79 Wellington St W, Suite 3000, Box 270, TD Ctr, Toronto, ON
Year called to bar: 1999 (ON)
With broad legal acumen and deep experience in the mining sector, Michael provides insightful, commercially minded advice that progresses clients’ business objectives. Michael has a comprehensive corporate and securities practice, regularly advising leading companies and global businesses on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, as well as continuous disclosure, stock exchange matters and shareholder arrangements. As the head of Torys’ Mining and Metals Practice, Michael has extensive experience in the areas of public and private equity, streaming and royalty finance and M&A in the mining sector. He works regularly with domestic companies and offshore clients investing in Canadian resource companies.
On June 2, 2016, Premier Gold Mines (Premier) and Orion Mine Finance (Orion) closed a $45 million financing arrangement, pursuant to which Orion provided Premier with a multi-draw senior unsecured term facility in the amount of US$30 million, and subscribed for US$15-million of common shares of Premier.