Gordon Cameron’s practice focuses on corporate finance & securities, mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. Acts for both issuers and dealers in public and private, domestic and cross-border, debt and equity corporate finance transactions. Acts for vendors and purchasers in public and private M&A transactions and has represented clients in many large, complex multi-jurisdiction transactions. Has expertise advising foreign investors, including sovereign wealth funds and state-owned enterprises, in respect of acquisitions and investments in Canada. Has significant experience acting for both sponsors and issuers in private equity transactions. Has experience advising special committees and routinely acts as corporate secretary for public and private companies in the oil & gas and oilfield services industries. Admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2009.
On January 31, 2018, Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company, completed the acquisition of Pure Technologies Ltd. for $9.00 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of $509 million. The transaction, initially announced on December 11, 2017, was effected by way of a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta).
On December 14, 2017, Whitecap Resources Inc. (Whitecap), an oil-weighted growth company based in Calgary, closed the acquisition of high quality light oil assets in southeast Saskatchewan for approximately $940 million, from Cenovus Energy Inc. (Cenovus), an integrated Canadian oil company.
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.
