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Wilson, Paul C. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(604) 631-4748 pwilson@fasken.com
Mr. Wilson advises oil and gas, pipeline, renewable energy generation,
utilities, energy services and other energy-sector companies regarding oil
and gas agreements, power purchase agreements, mergers and acquisitions,
project development and approvals, project financing as well as First Nation
engagement, consultation, Aboriginal contracting joint ventures
and programs.
Willms, Charles F. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(604) 631-4789 cwillms@fasken.com
Mr. Willms's dispute avoidance and resolution practice includes appearing
in courts, including the SCC, tribunals and arbitrations on issues including
energy & transmission, forestry, mining, Aboriginal, construction,
CSR and constitutional issues.
Williams, Nicholas C. Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP (416) 863-5559 nwilliams@dwpv.com
Mr. Williams is a partner in the Energy, Banking, Infrastructure and Corporate
practices. He advises lenders, sponsors, government agencies, equity
investors, developers and purchasers on a wide range of energy-related
transactions, including the project financing of renewable energy projects,
the purchase and sale of power projects, power project development
and Ontario's nuclear refurbishment.
Webb, Ian D. Lawson Lundell LLP
(604) 631-9117 iwebb@lawsonlundell.com
Mr. Webb advises and represents public utilities, alternative energy
producers and governments in BC, Alberta and the Northwest Territories
on regulatory requirements and proceedings, energy-related transactions
and international energy trade matters.
Warrier, Vivek T.A. Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3040 warrierv@bennettjones.com
Mr. Warrier practises in the areas of infrastructure project development
and private M&A in the energy industry. His practice encompasses the entire
petroleum and natural gas value chain, from upstream exploration
and production, to midstream transportation and processing solutions
and marketing. He is engaged on projects at the forefront of emerging
trends in the Canadian oil and gas industries.
Warren, Robert B. WeirFoulds LLP
(416) 947-5075 rwarren@weirfoulds.com
Mr. Warren's litigation and administrative law practice includes advising
public- and private-sector clients on energy law, with a particular focus
on regulatory and governance issues.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
Systems shareholders received 2.4755 common shares
of Westport for each share of Fuel Systems common
stock. Fuel Systems was subsequently delisted from the
NASDAQ Stock Market.
e merged company, Westport Fuel Systems Inc.,
continues to trade on the NASDAQ Stock Market and
on the Toronto Stock Exchange and has a combined
equity value of approximately $350 million.
Westport was represented in-house by Salman
Manki, Michael Snider and Amanda Cinnamon, and
in Canada by Bennett Jones LLP with a team led by
Bruce Hibbard and consisting of Matt Olson, Tessa
Guenther and Kristopher Simard, and in the United
States by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP with a team
led by Matthew Guercio and consisting of Matthew
Haddad, omas Cantore and Stephanie Moran.
Fuel Systems was represented in Canada by Blake,
Cassels & Graydon LLP with a team led by Michael
Gans and consisting of Michael Hickey and Joshua
Whitford, and in the United States by Day Pitney
LLP with a team led by Ronald Janis and consisting of
Achilles Kintiroglou. Special counsel to Fuel Systems
was Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
with a team led by Brian McCarthy and consisting of
Michelle Gasaway and Philip Voss.
PARKLAND CLOSES $500M ISSUANCE,
ENTERS "AT-THE-MARKET"
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
CLOSING DATE: JUNE 3, 2016
On April 11, 2016, Parkland Fuel Corp. (Parkland)
filed a short-form base shelf prospectus for the issuance
of a combined aggregate principal amount of $500
million of debt securities and common shares.
On June 3, 2016, Parkland announced that it had
filed a prospectus supplement and entered into an
"at-the-market" equity distribution agreement with
Canaccord Genuity Corp., acting as sole agent, provid-
ing for the distribution of common shares having ag-
gregate gross proceeds of up to $110 million, from time
to time, until May 11, 2018.
e Parkland team was led by Pierre Magnan, Vice
President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary,
and Tariq Remtulla, Legal Counsel, and supported by
John Piasta and Elyse van Spronsen (capital markets)
and Greg Johnson (tax) of Bennett Jones LLP.
Canaccord Genuity Corp. was advised by Dentons
Canada LLP with a team comprising William Gilli-
land, Toby Allan and Jessica Myers (capital markets).
NORTH WEST REDWATER PARTNERSHIP
COMPLETES $1.2B ISSUANCE OF BONDS
CLOSING DATE: JUNE 10, 2016
North West Redwater Partnership closed on the is-
suance of an additional $1.2 billion in senior secured
bonds as part of its anticipated $8.5-billion capital cost
program to construct and operate a merchant upgrad-
er/refinery in Alberta, which is known as the NWR
Sturgeon Refinery Project.
