Business Law
Corporate Finance & Securities Regulations
We can guide you through every stage of a financing transaction whether it is start-up financing, an initial public offering, a subsequent private placement or public financing, or a secondary offering.
Our Corporate Finance and Securities Regulation team has extensive knowledge and experience with financings in the capital markets, primarily through public offerings and private placements of a variety of forms of debt and equity securities. And we have participated in some of the most innovative and unique transactions in the Canadian capital markets including "at-the-market" distributions and financings using public "losscos."
We are also exceptionally experienced in securities regulations and their impact on business activities including mergers and acquisitions, public disclosure, corporate governance, executive compensation, equity-based compensation and more.
Highlights
We have assisted our clients in the raising over $3.5 billion in public debt and equity since 2002.
We consistently rank among the top law firms in Canada for the value of public offerings by clients:
| Period | Equity | Combined Debt and Equity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank by Value | Rank by Size of Firm | Value ($ millions) | Rank by Value | Rank by Size of Firm | Value ($ millions) |
|
| 2011 | Unknown | Unknown | $256 | 23 | 1 | $346 |
| 2010 | Unknown | Unknown | $396 | 21 | 1 | $624 |
| 2009 | 35 | 1 | $52 | 27 | 1 | $277 |
| 2008 | - | 1 | $1.2 | 25 | 1 | $126 |
| 2007 | 32 | 1 | $114 | Unknown | Unknown | $114 |
| 2006 | 15 | 1 | $489 | Unknown | Unknown | $889 |
| 2005 | 23 | 1 | $116 | Unknown | Unknown | $316 |
Our lawyers have experience as directors, officers and investors in TSX and TSX-V listed public companies.
We utilize the knowledge and experience of our tax lawyers to create innovative solutions for our clients.
Clients
Our Corporate Finance and Securities Regulations team represents a diverse range of clients including:
- TSX listed companies
- TSX-V listed companies
- CNSX listed companies
- Investment banks
- Exempt market dealers
- Private companies
- Corporations
- Limited partnerships
- Private income trusts
- Investment trusts
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Mortgage Investment Corporations (MICs)
- Capital Pool Corporations (CPCs)