Scott, Trevor R.
Farris, Vaughan, Wills
& Murphy LLP
(604) 661-1732
tscott@farris.com
Mr. Scott has extensive
experience in matters such
as mergers and acquisitions,
equity and debt financings,
restructurings, corporate
governance and shareholder
activism. He advises clients in
a variety of industries includ-
ing energy and mining.
Shay, Ralph H.
Dentons Canada LLP
(416) 863-4419
ralph.shay@dentons.com
Mr. Shay heads the Firm's
Securities Law Practice in
Canada. He has a broad
corporate and securities
practice, encompassing
corporate finance, capital
markets, mergers and acquisi-
tions, regulatory issues and
corporate governance.
Sidlofsky, James C.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6277
jsidlofsky@blg.com
Mr. Sidlofsky provides regu-
latory advice to electricity
distribution companies,
electricity generators, and
commercial and industrial
energy consumers. is
includes representation
before the Ontario Energy
Board and the National
Energy Board.
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 sec-
tor transactions and projects,
and corporate reorganizations
& governance matters.
Simard, Chris D.
Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-4485
simardc@bennettjones.com
Mr. Simard is co-head of
the firm's Restructuring and
Insolvency group. His prac-
tice encompasses all areas of
restructuring and bankrupt-
cy as well as energy litigation.
He acts for creditors, debtors,
court-appointed monitors,
receivers and trustees.
Canadian matters, by Norton Rose Ful-
bright Canada LLP with a team including
Don Tse and Jason Giborski (corporate/se-
curities) and Darren Hueppelsheuser (tax).
Kelt Exploration acquires
Artek Exploration
CLOSING DATE: APRIL 16, 2015
On April 16, 2015, Kelt Exploration Ltd.
(Kelt) completed the acquisition of Artek
Exploration Ltd. (Artek) for approximately
$320 million in accordance with a previous-
ly announced Plan of Arrangement (the Ar-
rangement). Pursuant to the Arrangement,
Artek became a wholly owned subsidiary of
Kelt and Artek's name was changed to Kelt
Exploration (LNG) Ltd.
Kelt is a Calgary-based oil and gas com-
pany focused on exploration, development
and production of crude oil and natural gas
resources, primarily in west central Alberta
and northeastern British Columbia.
Kelt was represented by Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP with a team that included
William Guinan, Louise Lee, Michael Sa-
liken and Ravi Latour (securities), Colin
MacDonald (competition), Laurie Robson
(employment) and J.P. Couture (tax).
Artek was represented by Burnet,
Duckworth & Palmer LLP with a team
including Michael Sandrelli, Grant MacK-
enzie and Jessica Brown (securities), Jody
Wivcharuk (competition), Gina Ross (em-
ployment) and Heather DiGregorio (tax).
Renewable Energy Trust
acquires three power plants
from Canadian Solar
CLOSING DATE: MARCH 30, 2015
On March 30, 2015, a subsidiary of Renew-
able Energy Trust Capital, Inc. acquired
CityLights solar power project, a 10-mega-
watt AC solar power plant, from CSI Solar
Project 16 Inc., a subsidiary of Canadian
Solar Inc. Two other 10-megawatt AC solar
power plants, DiscoveryLight and Foto-
Light, were acquired by the same subsidiary
on December 31, 2014. e acquisitions
were financed through a hybrid credit and
note purchase arrangement arranged by
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale,
New York Branch, and Babson Capital
Management LLC.
Renewable Energy Trust was represented
in Canada, in respect of the acquisition,
by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP with
a team consisting of Ken Pearce, Andrew
ompson, Leslie Wong and Yoni Grund-
land (corporate), Daniel Kofman (real es-
tate), and Kathleen Penny and Ian Caines
(tax), and in respect of the financing by
Stikeman Elliott LLP with a team consist-
ing of Eric Bremermann, Peter Hamilton
and Matt Cameron. Renewable Energy
Trust was represented in the US by Trout-
man Sanders LLP with a team consisting
of John Leonti and Christine Byrnes.
Canadian Solar was represented by Fo-
gler, Rubinoff LLP with a team consisting
of Michael Slan, Karen Rosen, Brian Gosse,
Yadira Flores and Sabrina Nardone (corpo-
rate and banking ) and Daliah Szechtman
(real estate).
e lenders were represented in Canada
by Torys LLP with a team consisting of
Scott Kraag, Adrienne Love and Olga
Matyash (banking ), and Andy Gibbons
(real estate), and in the US by Latham &
Watkins LLP, with a team consisting of
John Sachs, David Penna, Liz Matthew
and Eric Merrill.
Peyto Exploration
& Development Corp.
completes financing
CLOSING DATE: APRIL 16, 2015
On April 16, 2015, Peyto Exploration &
Development Corp. (Peyto) completed a
bought deal offering of 5,037,000 common
shares, including 657,000 common shares
issued pursuant to the exercise in full of the
over-allotment grated to the underwrit-
ers, at a price of $34.25 per common share
for total gross proceeds of approximately
$172.5 million.
Peyto is an explorer and producer of un-
conventional natural gas, operating in Al-
berta's Deep Basin.
Peyto was represented by Burnet, Duck-
BIG DEALS
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