Salvador has a robust capital markets practice, advising clients in a range of related matters. He has particular experience in mergers and acquisitions, acting for both public and private companies.
In addition to capital markets, Salvador has expertise in public and private equity financing and general corporate governance and compliance matters.
Experience
- Acted for Central 1 Credit Union in connection with private debt offerings raising an aggregate of $700 million, 2023
- Acted for the agents in a brokered private placement of subscription receipts of IsoEnergy Ltd. for gross proceeds of $36.6 million, in connection with IsoEnergy Ltd.'s merger with Consolidated Uranium Inc., 2023
- Acted for Pan American Silver Corp. in its US$475 million sale of its interest in the MARA project to Glencore, 2023
- Acted for Pan American Silver Corp. in its US$4.8 billion acquisition of Yamana Gold Inc. and contemporaneous sale of Yamana’s Canadian assets to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited by way of a plan of arrangement, 2023
- Acted for the agents in Taseko Mines Limited's at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to US$50 million, 2023
- Acted for Radicle Group Inc. in its sale to Bank of Montreal, 2022
- Acted for the underwriters in a bought deal prospectus offering of common shares of Artemis Gold Inc. for gross proceeds of $86 million, 2022
- Acted for the underwriters in a bought deal prospectus offering of common shares of Liberty Gold Corp. for gross proceeds of $30 million, 2022
- Acted for FRX Polymers, Inc. in connection with its reverse merger transaction with Good2Go RTO Corp. and listing on the TSX Venture Exchange, 2022
- Acted for the agents in a bought deal private placement of units and "flow-through units" of Benchmark Metals Inc. for gross proceeds of $20.6 million, 2022
- Acted for FinancialCAD Corporation in its sale to Zafin, 2022
- Acted as Canadian counsel to MoSys Inc. in its reverse merger transaction with Peraso Technologies Inc., 2021
- Acted for the underwriters in Great Bear Resources Ltd.'s bought deal private placement of "flow-through shares" for gross proceeds of $70 million, 2021
- Acted for the underwriters in Ballard Power Systems Inc.'s bought deal prospectus offering of common shares for gross proceeds of US$550 million, 2021.
- Acted for Perk Labs Inc. in its at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to $4 million, 2021.
- Acted for the underwriters in Trevali Mining Corporation's overnight marketed prospectus offering of units for gross proceeds of $34.5 million, 2020.
- Acted for the underwriters in Ballard Power Systems Inc.'s bought deal prospectus offering of common shares for gross proceeds of US402.5 million, 2020.
- Acted for the agents in Ballard Power Systems Inc.'s at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to US$250 million, the first to be launched in Canada under the new prospectus rules better enabling ATMs, 2020.
- Acted for the agent in Ballard Power Systems Inc.'s at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to US$75 million, 2020.
- Acted for Gold Standard Ventures Corp. in its at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to $14.75 million, 2020.
- Acted for Gold Standard Ventures Corp. in its at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to $25 million, 2020.
- Acted for Perk Labs Inc. in its at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to $2 million, 2020.
- Acted for the agents in Strategic Metals Ltd.'s brokered private placement of common shares and "flow-through" common shares for gross proceeds of $5.8 million, 2020.
- Acted for Gold Standard Ventures Corp. in its short form prospectus offering of common shares for gross proceeds of $21 million.
- Acted for Imperial Metals Corporation in its sale of a 70 per cent interest in the Red Chris mine in British Columbia to Newcrest Mining Limited for US$806.5 million and a follow-on joint venture between the parties for the ongoing operation of the Red Chris Mine, 2019.
- Acted for Mason Resources Ltd. in its acquisition by Hudbay Minerals Inc., 2018.
- Acted for First Coin Capital Corp. in its merger transaction with Galaxy Digital and Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc., 2018.
- Acted for Sunniva Inc. in its short form prospectus offering of units for gross proceeds of $28 million, 2018.
- Acted for the Special Committee of Nevsun Resources Ltd. in connection with an unsolicited $1.5 billion acquisition proposal from Lundin Mining Corporation and Euro Sun Mining Inc., 2018.
- Acted for the Special Committee of Glance Technologies Inc. in connection with its successful proxy fight against a shareholder activist, 2018.
- Acted for Azucar Minerals Ltd. (formerly Almadex Minerals Limited) in its $19 million private placement with a subsidiary of Newcrest Mining Limited and concurrent spin-out of various assets to Almadex Minerals Ltd. (formerly 1154229 B.C. Ltd.), which was subsequently listed on the TSXV, 2018.
- Acted for Sunniva Inc. in its short form prospectus offering of units for gross proceeds of $28 million, 2018.
- Acted for Gold Standard Ventures Corp. in its combined short form prospectus offering and private placement of common shares for gross proceeds of $38 million, 2018.
- Acted for Sunniva Inc. in its initial public offering and listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange, 2017.
- Acted for Anfield Gold Corp. in its $400 million business combination with Trek Mining Inc. and NewCastle Gold Ltd. to form Equinox Gold Corp., 2017.
- Acted for Carmanah Technologies Corporation in its $30 million substantial issuer bid, 2017.
- Acted for Boston Pizza in its substantial reorganization, 2017.
- Acted for Entrée Resources Ltd. in its spin-out of Nevada mining assets and creation of Mason Resources Corp., 2017.
- Acted for Gold Standard Ventures Corp. in its acquisition of Battle Mountain Gold Inc., 2017.
- Acted for a number of issuers in various non-brokered private placements.
- Advises companies on general corporate governance matters.
- Acted for Central 1 Credit Union in connection with private debt offerings raising an aggregate of $700 million, 2023
- Acted for the agents in a brokered private placement of subscription receipts of IsoEnergy Ltd. for gross proceeds of $36.6 million, in connection with IsoEnergy Ltd.'s merger with Consolidated Uranium Inc., 2023
- Acted for Pan American Silver Corp. in its US$475 million sale of its interest in the MARA project to Glencore, 2023
- Acted for Pan American Silver Corp. in its US$4.8 billion acquisition of Yamana Gold Inc. and contemporaneous sale of Yamana’s Canadian assets to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited by way of a plan of arrangement, 2023
- Acted for the agents in Taseko Mines Limited's at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to US$50 million, 2023
- Acted for Radicle Group Inc. in its sale to Bank of Montreal, 2022
- Acted for the underwriters in a bought deal prospectus offering of common shares of Artemis Gold Inc. for gross proceeds of $86 million, 2022
- Acted for the underwriters in a bought deal prospectus offering of common shares of Liberty Gold Corp. for gross proceeds of $30 million, 2022
- Acted for FRX Polymers, Inc. in connection with its reverse merger transaction with Good2Go RTO Corp. and listing on the TSX Venture Exchange, 2022
- Acted for the agents in a bought deal private placement of units and "flow-through units" of Benchmark Metals Inc. for gross proceeds of $20.6 million, 2022
- Acted for FinancialCAD Corporation in its sale to Zafin, 2022
- Acted as Canadian counsel to MoSys Inc. in its reverse merger transaction with Peraso Technologies Inc., 2021
- Acted for the underwriters in Great Bear Resources Ltd.'s bought deal private placement of "flow-through shares" for gross proceeds of $70 million, 2021
- Acted for the underwriters in Ballard Power Systems Inc.'s bought deal prospectus offering of common shares for gross proceeds of US$550 million, 2021.
- Acted for Perk Labs Inc. in its at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to $4 million, 2021.
- Acted for the underwriters in Trevali Mining Corporation's overnight marketed prospectus offering of units for gross proceeds of $34.5 million, 2020.
- Acted for the underwriters in Ballard Power Systems Inc.'s bought deal prospectus offering of common shares for gross proceeds of US402.5 million, 2020.
- Acted for the agents in Ballard Power Systems Inc.'s at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to US$250 million, the first to be launched in Canada under the new prospectus rules better enabling ATMs, 2020.
- Acted for the agent in Ballard Power Systems Inc.'s at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to US$75 million, 2020.
- Acted for Gold Standard Ventures Corp. in its at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to $14.75 million, 2020.
- Acted for Gold Standard Ventures Corp. in its at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to $25 million, 2020.
- Acted for Perk Labs Inc. in its at-the-market offering of common shares for gross proceeds of up to $2 million, 2020.
- Acted for the agents in Strategic Metals Ltd.'s brokered private placement of common shares and "flow-through" common shares for gross proceeds of $5.8 million, 2020.
- Acted for Gold Standard Ventures Corp. in its short form prospectus offering of common shares for gross proceeds of $21 million.
- Acted for Imperial Metals Corporation in its sale of a 70 per cent interest in the Red Chris mine in British Columbia to Newcrest Mining Limited for US$806.5 million and a follow-on joint venture between the parties for the ongoing operation of the Red Chris Mine, 2019.
- Acted for Mason Resources Ltd. in its acquisition by Hudbay Minerals Inc., 2018.
- Acted for First Coin Capital Corp. in its merger transaction with Galaxy Digital and Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc., 2018.
- Acted for Sunniva Inc. in its short form prospectus offering of units for gross proceeds of $28 million, 2018.
- Acted for the Special Committee of Nevsun Resources Ltd. in connection with an unsolicited $1.5 billion acquisition proposal from Lundin Mining Corporation and Euro Sun Mining Inc., 2018.
- Acted for the Special Committee of Glance Technologies Inc. in connection with its successful proxy fight against a shareholder activist, 2018.
- Acted for Azucar Minerals Ltd. (formerly Almadex Minerals Limited) in its $19 million private placement with a subsidiary of Newcrest Mining Limited and concurrent spin-out of various assets to Almadex Minerals Ltd. (formerly 1154229 B.C. Ltd.), which was subsequently listed on the TSXV, 2018.
- Acted for Sunniva Inc. in its short form prospectus offering of units for gross proceeds of $28 million, 2018.
- Acted for Gold Standard Ventures Corp. in its combined short form prospectus offering and private placement of common shares for gross proceeds of $38 million, 2018.
- Acted for Sunniva Inc. in its initial public offering and listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange, 2017.
- Acted for Anfield Gold Corp. in its $400 million business combination with Trek Mining Inc. and NewCastle Gold Ltd. to form Equinox Gold Corp., 2017.
- Acted for Carmanah Technologies Corporation in its $30 million substantial issuer bid, 2017.
- Acted for Boston Pizza in its substantial reorganization, 2017.
- Acted for Entrée Resources Ltd. in its spin-out of Nevada mining assets and creation of Mason Resources Corp., 2017.
- Acted for Gold Standard Ventures Corp. in its acquisition of Battle Mountain Gold Inc., 2017.
- Acted for a number of issuers in various non-brokered private placements.
- Advises companies on general corporate governance matters.
