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Marina Tran Photo
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Marina Tran is a capital markets lawyer with a growing practice focused on mergers and acquisitions. She also advises both issuers and investment dealers on public and private securities offerings, and various types of financing transactions. She has significant experience acting for clients in cross-border acquisitions of companies and businesses.

Assisting public companies in a range of industries including life sciences and technology, Marina provides counsel on general securities compliance, continuous disclosure and corporate governance. She also works with startups and emerging companies.

Prior to her legal career, Marina worked in corporate development at a biotechnology company, giving her first-hand knowledge of the needs of clients in the life sciences space.



Representative Matters

  • Acted for Abloy Canada Inc. in its acquisition of Vigil Health Solutions Inc. for approximately $12.1 million.
  • Acted for Great Canadian Gaming Corporation in its acquisition by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. for approximately $2.48 billion (September 2021).
  • Acted for Aurora Cannabis Inc. in a US$137.9 million cross-border bought deal offering.
  • Acted for Aurora Cannabis Inc. in a US$165 million cross-border bought deal offering.
  • Acted for Great Panther Silver Ltd. in a cross-border offering of US$29.9 million of units pursuant to a base shelf prospectus and supplement filed in Canada and a base shelf prospectus and F-10.
  • Acted for the syndicate of underwriters co-led by RBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets and National Bank Financial in the offering of $66.49 million trust units and a $74.75 million offering of convertible debentures of NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT.
  • Acted for the syndicate of underwriters co-led by BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets in the offering of $149.83 million trust units in Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust.
  • Acted for Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, in the acquisition of Casino New Brunswick, a casino and hotel facility in Eastern Canada.
  • Acted for Plentyoffish Media Inc. in its acquisition by The Match.com Group for US$575 million.
  • Acted for Tahoe Resources Inc., in a $998 million secondary offering by Goldcorp Inc.

News


Directorships & Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Vancouver Bar Association

Education & Admissions

2015
Called to the British Columbia bar
2014
JDUniversity of Victoria
2007
B.Sc., Microbiology, Immunology and General MathematicsUniversity of British Columbia

Insights (7 Posts)View More

Featured Insight

New Listing: Amendments to CSE Form 2A Listing Statement

An overview of the amendments to CSE Form 2A Listing Statement, which replaced the previous prescriptive form with disclosure requirements as per Form 41-101F1.

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Jun 27, 2023
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Changes Expected to Lead to Renewed Interest in TSXV’s Capital Pool Company Program

On December 1, 2020, the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) announced changes to its Capital Pool Company (CPC)
program to become effective on January 1, 2021.

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Dec 2, 2020
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CSA Publishes Review of Disclosure of Reporting Issuers in the Cannabis Industry

On October 10, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators published CSA Staff Notice 51-357, reviewing disclosure practices, deficiencies and best practices.

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Oct 17, 2018
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Revocation of the “Northwestern Exemption”

On August 15, 2018, the CSA announced that certain regulatory authorities will be revoking their registration exemptions that form the "Northwestern Exemption".

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Aug 29, 2018
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CSA Provides Further Guidance to NI 31-103 Cost Disclosure and Performance Reports

CSA Provides Further Guidance to NI 31-103 Cost Disclosure and Performance Reports

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May 4, 2016
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CSA Updates Guidance on Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

CSA Updates Guidance on Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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Jan 25, 2016
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SPACs, The “New” Private Equity Vehicle in Canada – An Asset Class of $800M and Growing

SPACs, The "New" Private Equity Vehicle in Canada – An Asset Class of $800M and Growing

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Jun 30, 2015

Deals & Cases (9 Posts)

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Aurora Cannabis Inc. Completes US$137.9 Million Cross-Border Bought Deal Offering

On January 26, 2021, Aurora Cannabis Inc. completed a bought deal public offering of units for total gross proceeds of US$137,940,000 pursuant to a prospectus supplement to the company’s short form base shelf prospectus dated October 28, 2020.

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Feb 23, 2021
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Vext Science Completes its Private Placement and Public Offering

On February 8, 2021, Vext Science, Inc. (“Vext”) (CSE:VEXT) (OTCQX:VEXTF) concurrently completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement offering and its previously announced bought deal public offerings.

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Feb 8, 2021
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Aurora Cannabis Inc. Completes US$165 Million Cross-Border Offering

Aurora Cannabis Inc. Completes US$165 Million Cross-Border Offering

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Dec 3, 2020
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iAnthus closes $20 Million bought deal offering and concurrent $1.5 Million non-brokered private placement

iAnthus was represented by a team from McMillan that included James Munro, Desmond Balakrishnan, Marina Tran, Herbert Ono and Joni Liew.

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Dec 21, 2016
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Underwriters syndicate finance NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT

Underwriters syndicate finance NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT

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Jul 25, 2016
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Great Panther Silver completes US$29.9 million cross-border equity financing

Great Panther Silver completes US$29.9 million cross-border equity financing

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Jul 1, 2016
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Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET) closes public offering

Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET) closes public offering

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Jun 15, 2016
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Great Panther Silver launches US$10 Million at-the-market offering

Great Panther Silver launches US$10 Million at-the-market offering

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Apr 21, 2016
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Goldcorp Inc. sells stake in Tahoe Resources Inc. for $998M

Goldcorp Inc. sells stake in Tahoe Resources Inc. for $998M

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Jun 30, 2015