Recent Experience
Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LLC and Kissner Group Holdings, as Canadian counsel, in their US$3.2-billion agreement to acquire K+S Aktiengesellschaft's North and South American salt business, including Morton Salt and Windsor Salt.
Apollo Global Management, Inc., in connection with its joint venture investment of up to US$200 million in Great Bay Renewables, a subsidiary of Altius Minerals Corporation, a publicly traded company listed on the TSX.
The senior management team of Dalradian Resources Inc., in Dalradian's $537-million acquisition by Orion Mine Finance.
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.
Vesta Energy Corp. in connection with a $295-million equity financing co-led by energy private equity firms Riverstone Holdings, LLC and JOG Capital Corp.
Riverstone Holdings, LLC, and NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC in Waterous Energy Fund's acquisition of approximately 67 percent of the issued and outstanding common shares of Northern Blizzard Resources Inc. from affiliates of Riverstone and NGP for cash consideration of approximately $244 million.
RS Energy Group Management Team with a capital commitment from Warburg Pincus.
Riverstone Investment Group LLC with its acquisition of a 50-percent interest in the Utopia Pipeline Project from Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Sanjel Corporation, an Alberta-based energy services and pressure pumping company, with the sale of its U.S. fracturing, coiled tubing and cementing assets to Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC.
Sanjel Corporation, an Alberta-based energy services and pressure pumping company, with the sale of its Canadian fracturing, coiled tubing and cementing assets to STEP Energy Services Ltd. and 1961531 Alberta Ltd.
Edge Natural Resources LLC with a plan of arrangement whereby a group of investors including Edge, senior management and certain other shareholders acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares and warrants of Canamax Energy Ltd. in a transaction valued at approximately $82 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.
Natural Gas Partners (NGP) and Riverstone Holdings, LLC with Northern Blizzard Resources Inc's initial public offering and secondary offering for approximately $500 million.
Tamarind Energy and its management team with its US$800 million capital commitment from Blackstone Energy Partners to create a significant upstream company with an emphasis on South East Asia oil and gas development.
Apollo Global Management, LLC with its strategic partnership with CSV Midstream Solutions Corporation. Funds managed by Apollo have provided CSV Midstream with an equity commitment to fund the company's construction and operation of midstream facilities in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
Metalmark Capital with 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 and Kent Steel.
Natural Gas Partners with its investments in Northern Blizzard, Ravenwood Energy, Mosaic Energy, Spry Resources, Petrus Resources, Canera Resources, Canera Resources II, Ferus Gas, Steppe Resources, Seven Generations and ILTA Grain Holdings Inc. and its connection with its initial public offering of Parallel Energy Trust.
Enerflow Industries Inc. with its sale to National Oilwell Varco (NOV).
KKR with in its investment in Westbrick Energy Ltd. and in its evaluation of various investment opportunities in Canada.
Riverstone Holdings LLC with its investments in Shelter Bay Energy, Mistral Energy, Gibson Energy, Northern Blizzard and Canera Resources.
Brookfield Special Situations Fund with the going private acquisition of Ember Resources Inc.
NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Ltd., a portfolio company of NCA Management LLC, with over 10 share and asset acquisitions in Canada and the United States.
Kayne Anderson with the acquisition by its portfolio company, Newton Energy Inc., of Merit Energy (Canada), and in connection with Kayne's investments in Laricina Energy and the Camcor Oilsands Fund.
MatlinPatterson with its acquisition of Stone Mountain Resources Inc.
SFC Energy Partners with its acquisitions of Rampart Energy, Tuzo Energy and Bernum Petroleum.
EnCap Investments LLC with its acquisition of Unconventional Resources Canada, a private energy company based in the Province of Alberta.
Trilantic Capital Partners with its investment in Velvet Energy Ltd.
Energy Spectrum Capital with its investment in Kanata Energy Ltd.
Aquila Sonnet Co-Investment Fund with its formation and investment in the Kemble Water Company.
Coller Investment Management, a Guernsey company, with the formation of Coller International Partners V-C, L.P., an Alberta feeder fund into a Caymans-based master fund.
Kootenay Capital Management Corp. with its establishment of Kootenay Global Energy Absolute Return Fund LP.
Longbow Capital Inc. with its establishment of Longbow RSP Energy Fund
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