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Calgary stalwart Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP is highly regarded for financings in the energy and natural resources field, in line with its signature strength. The firm’s close relationships with oil and gas companies sees it more frequently on the borrower side of transactions, but it also handles lender-side work. Kathy Pybus fronts the department and has recently led work on behalf of borrowers and lenders. Also noted are Nancy Smith, who focuses on corporate finance and project finance, and up-and-coming partners Simina Ionescu-Mocanu and Nicole Chorley.

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Key clients

  • TD Securities
  • RBC Capital Markets
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Work highlights

  • Acted for the administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders, on a covenant-based C$2.3bn credit facility in connection with Strathcona Resources’ C$1bn acquisition of Pipestone Energy Corp.
  • Advised Peyto Exploration & Development Corp on the issuance of C$160m of senior secured notes and on C$1.1bn aggregate credit facilities with a syndicate of Canadian and international banks in connection with its acquisition of Repsol Canada Energy Partnership.
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