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David Mba

Associate Called to the Ontario Bar: 2020
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David has a creative yet methodical approach to his practice that enables him to provide high quality service to all of his clients. He is committed to delivering innovative and strategic direction to his clients as they navigate heavily-regulated industries. David uses an array of business management skills to help companies and individuals manage complex, time-sensitive transactions.

As a member of the Capital Markets group, David advises clients from a variety of industries and across multiple stages of development. His practice focuses on securities law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, start-ups and emerging companies, venture capital and corporate governance. While working for an international risk consulting firm prior to joining Aird & Berlis, David also gained experience with a range of business intelligence issues, including pre-transactional due diligence, litigation asset traces and investigations into alleged fraud.

Representative Matters

Represented Harborside Inc., a California-focused, vertically-integrated cannabis enterprise, in the completion of a brokered private placement offering of units for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $35 million. 

Represented Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, a leading owner, manager and developer of distinctive urban workspace in Canada’s major cities and network-dense urban data centres in Toronto, in its completion of a $600 million debt offering of 1.726% series H senior unsecured debentures. The Series H Debentures are Allied’s inaugural Green Bond issuance under its recently announced Green Financing Framework.

Selected Publications

 

Insights

Publications Article Oct 13, 2020 Ontario Proposes Changes to its Business Corporations Statute to Enhance Flexibility Removal of Director Residency Requirements and Reducing the Voting Threshold for Private Company Ordinary Written Resolutions
Publications Article Sep 02, 2020 A Primer on Disclosure Standards and Requirements in the Canadian Mining Sector
Publications Article Jul 08, 2020 Legal and Regulatory Landscape for Psychedelics Companies Considering “Going Public” in Canada
Publications Article Apr 22, 2020 COVID-19 and the Workplace: Changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and Summer Jobs Program
Publications Article Apr 14, 2020 Proxy Advisory Firms Provide Guidance on Governance Matters in Light of COVID-19
Publications Article Apr 09, 2020 AGCO Updates and Ontario Government Emergency Order Permitting Pickup and Delivery of Recreational Cannabis by Licensed Retailers
Publications Article Apr 08, 2020 COVID-19 Update: Securities Regulators Grant Temporary Filing Relief
Publications Article Apr 08, 2020 COVID-19 Update: Ontario Provides Temporary Relief Relating to Meeting Requirements Under the Corporations Act (Ontario) and Business Corporations Act (Ontario)
Insights TheSpotlight Mar 27, 2020 Cyberattacks and Cybersecurity Measures Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publications Article Mar 20, 2020 Virtual Shareholders’ Meetings: Navigating Social Distancing During Proxy Season in Light of COVID-19
Publications Article Mar 02, 2020 Food Delivery Drivers Open to Unionization – Expanding Labour Relations to E-commerce
Insights EnergyInsider Feb 27, 2020 Climate Change Litigation - Dutch Supreme Court Delivers Historic Climate Change Decision in the Urgenda Case
Insights StartupSource Jul 06, 2018 Toronto to Host Fastest-Growing Tech Conference in North America in 2019
Insights StartupSource Jun 21, 2018 Aviva Ventures Pitch Day Event Supports Canadian Startups
Insights EnergyInsider Jun 18, 2018 Nova Scotia Regulator Approves Smart Meter Project

Education

  • JD / MBA, University of Toronto, 2019
  • BA (Summa cum laude), York University, 2014

Expertise