CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL

We have expertise across a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial matters. We have been involved in innovative commercial transactions structured to meet a variety of client goals. We take pride in clearly explaining and navigating commercial law, advocating for our clients. We advise clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including incorporation and organization of new entities, shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements, mergers, acquisitions and restructuring and general commercial agreements.

We represent various types of stakeholders, including buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, shareholders, sponsors and takeover targets.

REAL ESTATE

Experienced in the acquisition and disposition, individually and on a portfolio basis, of all real estate asset classes, including office buildings and industrial properties.

DEBT FINANCE & BANKING

Experience in acting for both lenders and borrowers in a wider range of financings including:

• Promissory notes, single lender loans, agented transactions, trust indentures;

• Cash flow loans;

• Asset based loans;

• Venture debt;

• High yield facilities;

• Convertible debentures;

• Mezzanine/subordinated facilities;

• Acquisition financing (sponsor backed and otherwise);

• Real property/mortgage financings;

• Commodity linked financing (gold linked notes, silver linked notes);

• Project and construction finance; and

• Demand facilities.

We efficiently handle transactions both large and small, from simple to complex. We have extensive expertise in structuring deals and are adept at creative solutions to achieve commercial objectives for both lenders and borrowers alike.

BUSINESS STRATEGY

The startup and small business marketplace is still a new and fierce frontier that requires legal advice from attorneys who are deeply entrenched in the particulars of venture financing. We offer a competitive advantage that can help you save money and make more of it in the long run. We’ve steered corporations with a balance of legal, business, operational, and financial strategies that had clear execution and built-in problem-solving contingencies. Our holistic approach is essential to any company looking to grow.

NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING

Whether you are at the exploration, development or mining phase, need to secure financing, or plan to acquire other companies, we have the skill and experience available to assist.

We can assist with the following: debt and equity finance (including project finance), acquisitions and dispositions, royalty creation and purchase/sale, and offtake and streaming arrangements.