Devon Energy Corporation of Oklahoma City completed its acquisition of Anderson Exploration Ltd. of Calgary on October 13, 2001, pursuant to a cash tender offer to purchase Anderson for $40 per share, or approximately $5.3 billion in total equity. Devon will also assume approximately $1.9 billion of debt and other obligations of Anderson, making the enterprise value of the transaction $7.2 billion. Both companies are senior oil and natural gas producers engaged in related exploration, acquisition, development and production activities.
Acting for Devon were Grant Zawalsky, John Brussa, Steve Cohen, Steve Chetner, Shannon Gangl, John Wilmot, Ian Bock, Alicia Quesnel, Gina Ross and Jody Wivcharuk of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP.
Anderson was represented by Vance Milligan, Perry Spitznagel, Renée Ratke, Neil Stevenson, Cheryl Graden, Took Whiteley, Colin Perry, Christina Cook and Bruce Hibbard (M&A), Jim D’Andrea (employment), Doug Ast (pensions), Darcy Moch (tax), Don Greenfield (Investment Canada) and Jo’Anne Strekaf and Cam Chiasson (competition) of the Calgary office of Bennett Jones LLP.
Acting for Devon were Grant Zawalsky, John Brussa, Steve Cohen, Steve Chetner, Shannon Gangl, John Wilmot, Ian Bock, Alicia Quesnel, Gina Ross and Jody Wivcharuk of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP.
Anderson was represented by Vance Milligan, Perry Spitznagel, Renée Ratke, Neil Stevenson, Cheryl Graden, Took Whiteley, Colin Perry, Christina Cook and Bruce Hibbard (M&A), Jim D’Andrea (employment), Doug Ast (pensions), Darcy Moch (tax), Don Greenfield (Investment Canada) and Jo’Anne Strekaf and Cam Chiasson (competition) of the Calgary office of Bennett Jones LLP.
Lawyer(s)
Perry Spitznagel
Grant A. Zawalsky
Gina A. Ross
Neil H. Stevenson
Renée M. Ratke
John A. Brussa
Alicia K. Quesnel
Took B.P.E. Whiteley
Colin R. Perry
Douglas A. Ast
Jody L. Wivcharuk
Shannon M. Gangl
Jo'Anne Strekaf
James A. D'Andrea
Donald E. Greenfield
Stephen J. Chetner
John A. Wilmot
Walter Waugh
Bruce A. Hibbard
C. Steven Cohen
Cheryl L. Graden
Firm(s)
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
Bennett Jones LLP