Alexis Shamess

Associate

Jurisdiction Ontario, 2021

Language(s) English

Office(s) Toronto

Contact

Business +1 416 865 5465

Email ashamess@fasken.com

Overview

Alexis Shamess is an associate in Fasken’s Business law group. She maintains a broad corporate/commercial practice and represents both private and public sector clients. Her experience covers a wide range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, go-public transactions, as well as private and public financings.

Alexis completed a Juris Doctor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. Prior to law school, she completed a Master of Arts in Political Science (co-op program) at the University of Waterloo.

Alexis’ past work experience includes working for a business law firm in Melbourne, Australia. She also worked as a policy analyst for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the Ontario Ministry of Education.

Alexis interned with Fasken’s Antitrust/Competition & Marketing Group during the summer of 2018. She then summered and articled with the Firm and was seconded to the Fasken London, UK office. Alexis joined the Firm as an associate in 2021.

Client Work

Forum’s C$1.7 billion combination with Alignvest Student Housing, [Deal - Forum Asset Management Inc. and Forum Real Estate Income and Impact Fund], Real estate and private equity focused asset manager completes significant acquisition to create leading owner/provider of purpose-built student accommodations in Canada.
Joe Mimran's Unity Acquisitions Inc. acquires the Mastermind Toys Business subsequent to a CCAA proceeding, [Deal - Unity Acquisitions Inc.], Purchase by Canadian retail pioneer Joe Mimran and partners of Canadian toy retailers Mastermind Toys
Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation and Roth Capital Partners, LLC lead US$16.1 million private placement for McEwen Mining Inc., [Deal - Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation and Roth Capital Partners, LLC], Investment banks lead mining industry private placement transaction.
Edesa Biotech secures up to C$23 million in funding under the Federal Government’s Strategic Innovation Fund for pivotal clinical study, [Deal - Edesa Biotech, Inc.], Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company secures funding for Phase 3 clinical study of a first-in-class therapeutic candidate.
Edesa Biotech secures C$10 million revolving line of credit to support completion of government-funded clinical study, [Deal - Edesa Biotech, Inc.], Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company secures credit facility to support government-funded Phase 3 clinical study.
Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. acquires existing royalties on Arizona Sonoran's Cactus Project from RCF Opportunities Fund L.P., [Deal - Elemental Altus Royalties Corp.], Gold-focused royalty company acquires royalties from metals and mining fund.
Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. completes subscription agreement with In2Metals Explorer S.à r.l., [Deal - Elemental Altus Royalties Corp.], Gold-focused royalty company signs agreement with privately-owned mining company.
National Bank Financial Inc. leads bought deal private placement offering for Nighthawk Gold Corp., [Deal - National Bank Financial Inc.], Schedule I Canadian bank leads bought deal private placement in the mining industry.
Beacon Securities Limited leads C$5 million private placement offering of units of Trigon Metals Inc., [Deal - Beacon Securities Limited], Canadian independent investment bank leads private placement deal in the mining industry.