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Palin, Joseph
Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-7307
joe.palin@dentons.
com
Mr. Palin's domestic
and international
fi nancing practice
includes experience
in the oil and gas,
oil and gas service
and pipeline and
power project sectors.
His clients include
lenders, syndicates
and debtors. He also
acts on restructuring
transactions.
Pasieka, James
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(403) 260-3603
jpasieka@mccarthy.ca
Mr. Pasieka's practice
focuses on the energy
sector, corporate
fi nance, public capital
markets, and mergers
and acquisitions. In
the July 2014 edition
of Alberta Venture
magazine, Mr. Pasieka
was named one of
Alberta's 50 Most
Infl uential People for
2014.
Perey, André
Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP
(416) 863-2291
andre.perey@blakes.
com
Mr. Perey's commercial
transaction practice
includes a focus on
wind, solar, hydro and
cleantech renewables.
His experience
embraces M&A;
international JVs;
PE, VC and other
alternative asset fund
formations; divestitures;
and reorganizations.
Palm, W. Ian
Gowling Lafl eur
Henderson LLP
(416) 369-7332
ian.palm@gowlings.
com
Mr. Palm practises
corporate fi nance, M&A
and private-equity law
focused on the energy
and technology sectors.
His domestic and
international public-
and private-sector
clients include pension
funds, private-equity
groups, issuers and
underwriters.
Pennycook, Carol D.
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(416) 863-5546
cpennycook@dwpv.
com
Ms. Pennycook
focuses on fi nance,
banking, M&A, P3s and
reorganizations. She
represents borrowers,
arrangers and lenders/
syndicates in project
and infrastructure
fi nancings, debt
offerings, structured
fi nancings and
derivative transactions.
Perry, Chrysten E.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(403) 267-8170
chrysten.perry@
nortonrosefulbright.
com
Ms. Perry acts
on a broad range
of oil and gas
commercial matters
including resource
and infrastructure
development, mergers
and acquisitions,
midstream projects,
LNG, pipeline and rail
transportation, and
sales agreements and
operational issues.
An update on recent energy transactions
reported in Lexpert magazine
Compiled by Gena Smith
BIG
DEALS
GLENCORE ACQUIRES
CARACAL ENERGY
Closing date: July 8, 2014
Glencore plc acquired Calgary-based Caracal Energy Inc.
through a wholly owned subsidiary by way of a plan of ar-
rangement for an all-cash consideration of approximately
$1.48 billion.
Caracal was listed on the London Stock Exchange and
focused on oil and gas exploration, development and pro-
duction activities in the Republic of Chad.
Glencore was represented by an in-house team led by Ken
Klassen, General Counsel, and Gary Middleton. Exter-
nally, Glencore was represented by Torys LLP and McCar-
thy Tétrault LLP in Canada and by Clifford Chance LLP
in the UK. The Torys team was led by John Emanoilidis
and James Scarlett and included Tom Yeo, Konata Lake,
Michael Pedlow, Rory McGillis and Miranda Callaghan
(corporate/M&A); Andrew Gray and David Wood (dis-
pute resolution); and Tom Zverina (lending), Jerald Worts-
man (tax) and Lynne Lacoursiere (employment). The Clif-
ford Chance team was led by David Lewis and included Jo
En Low (M&A), Simon Sinclair and Yara Fadayel (capital
markets); Roger Leese (dispute resolution), Russell Wells
and Marta Pink (energy and infrastructure). The McCar-
thys team provided foreign investment regulatory advice in
Canada and the Competition Act and Investment Canada
Act approvals with a team of Donald Houston, Oliver Borg-
ers, Dominic Thérien and Jonathan Bitran.
Caracal Energy was represented in Canada by Stikeman
Elliott LLP with a team including Chris Nixon, Keith
Chatwin, Patrick McNally, Sandra Bates and Jeffrey Keey
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