Denis G. Silva

Partner

He has extensive experience in handling transaction agreements and possesses comprehensive knowledge of the intricacies of the trade. He is timely, responsive and practical.

— client quote, Chambers Canada

Emaildenis.silva@dlapiper.com

Call+1 604 643 2950

Vancouver

About

Denis G. Silva advises clients on a range of corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions and has extensive ‎experience advising public and private clients in the mining, technology and financial sectors on a full ‎range of business law matters.‎

Notable experience:

Jiangxi Copper on its US$200 million investment into First Quantum Minerals
Nova Royalty on its arrangement transaction with Metalla Royalty & Streaming with debt and equity ‎financing for an aggregate transaction value of $260 million ‎
PODA on its multiparty sale of intellectual property assets to Altria Group for US$100 million
Adventus Mining on its arrangement transaction with Luminex Resources with concurrent equity financing for an aggregate transaction value of $90 million
FansUnite Entertainment on its sale of assets to GeoComply for US$37.5 million
Draganfly on its Nasdaq listing and US$20 million US prospectus offering
Brixton Metals on US$44.5 million joint venture agreement on Hog Heaven ‎copper-silver-gold project‎ with Ivanhoe Electric
Adventus Mining on its construction financing for the Curipamba copper project for US$260 million ‎
Metalla Royalty & Streaming on its US$50 million At-The-Market Equity ‎Program
Neptune Digital Assets on its $40 million institutional investment
Needham, Canaccord Genuity and Raymond James on a US$69 million public offering of common ‎‎shares of ‎Absolute Software and concurrent initial listing on the Nasdaq ‎‎

Denis regularly assists companies and dealers on capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, ‎reorganizations, options and joint ventures, proxy contests, and exchange listings. He is also experienced ‎in a broad spectrum of securities products, including equity and debt securities, and has worked on ‎numerous financing transactions.‎

In addition to traditional legal advice and services, Denis provides value for his clients by leveraging his ‎network to facilitate introductions, originate deals and generate revenue for his clients and referral sources. Denis is recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as a Repeatedly Recommended lawyer in the categories of Mining and Corporate and by Chambers in the category of Corporate Commercial.

Areas of FocusEnergy and Natural Resources Technology Corporate Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Mining and Mineral Resources Corporate Venture Capital Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Equity Capital Markets

Bar admissionsBritish Columbia, 2009

EXPERIENCE

Jiangxi Copper on its US$200 million investment into First Quantum Minerals
Nova Royalty on its arrangement transaction with Metalla Royalty & Streaming with debt and equity ‎‎financing for an aggregate transaction value of $260 million ‎
PODA on its multiparty sale of intellectual property assets to Altria Group for US$100 million
Adventus Mining on its arrangement transaction with Luminex Resources with concurrent equity financing ‎for an aggregate transaction value of $90 million
Draganfly on its Nasdaq listing and US$20 million US prospectus offering
Brixton Metals on US$44.5 million joint venture agreement on Hog Heaven ‎copper-silver-gold project‎ ‎with Ivanhoe Electric
FansUnite Entertainment on its sale of assets to GeoComply for US$37.5 million
Adventus Mining on its construction financing for the Curipamba copper project for US$260 million ‎
Metalla Royalty & Streaming on its US$50 million At-The-Market Equity ‎Program
Nova Royalty on its public listing on the TSX Venture Exchange and various equity and debt financings ‎‎‎for $200 million to fund royalty acquisitions in North America and South America
FansUnite Entertainment on its US$58 million acquisition of American Affiliate ‎
Neptune Digital Assets on its $40 million institutional investment
Needham, Canaccord Genuity and Raymond James on a US$69 million public offering of common ‎‎‎shares of ‎Absolute Software and concurrent initial listing on the Nasdaq
FPX Nickel Corp. on its ‎$16.1 million bought deal public offering‎
Brixton Metals on USD$44.5 million joint venture agreement on Hog Heaven ‎copper-silver-gold project‎
Nova Royalty on $25 million at-the-market equity program
FansUnite Entertainment in $27 million prospectus offering
Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. in its acquisition of a portfolio of royalty assets from Alamos Gold ‎Inc.‎
Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. in connection with a $35 million convertible loan facility with Beedie ‎Capital to fund acquisitions of new royalties and streams
Draganfly Inc. in connection with a recapitalization, reverse takeover transaction and listing on the ‎Canadian Securities Exchange
Adventus Mining Corporation in connection with a bought deal placement of common shares
Wikileaf Technologies Inc. with respect to its reverse takeover transaction, private placement and listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange
Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. in its acquisition of a net smelter royalty on St. Barbara Limited's Fifteen Mile Stream project in Nova Scotia
Brixton Metals Corporation with respect to its private placement of securities, including a strategic investment by Eric Sprott
Adventus Mining Corporation with respect to its private placement of common shares, led by Unionar S.A., a subsidiary of Consorcio Nobis S.A., one of Ecuador’s largest private business conglomerates
Nova Royalty Corp. in its acquisition of a portfolio of royalties from Pacific Empire Minerals Corp.
Neptune Dash Technologies Corp in connection with its private placement and listing on the TSX Venture Exchange
Nova Royalty Corp. in its acquisition of a net smelter return royalty on the Dumont Nickel-Cobalt project
Maverix Metals Inc. in its acquisition of a net smelter return royalty on the Silvertip Mine
Underwriters in connection with various private placements and public offerings of securities

Languages

Education

LLB, University of British Columbia, ‎‎2008‎

MPA, Queen's University, 2004‎

BA, University of British Columbia, ‎‎2002‎

Awards

Memberships And Affiliations

Canadian Bar Association
Law Society of British Columbia

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