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Alex Nikolic Toronto Lawyer

Alex Nikolic *

Partner Fasken
There is increasing demand for legal departments to incorporate legal project management.
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2007
Language(s) English, French, Serbian-Croatian
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Alex Nikolic’s practice is focused on corporate and securities law. He regularly advises issuers, investment dealers, private equity and other investors in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions transactions.

Frequently assisting clients on debt and equity financings, both domestic and cross border, Alex also works on private placements, public offerings, private equity transactions, take-over bids, plans of arrangement, and joint ventures. He also provides advice on reorganizations and restructurings across a broad range of industries, as well as assisting with disclosure and governance matters, stock exchange requirements, corporate and other regulatory matters.

Acting for industrial, mining and technology clients on corporate acquisitions and related acquisition financings, Alex has also assisted with establishing and renewing financing programs including commercial paper programs and medium term note programs.

Alex recently completed the Certified Legal Project Manager® program, which is the equivalent of a graduate level course on legal project management.

Achievements

  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as Repeatedly Recommended in Private Equity, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2026
  • Recognized in Mining Law in Toronto, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as Consistently Recommended in Mining, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2022 to 2026
  • Recognized nationwide as a Notable Practitioner in Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, and M&A, IFLR 1000 2019 to 2025
  • Recognized nationwide for Capital Markets , The Legal 500 Canada 2019

Experience

  • UniUni enters into definitive purchase agreement with MAK Acquisition to go public on TSX in US$1 billion SPAC deal, [Deal - Uni Express Inc.], BC-based last-mile delivery firm, UniUni, signs definitive agreement with MAK Acquisition for a US$1.0 billion go-public transaction.
  • Syndicate led by Stifel Nicolas Canada completes C$23 million bought deal LIFE offering for Capitan Silver Corp., [Deal - Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc.], Canadian gold and silver mining company completes bought deal LIFE offering.
  • GoGold Resources Inc. completes C$144 million bought deal financing to support the development of its Los Ricos projects, [Deal - GoGold Resources Inc.], Canadian mining company completes bought deal financing.
  • Quimbaya Gold completes LIFE Offering for gross proceeds of C$14.4 million, [Deal - Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc.], Canadian gold exploration company completes LIFE offering.
  • GoGold Resources Inc., a Canadian mining company, completes a C$86.25 million bought deal financing to support the development and exploration of its Los Ricos South and North projects in Mexico., [Deal - GoGold Resources Inc.], GoGold Resources Inc. completes a C$86.25 million bought deal financing to advance its Los Ricos South and North exploration projects in Mexico.
  • SCP Resource Finance LP and Desjardins Securities Inc. co-lead C$33.5 million private placement offering of units of Magna Mining Inc., [Deal - SCP Resource Finance LP], Independent broker dealer specializing in the global mining sector leads private placement transaction for Canadian mining and exploration company.
  • Building Controls & Solutions completes add-on investment through the acquisition of Yorkland Controls Limited, [Deal - Building Controls & Solutions and LKCM Headwater Investments], Private investment firm completes add-on investment for its portfolio company.
  • ATB Securities Inc. leads private placement of senior secured convertible debentures of The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc., [Deal - ATB Securities Inc.], Cultivator, manufacturer and provider of cannabis products and related services, completes private placement offering.
  • TMX Group Limited completes C$1.1 billion bond offering, [Deal - TMX Group Limited], Canadian financial services company completes private placement offering.

Career & Education

Education

  • MBA, Corporate Finance Schulich School of Business at York University
  • LLB Osgoode Hall Law School at York University
  • BA (Honours), Economics York University

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association
  • Member, Securities Law Subcommittee of the Ontario Bar Association
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Committee - Business Law, American Bar Association (ABA)

Knowledge

  • From Escrow to Exit: New TSXV Policy 5.4, 6/9/2025
  • Extra LIFE for Canada’s Capital Markets: The CSA Significantly Expands Capital Raising Under LIFE, 5/20/2025
  • Global Market Uncertainty Prompts Securities Regulators to Act to Encourage IPOs and Increase the Competitiveness of Canada’s Capital Markets, 4/22/2025
  • Private M&A’s Long Wait Is Over: New ABA Canadian Private M&A Deal Point Study Released, 2/6/2025
  • What’s Market? Comparing Canadian and U.S. Public M&A, 5/14/2024
  • What’s Market in Private M&A?, 2/15/2024
  • Goodbye Printed Prospectus? The CSA Finalizes Its “Access Equals Delivery” Model, 1/25/2024
  • Fasken M&A Year in Review 2023, 1/9/2024
  • IPOs and Going Public in Canada, 11/21/2023
  • Nominee Directors in Canadian M&A: Warning Signs from Delaware, 7/6/2023

Events

News

  • Fasken’s valued Clients take home four Canadian Dealmakers Awards, 3/12/2018
  • A major player: Fasken Martineau involved in three of Lexpert’s Top 10 Deals of 2013, 1/8/2014

Publications

  • Deal Points Study 2016, 12/1/2016
  • Getting the Deal Through - Mining 2011 - Canada, 7/31/2011
Article Deal Points Study 2016 American Bar Association - Business Law Section

Speaking Engagements

  • 2024 Canadian MA Outlook, 1/17/2024
  • Practical Ways In-House Counsel Can Use Legal Project Management, 6/16/2017
  • Workshop: Managing a Public Company, 6/22/2016
  • 6th Annual PDAC Primer, 3/1/2016
  • Workshop: Managing a Public Company, 6/9/2011
Speaker 2024 Canadian MA Outlook Invest Canada Webinar Series location location Take-Privates: A Discussion of Key Issues and Considerations
Panelist Practical Ways In-House Counsel Can Use Legal Project Management location location Toronto, ON, Canada
Presenter Workshop: Managing a Public Company TSX Venture Exchange location location Toronto, ON, Canada Toronto, ON