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Turner, John S.M.
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(416) 865-4380
jturner@fasken.com
As a leading M&A,
corporate fi nance and
"dirt lawyer," Mr. Turner's
expertise is sought in top
resource deals and in other
sectors. His clients include
issuers and under writers in
Canada and throughout
Africa, Latin America
and Eastern Europe.
Vail, QC, Walter D.
Cox & Palmer
(506) 453-9602
wvail@coxandpalmer.com
Mr. Vail practises banking,
insolvency, corporate
commercial and property
law, acting for local,
national and international
clients. He is a member of
the Insolvency Institute of
Canada, Atlantic Provinces
Mediation Institute and
INSOL International.
Vettese, John P.
Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP
(416) 869-5336
jvettese@casselsbrock.com
Mr. Vettese's corporate
fi nance and M&A practice
focuses on mining, income
trusts, technology and
diversifi ed industries.
He advises domestic and
cross-border emerging and
mid-market companies
making their way through
the public markets.
Ulmer, John M.
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(416) 863-5505
julmer@dwpv.com
Mr. Ulmer focuses on
international ventures,
corporate fi nance and
real estate transactions.
A specialist in taxation of
R EITS and cross-border
real estate investments, he
has advised investors on
acquisitions in Canada,
the US and abroad.
Vegh, George
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(416) 601-7709
gvegh@mccarthy.ca
Mr. Vegh heads McCarthy
Tétrault's Toronto energy
regulation practice. Prior
to joining McCarthy
Tétrault, Mr. Vegh was
general counsel of the
Ontario Energy Board.
He teaches energy law at
the U of T and Osgoode
Hall Law Schools.
Waitzer, Edward J.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5587
ewaitzer@stikeman.com
Mr. Waitzer advises
on complex business
transactions, public
policy and governance
matters. Former OSC
and fi rm chair. Professor
and Director of Hennick
Centre for Business and
Law, Osgoode Hall,
Schulich School of
Business, York University.
acquired all of Coastal's issued and out-
standing shares for aggregate consider-
ation of approximately $2.3 billion.
Following completion of the Merger,
Coastal's securities were delisted from the
Toronto Stock Exchange and the AIM
market operated by the London Stock
Exchange plc.
Robert Perkins, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary, led the transaction
on behalf of Coastal. Coastal was repre-
sented by Stikeman Elliott LLP with a
team including Neville McClure, John
Anderson, Alice Davidson and Kate
DaSilva; by Cleary Gottlieb Steen &
Hamilton LLP with a team including
Bill Groll and Aaron Meyers (M&A),
Michael Albano and Erica Bonnett (ben-
efi ts); and by Ramesh Maharaj of Walk-
ers Global.
CACL was represented by Blake,
Cassels & Graydon LLP with a team
including Shlomi Feiner, Pat Finnerty,
Norbert Knutel, Miaomiao Shan and
Robert Agar (M&A), and Bryan Bai-
ley and Ian Caines (tax). CACL was
also represented by Baker & McKenzie
International with a team including,
among others, Helen Bradley, Milan
Radman, Ron Kirschner, Maria Bocca-
rdo, Claude Muhuza (M&A), Frances
Okosi, Tom Ehrensberger and James
Keeping (banking ); Jordan Faykus (em-
ployment), Christopher Guldberg and
Michael Poland (benefi ts); and by Rich-
ard Fear of Conyers Dill & Pearman.
CEPSA was represented by Fresh-
fi elds Bruckhaus Deringer with a team
including Laurie Mcfadden, David
Franco, Regina Madrazo, Tim Redman,
Edmund Perry, Francisco Bachiller and
Holly Williams (M&A) and Anna An-
nenkova (banking ).
PACIFIC
RUBIALES
ACQUIRES
PETROMINERALES
Closing date: November 28, 2013
Pacifi c Rubiales Energy Corporation an-
nounced the completion of its US$1.6
billion acquisition of Petrominerales Ltd.
pursuant to a plan of arrangement. Pacifi c
Rubiales acquired all of the outstanding
common shares of Petrominerales for
$11 cash per share in addition to one
common share of the newly formed en-
tity, Alvopetro Energy Ltd.
Originally announced on Sep. 29,
2013, the arrangement was approved
by Petrominerales shareholders on Nov.
27, 2013. Final regulatory approvals for
the transactions were obtained the fol-
lowing day.
On Nov. 26, 2013, Pacifi c Rubiales an-
nounced the closing of its US$1.3 billion
senior unsecured notes off ering at a rate
of 5.375 per cent due 2019, the net pro-
ceeds of which were used by the Compa-
ny to fi nance the acquisition of Petromi-
nerales. On Dec. 12, 2013, Pacifi c Rubia-
les announced the closing of its US$300
million senior unsecured notes off ering at
a rate of 7.25 per cent due 2021, the net
proceeds of which were used by the Com-
pany for general corporate purposes.
Pacifi c Rubiales was represented by an
in-house team led by Peter Volk and in-
cluded Alejandra Bonilla-Lagos and Me-
lissa Krishna, with assistance from Nor-
ton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP with
a team led by Jorge Neher (M&A, in-
frastructure, mining and commodities),
which included Crispin Arthur, Terence
Dobbin, Luis Carlos Neira, Ava Yaskiel,
Paul Fitzgerald, Peter Wiazowski, Em-
manuel Grondin, Matthew Hall, Andrés
Afanador, Krista Treasure and Nathan
Hillier (M&A and corporate fi nance);
Adrienne Oliver and Jessica Lyn (tax);
Kevin Ackhurst (antitrust and competi-
tion); Santiago González Rojas (energy)
and Steven Leitl (litigation).
Pacifi c Rubiales was represented in the
US by Proskauer Rose LLP with a team
led by Carlos Martinez and including
David Fenwick (fi nance), Martin Hamil-
ton (tax), Erin Fogarty (capital markets),
Michael McCourt (fi nance) and Lorena
Sarmiento (corporate).
