Trevor Wong-Chor

Office Managing Partner, Calgary

Trevor Wong-Chor is the Managing Partner of the Davis LLP Calgary office and practices primarily in the areas of securities, mergers & acquisitions, corporate, and oil and gas law.

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His practice involves providing advice on a range of issues, however, particular emphasis is placed upon advising corporations and investment dealers with respect to securities and business law matters, including advising on private and public offerings of securities, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and securities regulatory requirements. He is a corporate secretary or director of a number of public and private corporations.

Trevor has acted on behalf of issuers in respect of initial public offerings, new issues and has acted for both issuers and/or dealers in respect of public and private offerings of debt, equity and hybrid securities by corporations and limited partnerships, including cross-border financings.

Trevor's practice also involves acting on behalf of acquirers, targets and boards in connection with corporate acquisitions and dispositions. He has also assisted clients in respect of corporate governance issues, compensation plans and corporate reorganizations and restructurings.

Trevor is also the legal coordinator for numerous issuers with international activities and has significant experience dealing in domestic, North American and international legal issues in the finance and oil and gas sector. International areas of significant experience include, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Chile and Indonesia.

Recent transactions include: acting for investment dealers or the issuing corporations in numerous private and public entity financings; acquisitions; the reorganization of existing companies with a "spin out" of "explorecos"; arrangements and takeover bids involving public entities; re-domicile a canadian corporation to Jersey, Channel Islands and the British Virgin Islands; advising on private equity investments and buy outs.

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Professional Associations & Activities

Past Chair, Southern Alberta chapter, Securities Law Executive, Canadian Bar Association; Presenter, corporate governance

In The News

Canacol Announces Acquisition of Carrao Energy Ltd. in $70MM Transaction
Davis LLP acted for Canacol Energy Ltd. (“Canacol”) as it completed the acquisition of approximately 96% of the issued and outstanding shares (“Carrao Shares”) of Carrao Energy [more]
Source: Acted for Canacol Energy Ltd.
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Davis LLP Client Closes $50M Financing and Plan of Arrangement
On September 28, 2010, Zodiac Exploration Corp. ("Zodiac") completed its plan of arrangement ("Arrangement") with Peninsula Resources Ltd. ("Peninsula"), pursuant to which [more]
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Trevor Wong-Chor is the new Managing Partner of the Calgary Office
"We are very happy to have Trevor in charge of the Calgary office," says Robert Seidel, Q.C., National Managing Partner. "Since joining the firm, he has been a key part of the Calgary [more]
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Davis Client, Southern Pacific, raised $108 Million to complete the Equity Funding Portion for its STP-McKay Thermal Project
We are pleased to announce that the firm's client, Southern Pacific Resource Corp., raised $108,360,000 through a bought deal prospectus offering with a syndicate of underwriters, including the underwriters [more]
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Davis Client, Canacol, raised $57.5 Million to fund its Oil & Gas Exploration Activities in Colombia
We are pleased to announce that the firm's client, Canacol Energy Ltd., raised $57,500,288 through a bought deal prospectus offering with a syndicate of underwriters, including the underwriters' [more]
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Davis client, Southern Pacific Resource Corp., Closes CDN $89 Million Acquisition and Financing
On November 3, 2009, Southern Pacific Resource Corp. acquired all of the securities of Senlac Oil Ltd. from a major oil and gas company, for closing cash consideration of approximately $89,000,000. Senlac [more]
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Forbes Energy Services Ltd. Closes $172.5 Million IPO
On May 29th, 2008, Forbes Energy Services Ltd., a Texas based oilfield services contractor, completed its initial public offering of $172.5 million within which it acquired 100% of the membership interests [more]
Monday, 2 June 2008
Davis LLP Closes a $57 Million Private Placement for Cordy Oilfield Services Ltd.
Cordy Oilfield Services Inc., a TSX Venture Exchange listed company (TSK-V:CKK), closed a $57 million private placement offering of common shares. The underwriters involved were TD Securities Inc [more]
Tuesday, 18 April 2006
Davis LLP Closes a $42 Million Short Form Prospectus for Solana Resources Limited (AIM Listed)
Solana Resources Limited, a TSX Venture Exchange and London Stock Exchange AIM listed company (TSX-V:SOR and LSE-AIM:SOR) closed a $42 million short form prospectus common share offering. The offering [more]
Monday, 17 April 2006
Davis LLP Represents Sherwood Copper Corporation in Acquisition of Minto Explorations
From June to August 2005, Sherwood Copper Corporation acquired 100% of the shares of Minto Explorations Ltd. in two separate transactions. The Minto Project is a high-grade copper-gold deposit located [more]
Thursday, 25 August 2005