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November/December 2018

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20 LEXPERT MAGAZINE | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 BIG DEALS and Jeffrey Cohen (corporate), Christopher Williams and Richard Lee (banking) and Jonathan Neuville and Andrew Morris (tax). Webber Wentzel LLP acted as South Af- rican counsel to Sibanye with a team com- posed of Sean Gilmour, Brian Dennehy and Shirleen Ritchie (tax). CENTRILOGIC SECURES STRATEGIC EQUITY INVESTMENT FROM TRISPAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND AND LONG POINT CAPITAL CLOSING DATE: JUNE 13, 2018 On June 13, 2018, CentriLogic, a global pro- vider of managed IT solutions, announced that it secured a significant equity invest- ment from TriSpan Opportunities Fund and Long Point Capital. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. CentriLogic intends to use the new invest- ment to support its strategy of delivering end- to-end managed hosting, private network, and application management solutions to mid and large-sized enterprises globally. New York-based TriSpan is an indepen- dent global alternative investment manager established in 2015 with the backing of lead- ing family groups from the US, Europe and the Middle East. TriSpan Opportunities Fund offers deal-by-deal co-investment op- portunities on a formulaic basis. With offices in New York and Michi- gan, Long Point Capital is currently in- vesting from Long Point Capital Fund III with $240 million of capital in partnership with TriSpan. Torkin Manes LLP represented Cen- triLogic Inc., its shareholders and affiliated entities in Canada with a team led by Mat- thew Tevlin and Adrian Myers and includ- ing Dania Mastrorillo, Nicholas Dempsey (corporate/M&A), Kay Leung (tax), Fay Sul- ley and Leslie McGowran (banking). US counsel to CentriLogic included Richard Raymer, Joe Genereux and Maggie Carnahan of Dorsey & Whitney LLP. UK counsel included Daniel Rosenberg, David Hick, Roya Zohrabi, Daniel Sullivan, Chris- topher Forrest and Charlie Ring of Charles Russell Speechlys and Guernsey counsel included Andrew Munro, Jessica Barnes and Craig Cordle of Ogier. Long Point Capital was represented in Canada by Daniel Lang, Jason Saltzman, Lu- Anne Morrow, Jospeh DiPonio, Todd Kee- ler, Stephanie Young, James Fu, Maciej Lip- inkski and Kate Dearden of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. US counsel included Anthony Norris, Ellen Wheeler, Anna Park, Rae Hui Shee, Dennis Genshenza, Matthew Judd of Ropes & Gray LLP. HSBC Bank Canada was represented by Dennis Wiebe, Daniel Augustinovic and Annette Fournier of Dentons Canada LLP, Jonathan Beech and Catherine Astruc of Dentons UK LLP, Doug Wingo of Den- tons US LLP and Laveen Ladharam and Matthew Macfarlane of Ogier. Oil & Gas Oil & Gas Oil & Gas NEP CANADA ULC IN ITS SALE TO ASPENLEAF ENERGY LTD. CLOSING DATE: JULY 31, 2018 NEP Canada Corp., a wholly owned sub- sidiary of Newton Energy Partners LLC of Houston and a portfolio company of Kayne Anderson Funds, indirectly sold all of the outstanding shares in NEP Canada ULC, its Canadian exploration and production oper- ating subsidiary, to Aspenleaf Energy Ltd., a private oil and gas company focused on the acquisition and exploitation of light oil and liquids-rich gas assets in Western Canada. e transaction consisted of cash and common shares of Aspenleaf. Aspenleaf is backed by ARC Financial Corp, a Canadian energy-focused private equity manager, and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. e closing was announced on July 31, 2018. Bennett Jones LLP advised NEP Canada on all aspects of the transaction, which was led by Vivek Warrier and consisted of a team including Beth Riley, Darcy Moch, Harind- er Basra, Jeremy Russell, John Batzel, Karen Dawson, Michael Mysak, Andrew Kemp, Helen Cox, Jared Mackey and Kevin Myson. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP acted as legal counsel to Aspenleaf and was led by Neal Ross with a team including Paula Olex- iuk (energy), Lorne Carson and Dana Saric (corporate lending), Shuli Rodal and Jaime Auron (competition), Ted iessen (tax) and Justin Sherman (corporate). Consumer Services Energy & Power Pipelines Aerospace & Defence Automotive Materials Utilities Financials Health Research Media & Entertainment Recreation & Leisure Advertising & Marketing TECK COMPLETES SALE OF WANETA DAM TO BC HYDRO CLOSING DATE: JULY 26, 2018 On July 26, 2018, Teck Resources Ltd. (Teck) completed the sale of its remaining two-thirds interest in the Waneta Hydro- electric Generating Facility to BC Hydro (BC Hydro) for $1.2B. Waneta is a 496MW hydroelectric dam located near Trail, British Columbia. As part of the sale, Teck Metals Ltd. (Teck Metals) holds a 20-year lease to use the two-thirds interest in Waneta to pro- duce power for its industrial operations in Success Our knowledgeable underwriters will recommend the right title insurance coverage for the risks involved, bringing you one step closer to success. Want a partner you can consistently rely on? Call (888) 667-5151 or visit stewart.ca. © 2017 Stewart. All rights reserved. See policies for full terms and conditions.

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