William C. Guinan is a lawyer practicing mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, corporate governance and special committees and 3 other areas of law. William C. received a B.B.A. degree from Acadia University in 1977, and has been licensed for 43 years. William C. practices in Calgary, AB.
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Firm InformationPositionPartner
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Work: Lead counsel in the following matters: 2017: Transformational acquisition of natural gas assets located in the Foothills area of Alberta
the Deep Basin area of BC
related infrastructure divestitures by Ikkuma Resources Corp.
For Carrick Petroleum Inc. in respect of an insiders bid.
The sale by Zedcor Energy Inc. of all of the assets
business of its construction equipment rental subsidiary 4-Way Equipment Rentals Corp. to Cooper Rentals Canada Inc.
For Zedcor Energy Inc. regarding its re-financing by Maynbridge Capital Inc.
various related debt
equity financing transactions.
Ikkuma Resource Corp.'s $45 million term loan from Alberta Investment Management Corporation.
2016: $90 million convertible debenture financing by Kelt Exploration Ltd. by way of short-form prospectus
concurrent private placement.
Kelt Exploration Ltd.'s $100 million disposition of Karr area, Alberta assets.
Canadian Equipment Rental Corp.'s sale of shares of its subsidiary MCL Waste Systems & Environmental Inc.
sale of its Waste Management Division to GFL Environmental Inc.
Start-up financing
initial acquisition of Central Alberta oil
natural gas assets by Little Rock Resources Ltd.
2015: Kelt Exploration Ltd.'s $327 million acquisition of Artek Exploration Ltd. by way of Plan of Arrangement.
For Beaumont Energy Inc. with respect to its acquisition by way of Plan of Arrangement by Whitecap Resources Inc. for $425 million.
For Nexxco Energy Ltd. with respect to its acquisition by way of Plan of Arrangement by Burgess Creek Exploration Inc.
Short form prospectus offering of common shares by Kelt Exploration Ltd. in the amount of $86.5 million.
2014: Kelt Exploration Ltd.'s $165 million acquisition of all of the shares of Capio Exploration Ltd.
For CERF Incorporated in connection with its $65 million acquisition of Winalta Inc. by way of Plan of Arrangement.
Bought deal private placement of common shares
flow-through shares under the Income Tax Act (Canada) by Kelt Exploration Ltd. in the amount of $147 million.
Ikkuma Resources Corp.'s recapitalization transaction involving PanTerra Resource Corp.
related private placement of common shares
warrants.
Ikkuma Resources Corp.'s $130 million subscription receipts offering of common shares
the qualification of the underlying common shares under a final prospectus in connection with a $120 million acquisition of natural gas assets located in the Foothills area of Alberta
the Deep Basin area of BC.
Farmout
Joint Venture Agreement by a private Alberta-based operator covering substantially all mineral rights held by a First Nation in Central Alberta.
2013: For Celtic Exploration Ltd. with respect to its acquisition by ExxonMobil by way of a Plan of Arrangement with a transaction value of $3.2 billion.
Kelt Exploration Ltd.'s $94.5 million brokered
non-brokered private placement of common shares.
Kelt Exploration Ltd.'s $111.6 million bought deal private placement of flow-through shares under the Income Tax Act (Canada).
For Amarok Energy Inc. with respect to its $25 million offering of common shares by way of short form prospectus.
Kelt Exploration Ltd.'s $101.6 million bought deal financing of subscription receipts to acquire common shares upon completion of the acquisition of certain P&NG assets located in Pouce Coupe/Spirit River areas, Alberta.
Kelt Exploration Ltd.'s $192 million acquisition of P&NG assets located in the Pouce Coupe/Spirit River areas, Alberta.
2012: For Cutpick Energy Inc. with respect to its acquisition by Crescent Point Energy Corp. by way of a Plan of Arrangement with a transaction value of $425 million.
For Emerge Oil & Gas Inc. with respect to its acquisition by Twin Butte Energy Ltd. by way of a Plan of Arrangement with a transaction value of $170 million.
For Drako Capital Corp. in its amalgamation with Trilateral Energy Ltd. to form Amarok Energy Inc.
For Celtic Exploration Ltd. with respect to various public offerings, including a public offering of $172.5 million convertible unsecured subordinated debentures,
a $125 million public offering of common shares, both by way of short form prospectus.
For Red River Oil
Gas Ltd. in connection with a $130 million private equity financing by way of subscription receipts for common shares
related acquisition of producing oil
gas assets located in southeast Saskatchewan
southwest Manitoba.
For Beaumont Energy Inc. in connection with a $140 million private equity financing by way of subscription receipts for common shares
related acquisition of producing oil
gas assets located in southwest Saskatchewan.
Other: Numerous international transactions, primarily relating to oil
gas matters, including transactions based in United States (Montana, Colorado, Texas
Wyoming), Czech Republic, Colombia
South Korea.
Numerous other brokered
non-brokered private placements of common shares, convertible debentures
flow-through shares under the Income Tax Act (Canada).
Numerous credit agreements, including both single
multi-lender transactions, for both borrowers
lenders.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1983, Alberta
MembershipsPROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
•Member, Canadian Bar Association
•Member, Law Society of Alberta
•Director and/or Corporate Secretary for a number of public and private corporations, including issuers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange, many of which are engaged in the oil & gas industry. -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolDalhousie University
Class of 1982
LL.B.
Other EducationAcadia University
Class of 1977
B.B.A.
Dalhousie University
Class of 1982
M.B.A.