Recent Experience
Argent Energy, an Alberta income trust that operated and managed oil and gas properties located in the U.S., sold substantially all of its assets in its cross-border CCAA/Chapter 15 proceeding.
Paradigm Capital Inc. as agent in connection with the $7.3 million marketed public offering of common shares and warrants of Freegold Ventures Limited.
Sanjel Corporation, an Alberta-based energy services and pressure pumping company, in connection with the sale of its US fracturing, coiled tubing and cementing assets to Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC.
A Canadian oil and gas company, in connection with its exploration and production activities in Australia.
A syndicate of underwriters, co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc., in connection with Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp.'s $1.15 billion offering of convertible debentures on an installment basis to partially.
A U.S. oil company, regarding acquisition of exploration rights in Oman along with joint venture arrangement with a Japanese international oil company.
Acquisition by a private equity sponsored Canadian issuer of all of the outstanding stock of a US based heavy equipment operator.
Acted on behalf of an Alberta based oilfield services company with operations in North American and the Middle East, in connection with its US$26 million disposition of its business and operating assets to a US-based strategic buyer.
Air Canada and Air Canada Capital Limited, in connection with the leases for 6 Dash 8-100 aircraft to Freedom Airlines Inc.
Air Canada, in connection with an Airbus A319-112 Aircraft sublease agreement with Skybus Airlines Inc.
An affiliate of Befesa Medio Ambiante, S.A. (a subsidiary of Abengoa, S.A.) in connection with its strategic investment in an electric arc furnace dust recycling plant in Turkey through a joint venture with Silvermet Inc.
An international energy corporation, in connection with the divestment of its oil and gas interest in the Falkland Islands.
An international oil and gas company, in connection with its exploration and production activities in Australia.
An international oil and gas company, in connection with offshore and onshore production sharing contracts, operating agreements, farmout agreements, and joint ventures in Cuba and Venezuela.
An international oil company, in regard to upstream matters in France, Poland, and Belgium, including coalbed methane matters.
An international oil company, in regard to upstream matters in France.
Argent Energy Trust in connection with its $100 million public offering of trust units to finance an acquisition of oil and gas assets.
ATCO Power, in connection with construction, operation, and financing for the 240-MW Co-Generation Project in Australia.
ATCO Power, in connection with the 180-MW, AUS$175 million Osborne Project in Australia.
Burlington Resources, in the acquisition of oil and gas interests in the Dutch North Sea, including related international tax and corporate structure.
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.
Canadian counsel to Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC as well as its affiliate Bel Air Securities LLC in connection with its US$125 million acquisition by Fiera Capital Corporation.
Canadian counsel to Castle Harlan and CHAMP Private Equity, the buyout firms, the sale of United Malt Holdings Ltd. to GrainCorp Ltd.
Canadian counsel to Inmarsat plc in respect of the sale of its shares in Skywave Mobile Communications Inc. to Orbcomm Inc. in an arrangement valued at US$130 million.
Canadian counsel to mDialog Corporation in connection with its acquisition by Google Inc.
Canadian counsel to Regal Beloit Corporation in connection with the US$1.44 billion world-wide acquisition of the Power Transmission Solutions business (“PTS”) of Emerson Electric Co.
Canadian counsel to Starwood regarding all competition law matters and filings in connection with its acquisition by Marriott International, Inc.
Canadian Occidental (now Nexen Inc.), in the acquisition of oil and gas production and exploration rights in Venezuela, including advising on, and negotiation of, joint venture agreements, bid documents and dealings with foreign national petroleum corporations.
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited in connection with its proposed US$28 billion merger with Norfolk Southern Corp.
Cenovus Energy Inc., in its cross-border $1.5-billion public offering of common shares.
Competition advice to EnerCare Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Direct Energy's Ontario Home Services Business for $550 million.
Competition advice to Norbord Inc. in connection with its merger with Ainsworth Lumber Co., Ltd., a transaction valued at $763 million.
Consorcio Comex S.A de C.V., in connection with a US$400 million cross-border transaction involving the acquisition of all stock of General Paint's parent.
Continental Airlines in connection with the transfer of a domain name under the Canadian Internet Registration Authority's Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy.
Counsel to Eimskip Atlas Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avion Group, and KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 2, in connection with Avion's $580 million acquisition of Atlas Cold Storage Income Trust, and with respect to structured real estate secured financing for the transaction which was provided by KingSett.
Counsel to Metalmark Capital in connection with the acquisition of Kissner Milling Company Limited and Kissner Group Inc. by an investor group led by Metalmark Capital and including Silvertree, a joint venture between Silverhawk Capital Partners and Demetree Salt, LLC, and the Kissner management team.
Crius Energy Trust in connection with its $100 million initial public offering of trust units.
Crius Energy Trust in connection with its $46.1 million bought deal short form prospectus offering co-led by Cormark Securities Inc., Scotiabank and RBC Capital Markets, and including Desjardins Capital Markets and Mackie Research Capital Corporation for the primary purpose of increasing its ownership in Crius Energy, LLC from $26.8% to 43.1%.
Equatorial Energy Inc. in the acquisition of oil and gas production and exploration rights in Indonesia. This included the acquisition of a British Virgin Islands corporation, acquisition of oil and gas production rights, public and private financing, tax planning and dealings with Pertamina.
Fletcher Challenge Oil & Gas, in the acquisition of offshore oil and gas production and exploration rights in Venezuela, including related joint venture contracts.
Forbes Energy Services in connection with its $172 million initial public offering of common shares.
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited in connection with its $200 million high yield note offering in Canada and the U.S. as part of a $510 million refinancing
International energy services company, in connection with a claim relating to payments for seismic data.
Inyx Inc., in connection with the acquisition of certain assets and business of Aventis Pharmaceuticals Puerto Rico Inc.
Irish Sea Oils/Archean Energy, in the acquisition of onshore United Kingdom exploration rights, including joint venture arrangements, financing, tax structure and corporate structure.
Japan National Oil Company, in connection with all matters for Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited.
Korea National Oil Corporation, in connection with its $310 million acquisition of a 100 percent interest in the BlackGold oil sands assets of Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited, a subsidiary of Denver-based Newmont Mining Corporation.
Lone Pine Resources Canada Ltd. and Lone Pine Resources Inc., in connection 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.
Members of the Sanjel Group, an international leader in innovative down hole well services, in connection with the acquisition of certain worldwide intellectual property and other assets from Sure Tech Tool Services Inc., a completions company, and also certain worldwide intellectual property and other assets from Noram Oil Services Inc.
Molopo Australia Limited, in connection with the acquisition of Brink Energy Ltd. by Plan of Arrangement.
Mubadala Development Company in connection with its acquisition of all of Global Alumina Corporation’s interest in Guinea Alumina Corporation.
National class actions against Hyundai and Kia settled in parallel with U.S. proceedings, for up to $70 million plus options.
Natsource CF Corporation - in connection 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.
NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp., in connection with the possible sale of all or substantially all of the assets of NUCRYST and the consideration of an amalgamation of the NUCRYST with 1499642 Alberta Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Westaim Corporation.
NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corporation and The Westaim Corporation, in connection with NUCRYST's US$45 million cross-border initial public offering, which was concurrently offered in Canada and the United States.
Oncolytics Biotech Inc., in connection with a $10 million bought deal prospectus offering of common shares and purchase warrants.
Oncolytics Biotech Inc., in connection with setting up clinical trial programs in the United Kingdom for the systematic delivery of reovirus as an oncolytic agent and for the testing of various reovirus in combination with radiotherapy.
Oncolytics Biotech Inc., in connection with $13.8 million cross-border public offering of common shares.
Premier Gold Mines Limited in connection with its acquisition from Goldcorp Inc. of a 40% interest in a joint venture with Barrick Gold Corporation in respect of the South Arturo Mine in Nevada for total gross proceeds of approximately US$40,600,000.
Representation of a British oil and gas company in a multimillion dollar UNCITRAL arbitration against an American geological development corporation in relation to the development, production and sale of two oil fields in Kazakhstan
Represented administrative agent/lender in senior secured and guaranteed credit facility, secured by collateral in Mexico, Luxembourg, Spain and Barbados.
Represented certain shareholders of SkyPower Limited in connection with Canadian Solar Inc.’s $185 million purchase of a majority interest in SkyPower Limited and related joint venture and commercial arrangements.
RuggedCom Inc. in connection with its acquisition of an Israeli wireless networks company
Samson Capital Advisors LLC, a prominent U.S. fixed income investment management firm, in connection with its acquisition by Fiera Capital Corporation, a leading North American independent asset management firm, for US$31.5 million.
Secured financing by Credit Suisse, in connection with the $1.72 billion acquisition of the Carestream Health group of companies by Onex.
Secured financing by Credit Suisse, in connection with the $557 million acquisition of Tate & Lyle by American Sugar Refining Inc.
Senior bondholders of Laidlaw Inc. (transportation/medical) in connection with its $5 billion total debt in its restructuring pursuant to Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
Sunoco Inc., in connection with all legal aspects of the joint venture arrangements and financing required for a $250 million oil shale project (to be followed by a multi-billion-dollar expansion) in Gladstone, Australia.
Synacor, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Carbyn.
Tamarind Energy and its management team in connection 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.
TerraVest Capital Inc. in connection with its acquisition of the assets of Signature Truck Systems, Inc. and Lakeshore Metal Works, Inc.
Texana Resources Co., in regard to its PSC in Nepal, and the farmout of same.
The largest bondholder in connection with the $1.2 billion recapitalization of Ainsworth Lumber Co, Ltd.
The Special Committee of Silver Bullion Trust in connection with the Trust's successful defense against a dissident unitholder meeting requisition and subsequent proxy contest.
Versacold International Corporation corporate reorganization and first lien, second lien and junior debt repayment in connection with the acquisition by Americold Realty Trust of Versacold International's warehouses and operations in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina.
ZCL Composites Inc. (TSX: ZCL), in connection with a share purchase agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Dualam Plastics Inc. that involved a total of 10 subsidiaries located in Canada, the United States, and Belize. The purchase price was $20.5 million, payable partly in cash and partly in shares, subject to closing adjustments, including adjustments for working capital and certain post-closing vendor indemnities.
Zerofootprint Inc., in licensing arrangements with the cities of Toronto, Seattle, Washington and Boulder, Colorado; a joint venture to establish Zerofootprint Australia, including corporate structure, shareholder arrangements and intellectual property matters.
Bennett Jones