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William A. Edwards

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Will Edwards delivers practical and timely advice on a broad range of corporate and securities law matters, with a focus on domestic and cross-border M&A and capital markets transactions, as well as guidance on a variety of corporate governance and commercial matters.

Will acts for clients in a wide range of industries, including mining, entertainment, technology, FinTech, infrastructure, healthcare, financial services, real estate, retail and other industries. 

Additionally, Will frequently advises public and private companies and investment dealers in connection with mergers and acquisitions (such as takeover bids, plans of arrangement, asset and share purchase/sale transactions, reverse take-overs and other business combinations), corporate finance transactions (such as initial public offerings, follow-on treasury and secondary public offerings, rights offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities), corporate reorganizations and stock exchange listings. He has assisted mining and royalty/streaming companies with the structuring and negotiation of joint ventures, option and earn-in agreements, offtake agreements, and royalty and streaming transactions. In addition, Will provides counsel to public companies on regulatory and compliance issues, such as continuous disclosure, securities regulatory, stock exchange and governance obligations (including compliance with National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators in respect of mineral project disclosure).

In 2018, Will completed a secondment as legal counsel in the M&A advisory and capital markets division of an international investment bank.

Will has also completed The Osgoode Certificate in Entertainment Law through Osgoode Professional Development and advises entertainment clients on a wide variety of matters.

Education

University of Western Ontario, BHSc (Hons) with distinction, 2009 University of Western Ontario, JD, 2013 

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2014

Recent Experience

Everyday People Financial Inc., in its listing on the TSX Venture Exchange by way of a "Qualifying Transaction" with Justify Capital Corp., a Capital Pool Company, to form Everyday People Financial Corp., including the non-brokered private placement of convertible debentures for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.8 million and the brokered private placement of units for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $4.7 million.
Asante Gold Corporation in its US$225-Million share purchase agreement with Kinross Gold Corporation to acquire Kinross’ 90% interest in the Chirano Gold Mine.
BMO Capital Markets Limited, on behalf of the joint bookrunners in the United Kingdom, and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., on behalf of a syndicate of agents in Canada, in connection with Horizonte Minerals Plc's placing of ordinary shares in the United Kingdom and marketed public offering of ordinary shares in Canada for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately US$68.5-million.
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a global FinTech leader, in its acquisition of AdvisorStream Ltd., a leading provider of digital engagement and marketing solutions for the global wealth and insurance industries.
Doré Copper Mining Corp., in its $11-million brokered private placement of flow-through common shares.
Doré Copper Mining Corp., in its $14.6-million bought deal private placement of common shares and flow-through common shares.
Argonaut Gold Inc. in its $11.5-million bought deal private placement of flow-through shares.
The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA), as Canadian counsel, in various matters, including numerous sponsorship and partnership agreements.
Karora Resources Inc., in its $18,469,000, non-brokered private placement of common shares.
1911 Gold Corporation, in its $5,208,000 bought deal private placement of flow-through common shares.
Magna Gold Corp., in its non-brokered private placement of common shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $7,000,750.
Premier Gold Mines Limited, entered into certain financing arrangements with Orion Mine Finance Fund II LP, a limited partnership managed by Orion Mine Finance Management II Limited.
Premier Gold Mines Limited completed an underwritten public offering of 25,335,000 common shares at a price of $1.50 per common share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $38,002,500.
Excellon Resources Inc., in its $32.3-million acquisition of Otis Gold Corp by way of a Statutory Plan of Arrangement under the BCBCA.
Magna Gold Corp., in its approximately $19.5-million acquisition of Molimentales del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V., which owns 100% of the San Francisco Mine located in Sonora, Mexico, from Alio Gold Inc.
Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., leading the syndicate of underwriters in connection with Orla Mining Ltd.’s $75-million brokered bought deal of common shares.
AmAuCu Mining Corporation, in its listing on the TSX Venture Exchange by way of a "Qualifying Transaction" with ChaiNode Opportunities Corp., a Capital Pool Company, to form Doré Copper Mining Corp., including the concurrent brokered private placement of subscription receipts for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $5 million.
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., in its approximately US$300-million acquisition of RPM Technologies.
Canadian counsel to Baker Technologies, Inc., a Colorado-based provider of cannabis-specific customer relationship management software, in its business combination with Santé Veritas Holdings Inc., Briteside Holdings, LLC and Sea Hunter Therapeutics, LLC.
A syndicate of agents, led by GMP Securities L.P., in Orla Mining Ltd.'s $50-million brokered private placement of subscription receipts in conjunction with Orla's merger with Pershimco Resources Inc. by Plan of Arrangement.
Klondex Mines Ltd., in its acquisition of the Hollister mine and the Esmeralda mine and mill in Northern Nevada for approximately C$150,000,000. 
Klondex Mines Ltd., in its bought deal private placement of subscription receipts for aggregate gross proceeds of $129,500,000.
The underwriters of TMAC Resources Inc. led by BMO Capital Markets in the $92-million public offering of common shares of TMAC, which included a $32-million secondary offering of common shares by Resource Capital Fund VI L.P.
TerraVest Capital Inc., in its acquisition of the assets of Signature Truck Systems, Inc. and Lakeshore Metal Works, Inc.
CG Power Systems Canada Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Mumbai-based Crompton Greaves Limited, in the sale of its assets to PTI Manitoba Inc. for an enterprise value of $20 million.
TerraPro Group Inc., an Alberta-based provider of environmental, terrain protection and remote access solutions, in its reorganization pursuant to a plan of arrangement and concurrent refinancing.
O'Hara Administration Co., S.A., in a successful proxy contest relating to a proposed takeover of Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. by ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. and Harbour Energy Ltd.
BMO Capital Markets and CIBC World Markets, as co-lead underwriters of the $155-million initial public offering of TMAC Resources Inc.
Premier Gold Mines Limited, a Canadian-based mineral exploration company, in its proposed 50/50 partnership with Centerra Gold Inc. for the joint ownership and development of Premier's Trans-Canada Property including the Hardrock Gold Project located in the Geraldton-Beardmore Greenstone Belt in Ontario.
Bermuda Telephone Company Limited (BTC), a Bermuda-based telecommunications provider, and the shareholders of its parent company, Barrie Holdings Limited, in the sale of BTC to Digicel Group Limited.
Royal Host Inc., a diversified hospitality company, in its acquisition by Holloway Lodging Corporation by way of plan of arrangement in a transaction valued at approximately $157 million on an enterprise value basis.
TerraVest Capital Inc., in its $20-million bought deal prospectus offering of common shares on a bought deal basis.
Klondex Mines Ltd., in its US$83-million acquisition of the Midas mine and mill complex in Nevada from Newmont Mining Corporation, and related acquisition financings.

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