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Schweitzer, Virginia K. Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP (613) 696-6889 vschweitzer@fasken.com
Ms. Schweitzer's practice includes corporate finance, M&A and securities
for mining, energy and technology clients. She advises private and publicly
listed clients in Canada and internationally on acquisitions, take-over bids,
investments and joint ventures. Ms. Schweitzer also gives advice on matters
related to corporate governance.
Sangster, Scott W. Dentons Canada LLP
(403) 268-6824 scott.sangster@dentons.com
Mr. Sangster participates in a wide variety of domestic and international
financial services transactions and has extensive experience acting
for all types of lenders in debt financings, subordination and inter-creditor
matters, restructurings, forbearances, acquisitions and divestitures
in numerous industries, including the energy, real estate, transportation
and aviation sectors.
Sanderson, QC, Chris W. Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9183 csanderson@lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Sanderson focuses on regulation and government relations as they
relate to project development and transportation infrastructure primarily in
the energy sector. Clients include utilities, pipelines, producers, mines and
governments. He has appeared frequently before the National Energy Board,
Provincial Utilities Commissions and at all levels of Courts including
the Supreme Court of Canada.
Sadikman, Jacob Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-4931 jsadikman@osler.com
Mr. Sadikman's practice focuses on commercial aspects of the electricity
sector, specializing in renewable energy. He advises clients on power
generation projects and related assets across multiple technologies and on
other electricity infrastructure across Canada. He also maintains a specialty
advising on regulatory aspects of commodities and derivatives trading
and marketplace matters.
Ruby, Peter D. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4184 pruby@goodmans.ca
Mr. Ruby's energy practice focuses on energy-related proceedings before the
courts, including the SCC, the arbitration of private disputes among energy
players and matters before the OEB and other provincial regulators regarding
generation, transmission and distribution issues. Has acted for the Canadian
Electricity Association and represented electricity utilities and renewable
energy developers.
Roth, Robert R. Dentons Canada LLP
(780) 423-7228 robert.roth@dentons.com
Mr. Roth advises power generation, transmission, oil & gas and oilfield
service clients on planning, structuring and implementing acquisition,
divestiture and mergers; project, joint venture and other commercial
agreements; and governance and policy. Mr. Roth is the Canada National
Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Dentons.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
and Husky owns 35 per cent, and will remain the opera-
tor of the assets.
CKI and PAH were represented by Stikeman El-
liott LLP with a team that included Frederick Erick-
son, Chrysten Perry, Kurtis Reed, Brandon Leitch,
Zhuo Chen (M&A, energy commercial), Brian Han-
sen (offshore arrangements), David Weekes (tax), Mi-
chael Kilby (foreign investment), Leland Corbett and
Amy Nugent (banking), Allison Sears and David Price
(energy regulatory), Michael Dyck (construction), and
Catherine Grygar and Anousheh Torabi (real estate).
Husky was represented by an in-house counsel team
led by James Girgulis, Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary, David Putnam, Managing
Counsel, and David Bramwell, Senior Counsel; Torys
LLP with a team that included Derek Flaman, Peter
Danner, David Cuschieri and Amy Maginley (M&A),
Kevin Fougere, David Kolesar and Tyrel Henderson
(financing) and Omar Wakil (foreign investment);
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP with a team that
included Ben Rogers, Chris Harris, Christine Yick
and omas Craig; Felesky Flynn LLP with a team
that included John Burghardt, Brett Anderson and
Matthew Kraemer; and Dentons Canada LLP with
a team that included Bernard Roth and Simon Kupi
(energy regulatory).
BMO Capital Markets, independent financial ad-
viser and fairness opinion provider to the Special Com-
mittee and the Board of Directors of Husky Energy,
was represented by Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
LLP with a team that included Vincent Mercier and
Evan Griffith (corporate/M&A).
e Independent Committee of the Board of Husky
was represented by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
with a team that included Dan Kolibar, Frank Turner
(M&A), Ted iessen (tax), and Janice Buckingham
and Paula Olexiuk (energy commercial).
CIBC as administrative agent and the credit agree-
ment lenders were represented by Norton Rose Ful-
bright Canada LLP with a team that included Rick
Borden, Wayne Fedun, Marlow Gereluk, Dion Legge,
Adam Lamoureux and Mario Babic.
TRANSCANADA CLOSES $4.4B OFFERING,
OBTAINS US$10.3B OF DEBT
BRIDGE FINANCING
CLOSING DATE: APRIL 1, 2016
On April 1, 2016, TransCanada Corporation closed a
bought deal offering of subscription receipts in Canada
and the United States for aggregate gross proceeds of
$4.4 billion, which, at the time, constituted the larg-
est bought deal offering in Canadian history. RBC
Dominion Securities Inc., TD Securities Inc., BMO
Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia
Capital Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., J.P. Mor-
gan Securities Canada Inc., Wells Fargo Securities
Canada, Ltd., Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., Citigroup
Global Markets Canada Inc., Credit Suisse Securities
(Canada), Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC
