As a member of the Securities Law Group and Business Practices Group, Kathleen advises clients on all aspects of compliance with corporate and securities laws, including structuring of financing transactions, mergers and acquisition and continuous disclosure. Although her practice is mainly focused on transaction work for public companies and companies seeking to go public, Kathleen also provides advice on a variety of corporate matters to private companies. Kathleen has developed expertise on a wide range of issues including:
• public offerings including prospectus offerings, capital pool offerings, and rights offerings
• private placements including equity, flow-through and debt financings and limited partnership structures;
• obtaining listings on various stock exchanges;
• mergers and acquisitions including, reverse takeover transactions, formal and exempt take-over bids, going private transactions, amalgamations and arrangements;
• obtaining regulatory approvals from Canadian Securities Commissions;
• continuous disclosure requirements;
• compliance with National Instrument 43-101 for resources companies; and
• corporate governance.