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Baker Botts LLP

22 Jul 2026

NOVAGOLD to acquire 100 percent of Donlin Gold in US$4.2 billion consolidation with Paulson

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryMining

Transaction Value$ 5,900,000,000

ClientsNOVAGOLD Resources Inc., Paulson Advisers LLC, Electrum Strategic Resources L.P.
27 Apr 2026

Shell completes approximately $22 billion acquisition of ARC Resources

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryEnergy

Transaction Value$ 22,300,000,000

ClientsShell plc, ARC Resources Ltd., Shell Canada Limited
23 Sep 2025

CPP Investments acquires 13 percent Sempra Infrastructure stake for US$3 billion

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryEnergy

Transaction Value$ 4,100,000,000

ClientsCanada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Sempra Infrastructure Partners, KKR
21 Aug 2025

American Industrial Partners acquires International Paper’s Global Cellulose Fibers business

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryOther

Transaction Value$ 2,094,540,000

ClientsInternational Paper, American Industrial Partners
16 Jun 2025

Enbridge completes US$2.25 billion senior notes offering in four tranches

Deal TypePublic/Private Offering

IndustryEnergy

Transaction Value$ 3,090,000,000

ClientsEnbridge Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
19 May 2025

TotalEnergies secures Canadian LNG supply via Ksi Lisims deal, acquires stake in Western LNG

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryEnergy

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

ClientsTotalEnergies, Ksi Lisims LNG Limited Partnership, Western LNG LLC
22 Apr 2025

NOVAGOLD and Paulson acquire Barrick’s 50 percent stake in Donlin Gold for $1 billion

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryMining

Transaction Value$ 1,000,000,000

ClientsNOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., Paulson Advisers LLC, The Electrum Group, Barrick Gold Corporation
16 Dec 2024

Vitesse Energy to acquire Lucero Energy in US$222 million all-stock deal

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryEnergy

Transaction Value$ 316,000,000

ClientsVitesse Energy, Inc., Lucero Energy Corp.
18 Nov 2024

Sayona Mining acquires Piedmont Lithium in US$623 million all-stock deal

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryMining

Transaction Value$ 841,000,000

ClientsSayona Mining Limited, Piedmont Lithium Inc.
5 Jun 2024

Saturn Oil & Gas secures $873 million in note offering

Deal TypePublic/Private Offering

IndustryEnergy

Transaction Value$ 873,000,000

ClientsSaturn Oil & Gas Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, National Bank of Canada Financial Markets, ATB Capital Markets, Echelon Capital Markets