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James Beeby provides clients experienced and innovative advice with their most challenging M&A, corporate finance and private funds formation mandates.

Overview

James Beeby co-leads the firm's Corporate Department and advises publicly-listed companies, institutional investors, fund sponsors and private enterprises on matters relating to corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. James has extensive experience advising on public offerings of debt and equity securities, public takeover bids, plans of arrangement, cross-border acquisitions, corporate governance, related party transactions, private acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, venture capital investments and private fund formation. James’ practice includes clients in a variety of industries including mining, life sciences, finance and technology. 

James regularly writes and speaks on matters relating to securities law and private equity and is a member of Practical Law's Corporate M&A and Securities Advisory Board for Canada and of the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law.

Client Work

A strategic investor in its US$25-million secured convertible debt financing of a technology company.
First Majestic Silver Corp. in it's $100-million secondary offering of common shares.
Canadian counsel to Jefferies LLC, Oppenheimer & Co and Bloom Burton Securities, as underwriters for a public offering of US$38,990,000 of common shares of Essa Pharma Inc.
First Mining, in its $28.75-million bought deal offering, issuing 57,500,000 units of the Company.
First Majestic Silver Corp. in the $78-million bought deal offering of common shares.
First Majestic Silver Corp., in an at-the-market equity distribution agreement with BMO Capital Markets Corp. and TD Securities (USA) LLC for the sale of up to US$150-million of common shares.

Recognitions & Awards

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Consistently Recommended, Corporate Finance & Securities
Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Commercial Law; Private Equity

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Global Mining Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Mining lawyer

Lexpert Special Edition on Agribusiness & Cannabis

Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in Agribusiness and Cannabis

Lexpert Special Edition on Technology and Health

Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in Technology and Health

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Finance and M&A Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Finance and M&A lawyer

Best Lawyers in Canada

Recognized for Corporate Law

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • Warwick University (UK), LLB (Hons), 1992
  • University of British Columbia, LLB, 1996

Bar Admissions

  • British Columbia, 1997

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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James Beeby on At-the-Market Distributions

June 9, 2020
James D. Beeby
James D. Beeby