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Norman F. Findlay

Norman is primarily engaged in securities law with an emphasis on public offerings of securities, mergers and acquisitions, and takeovers. His practice also involves private placements of debt and equity securities, mining law, corporate governance and general corporate transactions. Norman has been recognized by LEXPERT as a leading practitioner in the mining finance area, and by The Best Lawyers in Canada in the Natural Resources Law area. He has also spoken at a number of conferences in Canada, the United States and South America on topics relating to securities and mining law.

Norman has acted as lead counsel for issuers and investment dealers in a number of significant financings and M&A transactions. Some of the more recent transactions are described below:

• CIBC World Markets in 14 MJDS short form prospectus financings for Central Fund of Canada Ltd. in the aggregate amount of $1.3 billion and two private placements for US$24.5 million and US$15 million 
• CIBC World Markets in connection with the US$27 million initial public offering of the Silver Bullion Trust
• CIBC World Markets in connection with the $86 million public offering of common shares and debentures of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
• TD Securities Inc. in a $60 million bought deal convertible debenture financing for Constellation Copper Corporation
• TD Securities Inc. in a US$34 million Northbound MJDS offering for Mines Management, Inc.
• CIBC World Markets in connection with the formation and $46 million initial public offering of Central Gold Trust and its subsequent $18 million public offering
• Lundin Mining Corporation in connection with its merger with EuroZinc Mining Corporation to create one of the North American and European market’s premier, diversified copper and zinc producers
• HudBay Minerals Inc. in an early warrant exercise incentive transaction raising over $104 million
• GMP Securities LP in connection with the US$75 million private placement of subscription receipts by U.S. Gold Corporation
• Metallic Ventures Gold Inc. in connection with its $24 million initial public offering; its US$8 million private placement of Class A Preference Shares and its US$50 million offering of units; its purchase of 50% of the Converse project from Newmont Mining Corporation and 25% of the Converse project from a subsidiary of Cameco Corporation; its purchase of the Gemfield property from Newmont Mining Corporation; and its indirect purchase of the Goldfield, Mustang Canyon and Red Rock properties and a 25% interest in the Converse-Nike joint venture from Romarco Minerals Inc.
• BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and National Bank Financial Inc. in 12 separate offerings of trust units or convertible debentures of the Algonquin Power Income Fund aggregating proceeds of more than $710 million
• Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. in connection with its successful takeover bid of Clarington Corporation
• Rambler Metals and Mining PLC in a $14 million private placement
• Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. in connection with its $100 million acquisition of Zemex Inc. pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement
• Uranium Participation Corporation in connection with its formation, $100 million initial public offering and its subsequent $64.5 million public offering
• Orion Securities Inc. in connection with the $65 million cross-border equity financing of Western Silver Corporation
• CIBC World Markets in a $75 million equity financing for Harry Winston Diamond Corp. (formerly Aber Diamond Corporation) in connection with the $225 million refinancing of its project loan facility
• Griffiths McBurney & Partners in a US$144 million bought deal for Goldcorp Inc.
• Research Capital Corporation in a $57.5 million MJDS short form prospectus financing of common shares of Glamis Gold Ltd.

Education

LL.B., Osgoode Hall, York University, 1986
M.A., University of Miami, 1986
Certificate Program in Law and Economics, University of Miami, 1984
B.A., University of Toronto, 1983
 

Achievements

• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2011 (Natural Resources Law)
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010
• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2010 (Natural Resources Law)
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2009
• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2009 (Natural Resources Law)
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2008
• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2008 (Natural Resources Law)
• Martindale-Hubbell, BV Distinguished™ rating
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2007
• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2006/2007 (Natural Resources Law)
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2006
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2005
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2004
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2003

Call to the bar

Ontario, 1988

Associations

• American Bar Association (Business Law Section, Section of International Law and Practice, International Securities and Capital Markets Committee, Canada Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, Legal Opinions Committee, Cross Border Legal Opinions Committee, Securities Law Opinions Committee)
• Canadian Bar Association
• Ontario Bar Association
• Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation

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