 Bennett Jones Education University of Saskatchewan, BComm, 1994 University of Victoria, LLB, 1998 Bar Admissions Alberta, 1999 Overview Colin Perry has a business law practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and reorganization, and corporate finance. He works with a diverse range of clients in varying stages of development, both public and private, with principal clients that include upstream oil and gas issuers and financial sponsors. His active experience includes advising:
While on secondment to the Alberta Securities Commission in late 2003 and early 2004, he worked on the development and advance of several national policy initiatives of the Canadian Securities Administrators. Prior to joining Bennett Jones in 1999, Colin served as a law clerk to the justices of the Alberta Court of Appeal and the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench. Mergers and Acquisitions • POWER Engineers, as Canadian counsel, in connection with its C$2.44-billion sale to WSP Global • CoolIT Systems Inc., a leading provider of scalable liquid cooling solutions, in its US$270 million acquisition by KKR. • SECURE Energy Services Inc., in its $2-billion acquisition of Tervita Corporation. • Cenovus Energy Inc., in its $23.6-billion acquisition of Husky Energy Inc. • Sanjel Corporation, an Alberta-based energy services and pressure pumping company, in the sale of its US fracturing, coiled tubing and cementing assets to Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC. • Sanjel Corporation, an Alberta-based energy services and pressure pumping company, in the sale of its Canadian fracturing, coiled tubing and cementing assets to STEP Energy Services Ltd. and 1961531 Alberta Ltd. • Repsol SA, in its $15.1-billion acquisition of Talisman Energy Inc. • Lone Pine Resources Canada Ltd. and its affiliates, in a $400-million cross-border recapitalization and restructuring transaction pursuant to a plan of compromise and arrangement under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) and ancillary proceedings under Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. • Korea National Oil Corporation, the state-owned oil and gas company of South Korea, in its $4.1-billion acquisition of Harvest Energy Trust. • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, in the reorganization and strategic business combination of Mitra Energy Limited with Petra Petroleum Inc. • Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., in its acquisition of Quality Wireline & Cable Inc. for an undisclosed purchase price. • Second Wave Petroleum Inc., in its going private transaction with its controlling shareholder, Brookfield Bridge Lending Fund, at an enterprise value of $115 million. • Brookfield Special Situations, in the $125-million acquisition of Ember Resources Inc. by an investor group led by Brookfield and ARC Financial. • Valiant Petroleum plc, as Canadian counsel, in its cash-and-share acquisition by Ithaca Energy Inc., a TSX-listed company, pursuant to a UK scheme of arrangement. • BreitBurn Energy Partners, as Canadian counsel, in its US$98-million purchase of oil assets from NiMin Energy Inc. pursuant to a transaction constituting a sale of all or substantially all of NiMin's assets under Canadian law. • Stratic Energy Corporation, in its acquisition by EnQuest PLC for approximately $135 million. • Universal Energy Group Ltd., in its acquisition by Just Energy Income Fund (formerly Energy Savings Income Fund) for approximately $330 million. • Synenco Energy Inc., in its acquisition by Total E&P Canada Ltd. for approximately $540 million. • Stratic Energy Corporation, in its $120-million acquisition of Grove Energy Limited and related financing transactions. • Paramount Energy Trust, in its $113-million acquisition of Profound Energy Inc. • Bear Ridge Resources Ltd., in its $155-million sale of certain assets to Murphy Oil and $120 million merger with Sabretooth Energy Ltd. • Bear Ridge Resources Ltd., in its $125-million acquisition of Veteran Resources Inc. • Anderson Energy Ltd., in its $63-million reverse take-over of Aquest Energy Ltd. and related financing transactions. • Anderson Exploration Ltd., in its $960-million acquisition of Numac Energy Inc. • Anderson Exploration Ltd., in its acquisition by Devon Energy Corporation for approximately $7.3 billion. • Gulf Canada Resources Limited, in its $2.3-billion acquisition of Crestar Energy Inc.
Corporate Finance • Apollo Global Management, Inc., in connection with its joint venture investment of up to US$200 million in Great Bay Renewables, a subsidiary of Altius Minerals Corporation, a publicly traded company listed on the TSX. • Lone Pine Resources Inc. and its former parent, Forest Oil Corporation, in Lone Pine's US$195-million cross-border initial public offering in Canada and the United States and subsequent spin-off of Lone Pine from Forest by way of a US$490 million stock distribution. • Canadian Oil Sands Limited, in its $2.5-billion medium term note program. • Lone Pine Resources Canada Ltd., in an offering of US$200 million of senior unsecured notes to institutional investors. • Harvest Operations Corp., in an offering of US$500 million of senior unsecured notes to institutional investors. • Second Wave Petroleum Inc., in over $100 million of public and private offerings of common shares, flow-through shares and convertible debt, including incremental equity and convertible debt investments by its principal shareholder, Brookfield Bridge Lending Fund. • Anderson Energy Ltd., in over $200 million in public and private offerings of common shares, flow-through shares and subscription receipts. • Canadian Oil Sands Limited, in an offering of US$300 million of senior unsecured notes to institutional investors. • Stratic Energy Corporation, in a private offering of US$42.5 million of subordinated convertible notes and over $100 million in public and private offerings of common shares and subscription receipts. • The purchasers of US$22.5 million principal amount of senior notes of Rooster Energy and associated share purchase warrants. • Pure Technologies Ltd., in a $30-million public offering of common shares. • Bear Ridge Resources Ltd., in $71.5 million in private offerings of common shares and flow-through common shares. • Scotia Capital Inc., as lead underwriter, in $178-million and $68-million public offerings of convertible debentures and trust units by Enterra Energy Trust. • Canaccord Capital Corporation, in brokered distribution reinvestment plans for over fifteen publicly-traded issuers in Canada. • Cormark Securities Inc., as lead underwriter, in $31 million in private offerings of common shares by Immersive Media Corp. • BA Energy Inc., in its $185-million private placement of common shares. • Gienow Windows & Doors Income Fund, in its $165-million initial public offering of trust units. • Angle Energy Inc., in approximately $40 million in private offerings of common shares and flow-through shares. • ATCO Ltd., in its $150-million public offering of cumulative redeemable preferred shares. |