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James Clare

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T: 416.777.6245

Toronto

Clare James
 
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T: 416.777.6245


Toronto

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

James Clare has a corporate commercial and securities law practice, with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, focused on assisting clients in the mining and oil and gas sectors. His transactional experience includes domestic and cross-border public and private corporate finance transactions representing issuers and underwriters as well as merger and acquisitions transactions. He also advises public issuers on general corporate and securities law matters including stock exchange listings, continuous disclosure obligations and other regulatory compliance issues.

In 2002, James was seconded to the Corporate Finance Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission.

James is a member of the Canadian Bar Association.

Education

Acadia University, BA (Hons.), 1998 University of Western Ontario, LLB, 2002 

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2003

Recent Experience

The underwriters of First Cobalt Corp., led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. in First Cobalt's $31,000,000 bought deal private placement of common share units, 2018
Adventus Zinc Corporation, in acquisition of an earn-in option agreement with Salazar Resources Ltd. Adventus acquired the right to earn a 75% interest in Salazar’s Curipamba zinc-copper-gold project in west-central Ecuador in exchange for US$25 million of project financing, 2018
Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc., as lead agent in Red Pine Exploration Inc.'s offering of flow-through shares and units for gross proceeds of approximately $2.158 million, 2016
Unigold Inc., a Canadian-based mineral exploration company focused primarily on exploring and developing its gold assets in the Dominican Republic, in its private placement of units for gross proceeds of $4.8 million, 2016
Victoria Gold Corp., in completing private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $24 million, 2016
Quantum International Income Corp., in its $20-million bought deal short form prospectus offering of subscription receipts led by Mackie Research Capital Corporation and including Canaccord Geunity Corp., 2015
A syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial Inc. and Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., in the $35-million bought deal offering of common shares of Kirkland Lake Gold Inc., 2015
H.C. Wainwright & Co., as lead agent in the US$22-million MJDS offering of common stock and warrants by Allied Nevada Gold Corp., 2015
A syndicate of underwriters co-led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. and National Bank Financial Inc., in a bought deal short form prospectus offering in Canada and private placement in the United States of 56,465,000 common shares by Yamana Gold Inc. for gross proceeds of $299,264,500, 2015
Wheels Group, Inc., in its corporate reorganization and subsequent acquisition by Radiant Logistics Inc. pursuant to a court approved plan of arrangement for approximately $100 million, 2015
The underwriters of Transeastern Power Trust, led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. in Transeastern’s $23-million initial public offering of trust units and convertible debentures, 2014
BMO Capital Markets, as sole underwriter, in the bought deal secondary offering of 46,000,000 common shares of Mandalay Resources Corporation held by a fund advised by West Face Capital Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of $50.6 million, 2014 
Lipari Energy, Inc., in its indirect acquisition by certain members of Lipari’s management team via Plan of Arrangement, 2013
Canaccord Genuity Corp., in the $4.6-million bought deal prospectus offering of common shares and warrants of Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation, 2013
Canadian counsel to Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC as well as its affiliate Bel Air Securities LLC, in its US$125-million acquisition by Fiera Capital Corporation, 2013
A syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp., in a bought deal prospectus offering of common shares of MBAC Fertilizer Corp. for total gross proceeds of approximately $51.7 million, 2013
Victoria Gold Corp., for an equity offering of common shares and flow-through common shares for $30 million, 2011
Underwriter BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., for a private placement financing by Plains Creek Phosphate Corporation for gross proceeds of $1.6 million, 2012
Unigold Inc., in a private placement financing for aggregate gross proceeds of $10.5 million, 2012
Underwriter National Bank Financial Inc., for a private placement of flow-through common shares by Virginia Mines for gross proceeds of $5 million, 2011
A syndicate of underwriters led by National Bank Financial Inc., for an equity offering by Avion Gold Corporation in a public financing for aggregate gross proceeds of $57.6 million, 2011
Underwriter National Bank Financial Inc., for a private placement of flow-through shares by Virginia Mines for gross proceeds of $2.9 million, 2012
PJX Resources Inc., in its initial public offering of common and flow-through shares for total gross proceeds of $2.5 million, 2011
CGX Energy Inc., in an equity offering of $92 million, 2011
Victoria Gold Corp., in the sale of the Cove McCoy Property, located in Nevada to Premier Gold for US $24 million and to Barrick Gold Corporation in respect of the sale of the Mill Canyon Property, located in Nevada, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately CDN $48 million, 2012
A syndicate of underwriters led by TD Securities Inc., for an equity offering by Colt Resources of $5 million, 2011
A syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corporation, for an equity offering by MBAC Fertilizer Corp. of $23 million, 2011
A syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities LP, for an equity offering by Klondex Mines Ltd. for gross proceeds of $21 million, 2011
A syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corporation, in an equity offering by Marathon Gold Corporation for gross proceeds of $10 million, 2011
Wheels Group Inc., in a reverse takeover of Greenfield Financial Group Inc., and a subsection receipt placement for total gross proceeds of $15 million, 2011
Underwriter National Bank Financial Inc., for an equity financing by American Bonanza Gold Corp. for gross proceeds of $6 million, 2011
Sprott Resource Lending Partnership, in $72-million senior secured notes financing for North American Palladium Ltd., 2010
A syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Capital Corporation, in an underwritten offering of subscription receipts by Aura Minerals Inc. for total gross proceeds of $125 million, 2009
A syndicate of underwriters co-led by Canaccord Capital Corporation and Scotia Capital Inc., in a bought deal equity prospectus offering of CDN $135 million by Yamana Gold Inc., 2008

Recent Recognition

Chambers Canada
Ranked, Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
The 500 Legal Canada
Recognized, Mining
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Repeatedly Recommended, Mining
Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Mid-Market

 

Lexpert Special Edition
Recognized, Mining
Recognized, Energy
Lexpert US/Canada Cross-Border Guide - Corporate
Recognized, Corporate Finance and Securities
Who's Who Legal: Canada
Recognized, Mining

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James Clare in National Post on TSX Venture Exchange

March 09, 2016
       

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