Mergers and Acquisitions

• MTL Cannabis Corp. (CSE: MTLC), a leading distributor of medical cannabis and clinic services, on its ~$180 million sale to Canopy Growth Corporation under a CBCA plan of arrangement paid through a mix of cash and shares.
• TKH Group NV (AMS: TWEKA) and its subsidiary, LMI Technologies Inc., on their acquisition of Liberty Robotics Inc., a state-of-the-art 3D vision guidance systems provider for robotic applications headquartered in Michigan.
• McLeod Lake Indian Band and its wholly-owned Sekani Forest Products Ltd., on their acquisition of 50% of Canadian Forest Products Ltd.’s forest holdings in the Mackenzie Timber Supply Area representing rights to harvest 437,000 m³ on an annual basis within the Mackenzie region, and associated debt financing.
• ValOre Metals Corp. (TSXV: VO) on its spin-out and sale of its Angilak Property in Nunavut Territory, Canada to Labrador Uranium Inc. under a BCBCA plan of arrangement.
• Diversified Royalty Corp. (TSX: DIV) on its acquisition of a royalty stream relating to commercial cleaning and building maintenance services in the United States and Canada under the “Stratus Building Solutions” system for an initial purchase price of US$59.4 million, and associated debt financing.
• The vendors of Whitelaw Twining Law Corporation, a law firm specializing in insurance, commercial litigation, personal injury and dispute resolution, on their sale to DWF Group.
• The vendors of Victoria Distillers Inc., a distiller known for its iconic ‘Empress 1908 Gin’, on their private sale to Austin, Texas based Milestone Brands, LLC, a premium spirits company based, under a strategic partnership with BDT Capital Partners, LLC.
• The vendors of Sprout Wellness Solutions Inc., a leading global corporate well-being platform, on their sale to TELUS Health Inc.
• Vancouver Island Ferry Company, a high-speed foot-passenger ferry, on a sale of a 50% interest to Infrared Capital Partners, an international infrastructure investment manager.
• Canexia Health Inc., a genomics-based cancer testing company, in its merger of equals with Imagia Cybernetics Inc., an AI-healthcare company, under a BCBCA plan of arrangement, and associated $20 million venture financing.
• Mark Anthony Group Inc., one of North America’s most diversified and successful private beverage companies, on its acquisition of the assets of Dillon’s Small Batch Distillers, a craft distillery located in Beamsville, Ontario.
• Mosaic Capital Corporation (TSXV:M), a diversified investment company owning a portfolio of established businesses, on its $277 million sale to an entity controlled by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and MCC Holdings Ltd.  under a BCAA plan of arrangement in an all-cash transaction.
• *Trevali Mining Corporation (TSX:TV) on its US$418 million acquisition of an 80% interest in the Rosh Pinah zinc mine in Namibia and a 90% interest in the Perkoa zinc mine in Burkina Faso from Glencore PLC and concurrent $265 million bought private placement.
• *The special committee of Mettrum Health Corp. (TSXV:MT) in connection with the C$430 million sale of Mettrum to Canopy Growth Corporation under an OBCA plan of arrangement.
• *The special committee of Booth Centennial Healthcare Linen Services, a not-for-profit linen and laundry service provider owned by 22 member hospitals and healthcare institutions, in connection with the private sale of its assets to Ecotex Service Corporation and Fengate Capital Management.

Financings

• NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE; NYSE:NXE; ASX: NXG), a development-stage uranium company, in connection with a A$1 billion (C$950 million) global equity offering comprised of a A$600 million underwritten Australian component and a C$400 million MJDS bought deal North America component.
• DeFi Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: DEFT; Cboe CA: DEFI), a provider of regulated and secure decentralized finance solutions, on a US$100 million MJDS registered direct offering to Canadian and U.S. institutional investors.
• NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX:NXE; NYSE:NXE; ASX: NXG), in connection with a strategic purchase of 2.7 million lbs of natural uranium concentrate from MMCap International Inc. SPC in exchange for US$250 million in unsecured convertible debentures.
• *MediPharm Labs Corp. (TSX: LABS), on its $75 million bought deal offering of common shares.
• *Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:AP), a leading owner, manager and developer of urban office environments operating in Canada’s major cities, on various matters including public equity and debenture offerings for gross proceeds of over $1 billion.
• Various TSX, TSX-V and cross-listed issuers on public and private debt and equity financings and stock exchange listings.

*Prior to joining Farris LLP.