Wooder, Bob J.
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
(604) 631-3330
bob.wooder@blakes.com
Mr. Wooder advises on
M&A and corporate fi nance
transactions. Recently, he
advised the underwriters
in connection with the
US$800-million bought deal
fi nancing of Silver Wheaton
and Aurizon in connection
with the $750-million
hostile bid by Alamos.
Wortsman, Jerald M.
Torys LLP
(416) 865-7384
jwortsman@torys.com
Mr. Wortsman's domestic
and international corporate
tax planning practice focuses
on M&A, reorganizations
and corporate fi nance. He
has written and spoken on a
wide range of topics for the
Canadian Tax Foundation
and other organizations.
BROOKFIELD COMPLETES
US$500 MILLION OFFERING
OF SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES
Closing Date: January 15, 2015 On January
15, 2015, Brookfi eld Asset Management
Inc. (Brookfi eld) completed its previously
announced public off ering of US$500
million aggregate principal amount of
4.000 per cent senior unsecured notes
with a January 2025 maturity.
! e notes were off ered through a syndi-
cate of underwriters co-led by Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. and Credit Suisse Se-
curities (USA) LLC and included Banco
Bradesco BBI S.A., BNP Paribas Secur-
ities Corp., Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc.,
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.,
Mizuho Securities USA Inc. and SMBC
Nikko Securities America, Inc.
Brookfi eld was represented by an in-
house team including A.J. Silber and Si-
mon Chernin. Mile Kurta, Adam Arm-
strong, Jonathan Cescon, Erin Wiley, Da-
vid Forrester and Mark Fitzgerald (corpo-
rate/securities) from Torys LLP provided
external support.
! e underwriters were represented in
the United States by Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP with a team
that included Christopher Morgan, Lynd-
sey Kiser and Colin Brown and in Canada
by Goodmans LLP with a team that in-
cluded Lawrence Chernin, Bill Gorman
and Annabelle Gardère (corporate/securi-
ties) and Maureen Berry (tax).
ARCAN RESOURCES COMPLETES
$171.25M DEBT FOR EQUITY EXCHANGE
Closing Date: February 13, 2015 Arcan Re-
sources Ltd. (Arcan), a corporation princi-
pally engaged in the exploration, develop-
ment and acquisition of oil and natural
gas in Western Canada, completed an ex-
change of its $171.25 million convertible
unsecured subordinated debentures into
common shares of Arcan. ! e exchange
was approved at a meeting of its deben-
tureholders and structured as the result of
a transaction settled between Arcan and an
ad hoc committee of its debentureholders.
Arcan was advised by Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP with a team that included
Michael Laffi n, Dan McLeod, Jennifer
Marshall, Nav Dhaliwal and Nathan Robb
(corporate and M&A) and Carrie Aiken
and Corinne MacCarthy (tax), and on US
matters by Troutman Sanders LLP with
a team that included Shona Smith (secur-
ities) and Amie Broder (tax).
! e ad hoc committee of debenture-
holders were advised by Goodmans LLP.
! e Goodmans team included Rob Chad-
wick, Melaney Wagner and Ryan Baulke
(corporate restructuring ), Tim Heeney
(securities) and Carrie Smit and Michael
Royal (tax).
OTHER LEXPERT RANKED LAWYERS
Amyot, François, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Armstrong, Andrew R., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Balfour, Richard J., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Bélanger, Philippe H., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Belsher, Cameron G., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Boucher, Patrick, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Brussa, John A., Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
Caines, QC, George A., Stewart McKelvey
Cannon, Douglas A., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Carr, Brian R., KPMG Law LLP
Clark, Ron W., Aird & Berlis LLP
Cohen, C. Steven, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
Cotnoir, Frédéric, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Couzin, Robert, Couzin Taylor LLP
Cuthbertson, John H., Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
Dean, Corey M., DuMoulin Black LLP
Dickson, QC, PEng, James M., Stewart McKelvey
Dorion, QC, AdE, Marc, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Fien, Cy M., Fillmore Riley LLP
Freeman, QC, Lawrence A., Stewart McKelvey
Gaucher, QC, Alain J., MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP
Girvan, Garth (Gary) M., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Goldman, Alyson F., Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
Goldman, Paul L., MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP
Gow, Graham P.C., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Grant, QC, Bruce C., Stewart McKelvey
Grant, Jonathan R., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Green, QC, John M., McInnes Cooper
Harvey, Frédéric, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Hoyt, QC, Leonard T., McInnes Cooper
Langlois, Pierre, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Leclerc, Philippe, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Lever, David A.N., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Lewis, Gregory D., Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP
Maslechko, William S., Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
Mayr, Clemens, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Monaghan, K. A. Siobhan, KPMG Law LLP
Nikolakakis, Angelo, Couzin Taylor LLP
O'Neill, Seán C., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Parker, Andrew C., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Quesnel, Alicia K., Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
Reagh, Charles S., Stewart McKelvey
Richards, Gabrielle M.R., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Ryan, Maureen E., Stewart McKelvey
Smith, C. Paul W., Stewart McKelvey
Sorell, René R., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Stordy, QC, Lawrence J., Stewart McKelvey
Taplin, Roger R., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Travers, QC, James C., Stewart McKelvey
Vaughan, Steve, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Vegh, George,
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Wallace, QC, R. Brian, Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP
Weizman, Michael, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Williams, QC, Pamela J., Cox & Palmer
Woollcombe, David E., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Zawalsky, Grant A., Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
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Wright, J. Craig
Osler, Hoskin
& Harcourt LLP
(613) 787-1035
cwright@osler.com
Mr. Wright focuses on
corporate fi nance and
M&A for technology
companies. He advises
Canadian and foreign
companies, investors and
underwriters on private and
public company matters, and
on all aspects of Canadian
securities regulation.
Yates, QC, C. Kemm
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
(403) 260-9667
kemm.yates@blakes.com
Mr. Yates leads the Blakes
energy regulatory team.
His practice includes
representation of energy
pipelines, producers and
project developer interests
in facility, toll/tariff and
export licence proceedings
before the NEB, AUC
and other regulators.
