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Scott, Trevor R.
Farris, Vaughan,
Wills & Murphy LLP
(604) 661-1732
tscott@farris.com
Mr. Scott has extensive
experience advising
mining companies
on mergers and
acquisitions (negotiated
and hostile), equity
and debt fi nancings,
restructurings,
corporate governance
and shareholder
activism.
Seviour,
Colm St. Roch
Stewart McKelvey
(709) 570-8847
cseviour@
stewartmckelvey.com
Mr. Seviour's practice
extends to energy and
natural resources;
litigation; and
environmental and
Aboriginal law. His
experience includes
CNLOPB and resource
benefi ts issues, mining
royalty arbitrations,
and defence of
environmental charges.
Sirett, Robin M.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(604) 643-7911
rsirett@mccarthy.ca
Mr. Sirett's practice
is focused on
regulatory law matters
and commercial
transactions in the
energy fi eld. His clients
include natural gas
pipelines and utilities,
midstream companies,
power generators,
investors, lenders,
shippers and
end-users.
Sebastiano,
Rocco M.
Osler, Hoskin
& Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-5859
rsebastiano@osler.
com
Mr. Sebastiano, also
an engineer, is Chair of
Osler's Energy (Power)
Group. He has advised
on major projects
such as Maritime Link,
Lower Mattagami,
Bruce Nuclear
Refurbishment, York
Energy Centre, East
Windsor Cogeneration
and South Kent Wind.
Shouldice, Robert R.
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(604) 640-4145
rshouldice@blg.com
Mr. Shouldice's
domestic and cross-
border corporate
and commercial law
practice embraces
public and private
infrastructure projects,
M&A, energy and
transportation-sector
transactions and
projects, and corporate
reorganizations and
governance matters.
Sirett, Bill
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
(604) 631-3371
bill.sirett@blakes.com
Mr. Sirett practises
securities and
corporate law with an
emphasis on corporate
fi nance, mergers
and acquisitions,
reorganizations and
governance. His
practice includes
a broad range of
industries with an
emphasis on forestry,
mining and energy.
Long Run's credit facilities have been increased to $695 mil-
lion from the previous $575 million. Immediately following
completion of the arrangement, Long Run and Crocotta
amalgamated and continued under the name "Long Run
Exploration Ltd."
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP advised Crocotta with
respect to the plan of arrangement and the spin out of its
Montney assets with a team led by Greg Peterson and Frank
Sur and including Bennett Wong, Kristina Athanasopou-
los and Melanie Condic (corporate and securities); Geof-
frey Macleod and Patrick Rea (oil and gas); Brian Kearl and
Benjamin Hudson (tax); and François Baril and Elad Gafni
(Investment Canada Act).
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP advised Long Run
with respect to the transaction with a team led by Steve
Cohen, Jake Hoeppner, Jessica Brown and Matt Grant
(securities); Jody Wivcharuk and Jon Ozirny (competition
and energy); John Wilmot (banking) and Robert Kiddine
(commercial real estate).
PTW ENERGY SERVICES ACQUIRES
PYRAMID, TARPON ENERGY SERVICES
AND WARWICK & KENT HOLDINGS
Closing date: April 16, 2014
PTW Energy Services Ltd. acquired Pyramid Corpora-
tion, Tarpon Energy Services Ltd., and Warwick & Kent
Holdings Ltd. PTW has been capitalized with significant
investments from private-equity firms Metalmark Capital
and NCA Partners, and reinvestment by the shareholders of
Pyramid and Warwick & Kent. The financial terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.
PTW Energy Services Ltd. is a newly formed privately
held company headquartered in Nisku, Alberta, Canada.
PTW is an energy services company providing electrical
and instrumentation, and building fabrication services
to energy, engineering and construction clients operat-
ing across growing markets in Canada, the United States,
Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP represented Metalmark
Capital with a team including John Bick, James Elworth and
Cheryl Chan (corporate); Monica Holland and Yuli Wang
(credit); Kathleen Ferrell and Sam Van Peperstraete (tax), and
John Wright and Julia Lapitskaya (executive compensation).
Metalmark Capital was represented by Bennett Jones
LLP as to Canadian law with a team led by John Mercury,
Kristos Iatrides, James McClary, Matthew Olson, John
Lawless, James Bartlett and Eric Chernin (corporate); Pat-
rick Brennan, Karen Dawson and Noriko Shimura (finan-
cial services); Darcy Moch (tax); Ronald Barron (real estate)
and John Gilmore (employment and labour).
Pyramid Corporation was represented by Dentons
Canada LLP with a team including Robert Roth and John
Lemieux (corporate); and Cheryl Gibson (tax) and Barry
Zalmanowitz (competition). Tarpon Energy Services Ltd.
was represented by Burstall Winger Zammit LLP.
SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUIRES
RENEGADE PETROLEUM
Closing date: March 31, 2014
Spartan Energy Corp. and Renegade Petroleum Ltd. com-
pleted a business combination by way of a plan of arrange-
ment, whereby Spartan acquired all of the issued and out-
