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Public M&A


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Overview

Our team of dedicated and experienced public M&A experts focuses on client goals and objectives and exceeding expectations.

Because no two M&A deals are alike, we structure transactions to meet clients’ unique objectives. Identifying potential issues and regulatory requirements at an early stage allows us to propose solutions to meet these objectives. This - along with the collective insight from hundreds of deals across our firm – is what creates value for our clients.

Stakeholder positions, including those of shareholders, creditors and others, influence deal structure and strategy. Should disputes arise, you’ll have one of the leading contested transactions legal teams on your side.

Our clients range from start-ups to industry leaders and include private equity funds, strategic buyers, boards of directors and independent committees, as well as public companies listed on stock exchanges throughout the world.

Our public M&A expertise is expansive, including negotiated acquisitions and divestitures, contested transactions, leveraged buy-outs, spin-outs, recapitalizations, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and proxy contest and take-over defence planning.

We have expertise in a variety of industries, including mining, energy, transportation, agribusiness, financial institutions, investment funds, telecommunications and technology.

More than 250 Fasken lawyers focus on advancing M&A strategies for clients every day. Another 600 are available to step in with specific advice on tax strategies, competition and foreign investment laws, acquisition financing, labour and employment, corporate finance, intellectual property, foreign corrupt practices and government relations. This makes our M&A team one of the largest and most integrated in Canada.

Download the Canadian Hostile Take-Over Bid Study, subscribe to our blog, “Timely Disclosure”, browse our recent work or contact any of our lawyers for answers to your questions about public mergers and acquisitions.

Team

Primary Contacts
  • Virginia K. Schweitzer, Partner | Co-Managing Partner, Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, +1 613 696 6889, vschweitzer@fasken.com
  • Jean-Pierre Chamberland, Partner | Capital Markets, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5186, jchamberland@fasken.com
  • Richard J. Steinberg, Partner | M&A, Mining, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 5443, rsteinberg@fasken.com
  • Sarah Gingrich, Partner | CO-LEADER, CAPITAL MARKETS AND MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (CM AND M&A), Calgary, AB, +1 587 233 4103, sgingrich@fasken.com

Client Work

  • Infini acquires the Reynolds and Boulding Lake Uranium Projects, [Deal - ], Project acquisition in the mining sector.
  • Bitfarms completed the sale of its Yguazú, Paraguay Site, a 200 MW Bitcoin Mining Site to HIVE Digital Technologies, [Deal - Bitfarms], Sale of Bitcoin mining site in Yguazu, Paraguay to HIVE Digital Technologies.
  • The National Wealth Fund announces the acquisition of a 28.50% equity interest in TSXV/AIM listed Cornish Metals Inc., [Deal - National Wealth Fund], In March 2025, the National Wealth Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of the United Kingdom, completed the acquisition of 28.50% of the common shares of Cornish Metals Inc., a dual listed TSXV and AIM mineral exploration and development company owning the South Crofty underground tin mine located in...
  • Nussir ASA announces the sale of 93.55% of its shares to TSXV-listed Blue Moon Metals Inc. in a US$55.3 million share exchange transaction, [Deal - Nussir ASA], Norwegian mining company completes sale of 93.55% of its shares to a TSXV-listed mining company.
  • Lundin Mining completes C$4 billion joint acquisition of Filo with BHP and concurrent US$690 million sale of 50% Josemaria interest to form Vicuña Corp., [Deal - Lundin Mining Corporation], Leading Canadian base metals mining company completes joint acquisition and concurrently forms joint venture.
  • Strand Hanson advises Metals Exploration plc on its acquisition of Condor Gold Plc, [Deal - Strand Hanson Limited], Gold merger under the UK Takeover Code
  • CWB Maxium Financial Inc. provides financing for Grey Wolf Animal Health Corp.'s C$22.5 million acquisition of The Compounding Pharmacy of Manitoba, [Deal - CWB Maxium Financial Inc.], CWB Maxium Financial Inc. provided acquisition financing to Grey Wolf Animal Health Corp. to facilitate its C$22.5 million acquisition of The Compounding Pharmacy of Manitoba.
  • Harfang Exploration Inc. completes the acquisition of NewOrigin Gold Corp., [Deal - Harfang Exploration Inc.], Harfang Exploration Inc. completes the acquisition of NewOrigin Gold Corp.
  • Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. acquires an additional 50% ownership in existing royalties from AlphaStream Limited, [Deal - Elemental Altus Royalties Corp.], Elemental Altus acquires an additional 50% ownership of 24 existing royalties from AlphaStream for US$28 million and completes a C$17.76 million private placement to La Mancha.

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