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Canadian Natural Resources Completes $1.1 Billion in Notes Offerings
Paul, Weiss advised Canadian Natural Resources Limited, a Canadian-based oil and natural gas production company, in its $600 million offering of 2.050% senior unsecured notes due 2025 and its $500 million offering of additional 2.950% senior unsecured notes due 2030.
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Shopify Closes $1.5 Billion Public Offering
Shopify Inc., a leading global commerce company, closed a $1.5 billion offering of 2,127,500 Class A subordinate voting shares at a price of $700 per share. Paul, Weiss represented the underwriters on the offering, led by Citigroup and Credit Suisse as joint bookrunners.
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Encana Completes Redomestication Transaction and Rebrands as “Ovintiv”
Paul, Weiss advised Encana Corporation, a leading North American energy producer, in its corporate reorganization, which included completing a 5 for 1 share consolidation, redomesticating from Canada to the United States and rebranding under the name Ovintiv Inc.
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Fortis Completes C$690 Million Public Offering in United States and Canada
Fortis Inc. completed a public offering of common shares in the United States and Canada. Gross proceeds of the offering were approximately C$690 million.
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Yamana Gold Completes Debt Tender Offers
Paul, Weiss advised Canadian-based precious metals producer Yamana Gold Inc. in connection with cash tender offers for Yamana’s 4.36% Series B senior notes due 2020, 4.76% Series C senior notes due 2022, 4.91% Series D senior notes due 2024, 4.78% Series B senior notes due 2023, 4.95% senior notes due 2024 and 4.625% senior notes due 2027.
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Paul, Weiss Wins Dismissal of Shareholder Suit Against Dominion Diamond Corporation
Paul, Weiss won the dismissal, with prejudice, of a putative shareholder class action against our client Dominion Diamond Corporation and its board of directors.
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Agrium and PotashCorp Complete Merger, Creating $36 Billion Company
Paul, Weiss represented Canadian agricultural products and services giant Agrium Inc. in its $36 billion merger of equals with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan.
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Q2 2019 U.S. Legal & Regulatory Developments
The following is our summary of significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during the second quarter of 2019 of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors.
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Atlantic Gold Corporation to Be Acquired by St Barbara Ltd.
Paul, Weiss is representing Vancouver-based gold mining company Atlantic Gold Corporation in its Cdn$722 million acquisition by St Barbara Ltd., a gold mining company based in Australia.
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Authentic Brands and Tilray Announce Joint Venture to Market and Distribute Cannabis Products
Paul, Weiss is representing Authentic Brands Group (ABG) in a long-term revenue sharing agreement with Canadian pharmaceutical and cannabis company Tilray, Inc. to market and distribute a portfolio of consumer cannabis products within ABG’s brand portfolio in jurisdictions where regulations permit.
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Encana to Acquire Newfield Exploration in $7.7 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss is representing leading North American energy producer Encana in its all-stock acquisition of U.S. independent energy company Newfield Exploration.
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