Red 5 Limited, 2024
Acting as Canadian counsel to Red 5 Limited, an Australia-based gold miner, in a merger of equals with Silver Lake Resources, creating a leading mid-tier gold company with a combined value of approximately A$2.2 billion.
Mining
Mason Resources Inc., 2024
Acted for Mason Graphite Inc. with the sale of the Lac Guéret Property, targeted for the development of graphite at the Uatnan Mining Project, to Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. in consideration of 6,208,210 common shares of Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2023
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in its US$110-million streaming transaction with Ascot Resources Ltd. regarding the Premier Gold Project located on Nisga’a Nation Treaty Lands in the prolific Golden Triangle of northwestern British Columbia.
Tecpetrol Investments S.L., 2023
Acted for Tecpetrol Investments S.L. in its successful unsolicited take-over bid to acquire Alpha Lithium Corporation for C$310 million.
Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, 2023
Acted for Copper Mountain Mining Corporation in its US$439-million all-share acquisition by Hudbay Minerals Inc. by way of a court approved plan of arrangement.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2023
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in its streaming transaction with Cerrado Gold Inc. regarding gold and silver produced by its Monte do Carmo project in Brazil.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2023
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its earn-in agreement with FireFox Gold Corp. to form a property-level joint venture in respect of the Kolho property located in northern Finland, together with a concurrent equity investment in FireFox Gold Corp. and the negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
Newmont Mining Corporation (now known as Newmont Corporation) and other defendants, 2023
Acted for Newmont Mining Corporation, Fronteer Gold Inc. and its founder Mark O’Dea in a successful defence against a claim for over C$1.2 billion in damages and other relief asserted by Jacqui Safra and his holding company, NWG Investments Inc. Safra alleged fraud and misrepresentation concerning a transaction in which Fronteer acquired a mineral exploration company he founded and controlled. Safra’s claim was commenced after the newly formed Government of Nunatsiavut imposed a moratorium on uranium mining in April 2008. Justice Steele of the Superior Court of Ontario dismissed the claim on the grounds of delay in August 2023.
Waterton Global Resource Management & Waterton Copper Corp, 2023
Acting for Waterton Global Resource Management and Waterton Copper Corp. in connection with the acquisition by Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. of a US$115-million silver stream on the Mineral Park Mine in Arizona owned by Waterton Copper Corp. and the provision of a US$25 million secured debt facility from Wheaton to Waterton Copper.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2023
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the US$150-million financing of Foran Mining Corporation’s McIvenna Bay project in east-central Saskatchewan.
Russel Metals Inc., 2023
Acting for Russel Metals Inc. in the C$61-million sale of its 50% equity interest in TriMark Tubulars Ltd. to Marubeni-Itochu.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2023
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in its acquisition of a secured note convertible into a streaming arrangement in respect of the gold produced by Theta Gold Mines Ltd.’s TGME Gold Project in South Africa.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2023
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in connection with its joint venture with Ma’aden over copper exploration projects in Saudi Arabia.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2023
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in its acquisition of a secured note convertible into a gross revenue royalty of 4.75% of the gold and silver produced by Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.’s Grassy Mountain gold mine in eastern Oregon.
Lithium Royalty Corp, 2023
Acted for Lithium Royalty Corp. in its C$150-million initial public offering of common shares underwritten by a syndicate co-led by Canaccord Genuity Corp and Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc.
Lithium Royalty Corp., 2023
Acted for an affiliate of Lithium Royalty Corp. in its purchase of a net smelter returns royalty involving the Mariana Lithium Project in Argentina from TNR Gold Corp.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2023
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the financing of Metals Acquisition Corp’s US$1.1-billion acquisition of Glencore’s CSA copper mine in New South Wales, Australia.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2023
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to US$4 billion of securities in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
Burgundy Diamond Mines Limited, 2023
Acted for Burgundy Diamond Mines Limited (BDM) in its US$136-million acquisition of Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Limited, including the world-class Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, and Arctic Canadian Diamond Marketing N.V. Upon closing, BDM became one of the largest listed diamond companies globally.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2023
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its strategic equity investment in Canada Nickel Company Inc. and negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2023
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its initial C$23.39-million strategic investment in Hercules Silver and its additional C$7-million follow-on investment.
Premium Nickel Resources Limited, 2023
Acted for Premium Nickel Resources Ltd. (PNRL) in its C$34-million financing transactions with Cymbria Corporation and EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. The transactions comprised of an equity offering of units, a three year term loan and options to acquire 0.5% net smelter returns royalties on PNRL's Selebi and Selkirk mines.
Lithium Royalty Corporation, 2023
Acted as financing counsel to Lithium Royalty Corp. in establishing a US$25-million revolving credit facility with National Bank of Canada.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2023
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in its holistic financing solution provided to Bunker Hill in respect of its zinc, lead and silver project located in Idaho, U.S. The financing package included a debt facility, convertible debentures, a royalty convertible debenture and a streaming arrangement in respect of the project.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2022
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the acquisition from Ascendant Resources of a secured note to be exchanged on maturity a streaming arrangement in respect of 1.75% of all metals produced from the Lagoa Salgada VMS projected in Lisbon, Portugal.
The Pallinghurst Group, 2022
Acted for Pallinghurst Lithium Limited, a UK-based private investor in the global natural resources sector, in the exchange of its indirect 25% ownership interest in Québec-based Nemaska Lithium Inc. for shares of Livent Corporation.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2022
Advised Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its US$580-million investment in Minas de San Nicolas (MSN) (previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Teck Resources Limited), which owns the San Nicolas copper-zinc development project located in Zacatecas, Mexico. As a result of the transaction, Agnico Eagle and Teck will own 50% of MSN. The proceeds of the subscription will be used by MSN to fund the first US$580 million of post-closing development and construction costs.
Cormark Securities, 2022
Acted as counsel to Cormark Securities in its role as the independent financial advisor to the special committee of Nomad Royalty Company Ltd. in its C$755-million sale to Sandstorm Gold Ltd.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2022
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its acquisition of a 35% interest in Green Star Royalties Ltd., a company focused on the origination of carbon sequestration projects and other green technology opportunities. In connection with its investment, Agnico was granted certain investor rights, including representation on Green Star's board and an ability to co-invest alongside Green Star in its future projects and investments.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2022
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in its US$37.5-million streaming transaction with Trigon Metals Inc. regarding silver and copper produced from its Kombat Mine located in Namibia.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2022
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its agreements with the governments of Pakistan and Balochistan and three federal state-owned Pakistani entities to reconstitute the Reko Diq Project in the country's Balochistan province, which hosts one of the world's largest undeveloped open pit copper-gold porphyry deposits. The reconstituted project is held 50% by Barrick and 50% by Pakistani stakeholders. A separate agreement provided for Barrick's partner Antofagasta PLC to exit and be replaced by the Pakistani parties in the reconstituted project.
E-Cycle Solutions Inc., 2022
Acted for E-Cycle Solutions Inc. in its sale to JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation, a leading supplier of consumable electronic materials.
Sprott Inc., 2022
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds and other institutional co-investors, in the acquisition from KSM Mining ULC of (i) a US$225M secured note to be exchanged on maturity for a gross silver royalty on the KSM project located in northern British Columbia; and (ii) a US$150M secured note to be exchanged on maturity for a 1.2% net smelters royalty on all metals produced by the same project.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2022
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its C$30-million sale to Montage Gold Corp. of the Mankono-Sissédougou joint venture project with Endeavour Mining plc.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2022
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in the sale of a portfolio of 22 royalties to Maverix Metals for total cash consideration of up to US$60 million, and Nevada Gold Mines in the sale of a portfolio of three royalties to Gold Royalty Corp. for share consideration with a value of US$27.5 million.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2022
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in its streaming transaction with Golden Sun Resources, the largest mining and exploration group in Costa Rica regarding the Bellavista Mine in Costa Rica.
Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc., 2022
Acted for Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. in its merger with SolGold plc under a court-approved plan of arrangement, consolidating ownership of the Cascabel project in northern Ecuador.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2022
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in (i) the financing of Northern Graphite Corporation’s acquisition of the Lac des Iles graphite mine in Québec and the Okanjande graphite deposit/Okorusu processing plant in Namibia; (ii) a 9% royalty on graphite concentrate sales revenue from the Lac des Iles graphite mine; (iii) a streaming arrangement on 11.25% of the graphite produced in Namibia.
BMO Capital Markets, 2022
Acted for BMO Capital Markets, in connection with its formal valuation and fairness opinion to the special committee of Aris Gold Corporation, regarding Aris Gold's merger with GCM Mining Corp. to create a leading American gold producer.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2022
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its joint topping bid with Pan American Silver Corp. for the US$4.8-billion acquisition of Yamana Gold Inc., pursuant to which Pan American acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Yamana and Agnico Eagle acquired Yamana's Canadian assets (including its interest in the Canadian Malartic mine).
Elliott Investment Management L.P., 2022
Acting for Elliott Investment Management L.P. in its shareholder engagement with Kinross Gold Corporation regarding capital allocation.
IAMGold Corporation, 2022
Acted for IAMGold Corporation in its engagement with Resource Capital Fund and subsequent entry into a Collaboration Agreement to appoint additional independent directors to the board.
Premium Nickel Resources Corporation, 2022
Acted for the special committee of the board of directors of Premium Nickel Resources Corporation in its reverse takeover of North American Nickel Inc.
Centerra Gold Inc., 2022
Acted for the special committee of independent directors of Centerra Gold Inc. in connection with its evaluation of strategic alternatives following the imposition by the Kyrgyz Republic of external management over the Kumtor Mine in May 2021.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2022
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in its streaming transaction with South Star Battery Metals regarding Graphite produced by its Santa Cruz Project in Brazil.
Lithium Royalty Corp., 2022
Acted for Lithium Royalty Corp. and Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. in connection with a US$14-million investment in Noram Lithium Corp., consisting of the purchase of a 1.0% gross overriding royalty on Noram Lithium Corp. high-grade Zeus Lithium Project in Clayton Valley, Nevada, for US$5 million and a concurrent strategic equity investment through a US$9-million private placement.
Mason Graphite Inc., 2022
Acted for Mason Graphite Inc. with its entering into an option and joint venture agreement with Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. for the development of the Lac Guéret graphite project and Nouveau Monde’s concurrent strategic private placement in common shares of Mason Graphite; and Mason Graphite’s change of business from a Tier 2 mining issuer to a Tier 2 investment issuer, pursuant to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Camac Partners, LLC, 2022
Acted for Camac Partners, LLC, in its shareholder engagement with Gold Reserve Inc. regarding board composition, governance and strategic matters.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the financing (of up to US$60 million) of Novo Resources Corp.'s Beatons Creek Conglomerate Gold Project in Western Australia.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the financing of Sabina Gold Corporation’s Goose Gold Mine in the Back River Gold Project located in Nunavut.
Syndicate of Underwriters, 2021
Acted for a syndicate of underwriters, led by BofA Securities, Credit Suisse and Scotiabank, on the US$250-million initial public offering of Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp, a gold-focused streaming and royalty company offering bespoke financing solutions to the metals and mining industry and backed by Elliott Management. This 2021 offering is Canada's largest mining-related IPO in nine years.
New Gold Inc., 2021
Acted for New Gold Inc. in its US$300-million sale of the existing gold stream held on the Blackwater Project in British Columbia to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
Waterton Global Resource Management LP, 2021
Acted for Waterton Global Resource Management LP in the sale of Nevada properties from Clover Nevada LLC to Millennial Silver Corp. and the resulting business combination to form Millennial Precious Metals Corp.
Baffinland Iron Mines LP and Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation, 2021
Acted as counsel for Baffinland Iron Mines LP and Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation (together, “BIM”) in a high-stakes application to set aside or overturn an arbitral award of more than $114 million in damages. The resulting appeal in this case resulted in an important decision rendered by the Ontario Court of Appeal in April 2023 that addresses the circumstances in which an arbitration agreement will be interpreted as excluding rights of appeal, the application of the presumption of consistent expression in the interpretation of Canadian contracts, and the narrow circumstances in which a refusal to grant leave to appeal by a Superior Court may be appealed directly to the Court of Appeal.
Lithium Royalty Corp., 2021
Acted for Lithium Royalty Corp. (LRC) in connection with its right to purchase a 60% interest in the Moblan mining project held by Guo Ao Lithium Ltd. for US$86.5 million, which right was assigned from LRC to Sayona Mining prior to closing.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2021
Acted for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp. in the acquisition by Sprott Private Resource Stream Fund and its joint venture partner, Electric Royalties Ltd., of a gross metal royalty on the Mid-Tennessee Zinc mine located in Smith County, Tennessee from Globex Mining Enterprises Inc.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2021
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to US$4 billion of securities in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acting as Canadian counsel for Sprott Resource Lending Corp. in the formation of a co-branded fund with CNL Financial Group, LLC. which will focus on investments in the natural resources and precious and base metals extraction industry.
Sprott Private Resource Lending (Collector), LP, 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Private Resource Lending (Collector), LP and its subsidiaries in their acquisition under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and disposition of certain gold properties located in Nova Scotia to Aurelius Minerals Inc. and the concurrent equity investment in Aurelius Minerals Inc.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp. in its US$15-million streaming transaction with Cerrado Gold Inc. regarding gold and silver produced by the Don Nicolas mine in the Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina. The stream deposit was used in the financing of Cerrado's acquisition of the Don Nicolas mine.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the acquisition of a convertible senior financing in support of Rubicon Minerals Corporation's Bateman Gold Project near Red Lake, Ontario.
Rothschild & Co., 2021
Advised Rothschild & Co. in its provision of a long form fairness opinion to the special committee and board of directors of GT Gold Corp. in GT Gold's acquisition by Newmont Corporation for approximately $393 million.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2021
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its merger with Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. to create a $30-billion combined company and the gold industry's highest-quality senior producer.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp. in its streaming transaction with West Vault Mining Inc. regarding gold and silver produced by the Hasbrouck Gold Project located in Nevada.
The Pallinghurst Group, 2021
Acted for The Pallinghurst Group in its acquisition, through Pallinghurst Nickel International Limited, of a 19.2% interest in Talon Metals Corp. from Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. Talon Metals is a TSX-listed base metals company with a nickel-copper-cobalt project in the United States.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the financing (of up to US$100 million) of Geopacific Resource Ltd's Woodlark Gold Project in Papua New Guinea. The financing comprised a project finance facility and a callable gold stream.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the acquisition of a convertible senior financing in support of Treasury Metals Inc.'s Goliath Gold Complex Projects in Ontario; and (ii) a 1.5% non-core net smelter return royalty on the Goldlund gold property in Ontario.
IAMGold Corporation, 2021
Acted for IAMGold Corporation in negotiating and entering into a voting support agreement in connection with the acquisition by Dundee Precious Metals Inc. of all of the outstanding shares of INV Metals Inc. not already owned by Dundee Precious Metals.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the financing (of up to US$105 million) of Ascot Resources Ltd.'s Premier Gold Project in northern British Columbia. The terms of the financing included a senior credit facility, a convertible credit facility and a production payment agreement.
Blue Torch Capital LP, 2021
Acted for Blue Torch Capital LP, as lender, and HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as agent, in connection with the recapitalization of ASX-listed mining company, Boart Longyear Limited, under the secured creditors' scheme and unsecured creditors' scheme approved by the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the financing (of up to US$140 million) of Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp.'s acquisition of Hycroft Mining Corp., a world-class gold and silver producing operator located in Nevada. The financing comprised a senior credit facility and a net smelter royalty.
New Gold Inc., 2021
Acted for New Gold Inc. in the negotiation and establishment of a US$400-million credit facility.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2021
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its all-cash acquisition of TMAC Resources Inc. by way of assignment to Agnico Eagle from Shandong Gold of an arrangement agreement between Shandong Gold and TMAC pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). The transaction had a total equity value of approximately C$287 million and, in connection with the acquisition, Agnico Eagle also retired TMAC's outstanding debt and deferred interest of approximately US$135 million.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in a convertible senior financing in support of SRG Mining Inc.'s bid for North American Lithium Inc., an industrial minerals mining company located in Abitibi, Québec.
Roxgold Inc., 2021
Acted for Roxgold Inc. in its C$1.1-billion business combination with Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. to create a premier growth-oriented global intermediate gold and silver producer.
Nevada Gold Mines, 2021
Acted for Nevada Gold Mines (NGM), the Barrick-Newmont joint venture, in its asset exchange agreement to acquire the remaining 40% of the South Arturo property from i-80 Gold Corp in exchange for NGM's Lone Tree and Buffalo Mountain Properties, and in its conditional up to $50-million private placement in i-80 common shares.
Waterton Global Resource Management LP, 2021
Acted for Waterton Global Resource Management LP in the sale of Nevada gold portfolio from Clover Nevada LLC to Element79 Gold Corp. The portfolio consists of the flagship Maverick Springs Project and 15 additional projects that comprise the Battle Mountain portfolio.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the US$152-million financing of Pure Gold Mining Inc.'s Madsen Gold Project in Red Lake, Ontario. The financing comprised a credit facility and a callable gold stream.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the financing (of up to US$25 million) of Elemental Royalties' acquisition of a portfolio of precious metal royalties from a wholly owned subsidiary of South32 Limited.
Waterton Global Resource Management LP, 2021
Acted for Waterton Global Resource Management LP in its sale to Galane Gold Ltd. of the Summit Mine and the infrastructure constituting the Banner Mill in New Mexico from Pyramid Peak Mining, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Waterton.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2021
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the financing (of up to US$160 million) of TMAC Resources Inc.'s Hope Bay Project in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut.
Vale Canada Limited, 2021
Acting for Vale Canada Limited in a proceeding before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) involving claims for damages by Vale of more than $650 million in connection with alleged breaches by Solway Group, an Eastern European mining company, of various royalty agreements relating to a nickel mining project in Guatemala.
Affiliates of Sherfam Inc., 2021
Acting for affiliates of Sherfam Inc. in their indirect sale to Red Pine Exploration Inc. of their interest in the Wawa Gold Project in Ontario for consideration of $12.6 million.
Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc., 2020
Acted for Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. in its successful defence of the hostile bid launched by SolGold plc for Cornerstone, including Cornerstone's proposed requisition of a meeting of SolGold to change the board of SolGold.
Glencore Canada Corporation, 2020
Acted for Glencore Canada Corporation in multiple appeals under the Mining Tax Act, RSO, 1990, c M. 15, before the Superior Court of Justice.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2020
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its earn-in arrangement with Precipitate Gold Corp. (PGC), under which Barrick was granted the right to acquire a 70% interest in PGC's Pueblo Grande project in the Dominican Republic, and a related subscription for common shares of PGC.
Certain shareholders of Mason Graphite, 2020
Acted for Mr. Fahad Al-Tamimi and other concerned shareholders of Mason Graphite Inc. in their successful efforts to replace the board of Mason with a new slate of directors to maximize the company's opportunities and enhance shareholder value.
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, 2020
Acted for Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in its US$460-million sale with Orion Resource Partners of the gold prepay, stream facilities and an offtake agreement in respect of Lundin Gold Inc.'s Fruta del Norte mine to Newcrest Mining Limited.
Waterton Global Resource Management, Inc., 2020
Acted for Waterton Global Resource Management, Inc. in its sale of the Getchell gold project in Nevada to Premier Gold Mines Limited for consideration of up to US$85 million.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2020
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its joint venture agreement with Newmont Corporation to form a 50-50 joint venture in respect of Newmont's earn-in agreement regarding the Anza gold exploration project and to seek other prospective gold targets of district-scale potential in Colombia.
CGC Inc., 2020
Acted for CGC Inc. in its appeal regarding the fair market value of gypsum to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Wexford Capital LP, 2020
Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the largest shareholder of Mako Mining Corp., in Mako's $12 million bought deal private placement of units and concurrent $16.4 million non-brokered private placement to funds managed by Wexford.
Maxit Capital LP, 2020
Acted for Maxit Capital LP, as a financial advisor to Guyana Goldfields Inc., in a successfully contested plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) in relation to Maxit's retainer agreement with Guyana.
The Pallinghurst Group, 2020
Acted for The Pallinghurst Group, a private investor in the global natural resources sector, in its joint 50-50 acquisition with Investissement Québec of Québec-based Nemaska Lithium Inc. pursuant to a sales process under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. The acquisition was structured as a credit bid with Nemaska's largest secured creditor, Orion Mine Finance, and achieved through a reverse vesting order granted by the Superior Court of Québec and upheld by the Québec Court of Appeal.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2020
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in the up to US$430-million sale to Teranga Gold Corporation of a 90% interest in the Massawa gold project in Senegal by a subsidiary of Barrick and its Senegalese joint venture partner.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2020
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in an integrated transaction involving (i) the sale by Barrick of all of the shares of Bullfrog Mines LLC to Bullfrog Gold Corp., a U.S.-based gold and silver exploration company; and (ii) a concurrent $22 million equity investment in Bullfrog Gold by Augusta Investments Inc. and certain individuals identified by Augusta.
SEMAFO Inc., 2020
Acted as counsel to SEMAFO Inc. in its US$2.1-billion business combination with Endeavour Mining Corporation by way of plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Québec).
Initial Purchasers, 2020
Acted as Canadian counsel to the initial purchasers, led by Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, in the private placement of US$450-million aggregate principal amount of high yield notes by IAMGOLD Corporation.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2020
Acted as tax counsel to Sprott Resource Lending Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds, in the financing (of up to US$160 million) of Emerald Resources NL's Okvau Gold Project, which is expected to be the first modern large-scale gold project in Cambodia. The financing comprised a senior credit facility and gold price derivatives.
Confidential client, 2020
Acted for a confidential client in the metal and mining industries in defence to a request made to the court for the authorization of an administrative seizure.
Wexford Capital LP, 2020
Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the largest shareholder of Sailfish Royalty Corp., in Sailfish's $18-million rights offering of common shares and the related standby commitment by affiliates of Wexford.
Confidential client, 2020
Acted for a confidential client with respect to compliance matters related to a Canadian mining project.
BMO Capital Markets, 2020
Acted for BMO Capital Markets, in its fairness opinion to the board of directors of Equinox Gold Corp., regarding its plan of arrangement with Leagold Mining Corporation.
Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., 2020
Acted as tax counsel for Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp., as lead arranger for its resource lending investment funds and other institutional investors, in its acquisition of the rights under a US$73.3-million streaming arrangement from Vale S.A. regarding cobalt produced by the Voisey’s Bay Mine in Newfoundland and Labrador.
New Gold Inc., 2020
Acted for New Gold Inc. in its sale of the Blackwater Project in British Columbia to Artemis Gold Inc. for $210-million and an 8% gold stream.
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., 2020
Acted for Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. in connection with Pentwater Capital Management's activist campaign and proxy contest with respect to Turquoise Hill's contested 2020 annual and special meeting.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its US$428-million acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Acacia Mining plc (Acacia) not already owned by Barrick by way of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (United Kingdom).
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its proposed US$42-billion merger with Newmont Mining Corporation to combine the world's two largest gold companies.
Lundin Mining Corporation, 2019
Acted for Lundin Mining Corporation in its AUD$4.3-million subscription for 14.3% of the shares of PolarX Limited, which secures an option for Lundin Mining to earn a 51% interest in PolarX's Stellar Project by staged spending of US$24 million on exploration and staged payments to PolarX of US$20 million over three years.
Wexford Capital LP, 2019
Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the largest shareholder of Mako Mining Corp., in Mako's $27-million rights offering of common shares and the related standby commitment by an affiliate of Wexford.
Wexford Capital LP, 2019
Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the majority shareholder of Sailfish Royalty Corp., in Sailfish's proposed acquisition of Terraco Gold Corp. pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and the related 19.9% private placement by Wexford into Terraco.
The Pallinghurst Group, 2019
Acting as counsel for The Pallinghurst Group, a global metals and mining industry investor, in its proposed equity investment in Nemaska Lithium Inc. to help fund Nemaska's Whabouchi project in Québec.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its historic joint venture with Newmont Mining Corporation, which combined their respective mining operations, assets, reserves and talent in Nevada to create the world's largest gold complex.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its recommended US$18.3-billion share-for-share merger with Randgold Resources Limited. This complex and multijurisdictional transaction created an industry-leading gold company with the greatest concentration of tier one gold assets in the industry and a diversified asset portfolio positioned for growth.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in an auction transaction for the sale of its 50% interest in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines in Western Australia, resulting in the sale to Saracen Mineral Holdings Limited for US$750 million.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2019
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its exploration, earn-in and option agreement with Arcelia Gold Corp. to form property-level joint venture in respect of the La Millionaria property in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.
Canadian Malartic GP, 2019
Acting for Canadian Malartic GP, an impleaded party in an application for judicial review to obtain the annulment of a governmental decree.
Nutrien Ltd., 2019
Acted as Canadian tax counsel to Nutrien Ltd. in its acquisition, for a purchase price of over A$468 million by way of a scheme of arrangement under Australian law, of Ruralco Holdings Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: RHL) and is one of Australia's leading agriservice businesses.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., 2019
Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., in a $150-million bought deal public offering of common shares of New Gold Inc.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2019
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to US$1 billion of securities in Canada and the United States under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system.
Augusta Investments Inc., 2019
Acted for Augusta Investments Inc. with its minority investment in Tethyan Resources plc, a gold and base metal mineral exploration company incorporated in England & Wales.
Nutrien Ltd., 2019
Acted as Canadian tax counsel to Nutrien Ltd. in its acquisition of Actagro, LLC, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of environmentally sustainable soil and plant health products and technologies.
Mistango River Resources Inc. and Orefinders Resources Inc., 2019
Appointed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on application by shareholder activist Orefinders Resources Inc. to act as Independent Chair of the adjourned contested annual shareholders' meeting of Mistango River Resources Inc., at which Orefinders replaced the four-person board of directors with four new directors nominated by Orefinders, including its principals Stephen Stewart and Alex Stewart.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation to establish a base shelf prospectus qualifying up to US$4 billion of securities in Canada and the United States under the multijurisdictional disclosure system.
Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation and Baffinland Iron Mines LP, 2018
Acted as Canadian counsel to Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation and Baffinland Iron Mines LP in their U.S. and Canadian private placement of US$575 million 8.750% senior secured notes, the repurchase and redemption of an existing series of US$350 million senior secured notes, an associated consent solicitation and an amendment and joinder to the existing revolving credit agreement to increase the aggregate of incremental commitments.
Wexford Capital LP, 2018
Acted for Wexford Capital LP, the majority shareholder of Marlin Gold Mining Ltd., in a business combination transaction between Marlin and Golden Reign Resources Ltd. to form Mako Mining Corp. pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and a related reorganization of Marlin's assets.
Nutrien Ltd., 2018
Acted as Canadian tax counsel for Nutrien Ltd. and its subsidiary, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., in Nutrien's offer to exchange all outstanding publicly held notes of PotashCorp and Agrium Inc. for new notes to be issued by Nutrien.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2018
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in connection with various strategic equity investments in, and negotiations of investor rights agreements with, Midas Gold Corp., Reunion Gold Corporation and Royal Road Minerals.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2018
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its equity investment in Orla Mining Ltd. and negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
Nutrien Ltd., 2018
Acted as Canadian tax counsel to Nutrien Ltd. in respect of the sale to Tianqi Lithium Corporation of Nutrien's 62,556,568 "A shares" in the capital of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. for consideration of $65 per share in cash, representing a total gross valuation of approximately US$4.07 billion.
Arizona Mining Inc., 2018
Acted for Arizona Mining Inc. in its sale to South32 Limited in an all-cash transaction valuing Arizona Mining at approximately $2.1 billion, by plan of arrangement.
Brio Gold Inc., 2018
Acted for Brio Gold Inc. in the US$264-million acquisition by Leagold Mining Corporation for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Brio Gold.
Nutrien Ltd., 2018
Acted as Canadian tax counsel to Nutrien Ltd. in the sale to SDIC Mining Investment Co. Ltd. of 23,294,614 common shares of Arab Potash Company for gross proceeds of $502 million.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2018
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its acquisition of all of the exploration assets of Canadian Malartic Corporation, including the Kirkland Lake and Hammond Reef projects, for an aggregate purchase price of US$325 million.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2018
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its mutual strategic investment agreement with Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd. and related securities laws matters. Under the agreement, Shandong Gold will purchase up to $300 million of Barrick shares and Barrick will invest an equivalent amount in shares of a publicly listed company controlled by Shandong Gold, in each case, through open market purchases.
Vale Canada Limited, 2018
Acted for Vale Canada Limited and its affiliates in defending contractual claims before the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in an amount of almost $500 million that were asserted by the Plaintiff under an Option Agreement pertaining to the Voisey's Bay Nickel Project. This case was settled in September, 2018, at the end of the first week of a four month trial that would have involved dozens of lay and expert witnesses. This was the first "hybrid trial" and first electronic trial ever conducted in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2017
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in connection with its strategic equity investment in Otis Gold Corp. and negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, The Bank of Nova Scotia, ING Capital and a syndicate of lenders, 2017
Acted for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, The Bank of Nova Scotia, ING Capital and a syndicate of lenders in the US$550-million senior secured credit facilities made available to Hudbay Minerals Inc. and Hudbay Peru SAC.
Brio Gold Inc., 2017
Acted for Brio Gold Inc. in connection with an $80-million secondary offering of common shares.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2017
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in connection with its strategic equity investment in Candelaria Mining Corp. and negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
The Sentient Group, 2017
Acted for The Sentient Group in the going-private transaction of Era Resources Inc. effected through a plan of arrangement.
Sprott Resource Lending Corp., 2017
Acted for Sprott Resource Lending Corp. in connection with the formation of Sprott Private Resource Lending, LP., a private credit fund focused on lending to resource companies.
Canadian Royalties Inc., 2017
Acted for Canadian Royalties Inc. before the Supreme Court of Canada and the Québec Court of Appeal in a matter involving the revocation of an order homologating an arbitral award as a result of an alleged conflict of interest of the arbitrator.
Canadian Malartic GP, 2017
Acting for Canadian Malartic GP in connection with an injunction application alleging breach of various environmental standards.
Canadian Malartic GP, 2017
Acting for Canadian Malartic GP in a class action based on alleged neighbourhood annoyances related to the operations of the largest open-pit gold mine in Canada.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2017
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in connection with its US$220-million direct registered offering of common shares to an institutional investor in the United States. The shares were sold pursuant to a cross-border shelf prospectus and prospectus supplement filed under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system.
Khan Resources Inc., 2017
Acted for Khan Resources Inc. in the proposed acquisition by Arden Holdings Ltd. of all the shares of Khan by way of plan of arrangement.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2017
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in an auction transaction for the Veladero gold mine in Argentina which resulted in the sale to Shandong Gold of a 50% interest in the mine for US$960 million.
Barrick Gold Corporation, 2017
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its sale of a 25% stake in the Cerro Casale Project to Goldcorp, and the negotiation of a 50/50 regional joint venture over the Cerro Casale, Quebrada Seca and Caspiche projects in Chile's Maricunga district. This highly complex and multi-faceted transaction involved the acquisition by Goldcorp of Kinross' entire 25% interest in the Cerro Casale Project and a 25% interest in the project from Barrick, whose holding in the project fell from 75% to 50%. Upon closing of the transaction, the joint venture was established.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2017
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in connection with its strategic equity investment in GoldQuest Mining Corp. and negotiation of an investor rights agreement.
Titan Mining Corporation, 2017
Acted for Titan Mining Corporation in its $52-million initial public offering of 36,950,000 common shares.
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, 2017
Acted for Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in connection the US$450-million project financing package for Lundin Gold, with Orion Mine Finance Group, to develop Lundin's Fruta del Norte project in Ecuador.
RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, 2017
Acted for the syndicate of underwriters, led by RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, in connection with a US$173-million bought deal public offering of common shares of New Gold Inc. The net proceeds from the offering were used to finance the completion of the construction of the Rainy River gold project in Ontario, Canada.
HudBay Minerals, 2017
Acted for HudBay Minerals Inc. in a large, complex international arbitration in Lima, Peru arising out of the construction of the Constancia Mine.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, 2017
Acted for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its US$80-million acquisition of the Santa Gertrudis gold project in Mexico from GoGold Resources Inc. In connection with the acquisition, Agnico Eagle provided GoGold with a US$7.5 million term loan, secured by a second ranking charge on all of GoGold's assets, which will be set off against the purchase price at the closing of the acquisition.
Arizona Mining Inc., 2017
Acted for Arizona Mining Inc. in connection with its $110-million private placement of common shares with South32 International Investment Holdings Pty Ltd, an affiliate of South32 Limited.
