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Abbas Ali Khan

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T: 416.777.5388


Toronto

  • Education
  • Bar Admissions
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services
  • Recent Experience
  • Recent Recognition
  • Insights, News & Events
  • Related Services

Abbas Ali Khan practises in the areas of securities and corporate commercial law, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisition transactions, and structured financial products, with a focus on the mining and technology industries.

Abbas acts for Canadian and international mining companies involved in public equity and debt offerings, private placements, reverse takeover transactions, mergers and acquisitions and stock exchange listings with properties in Canada, the United States, Eastern Europe, Africa and Australia. Abbas also advises exploration, development, producing and royalty companies on Canadian securities law matters (including compliance with National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators in respect of mineral project disclosure), joint ventures, property acquisitions, royalty acquisitions and earn-in agreements. Abbas also acts for investment dealers in equity and debt offerings and mergers and acquisition transactions and advises board of directors and special committees on securities law compliance matters, corporate governance and related party transactions.

Abbas acts for issuers and underwriters in domestic and international public equity and debt offerings and private placements; mergers and acquisitions and other business combinations. He also advises public companies on Canadian securities laws (including continuous disclosure and regulatory compliance).

Abbas's experience includes over a year working on transactions in the structured products group of a leading Canadian investment bank.

Abbas is a member of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, the Canadian Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, and Ontario Securities Commission Disclosure Advisory Committee. In the community, he is a board member of Horizons for Youth, a non-profit, emergency shelter dedicated to helping homeless and at-risk youth.

Education

York University, BA (Hons.), 1995 Schulich School of Business, York University, MBA, 1999 Osgoode Hall, York University, JD, 1999 

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2001

Recent Experience

Excellon Resources Inc., in its $32.3-million acquisition of Otis Gold Corp by way of a Statutory Plan of Arrangement under the BCBCA.
Magna Gold Corp., in its approximately $19.5-million acquisition of Molimentales del Noroeste, S.A. de C.V., which owns 100% of the San Francisco Mine located in Sonora, Mexico, from Alio Gold Inc.
Cardinal Resources Limited, in its bought deal prospectus offering of ordinary shares through a syndicate of underwriters led by Clarus Securities Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of $12,000,000.
Premier Gold Mines Limited, in its acquisition from Goldcorp Inc. of a 40% interest in a joint venture with Barrick Gold Corporation in respect of the South Arturo mine in Nevada for total gross proceeds of approximately US$40,600,000.
O'Hara Administration Co., S.A., in a successful proxy contest relating to a proposed takeover of Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. by ALFA S.A.B. de CV and Harbour Energy Ltd. (ongoing)
Premier Gold Mines Limited, a Canadian-based mineral exploration company, in its proposed 50/50 partnership with Centerra Gold Inc. for the joint ownership and development of Premier's Trans-Canada Property including the Hardrock Gold Project located in the Geraldton-Beardmore Greenstone Belt in Ontario.
Canadian counsel to Osisko in an agreement pursuant to which Yamana and Agnico Eagle jointly acquired 100% of Osisko’s issued and outstanding common shares for total consideration of $3.9 billion. The parties reached the agreement following a hostile bid from Goldcorp Inc.
Klondex Mines Ltd., in its US$83 million acquisition of the Midas mine and mill complex in Nevada from Newmont Mining Corporation, and related acquisition financings
Sendero Mining Corp., (formerly QRS Capital Corp.) in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Halo Resources Ltd. pursuant to a plan of arrangement.
Premier Gold Mines Limited, in its $64 million bought deal public offering of common shares and flow-through common shares
Premier Gold Mines Limited (TSX: PG) and Premier Royalty Corporation, in the reverse takeover transaction with Bridgeport Ventures Inc. with a value of approximately C$100 million
Andina Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: ADM), on its acquisition by take-over bid and compulsory acquisition by Hochschild Mining PLC for approximately C$103 million
Premier Royalty Corporation, in its acquisition from Aberdeen International Inc. of a 1% net smelter return royalty on gold produced from Village Main Reef Limited's Buffelsfontein Mine and First Uranium Corporation's Mine Waste Solutions tailings recovery project in the Republic of South Africa for C$20.9 million
Premier Royalty Corporation, in its acquisition of from Golden Arrow Resources Corporation, of a 1% net smelter return royalty on gold produced from Yamana Gold Inc.'s Gualcamayo Gold Mine in Argentina for approximately C$16.5 million
Premier Royalty Inc. (TSX: NSR), in its bought deal prospectus offering of common shares for total gross proceeds of approximately $30 million.
The underwriters, in the $8.8 million bought deal equity financing of common shares by UEX Corporation
Premier Gold Mines Limited, in its $54.5 million bought deal equity financing of common shares
The underwriters, on the $15 million bought deal equity financing of common shares by Brigus Gold Corp.
The underwriters, in the US$50 million aggregate principal amount of 6.5% senior unsecured convertible debentures of Brigus Gold Corp.
Premier Gold Mines Limited, in its $104 million acquisition of Goldstone Resources Inc.
Primary Corp., in its public offering of units for gross proceeds of $83.6 million
The management shareholders of Pareto Corporation, in its acquisition by private equity firm The Riverside Company for $125 million by way of plan of arrangement
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, on its $337 million acquisition of DALSA Corporation
Norsemont Mining Inc., in the $520 million acquisition by HudBay Minerals Inc. of all of the outstanding common shares of Norsemont by way of formal take-over bid
A syndicate of underwriters for Quest Rare Minerals Ltd., on its $52 million public offering
The Special Committee of Terrane Metals Corp., in its $650 million acquisition by Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. by way of plan of arrangement
Gold Eagle Mines Ltd., in its $1.5 billion friendly acquisition by Goldcorp Inc.
IAMGOLD Corporation, on a $345 million public offering of common shares
IAMGOLD Corporation, on its $275 million acquisition of Orezone Resources Inc. (2009)
The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Canadian Royalties Inc., on the $192 million acquisition of Canadian Royalties Inc. by Jilin Jien Nickel and Goldbrook Ventures
Premier Gold Mines Limited, in its $32 million bought deal public offering of common shares
Teranet Income Fund, in its $700 million initial public offering
The Agents, in its $192.5 million initial public offering and private placement by International Royalty Corporation
IAMGold Corporation, in its $1 billion combination with Repadre Capital Corporation
IAMGOLD Corporation, in the filing of a short form base shelf prospectus qualifying the distribution of up to US$700 million of shares, warrants, debt securities, subscription receipts or any combination thereof
Premier Gold Mines Limited, in its US$24 million acquisition of Saddle Gold, Inc.

Recent Recognition

Chambers Canada
Ranked, Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Finance & Securities
Consistently Recommended, Mining
The Legal 500 Canada
Next Generation Lawyers, Energy - Mining
Best Lawyers in Canada
Recognized as one of Canada's leading Mining and Natural Resources lawyers
Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada
Recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of Corporate Finance & Securities
Recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of Mining
Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Global Mining Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Mining lawyer in Canada
Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
Ranked, Mining

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