCO’s subsidiary division, ATCO Emissions Management, to TriWest Capital Partners.
Flint Field Services Ltd., a provider of construction services in the oil and gas industry, in connection with the divestment of its Tubular Inspection and Management business segment to ShawCor Ltd.
Repsol S.A., in the proposed $15.1-billion acquisition of Talisman Energy 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.
Acted for the principals of Enersight in their sale of the company to a portfolio company of Rubicon Technology Partners.
Bennett Jones