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De Beers Canada sells participating interest in diamond joint venture for $180 million

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Client

De Beers Canada Inc.

On September 28, 2006 Shore Gold Inc. closed the previously announced purchase from De Beers Canada Inc of its interest in the Fort a la Corne Joint Venture. Kensington Resources Ltd., Shore's wholly owned subsidiary, acquired De Beers' 42.245% participating interest in the joint venture for a purchase price of $180 million. Fasken Martineau acted as legal counsel to De Beers Canada, with a team comprised of Robert Shirriff, John Sabetti, Bozidar Crnatovic, Krisztian Toth, Scott Mitchell and Wojtek Baraniak (corporate), William Bies (tax) and Tony Baldanza (competition).

Team

  • John M. Sabetti, Partner, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4455, jsabetti@fasken.com
  • Krisztián Tóth, Partner, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5467, ktoth@fasken.com
  • A. Wojtek Baraniak, Partner, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3332, wbaraniak@fasken.com
  • Anthony F. Baldanza, Partner, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4352, abaldanza@fasken.com