Jesse Bertollo, Counsel | Mergers & Acquisitions

Jesse Bertollo

Counsel
For many small and medium sized business enterprises, selling securities over the internet to a large number of investors has emerged as the new way of accessing capital.
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2013
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
Contact
Business +1 416 865 4366
Email jbertollo@fasken.com
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Overview

Jesse Bertollo is engaged in a diverse corporate/commercial practice. She has assisted clients on a variety of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private placements and initial public offerings.

While a law student, Jesse was selected as a Dean’s fellow and worked as a teaching assistant for the Dean’s Legal Research and Writing courses. She studied abroad at the University of Vienna, Austria for a semester for an intensive study in cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Jesse was seconded to Ornge PEEl Ltd. She both summered and articled with the firm.

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Achievements

  • Hugh G. Doyle Memorial Prize, 2012 , 2012
  • Dean’s Honour List, 2011, 2012 , 2011 to 2012
  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Fellowship Award, 2010, 2010
2012 Hugh G. Doyle Memorial Prize, 2012
2011 to 2012 Dean’s Honour List, 2011, 2012
2010 Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Fellowship Award, 2010

Client Work

  • Orion Mine Finance completes the sale of C$1.125 billion royalty, stream and offtake portfolio to Osisko Gold Royalties, [Deal - Orion Mine Finance], On July 31, 2017, Orion Mine Finance (“Orion”) completed the sale of a high-quality precious metals portfolio to Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (“Osisko”). The portfolio consisted of 74 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes, for total consideration of C$1.125 billion which was paid to Orion t...
  • Orion Mine Finance completes the sale of C$1.25 billion royalty portfolio to Osisko Gold Royalties, [Deal - Orion Mine Finance], On July 31, 2017, Orion Mine Finance (“Orion”) completed the sale of a high-quality precious metals portfolio to Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (“Osisko”). The portfolio consisted of 74 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes, for total consideration of C$1.125 billion which was paid to Orion t...
  • Rye Patch Gold closes C$10 million bought deal offering, [Deal - PI Financial Corp], On June 29, 2017, Rye Patch Gold Corp. (“Rye Patch”) completed a prospectus offering of 38,470,000 common shares at a price of $0.26 per share for gross proceeds of $10,002,200. The offering was made on a bought deal basis and was led by PI Financial Corp. with Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Industr...
  • IAMGOLD announces strategic agreement with Sumitomo Metal Mining for the development of Côté Gold, [Deal - IAMGOLD Corporation], Deal valued at C$195 million.
  • Anaconda Mining completes arrangement with Orex Exploration, [Deal - Orex Exploration Inc.], On May 19, 2017, Anaconda Mining Inc. (“Anaconda”) and Orex Exploration Inc. (“Orex”) announced the completion of its previously announced arrangement agreement between Anaconda and Orex, pursuant to which Orex has now become a wholly owned subsidiary of Anaconda. Fasken Martineau advised Orex ...
  • Auryn Resources completes brokered private placement offering raising gross proceeds of approximately US$23 million, [Deal - Beacon Securities Limited], On January 24, 2017, Auryn Resources Inc., a junior mining exploration company, completed its private placement offering of 4,590,818 flow through common shares (the “Flow-Through Shares”), issued at a price of C$5.01 per Flow-Through Share, for aggregated gross proceeds of $22,999,998.18 (the “O...
  • AuRico Metals closes bought deal equity financing and concurrent private placement with Alamos Gold, [Deal - AuRico Metals Inc.], On August 22, 2016 AuRico Metals Inc. (TSX: AMI), (“AuRico”) announced the closing of its bought deal offering with a syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial Inc. and Macquarie Capital markets Canada Ltd., and included Mackie Research Capital Corporation, Dundee Securities Ltd...
  • Capital reorganization of Partners Value Investments, [Deal - PVI Special Committee], In July 2016, Partners Value Investments Inc. (PVI) completed a capital reorganization resulting in shareholders of PVI owning a limited partnership interest in a new Ontario limited partnership, Partners Value Investments LP (PVLP), and PVI becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of PVLP. Under the r...
  • Oceanus Resources completes bought deal offering, [Deal - Oceanus Resources], On June 21, 2016, Oceanus Resources Corporation (the “Company”), completed its bought deal short form prospectus offering of 25,000,000 units of the Company, including a full exercise of the over-allotment option, at a price of $0.23 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,750,000. Each unit ...
Deal Advised Orion Mine Finance Orion Mine Finance completes the sale of C$1.125 billion royalty, stream and offtake portfolio to Osisko Gold Royalties On July 31, 2017, Orion Mine Finance (“Orion”) completed the sale of a high-quality precious metals portfolio to Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (“Osisko”). The portfolio consisted of 74 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes, for total consideration of C$1.125 billion which was paid to Orion t... Read more
Deal Advised Orion Mine Finance Orion Mine Finance completes the sale of C$1.25 billion royalty portfolio to Osisko Gold Royalties On July 31, 2017, Orion Mine Finance (“Orion”) completed the sale of a high-quality precious metals portfolio to Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (“Osisko”). The portfolio consisted of 74 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes, for total consideration of C$1.125 billion which was paid to Orion t... Read more
Deal Advised PI Financial Corp Rye Patch Gold closes C$10 million bought deal offering On June 29, 2017, Rye Patch Gold Corp. (“Rye Patch”) completed a prospectus offering of 38,470,000 common shares at a price of $0.26 per share for gross proceeds of $10,002,200. The offering was made on a bought deal basis and was led by PI Financial Corp. with Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Industr... Read more
Deal Advised IAMGOLD Corporation IAMGOLD announces strategic agreement with Sumitomo Metal Mining for the development of Côté Gold Deal valued at C$195 million. Read more
Deal Advised Orex Exploration Inc. Anaconda Mining completes arrangement with Orex Exploration On May 19, 2017, Anaconda Mining Inc. (“Anaconda”) and Orex Exploration Inc. (“Orex”) announced the completion of its previously announced arrangement agreement between Anaconda and Orex, pursuant to which Orex has now become a wholly owned subsidiary of Anaconda. Fasken Martineau advised Orex ... Read more
Deal Advised Beacon Securities Limited Auryn Resources completes brokered private placement offering raising gross proceeds of approximately US$23 million On January 24, 2017, Auryn Resources Inc., a junior mining exploration company, completed its private placement offering of 4,590,818 flow through common shares (the “Flow-Through Shares”), issued at a price of C$5.01 per Flow-Through Share, for aggregated gross proceeds of $22,999,998.18 (the “O... Read more
Deal Advised AuRico Metals Inc. AuRico Metals closes bought deal equity financing and concurrent private placement with Alamos Gold On August 22, 2016 AuRico Metals Inc. (TSX: AMI), (“AuRico”) announced the closing of its bought deal offering with a syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial Inc. and Macquarie Capital markets Canada Ltd., and included Mackie Research Capital Corporation, Dundee Securities Ltd... Read more
Deal Advised PVI Special Committee Capital reorganization of Partners Value Investments In July 2016, Partners Value Investments Inc. (PVI) completed a capital reorganization resulting in shareholders of PVI owning a limited partnership interest in a new Ontario limited partnership, Partners Value Investments LP (PVLP), and PVI becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of PVLP. Under the r... Read more
Deal Advised Oceanus Resources Oceanus Resources completes bought deal offering On June 21, 2016, Oceanus Resources Corporation (the “Company”), completed its bought deal short form prospectus offering of 25,000,000 units of the Company, including a full exercise of the over-allotment option, at a price of $0.23 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $5,750,000. Each unit ... Read more
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Career & Education

Education

  • JD University of Ottawa
  • BSc (Hons) with distinction University of Toronto

Community involvement

  • Mentor, Law in Action Within Schools (LAWS) Program for inner-city youth

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association 
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association 
  • Member, Young Women in Law

Knowledge

  • Equity Crowdfunding: The OSC Crowdfunding Exemption, 4/8/2014
  • Canadian Securities Regulators Adopt New Prospectus Exemption for Distributions to Existing Security Holders, 3/21/2014
handshake deal Blog Post Equity Crowdfunding: The OSC Crowdfunding Exemption On March 20, 2014, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a Notice and Request for Comment proposing four new capital raising prospectus exemptions in Ontario.  As previously discussed in Timely Disclosure, the OSC initiated a consultation process in December 2013 to consider prospectus  exemptions to facilitate capital raising. Read more
handshake deal Blog Post Canadian Securities Regulators Adopt New Prospectus Exemption for Distributions to Existing Security Holders On March 13, 2014, Canadian securities regulators in all jurisdictions except Ontario and Newfoundland adopted a prospectus exemption that will allow issuers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) and the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) to raise money by issuing securities to existing security holders. Read more

News

  • Fasken Adds 21 New Partners, 1/16/2020
  • Bloomberg Business mentions Fasken Martineau in a story announcing the $1.5 billion merger of AuRico Gold and Alamos Gold, 4/13/2015
Fasken Adds 21 New Partners News Release Fasken Adds 21 New Partners Toronto (Canada) – Congratulations and a warm welcome to the 21 associates at Fasken who have been promoted to Partner. The new titles of this talented group came into effect on January 1, 2020. They represent at least seven different practice areas across the Firm, from Vancouver, Calgary, Toron... Read more
Media Coverage Bloomberg Business mentions Fasken Martineau in a story announcing the $1.5 billion merger of AuRico Gold and Alamos Gold Bloomberg Business mentioned Fasken Martineau in its article "Alamos, AuRico to Merge Creating $1.5 Billion Gold Miner." Fasken Martineau acted as AuRico’s Canadian legal counsel. The team included leader John Turner, Krisztian Toth, Richard Steinberg, Christopher Steeves, Jess Catton, Jesse Be... Read more

Publications

  • Comprehensive Crowdfunding Rules Published in Final Form, 11/13/2015
  • IIROC Publishes Guidance to Underwriters in respect of Due Diligence for Public Offerings, 1/15/2015
  • Equity Crowdfunding: The OSC Crowdfunding Exemption, 4/8/2014
Article Comprehensive Crowdfunding Rules Published in Final Form Timely Disclosure
Article IIROC Publishes Guidance to Underwriters in respect of Due Diligence for Public Offerings Timely Disclosure
Article Equity Crowdfunding: The OSC Crowdfunding Exemption Timely Disclosure

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