Recent Experience
Paramount Resources Ltd., in connection with the sale of its sour gas processing assets in north western Alberta to Pembina Gas Services Limited Partnership, for approximately $600 Million in cash and other considerations.
Murphy Oil Corporation, in connection with closing $486m Light Oil Joint Venture with Athabasca Oil Corporation.
Bennett Jones, in connection with acting for Waste Connections, Inc. on approximately $13 Billion merger with Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.
Counsel to 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.
Parkland Fuel Corporation, North America's fastest growing distributor and marketer of fuels and lubricants, in connection with its proposed $378 million purchase of assets of Pioneer Energy.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, in connection with the $3.3-billion acquisition of Heritage Royalty Limited Partnership, a former subsidiary of Cenovus Energy Inc. holding a broad portfolio of oil and gas royalties in Western Canada.
Harvest Operations Corp., in connection with the sale of its subsidiary North Atlantic Refining Limited (NARL) to SilverRange Financial Partners LLC. The sale includes NARL's Canadian refining and marketing businesses in Newfoundland.
Encana Corp. in connection 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.
Newalta Corporation in connection 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.
ATCO Ltd. in connection 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 Ltd. in connection with the disposition of ATCO I-Tek Inc. and ATCO's Australian IT operations to affiliates of Wipro Ltd. ("Wipro") for aggregate sale proceeds of approximately $210 million.
NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services Corporation, and the shareholders thereof, in connection 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.
RTL-Westcan Limited Partnership, a leading hauler of bulk commodities in Western and Northern Canada, in connection 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.
Parkland Fuel Corporation in connection with its $95 million acquisition of the assets of Elbow River Marketing Limited Partnership.
Guide Exploration Ltd. in connection with its acquisition by WestFire Energy Ltd. for approximately $200 million.
Riverstone Holdings LLC / Niska Gas Storage Canada ULC in connection with an offering of US$800 million of unsecured notes and a US$400 million secured operating facility.
SkyPower Corp., in connection with the acquisition of an equity stake in the company for an undisclosed sum by Lehman Brothers private equity business.
Shell Canada Limited, in connection with its approximately $8.7 billion acquisition by Shell Investments Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc.
Pengrowth Energy Trust, in connection with its approximately $1.1 billion acquisition of Canadian oil and gas properties and undeveloped lands through the acquisition of the shares of four subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips Canada.
Corridor Resources Inc., in connection with a $30.55 million short
form prospectus offering of common shares.
Flint Energy Services Ltd., in connection with its
$470 million acquisition of Transco Energy Services Ltd.
Enerflex Systems Ltd., in connection with its reorganization, by way of a plan of arrangement, into a mutual fund trust, Enerflex Systems Income Fund.
Shore Gold Inc., in connection with the acquisition by Kensington Resources Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shore Gold, of an aggregate 60 percent participating interest in the Fort á la Corne Joint Venture (FALC JV) from De Beers Canada Inc., Cameco Corporation and UEM Inc. for $180 million and the subsequent sale of a 40 percent participating interest in the FALC JV to Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited.
Prairie Schooner Petroleum Limited, in connection with the
$431 million acquisition of the company through a plan of
arrangement by True Energy Trust.
Diamond Tree Energy Ltd., with respect to its offer to
purchase Blue Mountain Resources Ltd. in a $115 million share
for share take-over bid.
BlackRock Ventures Inc., in connection with the $2.4 billion
acquisition of the company by Shell Canada Limited.
Iteration Energy Limited, in connection with a bought deal short
form prospectus offering of $25 million of subscription receipts.
Peters & Co. Limited, as agent, in connection with a private
placement financing of subscription receipts by Orleans Energy Ltd.
valued at $38 million.
The syndicate of underwriters, led by Peters & Co. and
including GMP Securities Ltd., Tristone Capital Inc., Dundee
Securities Corporation and National Bank Financial Inc., in
connection with the acquisition of Mercury Energy Corporation by
Orleans Energy Ltd. for approximately $21 million.
Corridor Resources Inc. with respect to a public offering of
common shares for gross proceeds of approximately $40 million.
Berens Energy, in connection with a bought deal private placement
financing of subscription receipts and flow-through common shares
valued at $33 million.
Berens Energy, in connection with the acquisition of Berland
Exploration Ltd. by plan of arrangement for $105 million.
Newalta Income Fund, in connection with its purchase of PSC Industrial Services Canada Inc. and its subsidiaries from Philip Services Corporation for approximately $110 million.
Berens Energy Limited, acted for the issuer and acquirer, in
connection with the private placement of subscription receipts and
flow-through common shares as consideration for the acquisition of
a resource corporation.
The underwriting syndicate of Duke Energy Income Fund, in connection with its $ 140 million initial public offering of trust units an the subsequent $14 million offering.
Panterra Drilling Inc., in connection with a reorganization to
allow for the offering of trust units of Panterra Drilling Income
Trust.
Deer Creek Energy Limited, in connection with its
acquisition by Total E&P Canada Limited (a subsidiary of
Total S.A.) by way of a takeover bid for approximately $1.6
billion.
Ultima Energy Trust, in connection with a $500 million merger with Petrofund Energy Trust.
TSX Group, in connection with the acquisition of NGX Canada Inc.
from OMHEX for approximately $38 million.
Wittke Inc., in connection with its $100 million acquisition by
Federal Sign Corporation.
Pacrim Developments Inc., in connection with the sale of the
Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire, for $65 million to Legacy
Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust.
Summit Resources Limited, in connection with the $240
million acquisition of the company by Paramount Resources
Limited in a friendly takeover bid.
Centrica plc, a leading provider of energy and essential services
in the U.K. under AA and British Gas brands, in connection with its
$1 billion acquisition of Enbridge Services Inc., which more than
doubled the customer base of Centrica's Canadian business.
Gordon Food Service, in connection with the $360 million
disposition by Sobeys Inc. of its SERCA Foodservice operations to
Gordon Food Service and SYSCO Corporation.
PanCanadian Energy Corporation, in connection with its $27 billion merger with Alberta Energy Company Limited to form EnCana Corporation to form Canada's largest energy producer at the time.
Canadian Hunter Exploration Limited, in connection with its $3.3
billion cross-border acquisition by Burlington Resources Inc.
Chieftain International Inc., in connection with its $915 million
acquisition by Hunt Oil Company.
TELUS Corporation, in connection with the $810 million sale of its
advertising services directory business to Verizon Information
Services.
Moffat Communications Limited and Mr. Randal Moffat, in connection with the $1.2 billion acquisition of Moffat Communications by Shaw Communications.
Canadian Airlines Corporation, in connection with the restructuring of the Canadian airline industry that resulted in the merger of Canadian Airlines and Air Canada.
Canadian Airlines, in connection with the $1.8 billion bid by Onex to purchase Air Canada and Canadian Airlines and merge them into a single carrier.
TELUS Corporation, in connection with its $9.9 billion merger with BC Telecom, including the licensing of technology from GTE Corporation, to form Canada's second largest telecommunications company.
