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- Acted for Great Canadian Gaming Corporation in its $450 million offering of senior unsecured notes and concurrent $100 million substantial issuer bid;
- Acted for CTF Technologies, Inc. (a leading Brazilian specialized payment products company) in its US$180 million sale to FleetCor Technologies Inc.;
- Acted for Western Wind in its hostile proxy contest with Samara Capital and then subsequent hostile take-over bid by Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP and WWE Equity Holdings Inc.;
- Acted for Norsat International Inc. in its acquisition of Sinclair Technologies Holdings Inc. for US$19.25 million;
- Acted for Primero Mining Corp. (formerly, Mala Noche Resources Corp.) in its acquisition of the San Dimas gold-silver mine and associated assets in Mexico from subsidiaries of Goldcorp Inc. for US$510 million plus the assumption of all liabilities associated with the San Dimas mine;
- Acted for Primero Mining Corp. in a $44 million secondary offering by Goldcorp Inc.;
- Acted for Primero Mining Corp. in its merger with Northgate Minerals Corporation which was to create a company with an expected combined market capitalization of approximately $1.2 billion;
- Acted for Tekmira Pharmaceuticals on its business combination with Protiva Biotherapeutics and concurrent private placements with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Hoffman-La Roche;
- Acted for Inex Pharmaceuticals in its reorganization and spin-out of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals;
- Acted for Richfield Ventures Corp. in its acquisition by New Gold Inc. for approximately $550 million;
- Acted for Continental Minerals Corporation in its acquisition by Jinchuan Group Ltd. for $431 Million;
- Acted for and Terrane Metals Corp. in its sale to Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. for C$650 million;
- Acted for Farallon Mining Ltd. in its acquisition by Nystar NV for $400 million;
- Acted for Terra Ventures Inc. in its merger with Hathor Exploration Limited;
- Acted for the agents in a $145 million private placement subscription receipt financing involving Eacom Timber Corporation and a subsequent follow-on financing;
- Acted for Yukon Zinc in its sale to Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group and Northwest Nonferrous International for $110 million;
- Acted for TWC Group of Companies Inc. in its sale to the Berkshire Group of Companies;
- Acted for Great Canadian Gaming in the acquisition of the combined race tracks and casinos Fraser Downs, Georgian Downs and Flamboro Downs;
- Acted for Absolute Software Corporation in its acquisition of LiveTime Software;
- Acted for the special committee of the board of directors of Gemcom Software International Inc. in its acquisition by a vehicle indirectly owned by affiliates of JMI Equity Fund VI, L.P., Carlyle Venture Partners III, L.P. and Pala Investments Holdings Limited for approximately $190 million;
- Counsel to Inex Pharmaceuticals in a bought deal financing of approximately C$16 million;
- Represented Great Canadian Gaming Corp. to secure a C$200 million revolving credit facility and a US$170 million term loan and to issue US$170 million senior subordinated notes for gross proceeds of C$600 million;
- Acted for Sierra Systems when acquired by Golden Gate Capital;
- Represented INEX Pharmaceuticals in an agreement with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to form a strategic alliance;
- Represented Inex Pharmaceuticals in a license agreement with Hana Biosciences worth an estimated C$12.1 million;
- Acted for Inex Pharmaceuticals to buy back its convertible debt for US$36.5 million; and
- Assisted Glamis Gold in its acquisition of Western Silver Corporation.
Leo Raffin*
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Capital Markets & Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mining
Startups & Emerging Companies
Technology
