Counsel to a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Paradigm Capital Inc. and Cormark Securities Inc. with respect to a $57.5 million bought deal financing by Sandstorm Resources Ltd.
Counsel to Perilya Ltd. on its $184 million take-over bid for GlobeStar Mining Corporation
Counsel to Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund (now Armtec Infrastructure Inc.) in connection with the issue and sale of 40,000 convertible unsecured subordinated debentures of the Fund to a syndicate of underwriters and with the offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of 8.875% senior unsecured notes due 2017. The Notes were offered by a syndicate of underwriters by way of a private placement under applicable securities laws in all provinces of Canada.
Counsel to Stillwater Mining Company in connection with its US$118 million acquisition of Marathon PGM Corporation by way of Plan of Arrangement
Counsel to Argonaut Gold Inc. in connection with a $150 million three-part transaction involving a financing through GMP Securities LP to raise $150 million, a business combination with Intuitivo Capital Corp. to become a public company, and the simultaneous completion of a $103 million take-over of Castle Gold Corporation
Acted for SouthernEra Diamonds in the $115 million takeover by Mwana Africa PLC
Counsel to Meridian Gold Inc. in connection with $3.5 billion take-over bid by Yamana Gold Inc., including "poison pill" hearing before the Ontario Securities Commission. Meridian Gold Inc., Re (2007), 30 O.S.C.B. 9307 (O.S.C.)
Acted for the Special Committee of Peru Copper in the $900 million takeover by Chinalco (Aluminum Corporation of China)