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Michael N. Melanson

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T: 416.777.6552

Toronto

Recent Experience
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T: 416.777.6552

Toronto

Education
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Recent Experience
Recent Recognition
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Recent Experience
Recent Recognition
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Michael Melanson advises clients on a variety of corporate and securities law matters, with a particular focus on capital markets transactions.

Michael practises extensively in the capital markets area, with an emphasis on public and private offerings of securities, takeover bids and mergers and acquisitions. He acts for clients in a wide range of industries, particularly in the mining industry. One area of focus of Michael's practice is representing clients in China, Hong Kong and other international markets.

Michael's recent recognitions include:

2021 Chambers Global and 2021 Chambers Canada– Leading lawyer in Energy & Natural Resources, Mining
2021 Best Lawyers – Leading lawyer, Mining, Natural Law and Securities
2020 Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition – One of the Leading Mining in Canada
2020 The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – Most consistently recommended, Mining and repeatedly recommended, Corporate Finance & Securities and Corporate Mid-Market

Michael is a member of the American Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.

Michael is a member of the Global Advancement Board of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and a recipient of the Arbor Award for volunteer service to the University of Toronto.

Education

McMaster University, BComm, 1976 University of Toronto, LLB, 1979 University of Toronto, MBA, 1987

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 1981

Recent Experience

M&A

Corporate Finance

McEwen Mining Inc., in its US$35-million cash purchase of the Black Fox Mine and other assets in Timmins, Ontario from Primero Mining Corp.

McEwen Mining Inc., in its acquisition of Lexam VG Gold Inc. by plan of arrangement with a transaction value of approximately $70 million

Western Potash Corp., in its corporate reorganization by plan of arrangement to create a new holding company, Western Resources Corp.

CRRC Meishan Co., Ltd., in its joint venture with American Railway Supply Corp. in the proposed railcar manufacturing facility in Moncton, New Brunswick

Carpathian Gold Inc., in a court-approved restructuring transaction with Brio Gold Inc. and Macquarie Bank Limited, which included the disposition of Carpathian Gold Inc.’s producing gold mine in Brazil

Duluth Metals Limited, in the acquisition by Antofagasta plc of all of the outstanding common shares of Duluth Metals Limited by way of a plan of arrangement with a total transaction value of approximately $104.6 million

Lipari Energy, Inc., in its indirect acquisition by plan of arrangement by certain members of Lipari's management team who were funded by a major US funding source, with total consideration of approximately $9.7 million paid to the Lipari minority shareholders

Andina Minerals Inc., in its acquisition by take-over bid and compulsory acquisition by Hochschild Mining PLC for approximately $103 million

FLIR Systems, Inc., in its acquisition by plan of arrangement of LOREX Technology Inc. for approximately $60 million

Canadian counsel to US Gold Corporation, in its acquisition by plan of arrangement of Minera Andes Inc. with a transaction value at the time of closing of approximately $1.4 billion for the combined company, which was renamed McEwen Mining Inc.

Lexam Explorations Inc., in its combination with VG Gold Corp. to form Lexam VG Gold Inc. through a plan of arrangement

Lipari Coal Holdings, Inc., in its reverse take-over as a Qualifying Transaction pursuant to the requirements of the TSX-V of Skyberry Capital Corp. to form Lipari Energy, Inc. and its private placement of subscription receipts exercisable for common shares and common share purchase warrants for total gross proceeds of approximately $50 million that were offered by a syndicate of agents led by Canaccord Genuity Corp.

Canadian counsel to Service Corporation International, in its $290-million acquisition by take-over bid and compulsory acquisition of Keystone North America Inc.

Duluth Metals Limited, in the US$227-million joint venture of its Nokomis copper-nickel-PGM mining project in Minnesota, U.S. with Antofagasta PLC

Market Regulation Services Inc., in its consolidation with the Investment Dealers Association of Canada to create the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada

US Gold Corporation, in its successful completion of simultaneous take-over bids for three TSX-V listed gold exploration companies with an aggregate transaction value of US$160 million

Goldcorp Inc., in its acquisition by take-over bid of Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. with a transaction value of US$2.2 billion

Canadian counsel to McEwen Mining Inc., in its shelf prospectus filed in the U.S. and in Canada pursuant to the multijurisdictional disclosure system relating to the issuance of up to 45,000,000 shares of common stock in connection with one or more acquisitions of businesses, assets, properties or securities

McEwen Mining Inc., in its US$50 million senior secured 3-year term loan facility with Royal Capital Management Corp. as agent for the lenders

McEwen Mining Inc., in its $12.88 million and $20.03 million bought deal private placements of flow-through shares

Canadian counsel to McEwen Mining Inc., in its offering of common stock and warrants for gross proceeds of approximately US$46.6 million by way of a prospectus supplement that was filed under its shelf registration statement, which was previously filed with securities regulatory authorities in the U.S. and in Canada under the multijurisdictional disclosure system

Carpathian Gold Inc. (now Euro Sun Mining Inc.), in its $10-million private placement to Forbes & Manhattan Inc., Sulliden Mining Capital Inc. and Black Iron Inc.

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

Canadian counsel to McEwen Mining Inc., in its shelf prospectus filed in the U.S. and in Canada pursuant to the multijurisdictional disclosure system relating to the issuance of up to US$200 million of securities

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 common shares by Yamana Gold Inc. for gross proceeds of $299,264,500

Carpathian Gold Inc., in its bought deal private placement of approximately $19.4 million of common shares to a syndicate of underwriters consisting of Cormark Securities Inc. and Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.

Cline Mining Corporation, in its $9.5-million senior secured convertible bond financing with Marret Asset Management Inc.

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

Duluth Metals Limited, in its $30-million convertible debenture financing

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 $35 million

Canadian counsel to US Gold Corporation, in its offering in the U.S. and in Canada pursuant to the multijurisdictional disclosure system of approximately US$112 million of its common stock

Evanachan Limited and McEwen Trading LP, in their distribution by over-night bought deal short form prospectus offering of common shares of Rubicon Minerals Corporation that was underwritten by GMP Securities L.P. for total gross proceeds of $190.2 million

Canadian counsel to US Gold Corporation, in its offering of common stock for gross proceeds of US$50.3 million by way of a prospectus supplement that was filed under its shelf registration statement, which was previously filed with securities regulatory authorities in the U.S. and in Canada under the multijurisdictional disclosure system

Recent Recognition

Chambers Canada

Ranked, Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

Chambers Global

Ranked, Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

The Legal 500 Canada

Mining

The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Mining
Corporate Finance & Securities
Corporate Mid-Market

Best Lawyers in Canada

Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Securities Law

ILO Client Choice Awards

Capital Markets

Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada

Mining
Corporate Finance and Securities

Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition

Canada's Leading Corporate Lawyers
Canada's Leading Global Mining Lawyers

Who's Who Legal Canada

Mining

Who's Who Legal Mining Guide

Mining

Who's Who Legal 100

Leading Lawyer in the Area of Energy and Natural Resources

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