Michelle Wilkinson

Associée

Vancouver
MWilkinson@blg.com
604.640.4152

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Michelle has a robust corporate and securities law practice. She has a particular focus on advising clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity financings, mining joint ventures, derivatives documentation and general corporate governance and compliance matters.

Michelle acts for both public and private companies and advised a number of clients in connection with the formation, management and operation of public and private investment funds in Canada.

Michelle works with clients in many industries, including biopharmaceutical, media, entertainment, transportation, mining and cannabis.

 

Experience

  • Acted for FC Capital Management LLC (Frontier Growth) in its growth equity investment in Jane Software Inc.
  • Acted for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its US$200 million prospectus offering.
  • Acted for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its US$191 million prospectus offering.
  • Acted for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its US $173 million prospectus offering.
  • Acted for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its US $52 million private placement offering.
  • Anfield Nickel Corp. in its concurrent sale of the Coringa Project to Serabi plc and its merger transaction with Trek Mining Inc. and NewCastle Gold Corp. to form Equinox Gold Corp.
  • Nanotech Security Corp. in its CAD$90.8 million acquisition by Meta Materials Inc. by way of a plan of arrangement.
  • Acted for Carmanah Technologies Corporation in its acquisition by CMH Acquisition Corp. by a plan of arrangement.
  • Cameco Corporation on the restructuring of its Inkai uranium joint venture in Kazakhstan with Kazatomprom JSC, a state-owned enterprise.
  • Qwave Capital LLC, in connection with its $17 million unsolicited take-over bid of IOU Financial Inc.
  • Acted for Sunniva Inc. in its initial public offering and listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange.
  • Acted for Rainbow S.r.l. in its acquisition of Bardel Entertainment Inc.
  • Acted for Teck Resources Limited on a US$525 million streaming transaction with an affiliate of Royal Gold, Inc. linked to gold production from the Carmen de Andacollo mine in Chile.
  • Teck Resources Limited on a US$610 million streaming transaction with an affiliate of Franco Nevada Corporation linked to silver production from the Antamina mine in Peru.
  • Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund in its secondary offering of $16 million in units.
  • Issuers and underwriters in various brokered and non-brokered private placements ranging from $2 million to $200 million.

Beyond our Walls

Professional Involvement

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Law Society of British Columbia

Community Involvement

  • Director, Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce
  • Volunteer, BLG’s United Way Campaign
  • Volunteer, BLG Reads to Kids

Bar Admission & Education

  • Colombie-Britannique, 2015
  • BA, Vancouver Island University, 2008
  • JD, Université de Victoria, 2014