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Aug 15, 2014

A&B Acts for Electrum Group

Aird & Berlis LLP continues to act for the Electrum Group in connection with its maintenance and its large and economically valuable positions in numerous Canadian public resource companies. We have:

  • continued to maintain and monitor the portfolio and the various regulatory requirements;
  • advised with respect to additional offerings, corporate governance issues, and potential sale and lock-up matters;
  • considered board representation and ‘acting jointly or in concert’ related questions;
  • been engaged to consider and advise on investment in entities in which the investor does not have a current investment; and
  • have also considered various potential new investments and advised in connection therewith ranging from $10 million to over $400 million. 

The Aird & Berlis LLP team was led by Martin Kovnats and included Jeffrey Merk and Matthew Liberatore (Corporate Finance and M&A), Sam Billard, Aaron Collins and Alyssa Keon (Financial Services), William VanderBurgh (Regulatory), Francesco Gucciardo and Barbara Worndl (Tax).

Areas of Expertise

International Transactions
Tax
Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity
Financial Services
Corporate/Commercial
Capital Markets

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Mines & Minerals

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