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Cyndi D. Laval Partner

Parle :  Anglais

Barreau: 1993 - Colombie-Britannique

Téléphone principal : +1 604-891-2712

Fax : +1 604-443-5629

Courriel : cyndi.laval@gowlingwlg.com

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Bureau principal :  Vancouver

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Cyndi D. Laval

Cyndi Laval is a partner in Gowling WLG's Vancouver office. She specializes in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities and mining law.

Her practice of nearly 30 years involves advising both domestic and foreign companies, boards of directors, special committees, private equity firms, and financial advisors on merger transactions, corporate finance activities, stock exchange listings, corporate and securities regulatory compliance, corporate reorganizations, corporate governance and mining transactions. Cyndi is particularly active advising publicly-listed companies (TSX, TSXV, NYSE-MKT and AIM) in the resource industry.

Cyndi was the Leader of Gowling WLG's national Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity Group from 2014 to 2018, the Co-Leader of its Canadian Mining Group (2015-2017) and Leader of the Firm's Vancouver Business Law Group (2007-2011).

Prior to joining private practice, Cyndi worked in the policy department of what is now the TSX Venture Exchange.

Cyndi served as the vice chair of the American Bar Association's 2017 and 2015 Canadian Public Target M&A Deal Point Studies and sits on the boards of publicly listed companies. She was a member of the TSX Venture Exchange's Local Advisory Committee from 2006 to 2013 and an instructor of the TSX Venture Exchange Rules and Tools Corporate Governance Workshop from 2004 to 2010. She is also a frequent lecturer at conferences and seminars.

Cyndi is currently the Chapter President of the Vancouver M&A Club, a unique national network of connected mergers and acquisitions professionals.

Cyndi was named one of Vancouver's 30 leading lawyers by the National Post, Vancouver "Lawyer of the Year – Mining" by The Best Lawyers in Canada (2017) and is recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada: M&A, Mining, Natural Resources Law and Securities Law
  • Latinvex – Latin America's Top 100 Female Lawyers
  • Lexpert's Leading Canadian Lawyers: Global Mining
  • Who's Who Legal: Mining
  • Who's Who Legal Canada (Canada's Leading Business Lawyers and Experts)
  • Lexpert/ROB Special Edition on Canada's Leading Infrastructure Lawyers
  • Lexpert/ROB Special Edition on Canada's Leading Corporate Lawyers
  • Lexpert's Special Edition: Mining
  • Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Corporate Finance and Securities, Corporate Mid-Market and Mining
  • International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers
  • Legal 500 Canada
  • Martindale Hubbell – Distinguished Peer-Rated for High Professional Achievement

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Carrière et Distinctions

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Associations professionnelles

  • American Bar Association
  • Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC)
  • Institute of Corporate Directors
  • Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
  • Securities Law and Business Law Sections of the Canadian Bar Association's British Columbia Branch

Actualités et ressources

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Mandats représentatifs
20 décembre 2023 Mawson Gold closes Mawson Oy sale
Guides
20 octobre 2023 Guide to Doing Business in Canada: Mergers & acquisitions
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15 juin 2023 Les actifs de Structurlam Mass Timber acquis par Mercer International dans une opération de continuité d'exploitation d'un montant
de 81,1 M$ US (en anglais)

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17 avril 2024 Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2024 recognizes 45 Gowling WLG lawyers
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20 mars 2024 Gowling WLG-led Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation acquisition wins The M&A Advisor Turnaround Award
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05 mars 2024 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory recognizes 234 Gowling WLG lawyers
  • Co-author of "Resource Companies with Foreign Affiliates May Face New Exposure to their Assets" Canadian Mining Magazine p.26, Fall 2015
  • Co-author of "Shareholders Object High Executive Compensation," Canadian Mining Magazine p.24, Summer 2015
  • Co-author of "Have We Reached the Bottom Yet?," Canadian Mining Magazine, Spring 2015
  • Co-author of "The Reign of the Royalty Company," Canadian Mining Magazine, Fall 2014
  • Co-author of "Searching for a White Knight," Canadian Mining Magazine, Summer 2014
  • Co-author of "The Return of the Hostile Takeover Bid," Canadian Mining Magazine, Spring 2014
  • Author of "Smaller Companies Turn to Streaming Deals as Alternative Finance Option, " Business in Vancouver, Spring 2012

Mandats représentatifs

Some of Cyndi's representative transactions include:

  • Acted for Hathor Exploration Limited in its defence of Cameco Corporation's attempted hostile takeover of Hathor and subsequent successful acquisition by Rio Tinto in a transaction valued at $654 million.
  • Acted for Silver Quest Resources Limited in its acquisition by New Gold Inc. and concurrent spin out plan of arrangement valued at $125 million.
  • Acted for Extorre Gold Mines Limited in its $414 million acquisition by Yamana Gold Inc. by way of a statutory arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
  • Acted for Iplayco Corporation Limited in connection with a $8,839,500 strategic equity investment into Iplayco by Saudi FAS Holding Company and its wholly-owned British Columbia subsidiary, FAS Entertainment B.C. Ltd
  • Acted for Extorre Gold Mines Limited in its $25.2 million underwritten bought deal financing.
  • Acted for Extorre Gold Mines Limited in its $49.4 million underwritten bought deal financing.
  • Acted for Canaccord Genuity Corp., financial advisor to Asanko Gold Inc. in Asanko's acquisition of PMI Gold Corporation by way of a plan of arrangement.
  • Advised a consortium composed of Korea Resources Corporation, LS-Nikko Copper Inc., Hyundai Hysco Co., Ltd., SK Networks Co., Ltd., and Iljin Materials Co., Ltd., in connection with the construction funding for the Boleo project in Mexico.
  • Acted for Canaccord Genuity Corp, financial advisor to B2Gold Corp., in connection with B2Gold's $1.1 billion cross border acquisition of CGA Mining Limited by scheme of arrangement.
  • Acted for Hathor Exploration Limited in its acquisition of Terra Ventures Inc. by plan of arrangement.
  • Acted for Mariana Resources Ltd. in connection with a definitive option agreement with Condor Resources Inc. for the Soledad Prospect in Peru.
  • Acted for the special committee of independent directors of Alpha Minerals Inc. in its acquisition by Fission Uranium Corp and concurrent spin out transaction.
  • Acted for Brazilian Gold Corporation in its $23 million underwritten bought deal financing.
  • Acted for Hathor Exploration Limited in its $13 million bought deal flow-through equity financing.
  • Acted for Hathor Exploration Limited in its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
  • Acted for Mariana Resources Limited in its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
  • Acted for the special committee of independent directors of Mercator Minerals Ltd. in connection with Mercator's acquisition of Creston Moly Corp by way of plan of arrangement.
  • Acted for Salares Lithium Inc. in the company's $350 million acquisition by Talison Lithium Limited via plan of arrangement.
  • Acted for Salares Lithium Inc. in its $40 million subscription receipt equity financing.
  • Acted for Sama Resources Inc. in connection with the $2.1 million strategic investment by MMR Exploration Limited (a subsidiary of Minmetals Resources Limited) into Sama.
  • Advised in connection with a take-over bid offer for Canico Resource Corp. by Vale S.A. valued at $941 million.
  • Advised in connection with the acquisition of Cumberland Resources Ltd. by Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited for $710 million.
  • Advised in connection with the merger by plan of arrangement between EuroZinc Mining Corporation and Lundin Mining Corporation, with the resulting company having a market capitalization valued at approximately $3.77 billion.
  • Advised in connection with EuroZinc Mining Corporation's $156 million acquisition of the Neves Corvo Mine.
  • Advised in connection with New Gold Inc.'s $392 million debt-equity British Columbia mine project financing.
  • Advised in connection with Redcorp Ventures Ltd.'s $252 million debt-equity British Columbia mine project financing.
  • Acted for Bema Gold Corporation in connection with its listing on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
  • Acted for Bema Gold Corporation in connection with its $132 million underwritten bought deal financing.
  • Acted for Bema Gold Corporation in connection with its US$70 million principal amount 3.25% convertible note financing.
  • Advised Exeter Resource Corporation (Toronto Stock Exchange, NYSE-MKT LLC and Frankfurt Stock Exchange), a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and development of the Caspiche project in Chile, on its negotiated CDN$240-million acquisition, via a takeover bid, by Goldcorp Inc. (Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE)
  • Advised Mariana Resources Ltd. (Alternative Investment Market and the TSX Venture Exchange), a Guernsey incorporated exploration and development company with a diversified portfolio of precious metals projects in Latin America, Turkey and West Africa, on its USD$175-million acquisition by Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE), a gold royalty company, via scheme of arrangement.

Mandats clients

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Mandats représentatifs
20 décembre 2023 Mawson Gold closes Mawson Oy sale
Mandats représentatifs
15 juin 2023 Les actifs de Structurlam Mass Timber acquis par Mercer International dans une opération de continuité d'exploitation d'un montant
de 81,1 M$ US (en anglais)
Mandats représentatifs
24 mai 2023 Awalé Resources closes private placements