Almost every business, regardless of the stage of development or size, uses capital markets to grow and take advantage of strategic opportunities. We always consider the bigger picture. Our team considers our client's business goals and stage of development to ensure that they are receiving appropriate, practical, and timely advice.
We can assist with all types of capital markets transactions, from start-up financings to cross-border or international offerings of equity or high-yield investment-grade debt, including:
Issuers, underwriters and selling securityholders come to us for advice on all types of finance transactions and offerings. We will give advice and can manage all aspects of the process for any corporate financing transaction from start to finish including negotiating engagement letters, underwriting/agency agreements and investment agreements, due diligence, stock exchange listing, drafting prospectuses or other disclosure documents, ensuring compliance with securities regulation and closing.
What our clients say
"Incredibly responsive, extremely hard-working, smart and always able to bring a great business sense to the table." – Chambers Canada 2018
Counsel to PFB Corporation, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of insulation building products and technologies, for its $186 million acquisition by an affiliate of The Riverside Company in a going private transaction completed by way of statutory Plan of Arrangement.
Acted for Blackline Safety Corp. in bought deal public offering of Common Shares for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $12 million through a syndicate of underwriters led by PI Financial Corp. and concurrent non-brokered private placement of Common Shares for gross proceeds of $13 million, for total gross proceeds of approximately $25 million.
Counsel to Petrus Resources Ltd. for its $15 million acquisition of a privately owned limited partnership and its general partner with Cardium assets located at Ferrier, Alberta, $20 million rights offering, $30 million revolving loan facility, and $25 million second lien term facility.
Counsel to Ag Growth International Inc. for its public offering of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures by short form prospectus for total gross proceeds of $104 million.
Advised Canadian Virtual Gurus Inc. on their Series A $8.4 million financing for their diversity-focused virtual assistant marketplace.
Counsel to AltaGas Ltd. in its $500 million offering of senior unsecured medium-term notes maturing on May 30, 2028, and $200 million offering of senior unsecured medium term notes maturing on November 30, 2030.
Counsel to Ag Growth International Inc. in its $115 million public offering of 1,874,500 common shares.
Counsel to Blackline Safety Corp. in its bought deal financing of 5,480,000 common shares for gross proceeds of approximately $40 million.
Counsel to a syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC in Tidewater Renewables Ltd.'s initial public offering of 10,000,000 common shares for gross proceeds of $150 million.
Counsel to Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust in a bought deal financing of 5,909,375 trust units for gross proceeds of $94,550,000.
Counsel to Bengal Energy in its non-brokered private placement of 330,720,000 common shares for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $16.5 million
Successfully obtained court approval of a shareholders'-rights-focused plan of arrangement over the objections of those seeking creditor rights protections (Re Perpetual Energy Inc., 2021 ABQB 718).
Counsel to Headwater Exploration Inc. management team in the $50 million recapitalization and reconstitution of management of Corridor Resources Inc.
Counsel to Bonavista Energy Corporation in the acquisition of certain oil and natural gas assets located in West Central Alberta for $53.3 million.
Counsel to Ag Growth International Inc. in its public offering of $86 million senior subordinated unsecured debentures with an interest rate of 5.25% per annum maturing on December 31, 2024.
Counsel to Predator Drilling Inc. in the private placement of an aggregate amount of $9,000,000 of Series 3 Second Preferred Shares to institutional and high net worth investors, along with implementation of a new US$12.0 million revolving credit facility and US$2.5 million term credit facility with a US based mid-market lender.
Counsel to Alaris Royalty Corp. on its $100,000,000 financing of 5.5% senior unsecured subordinated debentures.
Counsel to Wolverine Energy Infrastructure Inc. in its public offering of 23,000,000 common shares of the company for gross proceeds of $23 million.
Counsel to Crown Point Energy Inc. regarding its US$16 million circular and short form prospectus rights offerings. Following the offering, BD&P acted as Canadian counsel to Crown Point in its US$39 million acquisition of Apco Austral S.A. from an affiliate of Pluspetrol S.A. using the proceeds from the rights offerings.
Counsel to Nuvista Energy Ltd. in a $214 million private placement of subscription receipts, and a concurrent $170 million prospectus offering of subscription receipts for proceeds of $384 million, as well as in the private placement of $35 million in common shares.
Counsel to the underwriters in Leucrotta Exploration Inc.'s $80 million public offering of 33,333,400 common shares.
Counsel to PetroShale Inc. regarding a $110 million public offering of 122,265,000 common shares.
Counsel to Inter Pipeline Ltd. in a public offering of $500 million senior unsecured medium-term notes.
Counsel to Tourmaline Oil Corp in the $750 million financing comprising a $115 million public offering of 3,309,700 subscription receipts and the concurrent private placement offering of 18,274,000 subscription receipts with certain institutional investors for gross proceeds of approximately $635 million
Counsel to Inter Pipeline Ltd. in a $600 million public offering of 22,430,000 subscription receipts.
Counsel to the underwriters in Canadian Natural Resources Limited's $1 billion offering of 3.31% medium term notes.
Counsel to Raging River Exploration Inc. in a public offering of 12,500,000 common shares, inclusive of an over-allotment of 1,500,000 common shares, for approximate total proceeds of $108 million.
Counsel to Perpetual Energy Inc. regarding recapitalization transactions, including a $25 million backstopped rights offering, settlement of 7.00% convertible debentures and a successfully contested Alberta Securities Commission hearing. (Re Perpetual Energy Inc., 2015 ABASC 2)
Counsel to Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. in a US$250 million public offering of senior unsecured notes.
Counsel to Freehold Royalties Ltd.in its $373 million public offering of 20,700,000 common shares and the $33 million private placement of 1,833,334 common shares.
Counsel to the underwriters in the initial public offering of PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. of common shares for a total of $1.67 billion conducted by way of secondary offering by Encana Corporation.
Counsel to Baytex Energy Corp. in its $1.5 billion public offering of 38,433,000 subscription receipts.
Counsel to Athabasca Oil Corporation in its $1.35 billion initial public offering of common shares.
Counsel to the underwriters in Crescent Point Energy Corp.'s public offering of 33,700,000 common shares for gross proceeds of $650 million.
Counsel to Parex Resources Inc. in the $302 million public offering of 31,000,000 subscription receipts.
Counsel to Renegade Petroleum Ltd. in the financing of a $420 million asset acquisition. The transaction included a plan of arrangement between Renegade Petroleum Ltd. and Canadian Phoenix Resources Corp. (including cash of $75 million), a bought deal offering of 30,104,300 subscription receipts for gross proceeds of $70.1 million and a private placement of 48,619,915 subscription receipts for gross proceeds of $114.3 million.
Counsel to Petro Andina Resources Inc. in the $500 million acquisition by Pluspetrol Resources Corporation N.V., and formation and initial financing of Parex Resources Inc.
Counsel to the underwriters in Seven Generations Energy Ltd.'s public offering of 30,705,000 subscriptions receipts for approximately $748 million.
Counsel to Bonavista Energy Corporation in the $345 million public offering of 20,930,000 common shares.
Counsel to Decisive Farming Corp. regarding the private placement of 10.00% unsecured convertible redeemable notes
Counsel to PHX Energy Services Corp. in respect of multiple public offerings and private placements of Common Shares.
Counsel to Crew Energy Inc. in multiple bond offerings including its most recent private offering of $300 million in senior unsecured notes.
Counsel to Athabasca Oil Corporation in respect to a $550 million private offering of senior secured second lien notes
Counsel to a private company in respect to its $150 million equity line financing and US$160 million private placement of senior unsecured notes.
Counsel to Penn West Energy Trust in connection with its $435 million private offering of trust units to an affiliate of China Investment Corporation
Counsel to Decisive Farming Corp. regarding the private placement of Class B, Series 1 preferred shares.
Counsel to Alberta-based 948 Brewing Company regarding advice on raising capital.