PrimeWest Energy Trust and Shiningbank Energy Income Fund completed a plan of arrangement on July 11, 2007, merging the two entities to form one of the largest and best-positioned natural gas-focused trusts in Canada with an initial enterprise value in excess of $4.5 billion. The financial terms of the transaction are undisclosed.
PrimeWest Energy Trust was represented by Stikeman Elliott LLP, with a team that included Leland Corbett (securities/M&A, banking); Keith Chatwin, Bradley Squibb and Kyle Brunner (securities/M&A); David Weekes and Kevin Kelly (tax); Barbara Johnston (employment); Mark Christensen (banking); Lou Cusano and Cairns Price (litigation); and Susan Hutton and Ian Disend (competition/Investment Canada).
Shiningbank Energy Income Fund was represented in-house by Murray J. Desrosiers, corporate secretary and general counsel and by Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, with a team that included Richard Clark, Brian Mainwaring, Jason McCormick, Bennett Wong and Léonard Serafini (securities/M&A); Eugene Friess (tax); Richard Myers (banking); Henry Brown (Investment Canada); Francois Baril (competition); and Geoffrey Holub (litigation). McCarthy Tétrault LLP also represented Shiningbank as special tax counsel, with a team that included Robert McCue, James Morand, TJ Kang and Catherine Gerrits.
PrimeWest Energy Trust was represented by Stikeman Elliott LLP, with a team that included Leland Corbett (securities/M&A, banking); Keith Chatwin, Bradley Squibb and Kyle Brunner (securities/M&A); David Weekes and Kevin Kelly (tax); Barbara Johnston (employment); Mark Christensen (banking); Lou Cusano and Cairns Price (litigation); and Susan Hutton and Ian Disend (competition/Investment Canada).
Shiningbank Energy Income Fund was represented in-house by Murray J. Desrosiers, corporate secretary and general counsel and by Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, with a team that included Richard Clark, Brian Mainwaring, Jason McCormick, Bennett Wong and Léonard Serafini (securities/M&A); Eugene Friess (tax); Richard Myers (banking); Henry Brown (Investment Canada); Francois Baril (competition); and Geoffrey Holub (litigation). McCarthy Tétrault LLP also represented Shiningbank as special tax counsel, with a team that included Robert McCue, James Morand, TJ Kang and Catherine Gerrits.
Lawyer(s)
Richard W. Clark
Brian W. Mainwaring
Richard W. Myers
Bradley G. Squibb
Catherine Gerrits
Mark Christensen
Susan M. Hutton
James G. Morand
Geoffrey Holub
David G. Weekes
François Baril
Cairns E. Price
Leland P. Corbett
Robert D. McCue
Ian Disend
Luigi A. (Lou) Cusano
Léonard Serafini
Henry S. Brown
T.J. Kang
Barbara B. Johnston
J. Jason McCormick
Bennett K. Wong
Keith R. Chatwin