Michael R. Axford LL.B., B.Comm., Partner

Mike practises in both Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP’s Corporate/Commercial Group and Financial Services Group with a broad range of experience having advised clients involved in transactions in these practice areas for over 20 years. Mike regularly advises Canadian, U.S. and international corporate and institutional clients with respect to (a) corporate, private M&A and venture capital transactions over a variety of industries, and (b) all aspects of domestic and cross-border secured lending transactions including acquisition, term and operating financing with a particular focus on subordinated debt financing.

Mike is very active in cross-border matters and regularly acts for several U.S.-based institutional lenders. Additionally, he is frequently retained by major U.S. law firms to advise on the Canadian aspects of corporate and lending transactions.

Mike also acts as external general counsel as a trusted advisor for a number of Canadian, U.S. and international corporations providing or coordinating advice in all areas of Canadian business law.

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Representative Work
Counsel to two private equity firms in their financing and restructuring of Napier Environmental Technologies Corp., a public environmental paint product corporation
Counsel to North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd., a public mining corporation with respect to various mining matters including its project financing requirements and mining reclamation security obligations
Counsel to a Vancouver-based securities dealer with respect to its acquisition by another brokerage house
Counsel to a large U.S.-based retail office supply chain with respect to the divestiture of one of its operating divisions
Counsel to a lender in a $20-million Canadian hotel financing
Contact Information
Vancouver
+1 604 443 7137
michael.axford@fmc-law.com
Year of Call
1991 (British Columbia)
Education
Queen’s University, LL.B., 1990
University of British Columbia, B.Comm., 1987
Languages Spoken
English