The economy is powered by entrepreneurs who create the innovations, products, and services we use every day. Our clients are these entrepreneurs, forging through and fostering the global marketplace. We take pride in bringing to our practice the same creativity and ambition inherent to their entrepreneurialism.

We are a team of creative and connected advisors and deal lawyers who provide strategic advice to clients on all manner and size of transactions in the capital markets arena. From start-ups to billion-dollar listed companies, our priority is to add value to their businesses by providing strategic advice focused on creative and practical solutions that result in commercial growth and success.

Whether navigating complex business combinations, raising capital, or structuring tax-efficient transactions, we work closely with our clients and deal teams to develop innovative solutions that exceed their unique requirements and goals.

Services
  • Financings, including initial, primary, and secondary public offerings, shelf offerings and private placements
  • Private and public mergers, acquisitions, business combinations, plans of arrangement, spinoffs, and going-private transactions
  • Private equity and venture capital-driven mergers and acquisitions and financings
  • Stock exchange listings and ongoing regulatory compliance for all Canadian stock exchanges and securities commissions
  • National, cross-border, and other multi-jurisdictional offerings and transactions
  • Corporate governance, special committee work, conflict and control issues, and exit negotiations
  • Transactions associated with mineral exploration

Our private equity and venture capital lawyers provide a broad range of services to participants in private equity, family office and venture capital transactions. We leverage the diverse skills and experience of our Capital Markets team of lawyers, and bring a focus on efficiently serving the unique legal requirements of private equity and venture capital transactions. The transactional leaders of the team are supported by specialists in tax, employment, banking, technology, real estate, mining, and other strategic industries.

In addition to business solutions, we provide strategic connections in the capital markets arena to our clients, bringing together key decision-makers to forge collaborations and build networks that accelerate success. Our priority is to create workable strategies so that our clients can grow their overall business and succeed in the global market.

Work Highlights

WELL Health Technologies Corp.

  • $302.5M subscription receipt financing for its US$372.9M acquisition of CRH Medical Corporation (NYSE, TSX) (2021)
  • $266.3M acquisition of MyHealth Partners (2021)

BBTV Holdings Inc.

  • $66.3M refinancing transaction (2021)
  • $172M initial public offering and buy-out of majority private equity interest (2020)

Anacortes Mining Corp.

  • $100M acquisition of New Oroperu Resources Inc. (TSXV) by way of plan of arrangement and concurrent subscription receipt financing (2021)
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Lead Contact

Mauro Palumbo

mpalumbo@cwilson.com

604 891 7742

 

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WELL Health Technologies Corp.
  • $302.5M subscription receipt financing for its US$372.9M acquisition of CRH Medical Corporation (NYSE, TSX) (2021)
  • $266.3M acquisition of MyHealth Partners (2021)
BBTV Holdings Inc.
  • $66.3M refinancing transaction (2021)
  • $172M initial public offering and buy-out of majority private equity interest (2020)
Anacortes Mining Corp.
  • $100M acquisition of New Oroperu Resources Inc. (TSXV) by way of plan of arrangement and concurrent subscription receipt financing (2021)
Northstar Clean Technologies Inc.
  • $22M acquisition of Empower Environmental Solutions Ltd., concurrent financing and direct listing by prospectus (2021)
  • $14M convertible royalty debenture with CVW CleanTech Inc. to finance development and construction of Northstar’s next two operating facilities and associated inter-creditor arrangements
Cold Bore Technology Inc.
  • Two rounds of venture capital preferred share financings involving bp ventures, the Canadian Business Growth Fund and Rice Investment Group (RIG) and other investors
Alcanna Inc.
  • Counsel to Special Committee of the board of directors of Alcanna Inc. in connection with its proposed $346M acquisition by Sundial Growers Ltd. (2021)
Private Company
  • $328.4M reverse take-over and $25.8M private placement financing (2019)
J55 Capital Corp.
  • $198M business combination and concurrent financing in connection with the qualifying transaction of Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc., a leading publicly traded esports and gaming media organization in North America (2019)
Private Company
  • $5.8B reverse take-over and $520M brokered sub receipt financing (2018)
Pure Multi-Family REIT LP
  • $57.5M initial public offering and $457M in follow on equity raises
Private Company
  • Counsel to special committee of TSX listed corporation in series of acquisitions and joint ventures in alcohol industry with a deal value of $698M
Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust
  • $19M initial public offering and over $1.5B in follow on equity raises
Makena Resources Inc.
  • $69M business combination with BioCan Technologies Inc. and Epimeron Inc. and concurrent financing
Huntington Real Estate Investment Trust
  • $48M debenture offering and new listing
IAT Air Cargo Facilities Income Fund
  • IAT Air Cargo Facilities Income Fund business combination with Huntingdon Real Estate Investment Trust (combined enterprise value of $370M)
REALnorth Opportunity Fund
  • $12.9M initial public offering
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