Ziyao Sun, Vancouver

About Ziyao

Ziyao practises corporate and securities law. He advises both public and private companies, as well as financial institutions, on a broad range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and private financings, private equity transactions and corporate reorganizations.

He regularly assists clients in various industries with general corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance, securities regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure obligations, stock exchange matters and general corporate law.

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Recent representative matters include advising and providing assistance to:

Mergers & Acquisitions

Lucara Diamond Corp., a leading independent producer of large exceptional quality Type IIa diamonds, with the sale of its 100% interest in the Clara Rough Diamond Sales Platform to its original founders, a group led by the HRA Group of Companies and Eira Thomas
GeoComply Solutions Inc., an online security service provider and global leader in geolocation compliance, anti-fraud, and identity technology, on its minority investment in Betting Hero, the premier live activation affiliate in the North American iGaming industry
Equinox Gold Corp. in connection with its acquisition of 40% of the Greenstone Mine for US$995-million and the associated US$299-million bought deal equity offering and US$500-million debt facility

Corporate Finance

Skeena Resources Ltd. in connection with its US$750-million secured project financing package with Orion Resources Partners
Counsel to the agents in connection with a US$450-million offering of 8.00% Senior Notes of Aris Mining Corporation
Solaris Resources Inc. in connection with the US$80-million financing package made available by Orion Mine Finance to fund the Warintza Project in Ecuador
Various public companies and underwriters in connection with prospectus offerings and private placements