M&A Deal Summary

WestFire Energy Acquires Orion Oil & Gas

On July 1, 2011, WestFire Energy acquired oil/gas exploration company Orion Oil & Gas for 360M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WestFire Energy’s 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is WestFire Energy’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is WestFire Energy’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is WestFire Energy’s 1st transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-07-01
Target Orion Oil & Gas
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) WestFire Energy
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 360M USD
Advisor(s) FirstEnergy Capital Corp. (Financial)

Target

Orion Oil & Gas

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Orion Oil & Gas Corp. is a provider of oil/gas exploration services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WestFire Energy

Alberta, Canada

Category Company
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
DESCRIPTION

WestFire Energy Ltd. is a oil/gas exploration provider.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Alberta) 1 of 2
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-23 Guide Exploration

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Guide Exploration Ltd. (Formerly Galleon Energy,Inc.) is a provider of oil/gas exploration services.

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