Corporate Finance & Securities
Our Corporate Finance lawyers capitalize on their experience and knowledge when aiding clients in all areas of the corporate world. Whether it be representing issuers in mergers or acquisitions or guiding a client along any step of their financing process, our lawyers can work with you to achieve a successful deal.
We advise a diverse client base in security regulatory requirements for public offerings and private placements. Our lawyers also offer guidance on stock exchange listing requirements and ongoing compliance matters relating to offerings of debt or equity.
We assist public corporations' senior management in developing corporate governance systems and procedures. Our team of professionals also help educate and update boards of directors regarding current best practices in their particular fields of business. This includes minimizing liability by ensuring regulatory reporting and ongoing disclosure requirements are met.
Our lawyers negotiate shareholder disputes, guarantee stock exchange compliance, review MD&A and senior management certificates, and prepare management information circulars.
Finally, secured lending transactions are always an important source of financing. Our lawyers provide advice to borrowers and lenders on all aspects of commercial lending transactions, from conventional mortgages to complex lending structures, mezzanine financing and retirement compensation arrangements. When acting for borrowers, WMCZ can explain loan documents and assist with negotiations with lenders. On the lender side, the lawyers at WMCZ can develop and implement security structures, prepare loan, financing and security documentation and provide related advice to all types of lenders from small private firms to large financial institutions.
Lawyers in This Area
Representative Experience
- Issuer's counsel on behalf of clients who have completed the following offerings:
- $23 million private placements for rig servicing company based in Calgary.
- More than $30 million through private placements and offering memorandum for oil and gas producer based in Calgary
- Approximately $2 million by way of private placement for a publicly-traded mining company from Saskatchewan
- In excess of $5 million for Alberta-based hotel company by way of bond offerings
- Approximately $10 million by way of private placements for a land syndication company active in Alberta and Saskatchewan
- Agent's counsel on the following transactions:
- Approximately $2 million raised by way of private placement for Saskatchewan-based Ag-tech company
- More than $5 million raised by way of private placement for publicly-traded Alberta energy company