525 8th Ave SW, Fl 46, Eighth Ave Pl E, Calgary, AB
Year called to bar: 1992 (AB)
Scott is co-head of Torys’ Capital Markets Practice. His practice includes securities and corporate law, with an emphasis on corporate finance and M&A. Scott’s pragmatic approach and extensive experience help issuers and underwriters in various complex matters, including domestic and cross-border public/private equity and debt financings, M&A, and other business reorganizations and restructurings. Scott also represents senior and junior public issuers in numerous aspects of general corporate law and securities regulatory matters, including corporate governance, continuous disclosure, regulatory compliance and transaction implementation.
NuVista Energy Ltd. (TSX: NVA) NuVista successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of assets in the Pipestone area of Northwest Alberta from Cenovus Energy Inc. on September 6, 2018.
On May 21, 2015, Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. (Bellatrix) completed a private offering of US$250 million of 8.50 per cent senior unsecured notes due 2020. Bellatrix is an oil and natural gas company operating in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
On June 30, 2015, Crescent Point Energy Corp. (Crescent Point), one of Canada’s largest light and medium oil producers, acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Legacy Oil + Gas Inc. by way of arrangement (the Legacy Acquisition). The total consideration for the Legacy Acquisition was approximately $1.53 billion, comprising approximately 18.97 million Crescent Point common shares and the assumption of approximately $967 million of net debt.
On November 29, 2002, Calgary-based Enerplus Resources Fund, completed a cross-border offering of 7,959,300 trust units for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $225 million.
