Marcus Archer focuses on public and private debt (investment grade and high yield), hybrid securities and equity financings, public and private mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, reorganizations and purchases, and sales of businesses and assets – acting for corporations, creditors, and investment banks. He also assists clients with corporate governance, regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure, and general corporate and commercial matters. He joined the firm's Calgary office as an articling student in 1998 and became a partner in 2006.
On November 7, 2018, Inter Pipeline Ltd. (“Inter Pipeline”) closed its previously announced equity offering of 9,620,000 common shares at $20.80 per share for gross proceeds of $200,096,000.
On August 16, 2017, Paramount Resources Ltd. acquired all of the shares of Apache Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of US public company Apache Corp., for approximately $460 million. The acquisition added significant reserves, production and landholdings within Alberta and British Columbia to Paramount’s portfolio.
On August 16, 2017, Magnetar Capital LLC, on behalf of its managed funds, made a $200 million investment in Painted Pony Energy Ltd., a publicly listed Canadian natural gas producer.
On December 1, 2015, ORLEN Upstream Canada Ltd. (ORLEN Upstream Canada), a wholly owned subsidiary of PKN ORLEN S.A. (PKN ORLEN), completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares of Kicking Horse Energy Inc. (Kicking Horse) pursuant to an arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) (the Arrangement) for approximately $356M.
Parkland Fuel Corporation completed a private placement by way of offering memorandum of $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6 per cent Senior Notes, due 2022.
TriWest Capital Partners, in partnership with the senior management team, acquired Broda Group Inc. (formerly Broda Construction Inc.) from Stuart Olson Inc. by way of a combination of an acquisition of assets and shares. The purchase price was $39 million.