On March 1, 2018, an Alberta numbered company (now known as Tecton Energy Services Ltd.) acquired the shares of 1st Rate US Holding Company, a US-based oilfield services firm, and assets from Alberta-based 1st Rate Energy Services Inc.

Gowling WLG advised Tecton in these acquisitions with a team that included Steve Will, Melanie Condic and Zafar Jaffer (M&A) and Sunil Joneja and Samantha Albright (financing).