Borna Pirzadeh, Vancouver | Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

About Borna

Borna practises corporate and securities law. He advises public and private clients on a diverse range of corporate and securities law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings, private equity transactions and commercial agreements. He also provides ongoing advice to clients on a number of related matters, including securities regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure obligations, stock exchange matters and general corporate law.

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Recent representative matters include advising and assisting:

Mergers and Acquisitions

Sierra Wireless, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Semtech Corporation for US$1.2-billion
Maverix Metals Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. for C$700-million
Alio Gold Inc. in connection with its business combination merger with Argonaut Gold Inc.
Next Level Games Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Gemspring Capital and its portfolio company Crafty Apes, LLC on its acquisition of CVD VFX, an award-winning, full-service visual effects studio based in Vancouver, BC
Nevsun Resources in connection with the C$1.4-billion takeover bid by Lundin Mining which resulted in a friendly agreement with Zijin Mining to acquire Nevsun for C$1.8-billion
Novoheart Holdings Inc. in connection with its management buy-out
Large beverage company on its acquisition of a BC distillery
Vaco on its acquisition of Prodigy Bank, a specialized recruitment and technology consulting company
Anandia Laboratories in connection with its acquisition by Aurora Cannabis for C$115-million in common shares
PayPal in connection with its acquisition of HyperWallet Systems Inc.
National Veterinary Associates, Inc. on its acquisition of a number of Canadian veterinary practices
Dentalcorp, the largest network of general and specialist dental clinics in Canada, on its acquisition of a number of dental practices

Corporate Finance and Capital Markets

HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation in connection with a C$217-million investment in the company by Chart Industries, Inc. and I Squared Capital
HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation in connection with a C$20-million investment in the company by Chart Industries, Inc.
CIBC in connection with Aritzia Inc.'s underwritten C$70-million secondary offering of subordinate voting shares
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. in connection with the reverse takeover by way of plan of arrangement of Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc. by Galaxy Digital LP and First Coin Capital Corp. and the concurrent subscription receipt financing of approximately C$305-million
Ascot Resources Ltd. on various transactions, including in connection with its C$60-million and C$25-million bought deal public offerings of common shares and US$105-million project financing package, including a convertible credit facility
The underwriters in connection with the C$57.5-million offering of common shares by Skeena Resources Limited