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O3 Mining in its C$21-million "bought deal" public offering of units
Argonaut Gold in its sale to Alamos Gold representing an enterprise value of US$555 million and in its concurrent spin-out of its US and Mexico assets into a new junior gold producer, Florida Canyon Gold
Florida Canyon Gold in the sale of its Mexican business unit, including the San Agustin mine, to Heliostar Metals
Florida Canyon Gold in its sale to Integra Resources by way of a court approved plan of arrangement for implied consideration of approximately C$95 million
Osisko Mining in its approximately C$2-billion sale to Gold Fields
Eight Capital in its brokered private placement of units of Silver Mountain Resources Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $9.6-million
Argonaut Gold Inc., in its $85-million "bought deal" public offering of common shares
Osisko Mining Inc. on its earn-in and joint venture on certain mineral properties held by Bonterra Resources Inc. in Quebec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay region
O3 Mining Inc. and Osisko Development Corp., in the spin-out transaction resulting in the formation of a new venture, Electric Elements Mining Corp., and its subsequent seed round equity financing
O3 Mining Inc. in its $18.5-million non-brokered private placement of common and flow-through shares
The syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Sprott Capital Partners and Eight Capital in the $9-million bought deal prospectus offering of 31,050,000 units of Silver Mountain Resources Inc.
Acquisition of IBI Group Inc. by Arcadis NV for $873 million via a plan of arrangement
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. in its issuance of US$195,000,000 of 9.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025
The syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Eight Capital and Sprott Capital Partners, in the $26-million initial public offering of 52,900,000 units of Silver Mountain Resources Inc.
Osisko Metals Incorporated in its joint venture transaction with Appian Natural Resources Fund III LP, in which Appian acquired a 60% interest in Pine Point Project for approximately $100-million
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
Argonaut Gold Inc., in its $195.3-million public offering of common shares
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
Counsel to a syndicate of underwriters in connection with a $100-million bought deal treasury and secondary prospectus offering of common shares of Neo Performance Materials Inc.
Harvest Health & Recreation Inc., in the US $2.1-billion sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Trulieve Cannabis Corp. by way of a court approved statutory plan of arrangement
Osisko Green Acquisition Ltd. in its $250-million SPAC IPO. Osisko Green intends to make acquisitions in green energy companies to supplement the related mining business of Osisko Mining and Osisko Gold Royalties
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (Osisko Royalties) in connection with the "spin-out" of its mining assets and certain marketable securities to form "Osisko Development Corp." (Osisko Development), a newly-listed issuer on the TSX Venture Exchange, by way of a "reverse takeover" of Barolo Ventures Corp., and concurrent private placements of subscription receipts and flow-through shares for aggregate gross proceeds of over $250 million, and an implied market capitalization of approximately $1 billion.
Paradigm Capital Inc., leading a syndicate of underwriters, in the $10.1-million bought deal brokered private placement of special warrants of Horizonte Minerals PLC
Eight Capital, leading a syndicate of agents, in the $7.4-million brokered private placement of common shares of C3 Metals Inc.
Paradigm Capital Inc., co-leading a syndicate of agents, in the $14.4-million brokered private placement of units of Thor Explorations Ltd.
Beacon Securities Limited, as co-agent, in the $6.5-million brokered private placement of subscription receipts of Tombill Mines Ltd. in connection with the reverse take-over of Bluerock Ventures Corp. by Tombill
BSM Technologies Inc., in its approximately $117.3 million sale to Geotab Inc. by way of plan of arrangement
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd., in its $300-million offering of senior unsecured debentures
Denham Capital, agrees to sell JDS Silver Holdings Ltd. to Coeur Mining, Inc. for up to US$250 million
Era Resources Inc., in its going private transaction by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
Paradigm Capital Inc., as agent in the $7.3-million marketed public offering of common shares and warrants of Freegold Ventures Limited.
A syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Paradigm Capital Inc. and Cormark Securities Inc. regarding a $57.5 million bought deal financing by Sandstorm Resources Ltd.
Calico Resources Corp., in its business combination with Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. pursuant to a court approved plan of arrangement
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd., in its agreement with a
syndicate of underwriters, co-led by BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital
Markets for a bought deal prospectus offering of approximately $173
million.
Oban Mining Corporation, in its acquisition of NioGold Mining Corp. pursuant to a court approved plan of arrangement for approximately $60 million and concurrent $12.6-million private placement of subscription receipts
Oban Mining Corporation, in its acquisition of Northern
Gold Mining Inc. pursuant to a court approved plan of arrangement
Oban Mining Corporation, in a $13.1 million private placement of flow-through shares.
Crocodile Gold Corp., in its combination with Newmarket Gold Inc. pursuant to a court approved plan of arrangement for approximately $185 million.
A syndicate of agents led by Beacon Securities Limited, in a private placement of units of Algold Resources Ltd.
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc., in its rights offering under which it raised gross proceeds of approximately $95,000,000
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd., in its agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. and RBC Capital Markets for a bought deal private placement of approximately $200 million
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd., in its business combination to acquire Virginia Mines Inc. for approximately $461 million.
Canadian counsel to Osisko in an agreement (“the Agreement”) pursuant to which Yamana and Agnico Eagle jointly acquired 100% of Osisko’s issued and outstanding common shares for total consideration of $3.9 billion. The parties reached the Agreement following a hostile bid from Goldcorp Inc.
Acquirer in acquisition of Silver Standard's San Augistin Property
A syndicate of underwriters led by Salman Partners Inc., in an $8.675 million bought deal offering of common shares of Slyce Inc.
Independent Financial Advisor to Acadian Mining Corporation, in combination by plan of arrangement of Acadian Mining Corporation by LionGold Corp. Ltd.
Independent Financial Advisor to International Minerals Corporation, in combination by plan of arrangement of International Minerals Corporation by Hochschild Mining plc
Osisko Mining Corporation, in its proposed $550 million acquisition of Queenston Mining Inc. by way of plan of arrangement
Argonaut Gold Inc., a Canadian gold company engaged in exploration, mine development and production activities in Mexico, in its $341 million business combination with Prodigy Gold Inc. by way of plan of arrangement
First Uranium, in its $405 million sale of all of its principal operating assets
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Avion Gold Corporation, in its $389 million acquisition by Endeavour Mining Corporation
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of High River Gold Mines Ltd., in the offer by Nord Gold N.V. to acquire minority shareholdings
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Aeroquest International Limited, in its business combination with Geotech Ltd.
Azumah Resources Limited, on its $20 million prospectus offering of ordinary shares
Canadian counsel to lead Canadian agent in equity and bond offerings by Northland Resources S.A. in Canada, Europe and the United States for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately US$325 million
The Special Committee of Directors of Crocodile Gold, regarding offer from Armant, LLC
Adamus Resources Limited, in its $313 million combination by way of a scheme of arrangement with Endeavour Mining Corporation
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of St. Eugene Mining Corporation Limited, in the proposed share exchange offer by Claude Resources Inc. for the outstanding common shares of St. Eugene Mining Corporation Limited
The Special Committee of Augen Gold Corp., with the unsolicited take-over bid and subsequent approximately $63 million supported offer by Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc.
Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Limited, with its $4.9 billion acquisition by Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.
Argonaut Gold, in its business combination with Pediment Gold Corp., creating a new enterprise valued at approximately $367 million
Norsemont Mining Inc., in the $520 million acquisition by HudBay Minerals Inc. of all of the outstanding common shares of Norsemont by way of formal take-over bid
Canadian Counsel to Andean Resources Limited, with its $3.6 billion acquisition by Goldcorp Inc.
Perilya Ltd., on its $184 million take-over bid for GlobeStar Mining Corporation
Marengo Mining Limited, on its completion of a best efforts offering valued at $63.25 million
A syndicate of underwriters co-led by TD Securities Inc. and Clarus Securities Inc., in a $28.75 million bought deal prospectus offering of Continental Gold Inc., completed in May 2016
Canadian Counsel to Andean Resources, on its completion of a $234.5 million public offering of common shares
Stillwater Mining Company, in its US$118 million acquisition of Marathon PGM Corporation by way of Plan of Arrangement
Argonaut Gold Inc., in a $150 million three-part transaction involving a financing through GMP Securities LP to raise $150 million, a business combination with Intuitivo Capital Corp. to become a public company, and the simultaneous completion of a $103 million take-over of Castle Gold Corporation
Marengo Mining Limited, on the completion of important public offering valued at $20.16 million
Osisko Mining Corporation, on its $372 million acquisition of Brett Resources Inc. by way of take-over bid
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Canadian Royalties Inc., on the $192 million acquisition of Canadian Royalties Inc. by Jilin Jien Nickel and Goldbrook Ventures
Canadian counsel to the syndicate of underwriters on a $46 million bought deal prospectus offering of common shares by Romarco Minerals Inc.
The syndicate of agents led by Paradigm Capital Inc., on a $7.7 million public offering of ordinary shares by Australian Solomons Gold
Andean Resources Limited, on a $90 million public offering of common shares
RBC Capital Markets and a syndicate of underwriters, of $86 million financing of Jaguar Mining Inc.
First Uranium Corporation, on the completion of a $61 million bought deal private placement of units
The syndicate of underwriters, on a $115 million public offering by Gold Wheaton Gold Corp.
Gold Eagle Mines Ltd., in its $1.5 billion friendly acquisition by Goldcorp Inc.
The syndicate of agents, for a $260 million private placement by Gold Wheaton Gold Corp.
Jaguar Mining Inc., on a $111 million offering
The syndicate of underwriters, on a $55 million offering by Moto Goldmines Limited
Andean Resources Limited, on a $40 million offering
New Gold Inc., on the US$1.6 billion business combination with Metallica Resources Inc. and Peak Gold Ltd.
Goldbelt Resources, on its $118 million acquisition of Wega Mining
The Special Committee of Arizona Star Resource Corp., on the $773 million take-over bid by Barrick Gold
Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund, on the $120 million acquisition of Con-Force, the related $60 million public offering and on the $105 million amended/restated credit facility
SouthernEra Diamonds, in the $115 million takeover by Mwana Africa PLC
Meridian Gold Inc., in $3.5 billion take-over bid by Yamana Gold Inc., including "poison pill" hearing before the Ontario Securities Commission. Meridian Gold Inc., Re (2007), 30 O.S.C.B. 9307 (O.S.C.)
The Special Committee of Peru Copper, in the $900 million takeover by Chinalco (Aluminum Corporation of China)
Rio Narcea Gold Mines, Ltd., in Lundin Mining Corporation’s $956 million take-over bid for Rio Narcea (2007)
Tiberon Minerals Ltd., in the $240 million take-over bid made for Tiberon by TML Acquisition Ltd.
U.S. Gold Corporation, on its $75 million private placement
Goldcorp Inc., on its share exchange takeover of Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. valued at $2.4 billion
Southern Platinum Corp., in its take-over by Lonmin Plc valued at $263 million.
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