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Veilleux, Niko Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(514) 904-5636 nveilleux@osler.com
Mr. Veilleux's practice focuses on public and private M&A, corporate finance,
securities and private equity/venture capital, notably complex cross-border
and multi-jurisdictional transactions. He advises on corporate governance
matters, as well.
Vettese, John P. Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
(416) 869-5336 jvettese@casselsbrock.com
Mr. Vettese is a corporate finance and M&A lawyer practising in the securities
group, with a focus on the mining industry. He has significant experience
advising emerging and mid-market companies navigating their way through
the public markets.
Vézina, Sébastien Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P.
(514) 877-2964 svezina@lavery.ca
Mr. Vézina practises securities and mining law. He advises on corporate
finance, partnerships and revenue-based financings. He is involved
in all phases of the mining cycle, from exploration, project development,
and extraction to mine closure.
mon shares by Orion and 100,000,000 com-
mon shares by Osisko, respectively, at a price of
$0.50 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of
$125 million; (iv) the sale of a 5-per-cent NSR
royalty on Victoria's Dublin Gulch property
(subject to adjustment and certain exclusions) to
Osisko for gross proceeds of $98 million; and (v)
a US$50 million equipment finance facility pro-
vided by Caterpillar. Victoria also entered into
an agreement with Orion on future oake from
the Eagle Gold project.
Victoria Gold was represented by Bennett
Jones LLP, with a team led by James Clare and
including Ali Naushahi, Christopher Doucet
and Bronwynn Shaw (corporate and securities);
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, with a team
led by David Budd and including Carla Pot-
ter, Jenna Clark, Jonathan Fleisher and Hilary
Fender (banking and lending); and in Yukon by
Graham Lang and Jocelyn Barrett of Lamarche
& Lang, Barristers and Solicitors.
Orion was represented in-house by Dov Lader,
Deputy General Counsel; by Torys LLP with
a team led by Mike Pickersgill and including
Braden Jebson and Isabella Ssozi (corporate and
securities), Tom Zverina, Yinka Olusoga and Se-
lam Ibrahim (banking and lending) and Craig
Maurice (tax); and in Yukon by Paul Lackowicz
of Lackowicz and Hoffman.
Osisko was represented in-house by Andre
Le Bel, Vice President, Legal Affairs and Cor-
porate Secretary; by Stikeman Elliott LLP,
with a team led by David Massé and including
François Gilbert, Léa Bénitah-Bouchard, Jules
Dumas-Richard and Philippe Bernier-Cormier;
and in Yukon by Greg Fekete of Austring, Fen-
drick & Fairman.
THE WASHINGTON COS.
ACQUIRES DOMINION
DIAMOND CORP. FOR $1.5B
On November 1, 2017, e Washington Cos.
(Washington) completed its acquisition of Do-
minion Diamond Corp. (Dominion) for approx-
imately $1.5 billion.
e transaction commenced as a public an-
nouncement by Washington of an offer made to
the Dominion board to acquire Dominion. Do-
minion subsequently ran a strategic review pro-
cess and ultimately agreed to a transaction with
Washington. e acquisition was structured as a
leveraged buyout partially funded by the issuance
of senior secured notes by the acquisition vehicle
and included the establishment of a new senior
secured credit facility. is is reported to be the
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
Weisz, Jonathan B. Torys LLP
(416) 865-8157 jweisz@torys.com
Mr. Weisz's practice focuses on project finance, project development
and secured lending in the mining, energy and infrastructure sectors.
Wiseman, David L. Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-6266 dwiseman@goodmans.ca
Over 20 years in bank and asset-based lending, high-yield debt, project
finance and debt restructurings representing lenders, borrowers and spon-
sors on domestic, cross-border and international finance deals. Clients
include Eurasian Resources, Hudson Resources, Ganfeng Lithium, Conuma
Resources, Diacore/Amulet, Ivanhoe, KKR, Mandalay Resources, J.J. Nickel,
SkyPower, CJF Capital and Western Coal.
Woodside, Tina M. Gowling WLG
(416) 369-4584 tina.woodside@gowlingwlg.com
Ms. Woodside is a Firm Managing Partner at Gowling WLG. She has over 25
years of experience as a senior corporate and securities lawyer, specializing
in corporate finance, M&A and corporate governance, with particular empha-
sis in the mining industry.
