Jamie Mandell

Partner
About

Jamie Mandell practises in the areas of securities and corporate finance and corporate commercial law.

She has represented both issuers and investment dealers with a variety of matters, including public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities, going public transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

She assists a range of companies that includes startups, mid-size companies and large publicly traded companies.

Bar admissionsOntario, 2014

EXPERIENCE

Capital Markets
  • Represented Grey Wolf Animal Health Inc. in connection with its reverse take-over of Magen ‎Ventures I Inc. and the listing of the resulting issuer, Grey Wolf Animal Health Corp. (TSXV: ‎WOLF), on the TSX Venture Exchange.‎
  • Represented the agents in connection with an initial public offering and TSX-V listing of EV ‎Nickel Inc. ‎
  • Represented Northern Graphite Corporation (TSXV: NGC) in connection with its $23 million ‎private placement. ‎
  • Acted for Ascend Wellness Holdings‎ (CSE: AAWH.U‎) in its US$92 million cross-border initial ‎public offering.‎
  • Represented Cedarmont Capital Corp., a capital pool company, in connection with its initial ‎public offering and Qualifying Transaction with Shiny Bud Inc.‎
  • Represented a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. and ATB Capital ‎Markets Inc. in the $149.5 million bought deal public offering of common shares of Columbia ‎Care Inc. (NEO: CCHW) (CSE: CCHW) (OTCQX: CCHWF) (FSE: 3LP).‎
  • Represented Research Capital Corporation in connection with ‎a public offering of units of ‎Nextleaf Solutions Inc. (CSE:OILS) for gross proceeds of $3 million.‎
  • Acted for the agent in connection with a cross-border public offering of units of STEM Holdings, ‎Inc. (CSE: STEM) for gross proceeds of $10.3 million.  ‎
  • Acted for the underwriter in connection with a private placement offering of common shares of ‎Columbia Care Inc. (NEO: CCHW) (CSE: CCHW) for total gross proceeds of $29 million.‎
  • Represented Research Capital Corporation in connection with a private placement offering of ‎units of SoLVBL Solutions Inc. (CSE: SOLV) for gross proceeds of $3 million.‎
  • Represented the underwriters in connection with a bought deal public offering of units of Else ‎Nutrition Holdings Inc. (TSX-V: BABY) for gross proceeds of $20.7 million.‎
  • Represented High Street Capital Partners, LLC in connection with its USD$314.2 million ‎subscription receipt financing, reverse take-over of Applied Inventions Management Corp. and ‎the listing of the resulting issuer, Acreage Holdings, Inc. (CSE: ACRG.U), on the Canadian ‎Securities Exchange.‎
  • Represented Hemptown Organics Corp. in connection with a brokered financing of $16 million of ‎‎convertible debenture units.‎
  • Represented Freshii Inc. (TSX: FRII) in connection with its $144 million initial public offering and ‎TSX listing.‎
  • Represented Canaccord Genuity Corp. in connection with a $23 million private placement of ‎Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX: ACB) subscription receipts in connection with the $37.5 million ‎acquisition of CanvasRx Inc. ‎
  • Represented a syndicate of agents led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. and including Cormark ‎Securities Inc., Dundee Securities Ltd., Mackie Research Capital Corporation and Echelon Wealth ‎Partners Inc., in connection with a $25 million private placement of Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSXV: ‎ACB) convertible debentures.‎
  • Represented Canaccord Genuity Corp. in connection with a $15 million private placement of ‎Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX: ACB) convertible debentures. ‎
  • Represented Canaccord Genuity Corp. in connection with a $23 million private placement of ‎Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX: ACB) subscription receipts in connection with the $37.5 million ‎acquisition of CanvasRx Inc.‎
  • Represented a syndicate of investment dealers, led by Haywood Securities Inc. and including ‎Cormark Securities Inc. and Haywood Securities Inc. in connection with a $4.6 million bought ‎deal for VersaPay Corp. (TSXV: VPY).‎
  • Represented Canaccord Genuity Corp. in connection with Golden Leaf Holding Ltd.’s (CSE: GLH) ‎‎$35 subscription receipt financing.‎
  • Represented Verdant Financial Partners Inc., a capital pool company, in connection with its ‎Qualifying Transaction with Axis Auto Finance. ‎
Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Represented American Copper Development Corporation (CSE: ACDX) in its acquisition of ‎mineral property interests located in the State of New Mexico from Pyramid Peak Mining, LLC ‎and concurrent $10 million private placement
  • Represented Halma plc (LON: HLMA), a global group of life-saving technology companies, in its ‎acquisition of Deep Trekker Inc. for cash consideration of $60 million.‎
  • Represented Coinberry Limited in its sale to WonderFi Technologies Inc. (TSX: WNDR).‎
  • Represented Acreage Holdings, Inc. (CSE: ACRG.U) in its USD$3.4 billion arrangement with ‎Canopy Growth.‎
  • Represented Empower Clinics Inc. (CSE: CBDT) in its acquisition of Momentum Health.‎
  • Represented MTY Foods (TSX: MTY) in its acquisition of Kahala Brands, the operator of 18 ‎restaurant brands in 27 countries with approximately 2,800 locations, for approximately US$310 ‎million, including US$240 million cash and the issuance of 2,253,930 shares of MTY.‎
  • Represented Lockheed Martin in the Canadian reorganization of its IS&GS business as part of its ‎sale to Leidos ($5 billion).‎
  • Represented OpenGate Capital, a US private equity firm, in its acquisition of Axiall Corporation’s ‎Royal Building Products’ window & door division.‎
  • Represented Hemptown Organics Corp. in connection with the acquisition of all of the issued ‎and ‎outstanding securities of L2F, LLC (dba OregonSol). ‎
Emerging Growth & Venture Capital ‎
  • Represented Kensington Capital Partners and Whitecap Venture Partners in a US$30 million ‎Series B financing for Vetster Inc.‎
  • Represented Whitecap Venture Partners in a Series A financing for Vetster Inc.‎
  • Represented Reunion Foods Inc. in a $8 million Series A financing.‎
  • Represented Whitecap Venture Partners in a US$20 million Series B financing round for Qvella ‎Corp., co-led by RA Capital Management, Whitecap Venture Partners, Hatteras Ventures, Sand ‎Capital and including strategic investor, biomerieux.‎
  • Represented Prinova Inc. in connection with a US$17 million growth equity investment by Volition ‎Capital and related corporate restructuring.‎
  • Represented iNovia Capital Inc. in connection with a US$8 million growth equity investment in ‎‎Wise Travel Technologies Inc.‎
  • Represented Whitecap Venture Partners in a US$20 million Series A financing round led ‎by RA ‎Capital Management.‎
 
Languages
  • English
Education
  • J.D., Bond University, 2013

  • BMOS, Western University, 2010
  • Canadian Securities Course, Canadian Securities Institute, 2009

Other Activities

  • President, Canadian Law Students' Association, Bond University

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Law Society of Ontario
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association
  • Member, Young Women in Law

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