Lara Vos SmithDirector of Talent, Partner MattersD +1 613 783 9654 Email me Connect on LinkedInDownload vCard
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Kinaxis, HarbourVest and TechnoCap: Advising Kinaxis, HarbourVest and TechnoCap in CA$45.8 million secondary offering of Kinaxis common shares. This was a follow-on offering to Kinaxis’ CA$115 million TSX IPO.Confidential client: Advising this leading provider of cloud-based subscription software, in its CA$115 million TSX IPO, the largest SaaS IPO in TSX history. The deal was also the largest Canadian technology IPO on the TSX in 2014 and the highest performing Canadian IPO in 2014.Confidential client: Acting as Canadian counsel to this leading provider of contract development and manufacturing services to the global pharmaceutical industry in connection with its going private transaction by way of plan of arrangement, and business combination with a pharmaceutical products business.Patheon Inc.: Acting as Canadian counsel to a leading provider of contract development and manufacturing services to the global pharmaceutical industry, in its US$255 million acquisition of Banner Pharmacaps and US$30 million rights offering of restricted voting shares.Premier Gold Mines Limited and Premier Royalty Corporation: Advising in connection with the reverse transaction with Bridgeport Ventures Inc. with a value of approximately CA$100 million.DragonWave Inc.: Advising on its acquisition of Nokia Siemens Networks’ microwave transport business, including its associated operational support system and related support functions, and new credit facilities from Comerica Bank and EDC to support the acquisition and working capital requirements in the amount of up to US$60 million.DragonWave Inc.: Advising on the CA$9.5 million acquisition of Axerra Networks, Inc., a leader in pseudowire technology.Premier Gold Mines Limited: Advising in connection with its CA$18 million private placement of flow-through common shares.Premier Gold Mines Limited: Advising in connection with its US$24 million acquisition of Saddle Gold, Inc.DragonWave Inc.: Advising telecommunications equipment maker DragonWave Inc. in its US$129 million NASDAQ IPO.International Royalty Corporation: Advising the syndicate of agents on CA$192.5 million initial public offering of common shares and concurrent private placement of debt securities of International Royalty Corporation.Western Canadian Coal Corporation: Advising the underwriters on the CA$125 million convertible debenture offering.Resource Limited Partnership: Advising the syndicate of agents on the CA$200 million IPO by CMP 2008 Resource Limited Partnership.Meridian Gold Inc.: Advising in connection with the CA$3.5 billion take-over bid for Meridian by Yamana Gold Inc., including a "poison pill" hearing before the Ontario Securities Commission.FNX Mining Company Inc.: Advising the underwriters on CA$102 million bought deal financing.
Co-author, "New platform for capital raising: TSX Private Markets Service to provide access to capital for private and public companies", November 14, 2014