Powell, Sarah V.
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(416) 367-6931
spowell@dwpv.com
Ms. Powell applies her
environmental law expertise
to strategic advice on energy
and environmental approv-
als; Aboriginal risk, environ-
mental and social impact
assessments; contaminated
sites; and environmental
class actions.
Pratte, Guy J.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
1 (888) 918-2545
gpratte@blg.com
A member of the Ontario
and Québec Bars and an
ACTL Fellow, Mr. Pratte
specializes in commercial
litigation and public law
before all levels of court,
including the SCC, Federal
Courts, and the Ontario and
Québec Courts of Appeal
and Superior Courts.
Radford, Jennifer L.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(613) 787-3595
jradford@blg.com
Ms. Radford advises on the
law of cross-border trade,
with focus on enforcement
& compliance matters in
foreign corrupt practices,
export controls & economic
sanctions, and assists clients
with internal investigations
& compliance in these areas.
Pratt, Tracy A.
Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP
(416) 865-4429
tpratt@fasken.com
As a litigator practising
Aboriginal law, Ms. Pratt
represents and advises clients
in the energy, oil & gas and
mining industries and muni-
cipalities on legal and engage-
ment issues including agree-
ments and partnerships with
Aboriginal communities.
Pritchard, Andrew
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(613) 780-8607
andrew.pritchard@nortonrose-
fulbright.com
Mr. Pritchard's corporate,
commercial, real estate
and development practice
includes expertise in structur-
ing P3s, project development
and financing. Financial
institutions and borrowers
are among his clients.
Read, Jeffrey A.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(604) 640-4097
jread@blg.com
Mr. Read's corporate and
securities law practice in-
cludes a focus on electricity
markets, including wood
waste, run-of-river, wind and
gas-fired power projects. His
clients include power pro-
ducers, securities dealers and
private-equity groups.
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sold 5,435,000 Class A shares at a price of
US$23.00 per share, for total gross pro-
ceeds of approximately US$125 million,
and US$225 million aggregate principal
amount of notes.
e Class A shares were registered and
sold in the United States under Pattern En-
ergy's shelf registration statement and base
prospectus included therein filed on Octo-
ber 8, 2014, as supplemented by a prelimi-
nary prospectus supplement dated July 21,
2015, and a final prospectus supplement
dated July 22, 2015, and were qualified for
distribution in Canada under Pattern En-
ergy's multijurisdictional disclosure system
(MJDS) shelf prospectus dated November
21, 2014, as supplemented by a prospectus
supplement dated July 22, 2015.
e notes were offered only to qualified
institutional buyers in reliance on Rule
144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
In Canada, the notes were offered on
a prospectus-exempt basis to accredited
investors under applicable Canadian secu-
rities laws who were also qualified institu-
tional buyers.
Pattern Energy used a portion of the net
proceeds from the offerings for the acquisi-
tion of non-controlling interests in the Gulf
Wind project, prepayment of Gulf Wind
project-level indebtedness, and repayment
of a portion of the outstanding indebted-
ness incurred in connection with Pattern
Energy's purchase of interests in the K2,
Lost Creek and Post Rock wind projects,
and intends to use the remaining net pro-
ceeds for general corporate purposes.
e Class A share offering was sold
through an underwriting group led by
BMO Capital Markets, BofA Merrill
Lynch and Citigroup, and included Mor-
gan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Key-
Banc Capital Markets, Scotiabank, CIBC,
Wells Fargo Securities, Raymond James
and SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALÉ. e notes
offering was sold through an initial pur-
chaser group led by BofA Merrill Lynch,
BMO Capital Markets and Citigroup, and
included Morgan Stanley and RBC Capi-
tal Markets.
Pattern Energy is an independent power
company listed on e NASDAQ Global
Select Market and Toronto Stock Ex-
change. Pattern Energy has a portfolio of
16 wind power projects, with a total owned
interest of 2,282 MW in the United States,
Canada and Chile that use proven, best-
in-class technology. Pattern Energy's wind
power projects generate stable long-term
cash flows in attractive markets and pro-
vide a solid foundation for the continued
growth of the business.
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 Hua Zhao. e Davis
Polk equity derivatives team included part-
ners John Brandow and Ray Ibrahim and
associates Jonathan Armstrong and Won
Lee. Partner Michael Mollerus and associ-
ates Patrick Sigmon and Anne McGinnis
provided tax advice. e Blakes team in-
cluded Jeff Lloyd, Brendan Reay, Michael
Hickey, Joshua Whitford and Alexander
MacMillan (securities), and Edward Miller,
Jeffrey Shafer and Ian Caines (tax).
e underwriters were represented in the
United States by Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.,
with a team including Shelley Barber, Da-
vid Stone, Michael Harrington, Chris
Mathiesen, David Choi and Stancell Haig-
wood (securities), and Judy Blissard, Debra
Duncan and James Melchers (tax), and in
Canada by Torys LLP with a team that in-
cluded Rima Ramchandani, Frazer House
and Blake Pronk (securities), Andrew
Wong (tax), Tyson Dyck (environmental),
Jonathan Myers (energy regulatory) and
Andy Gibbons (real estate).
Parkland Fuel
acquires Pioneer Energy
CLOSING DATE: JUNE 25, 2015
Parkland Fuel Corporation (Parkland), one
