Recent Experience
Nippon Steel Corporation in its $1.15-billion investment in Elk Valley Resources Ltd., a steelmaking coal business to be spun-out as an independent public company from Teck Resources Ltd.
Alcanna Inc. (formerly Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd.) in the approximately $138-million investment by Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Alcanna Inc. in its $81-million disposition of liquor retail operations in British Columbia.
Alcanna Inc. in a $27.6-million bought deal secondary offering of common shares by Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Alcanna Inc. in its approximately $30-million substantial issuer bid .
Alcanna Inc. in its approximately $120-million spin-out transaction to create Nova Cannabis Inc. and $40-million concurrent private placement.
Alcanna Inc. in its approximately $320-million acquisition by Sundial Growers Inc.
North West Redwater Partnership in a consent solicitation from $6.35-billion of bonds for a substantially revised and amended Trust Indenture, a $2.6-billion four tranche bond issuance, an amendment of the Partnership's $3.5-billion senior secured credit facilities, amendments to the Processing Agreements backstopping the economics of the Refinery, a transfer of partnership units from North West Refining Inc. to Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission and substantial amendments to the governance structure of the Partnership.
Zedi Inc., in the sale of its software and automation businesses to affiliates of Emerson Electric Co.
Eagle Energy Inc., in the successful defense against activist investors in a proxy contest for control of its board of directors.
PointNorth Capital, in its successful proxy contest for renewal of the board of directors of Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd.
Nova Cannabis Inc. (TSX: NOVC) in filing its C$35-million short-form base shelf prospectus and C$20-million at-the-market offering.
A syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc., in a $1-billion bond offering made by the Province of Alberta, completed in August 2016.
A syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC World Markets Inc., in a $600-million bond offering made by the Province of Alberta.
Edge Natural Resources LLC, in the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares and warrants of Canamax Energy Ltd. by a group of investors including Edge, senior management and certain other shareholders in a going private transaction valued at approximately $82 million.
Repsol S.A., in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common and preferred shares of Talisman Energy Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $15.1 billion.
Sinopec Group, in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares and convertible debentures of Daylight Energy Ltd. in a transaction valued at approximately $2.9 billion.
Teine Energy Ltd., in the issuance of US$350 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due 2022.
The underwriters, in multiple bond offerings by the Province of Alberta in aggregate principal amount of approximately $23 billion.
Zedi Inc., in the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Zedi to senior management, certain shareholders and other investors in a going private transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion.
NAL Energy Corporation, in the sale of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of NAL to Pengrowth Energy Corporation in a transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion.
Avalon Exploration Ltd., in the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Avalon to Twin Butte Energy Ltd. in a transaction valued at approximately $89 million.
Berens Energy Inc., in the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Berens to PetroBakken Energy Ltd. and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PetroBakken Energy Ltd. in a transaction valued at approximately $336 million.
Aecon Group Inc., in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Lockerbie & Hole Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $200 million.
Precision Drilling Trust, in the completion of a US$172.5-million cross-border public offering of 46,000,000 trust units at a price of US$3.75 per trust unit.
Precision Drilling Trust, in its acquisition of all of the common stock of Grey Wolf, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $2 million.
The special committee of Berkana Energy Corp., in the offer by Quatro Resources Inc. to acquire all of its outstanding common shares following the announcement by Murphy Oil Canada of its intention to sell its 80 percent shareholdings in Berkana.
Marathon Oil Corporation, in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Western Oil Sands Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately U.S.$6.9 billion.
WCE Holdings Inc., the parent company of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, in the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $50 million.
Penn West Energy Trust, in its acquisition of C1 Energy Ltd.
Avalon Resources Ltd., in a takeover bid (cash and shares) made by Atlas Energy Ltd. for the common shares of Avalon in a transaction valued at approximately $60 million.
ATCO Group, in the sale of its retail energy business to Direct Energy Marketing Limited.
TELUS Corporation, in its proposed reorganization into an income trust, which would have been the largest income trust conversion in Canadian history.
Extendicare Inc. and Extendicare REIT, in a $1.6-billion reorganization resulting in the distribution of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. to Extendicare shareholders and the conversion of the remaining business of Extendicare into a Canadian real estate investment trust, Extendicare REIT.
Enerflex Systems Ltd., in its reorganization, by way of a plan of arrangement, into a mutual fund trust, Enerflex Systems Income Fund.
Total Energy Services Ltd., in its reorganization, by way of plan of arrangement, into a mutual fund, Total Energy Services Trust.
Carfinco Income Fund, in its reorganization, by way of a plan of arrangement, into a mutual fund trust, Carfinco Income Fund. Carfinco Income Fund, in public offerings of $6 million of trust units (2006) and $11.5 million of trust units.
CIBC World Markets Inc., lead to a syndicate of underwriters, in public offerings of $100 million of convertible debentures (2005) and $252 million of subscription receipts (2007) by Progress Energy Trust.
Gienow Windows & Doors Income Fund, in its $165-million initial public offering of trust units, $80-million private placement and $65-million credit facility.
Canadian Pacific Hotels and Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust, in its $586-million offering of REIT units and $300-million offering of debentures of Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust.
Global Thermoelectric, in its cross border sale to FuelCell Energy, Inc.
Beau Canada Exploration Limited, in a $381-million (aggregate) takeover bid by Murphy Oil Corporation.
Moffat Communications Limited and Mr. Randal Moffat, in the $1.2-billion acquisition of Moffat Communications by Shaw Communications.
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