Story, Craig A.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
(403) 266-9098
cstory@stikeman.com
Mr. Story's domestic and
cross-border practice embra-
ces corporate and securities
law, including capital market
offerings, private equity,
venture capital, M&A and
governance. His industry ex-
perience includes energy, oil
& gas and financial services.
Sutin, Richard S.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(416) 216-4821
richard.sutin@nortonroseful-
bright.com
Mr. Sutin co-chairs the firm's
Canadian cleantech team.
His practice embraces capital
markets and M&A as well
as corporate and securities
law counsel to issuers and
financial intermediaries,
and advice to boards and
special committees.
ackray, QC, Michael A.
McMillan LLP
(403) 531-4710
michael.thackray@mcmillan.ca
Mr. ackray focuses on all
aspects of oil & gas, domes-
tically and internationally.
His clients include junior,
intermediate and senior
private and public E & P
companies principally in
Canada, the United States
and the United Kingdom.
Stuber, Ron
Dentons Canada LLP
(604) 443-7129
ron.stuber@dentons.com
Mr. Stuber's practice focuses
on the development and
financing of domestic and
international infrastructure
and energy projects, and
extends to hospitals, roads,
rail, ports, power and gas
(LNG). He advises propon-
ents, lenders and others.
Terry, John A.
Torys LLP
(416) 865-8245
jterry@torys.com
Mr. Terry, a senior litigator,
focuses on public, business
and international trade and
investment law, and on
Aboriginal matters. He regu-
larly advises natural resource
and energy companies
on corporate social respon-
sibility issues.
emens, Pierre-André
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(514) 841-6448
pathemens@dwpv.com
Mr. emens, a managing
partner of the firm, has
a practice focused on all
aspects of complex domestic
and foreign project financing
and real estate transactions
including hydro-electric and
other energy-related projects.
General Partner and a financing vehicle.
With more than $6 billion in assets, Gaz
Métro is a leading energy provider. It is the
largest natural gas distribution company in
Québec, where its network of over 10,000
km of underground pipelines serves 300
municipalities and over 195,000 customers.
Gaz Métro is also present in Vermont,
producing electricity and distributing elec-
tricity and natural gas to meet the needs of
more than 305,000 customers.
Gaz Métro is actively involved in the
development and operation of innovative,
promising energy projects such as the pro-
duction of wind power and the use of natu-
ral gas as a transportation fuel.
Gaz Métro is a major energ y sector
player that takes the lead in responding
to the needs of its customers, regions and
municipalities, local organizations and
communities while also satisfying the ex-
pectations of its partners (GMi and Vale-
ner Inc.) and employees.
Gaz Métro was represented by its Senior
Legal Counsel, Finance and Corporate Af-
fairs, Anne-Marie Gauthier, assisted by a
team from Davies Ward Phillips & Vine-
berg LLP composed of Franziska Ruf,
Alain Roberge and Valentina De Castris.
Bank of Montreal was represented by
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP,
with a team composed of David Lemieux
and Pascal Rodier.
Pattern Energy
Group completes
US$351M public offering
CLOSING DATE: FEBRUARY 9, 2015
On February 9, 2015, Pattern Energy
Group Inc. (Pattern Energy) completed an
underwritten public offering of its Class A
common stock. In total, 12,000,000 shares
of Pattern Energy's Class A common stock
were sold at a price of US$29.25, for total
gross proceeds of US$351 million.
e shares were registered in the United
States under Pattern Energy's shelf registra-
tion statement filed on October 8, 2014,
and were qualified for distribution in Can-
ada under a multijurisdictional disclosure
system (MJDS) prospectus supplement un-
der Pattern Energy's MJDS shelf prospec-
tus dated November 21, 2014.
Pattern Energy sold 7,000,000 shares
of Class A common stock for total gross
proceeds of US$204,750,000, and the sell-
ing shareholder, Pattern Energy Group LP
(Pattern Development), sold 5,000,000
shares of Class A common stock for total
gross proceeds of US$146,250,000.
Pattern Energy intends to use the pro-
ceeds of its portion of the offering for work-
ing capital and general corporate purposes,
including investment in one or more acqui-
sition opportunities from Pattern Develop-
ment or third parties and the potential re-
payment of outstanding indebtedness.
e offering was sold through an under-
writing group led by Morgan Stanley, BofA
Merrill Lynch and RBC Capital Markets,
and including BMO Capital Markets,
Citigroup, Scotiabank, KeyBanc Capital
Markets, CIBC, Raymond James, Société
Générale and Wells Fargo Securities.
Pattern Energy is an independent power
company listed on the NASDAQ under
the symbol "PEGI" and the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol "PEG."
As of February 9, 2015, Pattern Energy
owned interests in twelve wind power proj-
ects located in the United States, Canada
and Chile.
e projects utilize proven best-in-class
technolog y and have a total owned capac-
ity of 1,636 MW, including one project
under construction.
Pattern Energy's wind power projects
generate stable long-term cash flows in at-
tractive markets and provide a solid founda-
tion for the continued growth.
Pattern Energy was represented by its
internal counsel team; by its US counsel
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; and by its
Canadian counsel Blake, Cassels & Gray-
don LLP.
e Davis Polk corporate team included
partner Richard Truesdell Jr., and associates
Shane Tintle and Pedro Bermeo. Counsel
Betty Moy Huber and associate Amy Turn-
er provided environmental advice. e tax
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