The economy is powered by entrepreneurs who create the innovations, products, and services we use every day. Our clients are these entrepreneurs, forging through and fostering the global marketplace. We take pride in bringing to our practice the same creativity and ambition inherent to their entrepreneurialism.
We are a team of creative and connected advisors and deal lawyers who provide strategic advice to clients on all manner and size of transactions in the capital markets arena. From start-ups to billion-dollar listed companies, our priority is to add value to their businesses by providing strategic advice focused on creative and practical solutions that result in commercial growth and success.
Whether navigating complex business combinations, raising capital, or structuring tax-efficient transactions, we work closely with our clients and deal teams to develop innovative solutions that exceed their unique requirements and goals.
Services
- Financings, including initial, primary, and secondary public offerings, shelf offerings and private placements
- Private and public mergers, acquisitions, business combinations, plans of arrangement, spinoffs, and going-private transactions
- Private equity and venture capital-driven mergers and acquisitions and financings
- Stock exchange listings and ongoing regulatory compliance for all Canadian stock exchanges and securities commissions
- National, cross-border, and other multi-jurisdictional offerings and transactions
- Corporate governance, special committee work, conflict and control issues, and exit negotiations
- Transactions associated with mineral exploration
Our private equity and venture capital lawyers provide a broad range of services to participants in private equity, family office and venture capital transactions. We leverage the diverse skills and experience of our Capital Markets team of lawyers, and bring a focus on efficiently serving the unique legal requirements of private equity and venture capital transactions. The transactional leaders of the team are supported by specialists in tax, employment, banking, technology, real estate, mining, and other strategic industries.
In addition to business solutions, we provide strategic connections in the capital markets arena to our clients, bringing together key decision-makers to forge collaborations and build networks that accelerate success. Our priority is to create workable strategies so that our clients can grow their overall business and succeed in the global market.
Work Highlights
WELL Health Technologies Corp.
- $302.5M subscription receipt financing for its US$372.9M acquisition of CRH Medical Corporation (NYSE, TSX) (2021)
- $266.3M acquisition of MyHealth Partners (2021)
BBTV Holdings Inc.
- $66.3M refinancing transaction (2021)
- $172M initial public offering and buy-out of majority private equity interest (2020)
Anacortes Mining Corp.
- $100M acquisition of New Oroperu Resources Inc. (TSXV) by way of plan of arrangement and concurrent subscription receipt financing (2021)
Lead Contact
Mauro Palumbo
604 891 7742
