Edmond Yan Associate | Vancouver

Recent representative transactions include acting as counsel to:

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Alexco Resource Corp. in its agreement to be acquired by Hecla Mining Company for a total acquisition price of approximately C$69-million

• Alio Gold Inc. in connection with its business combination merger with Argonaut Gold Inc.

• Axar Capital Management in connection with its take-private of XS Financial Inc.

• Correvio Pharma Corp. in its agreement to be acquired by ADVANZ Pharma Corp. Limited for a total acquisition price of approximately US$76-million

• Dominion Diamond Mines in connection with its reorganization in CCAA, financing and emergence as Arctic Canadian Diamond Mines

• Fission Uranium Corp. in connection with its proposed C$1.1-billion acquisition by Paladin Energy

• Galiano Gold Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Gold Fields Limited’s 45% interest in the Asanko Gold Mine

• New Oroperu Resources Inc. in connection with its business combination merger with First Light Capital Corp. to create Anacortes Mining Corp.

Corporate Finance

• Artemis Gold Inc. in connection with its C$171-million common share equity financing composed of a bought-deal offering of C$115-million and a concurrent non-brokered private placement of C$56-million

• D-Wave Systems Inc. in connection with its US$43-million venture capital financing

• Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals Inc. in connection with its MJDS direct listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market

• The underwriters in connection with a C$172.8-million bought-deal offering by NexGen Energy Ltd.

• The underwriters in connection with a C$46-million overnight marketed public offering of common shares by Skeena Resources Limited

• The underwriters led by Raymond James Ltd. and Stifel GMP in connection with the initial public offering of Montage Gold Corp.

• Various public and private companies in connection with brokered and non-brokered private placements of common shares, flow-through shares, units and warrants