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Lisa Kakoske

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Lisa Kakoske takes a practical approach and excels at explaining and addressing complex legal matters in easily understandable ways. Clients value her sound judgment, practical approach and knack for understanding their business.

Lisa practices in the areas of corporate and securities laws, acting for all manner of clients including underwriters/agents, public companies, private companies and firms registered as exempt market dealers, investment fund managers and portfolio managers.

Lisa acts for firms seeking registration as exempt market dealers, investment fund managers and portfolio managers as well as advising clients on the regulatory requirements relating to registration matters under National Instrument 31-101 and other similar requirements. She is also involved in evolving areas of law including securities and registration matters relating to cryptocurrency and carbon credit trading and platforms.

Additionally, Lisa has experience in fund formation, including representing clients in the creation of fund-of-funds and various types of private equity and venture capital funds.

Lisa acts for underwriters and agents for public and private capital raising through prospectus offerings and private placements as well as attends to general corporate and securities law matters for both public and private companies.

Education

University of British Columbia, BA, 2008 University of British Columbia, JD, 2012

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British Columbia, 2013

Recent Experience

Canaccord Genuity Corp., as lead agent, in connection with a brokered "best efforts" private placement of green bonds of UGE International Ltd., for gross proceeds of approximately $7.4-million.
Wilson 5 Foundation, with respect to its commitment of $100,000,000 to the B.C. Parks Foundation.
Field Trip Health Ltd., in the spin-out of its drug development and medical clinics businesses into two independent public companies, Reunion Neuroscience and Field Trip Health & Wellness, by plan of arrangement.  The spin-out transaction was supported by a private placement financing led by Oasis Management Company.
Wellfield Technologies Inc., in its acquisition of New Bit Ventures Ltd., d/b/a Coinmama at an agreed valuation of US$50 Million
Seamless Logic Software Limited, in its merger with MoneyClip Inc. to create Wellfield Technologies Inc., and the listing of Wellfield on the TSX Venture Exchange which was supported by a $20-million financing, bringing the total post-money valuation of Wellfield to >$100-million.
New Pacific Metals Corp., in its bought deal short form prospectus offering of common shares for total gross proceeds of $17.25 million, which included the exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the Underwriters in full.
BDC Capital Inc., in a $13 million investment on its own behalf, and $20 million in respect of the VCCI funding for an aggregate investment of $33 million in Renewal4.
BDC Capital Inc., as a key institutional investor, in a $20-million investment in ArcTern Ventures’ Fund II.
Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc., in an at-the-market equity offering for the sale of up to $39 million of common shares pursuant to an equity distribution agreement with GMP Securities L.P.
Emerald Health acquires Québec-based Licensed Producer Agro-Biotech.

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Canadian Securities Administrators Publish Eighth Report Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions

November 15, 2022
       

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Field Trip Closes Spin-Out of Drug Development and Clinics Businesses Under Plan of Arrangement

August 24, 2022
       

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