 Bennett Jones Education Carleton University, BComm (Hons., International Business), 2017, with high distinction Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 2020 Bar Admissions Ontario, 2021 Overview Karlo Varga has a corporate, commercial and securities law practice with a focus on corporate finance, corporate governance, commercial transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He has valuable experience in both public and private M&A transactions, equity and debt financings pursuant to prospectuses and applicable exemptions, IPOs, RTOs and other go-public transactions as well as other corporate and commercial transactions. Additionally, Karlo regularly advises public company clients on ongoing corporate governance and securities law matters. Recent Experience • Superior Gold Inc. in its approximately C$54-million acquisition by ASX-listed Catalyst Metals Limited. • Equitable Bank in its acquisition of a majority interest in Concentra Bank at a transaction value of approximately $495 million to become Canada's 7th largest independent Canadian bank by assets • Waterton Global Resource Management in the US$206.5-million sale of its portfolio company, Gemfield Resources, owner of the Goldfield District Project, a conventional open-pit, heap leach project in Nevada, to Centerra Gold • The syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Eight Capital and Sprott Capital Partners, in the $26-million initial public offering of 52,900,000 units of Silver Mountain Resources Inc. • MustGrow Biologics in its acquisition of NexusBioAg, which provides crop nutrition solutions, including micronutrients, nitrogen stabilizers, biostimulants, and foliar products, from Univar Solutions Canada • MustGrow Biologics in its private placement of units for gross proceeds of C$2.585 million • The Founders in connection with the sale of a majority interest in LiftWerx Solutions to the TowerBrook Delta Fund managed by TowerBrook Capital Partners. • Numinus Wellness Inc., in the establishment of a shelf prospectus for proceeds of $150M. • Wellfield Technologies in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares as well as certain other assets related to the operation of Brane Trust Company. • The syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Sprott Capital Partners and Eight Capital in the $9-million bought deal prospectus offering of 31,050,000 units of Silver Mountain Resources Inc. • Clarus Securities Inc. in its "best efforts" agency basis private placement of 15,625,000 common shares in the capital of Lithium Ionic Corp. for gross proceeds of $25,000,000. • Teknaform Inc., a manufacturer of PVC edgebanding products, in its sale to a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, a Pittsburgh-based private equity fund. • Osisko Metals, in the $5 million private placement of flow-through shares. • Clarus Securities Inc., as lead agent in the $14 million upsized subscription receipt offering. |