Michelle Perini How to pronounce this name. Associate | Vancouver

Recent representative transactional matters include advising and providing assistance to:

Mergers and Acquisitions – Public Target

• IAA, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated for US$7.3-billion

• Sierra Wireless, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Semtech Corporation for approximately US$1.2-billion

• PowerBank Corporation (formerly, SolarBank Corporation), a renewable and clean energy project developer, on its acquisition of Solar Flow-Through Funds Ltd. for share-based consideration and the issuance of contingent value rights

• Tilray Inc. in connection with its business combination with Aphria Inc. to create a cannabis-focused consumer packaged goods company with a combined market cap of approximately US$8.2-billion

• Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. in connection with its acquisition by B2Gold Corp. for C$1.1-billion

• Capstone Mining Corp. in connection with its C$1.1-billion business combination with Mantos Copper (Bermuda) Limited

• Pretium Resources Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Newcrest Mining Limited for C$3.5-billion

• Equinox Gold Corp. on its C$1.3-billion acquisition of Leagold Mining Corporation and its C$700-million acquisition of Premier Gold Mines Limited

Mergers and Acquisitions – Private Target

• Felix Spain Bidco S.L. in connection with its sale of vLex, a global legal intelligence platform, to Clio for US$1-billion

• Kpler Canada Inc. in connection with its acquisition of the maritime data surveillance business of Spire Global Inc.

• The founders and other foundational shareholders of Rated Labs Inc., a blockchain analytics firm, in connection with its sale to Figment

• Lucara Diamond Corp. on the sale of its 100% interest in the proprietary Clara diamond solutions technology platform to Clara’s original founders

• CAMS Software Corporation on its competitive auction process and subsequent sale to Kaleris, a portfolio company backed by Accel-KKR

• BRS & Co., a New York-based private equity firm, in connection with the management buyout of Organika Health Products, Inc.

• Carbon Engineering Ltd., a climate solutions company focused on the development of direct air capture technology, on its acquisition by Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation

• Bally's Corporation on Canadian matters in connection with its acquisition of Bet.Works, a U.S.-based sports betting platform

• Geru, a Brazilian-based fintech company, on its merger with Rebel to create Open Co., a company with a BRL$1.5-billion loan portfolio

• KIK Custom Products Inc. on the sale of its personal care business to Voyant Beauty, LLC

• National Veterinary Associates, Inc. on its acquisition of a number of Canadian veterinary practices

• ATB Financial in connection with its acquisition of assets from Grow Technologies Inc., including proprietary digital banking technology solutions

• Equinox Gold Corp. on the sale of its Pilar Gold Mine in Brazil

• Gemspring Capital and its portfolio company, Crafty Apes, LLC, on its acquisition of CVD VFX Limited, an award-winning, full service visual effects studio based in Vancouver, BC

Capital Markets and Strategic Investments

• Sonoma Brands Capital, a California-based private equity firm, on its strategic investment in Discovered Brands Limited, a leading beauty distributor in the United Kingdom and Europe

• CIBC, as underwriter, in connection with Aritzia Inc.'s C$70-million and C$100-million secondary offerings of subordinate voting shares

• Huawei Technologies on its strategic investment in a Canadian-based technology company

• Palisades Goldcorp Inc. in connection with its direct listing on the TSX Venture Exchange

• Underwriters and agents on numerous public offerings and private placements of common shares, flow-through shares, charity flow-through shares, units and convertible notes of Canadian public companies

• Various foreign issuers and exempt international dealers on compliance with Canadian securities laws in connection with issuances of foreign securities to Canadian investors

Michelle is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association. She also serves as an advisor for the Canadian Corporate/Securities Law Moot program at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, where she provides guidance to law students with respect to legal advocacy and emerging corporate and securities law issues.

• Co-author : CSA Proposes Semi-Annual Reporting Pilot Project for Smaller Venture Issuers
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, October 28, 2025.

• Panellist : Topics in Corporate Governance and Sustainability
  Osgoode Hall Law School Society for Corporate Governance, York University, January 2023.

Admitted to the British Columbia Bar – 2020
JD, Peter A. Allard School of Law – 2019
Certificate of Business Law Concentration, Peter A. Allard School of Law – 2019
BA (First Class Standing), University of British Columbia – 2015