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Antonopoulos, George Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-7136 george.antonopoulos@dentons.com
Mr. Antonopoulos acts for companies in the energy sector, focusing on
the planning, drafting, negotiation and completion of complex energy
transactions and project work in both the upstream and midstream oil &
gas sectors, including advising clients on M&A, joint-venture arrangements,
commodity transportation, storage arrangements, corporate
re-organizations, and energy project development.
Anderson, John F. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(604) 631-1307 janderson@stikeman.com
Mr. Anderson is a partner practising corporate and securities law with a focus
on public M&A, and a general corporate practice that also involves private
M&A, joint ventures, corporate finance/securities and corporate governance.
He is head of the firm's Korea initiative. His primary expertise is in the mining,
forestry and technology sectors.
Anderson, D. Brett Felesky Flynn LLP
(403) 260-5637 banderson@felesky.com
Mr. Anderson's practice includes all areas of Canadian taxation law,
with a particular focus on M&A, corporate reorganizations, and international
tax planning. He also assists clients in resolving disputes with the Canadian
tax authorities. He was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2004 after articling at
the Supreme Court of Canada, and has been a Partner of Felesky Flynn LLP
since 2010.
Allard, David A. Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9108 dallard@lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Allard practises in the areas of M&A, corporate and commercial,
and corporate finance and securities law. He advises private and public
companies on purchase and sale transactions, significant strategic and
general corporate commercial matters and corporate structuring (through
joint ventures and reorganizations), as well as public company governance
and compliance issues.
Abraham, QC, Brian E. Dentons Canada LLP
(604) 443-7134 brian.abraham@dentons.com
Mr. Abraham's practice embraces mining exploration, development,
production and reclamation. He acts domestically and internationally for
explorers, developers, producers, consultants, prospectors, syndicates
and financiers. He has also participated in background studies for mineral
legislation and has advised foreign governments regarding the preparation
and implementation of mining legislation.
Abdel-Barr, Khaled S. Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9233 kabdel-barr@lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Abdel-Barr practises corporate/commercial & mining law. He advises on
a range of corporate/commercial mining matters, domestic & international,
including M&A, debt & equity financings, corporate structuring &
reorganizations, project development/operations, negotiation of commercial
arrangements such as earn-in, joint venture, strategic alliance & royalty
agreements, and mineral title review.
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inter-consortium arrangements, the offering of an
exchangeable security option, as well as all HSR
filings for the transaction.
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Algoma Steel Inc.
Essar Steel Algoma Inc. concludes a three-year re-
structuring under the CCAA and sale of substan-
tially all of its assets to Algoma Steel Inc.
On November 30, 2018, Essar Steel Algoma
Inc. (ESAI) concluded its comprehensive restruc-
turing under the Companies' Creditors Arrange-
ment Act by way of the sale of substantially all of
its assets to Algoma Steel Inc. (ASI), a company
sponsored by ESAI's existing senior secured term
lenders and 9.5% senior secured noteholders (the
Secured Lenders) pursuant to a restructuring sup-
port agreement. In connection with the sale, the
Secured Lenders exchanged their existing secured
claims for equity in ASI and certain Secured
Lenders backstopped and funded a US$285 mil-
lion exit term loan facility. ASI also obtained a
US$250 million revolving ABL facility from a
syndicate of third-party lenders led by Wells Fargo
Capital Finance Corporation Canada. In addition
to ESAI's assets, ASI also purchased the port assets
used at the company's port facility in Sault Ste.
Marie to effectively unwind a 2014 transfer of the
port assets which the CCAA court found to be
oppressive earlier in the proceedings. rough the
restructuring ASI also implemented revised col-
lective bargaining agreements with the hourly and
salaried local unions and obtained certain pension
relief through legislation and regulations enacted
by the Province of Ontario.
Stikeman Elliott LLP represented ESAI in Can-
ada with a team of Ashley Taylor, Maria Konyukho-
va, Lee Nicholson, Sanja Sopic (Restructuring/
Insolvency); John Ciardullo, Billy Rosemberg
(Corporate), Peter Hamilton, Meaghan Obee
Tower (Banking); Andrea Boctor (Pensions); Larry
Cobb, Patrick Duffy (Environmental); John Lor-
ito, Margaret Nixon, Eryn Fanjoy (Tax); Michael
Kilby (Competition); Eliot Kolers, Daniel Mur-
doch, Patrick Corney (Litigation); Andrew Elliott,
Neil Shapiro (Real Estate); Lorna Cuthbert, Nancy
Ramalho (Labour and Employment); and Justine
Whitehead (Intellectual Property). Weil, Gotshal
& Manges LLP represented ESAI in the United
States with a team of Ray Schrock, Kelly DiBlasi,
David Cohen (Restructuring/Insolvency); and Sa-
sha Shulzhenko (Banking). FTI Consulting Inc.
acted as Chief Restructuring Advisor to ESAI with
a team of John Strek and Robert Del Genio and
Evercore Group L.L.C. acted as financial advisor
