Christina Sutcliffe Associate | Vancouver

About Christina

Christina practises Canadian corporate and securities law. She advises clients on a range of commercial transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings and private equity transactions. She also provides ongoing advice to clients on a number of related matters, including securities regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure obligations, stock exchange matters and general corporate law.

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Recent representative transactions include acting as counsel to:

Mergers & Acquisitions – Public Target

RCF VI CAD LLC in connection with its going private transaction of NorZinc Ltd.
Alexco Resource Corp. in its agreement to be acquired by Hecla Mining Company for a total acquisition price of approximately C$69-million
Plateau Energy Metals Inc. on its C$160-million acquisition by American Lithium Corp.
Correvio Pharma Corp. in its agreement to be acquired by ADVANZ Pharma Corp. Limited for a total acquisition price of approximately US$76-million
Tilray, Inc. on its acquisition of FHF Holdings Inc. (doing business as Manitoba Harvest) of approximately C$419-million via a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia)
Alio Gold Inc. in connection with its C$128-million acquisition of Rye Patch Gold Corp. by way of a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia)

Mergers & Acquisitions – Private Target

Boreal Genomics Inc. in its agreement to be acquired by Natera Inc.
National Veterinary Associates, Inc. on its acquisition of a number of Canadian veterinary practices
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on its equity partnership with IFM Investors and British Columbia Investment Management in GCT Global Container Terminals
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners III L.P. on the sale of its private equity investment in GFL Environmental Inc. in connection with GFL Environmental Inc.'s C$5.125-billion recapitalization

Carillion Canada Inc. in respect of its CCAA restructuring, including in respect of the disposition of its support services operations to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and the disposition of its power line construction and maintenance services business to Rokstad Holdings Corporation

Corporate Finance

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. in connection with its US$155-million public offering of common shares
AbCellera Biologics Inc. in connection with its US$555.5-million initial public offering of common shares on NASDAQ
Denison Mines Corp. with respect to a US$75,020,000 public offering of units
Lundin Gold Inc. with respect to a C$40.5-million public offering of common shares and concurrent TSX and Stockholm listings
The initial purchasers in connection with a US$156.5-million offering of unsecured convertible senior notes of First Majestic Silver Corp.
The underwriters in connection with a C$17.3-million public offering of common shares of Red Eagle Mining Corporation by way of a short form prospectus
MAG Silver Corp. in connection with its US$48-million offering of common shares