Representative Matters
Represented MediPharm Labs Corp., a global leader in specialized, research-driven pharmaceutical-quality cannabis extraction, distillation and derivative products, in its completion of a $37.8 million private placement with an institutional investor.
Represented Crown Capital Partners in connection with its $30,000,000 financing for a leading Canadian provider of pharmacy and other healthcare services, for debt refinancing and working capital purposes, and to assist with a strategic acquisition.
Represented Bank of Montreal in connection with several loans ranging from $10,000,000 to $100,000,000 to borrowers in the advertising, cannabis, engineering, hospitality, management consulting and manufacturing industries, for various purposes, including for working capital, real estate acquisition, construction financing and strategic targeted growth through acquisitions.
Represented MediPharm Labs Corp. (TSX:LABS), a global leader in cannabis extraction, distillation, purification and cannabinoid isolation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, MediPharm Labs Inc., in its completion of a $38.7 million credit facility with a prominent Canadian Schedule 1 bank.
Represented Baylin Technologies Inc. (TSX:BYL), a diversified leading global wireless technology management company, in the completion of a $40.25 million bought deal public offering of subscription receipts and 6.5% extendible convertible unsecured debentures and the related acquisition of Alga Microwave Inc.
Represented Baylin Technologies Inc. in an acquisition of assets from the radio frequency and microwave divisions of Advantech Wireless Inc. and certain of its affiliates.
Represented Trevali Mining Corporation (TSX:TV) in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of zinc assets, including an 80% interest in the Rosh Pinah mine in Namibia and a 90% interest in the Perkoa mine in Burkina Faso, for an aggregate purchase price of US$417.86 million.
Represented GreenSpace Brands Inc. (TSXV:JTR) (“GreenSpace”), a developer, marketer and seller of premium natural food products, on the following transactions:
(a) a bought deal short form prospectus offering for gross proceeds of over $7 million.
(b) its acquisition of Central Roast Inc., a manufacturer and distributer of all-natural healthy snacks, for $10.75 million; and
(c) its acquisition of Love Child (Brands) Inc. (“Love Child”), a producer of 100% organic food for infants and toddlers, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $6 million.
Represented Transeastern Power Trust (TSXV:TEP.un and TEP.db) on its acquisition of two photovoltaic solar power production plants in Romania for a gross purchase price of over $40 million and concurrent debt and equity financings valued at over $18 million.
Retained by the debentureholders of Pinetree Capital, a TSX listed company, in connection with the restructuring of Pinetree's debentureholder debt.
Represented Feronia Inc. (TSX: FRN), a large-scale commercial farmland and plantation operator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in connection with its recent US$9.18M private placement and previous US$7.15M private placement led by CDC Group plc, the UK Government’s Development Finance Institution.
Represents the Electrum Group in connection with its maintenance and its large and economically valuable positions in numerous Canadian public resource companies. We have:
(a) continued to maintain and monitor the portfolio and the various regulatory requirements;
(b) advised with respect to additional offerings, corporate governance issues, and potential sale and lock-up matters;
(c) considered board representation and ‘acting jointly or in concert’ related questions;
(d) been engaged to consider and advise on investment in entities in which the investor does not have a current investment; and
(e) have also considered various potential new investments and advised in connection therewith ranging from $10 million to over $400 million.
Represented the ad hoc committee of the unsecured noteholders (the "Noteholders") of Frontera Copper Corporation ("Frontera") in its recapitalization and plan of arrangement pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "Arrangement"), in respect of $89 million of notes issued by Frontera, with a focus on negotiation on behalf of the Noteholders and the approval of the Arrangement at a special meeting of Noteholders and at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Represented Electrum Strategic Resources LLC in its US$60 million private placement acquisition of 46,153,847 units created and issued by NovaGold Resources Inc. The net proceeds of the financing were used to repay certain outstanding principal and interest owing under an existing bridge loan, to finance continuing exploration and development activities in Alaska and in British Columbia, and to further examine, develop and, if warranted, re-activate a mine near Nome, Alaska and for general corporate purposes.
Retained by the Noteholders of Blue Note Mining in connection with Blue Note’s filing under the CCAA.
Represented Tree Island Industries Ltd. and related entities in their completion of a $35 million senior secured revolving credit facility from Wells Fargo Capital Finance Corporation Canada. The facility was used to repay obligations to a previous lender and for ongoing working capital purposes.
Represented Nucap Industries Inc. in connection with the financing necessary to complete the acquisition of US-based Anstro Manufacturing, Inc. and Eyelet Tech Inc., Canadian-based Gunn Metal Stampings Inc. and China-based QVC. The acquisitions resulted in the combination of two of the most innovative companies in the brake pad components industry and further globalizing Nucap’s platform in order to better support its customers in the Americas, Europe and Asia.