Practice Areas
- Initial public offerings and exchange listings
- Complex equity and debt financing, including private placements, bought deals and cross-border financings
- Compliance with securities law, exchange policies and continuous disclosure requirements
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising on regulatory matters
- Structuring and advising on going-private transactions
- Secured lending transactions
- Proxy contests, take-over bids, issuer bids, mergers, shareholder agreements, and other change of control transactions
- Assisting Capital Pool Companies on exchange listing and completion of a qualifying transaction
- Litigation before Canadian courts in jurisdictional matters, including arbitral award set-aside matters and arbitral award and foreign judgment enforcement matters
- Investor-state arbitration under foreign investment protection treaties
- Advisory work to international companies and foreign states
- Public international law advisory work
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal), and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Acquisitions and divestitures
- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising on corporate governance policies and strategies
- Public and private equity and debt financings
- Compliance with securities law and continuous disclosure requirements
- Shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements
- Project financing and agreements
- Securities based compensation plans and executive compensation
- Asset purchase and share purchase transactions
- Management buy-outs, divestments and sales of non-core assets
- Private equity acquisition and disposition
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising in and preparing documentation for a broad range of business arrangements, including shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, restrictive covenants, agency agreements and distribution arrangements
- Developing employee incentive programs including security based compensation plans
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal) and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Share transfers, share capital alterations, corporate reorganizations and amalgamations
- Access to capital markets via public offerings, exchange listings and exempt distributions
- Royalty (NSR, GRR and NPI), earn-in, and property option agreements
- Equity and debt financing, including private placements, bought deals, cross-border financings, and the issuance of flow-through units or shares
- Advising and due diligence on the acquisition of properties, mineral rights and claims, domestic and abroad
- Regulatory compliance
- Joint ventures and strategic alliances
- Assisting with technical and project disclosure per securities law requirements, including National Instrument 43-101
- Asset and share purchase transactions
- Complex equity and debt financing and products, including private placements, bought deals and cross-border financings
- Equipment, property, and project financing and leasing
- Property option agreements
- Securitization and structured finance
- Cross-border financing transactions
- Public and private equity and debt financings
- Advising on effective corporate governance
- Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications for all positions, including Global Talent Stream applications
- LMIA-exempt work permits under international trade agreements
- Permanent Residence applications, including:
- Express Entry
- Provincial Nominee Programs
- Family Class Sponsorship
- Start-up Visa Program and business, investor, and entrepreneur immigration assistance, including:
- British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Entrepreneur Immigration (EI)
- Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Entrepreneur Stream (ES)
- Quebec business/ investor immigration program
- Applications for Permanent Residence as a self-employed person
- Citizenship applications
- Work permit extensions pending Permanent Residence application
- Permanent Resident card extension applications
- Travel, study and business visa applications
- Temporary residence and work permit applications
- Acquisition and sale of intellectual property rights
- Equipment, property, and project financing and leasing
- Compliance with securities regulatory requirements
- Licensing of products and facilities
- Assisting with financings, procurements, agreements and a full range of business matters
- Asset purchase and share purchase transactions
- Management buy-outs, divestments and sales of non-core assets or divisions
- Planning for and implementing business succession
- Private equity acquisition and disposition
- Documenting and assisting in corporate and tax reorganization
- Advising in and preparing documentation for a broad range of business arrangements, including shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, restrictive covenants, agency agreements and distribution arrangements
- Developing employee incentive programs including option programs
- Providing business law background and support on arbitration and litigation matters
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal) and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Share transfers, share capital alterations, corporate reorganizations and amalgamations
- Business structure planning and formation, including Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal) and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Designing and negotiating commercial contracts and standard commercial contracts for routine transactions
- Acquisitions and divestitures;
- Access to capital markets via public offerings and exchange listings;
- Acquisition and sale of intellectual property rights
- Equipment, property, and project financing and leasing
- Assisting with a full range of foundational business matters
- Advising on employment and contractual obligations
- Employee and executive incentive plans including option and equity agreements
- Employment standards compliance
- Policy and human resource document development and implementation
- Independent contractor agreements
- Service agreements and contracts of employment
- Advising on conflicts of interest among directors, executives, employees and business entities
- Acquisition and sale of intellectual property rights
- Negotiating and drafting licensing agreements
- Advising on confidentiality or infringement matters, including non-disclosure agreements
- Acquisition and sale of intellectual property rights;
- Designing and negotiating commercial contracts and standard commercial contracts for routine transactions
- Equipment, property, and project financing and leasing
- Agreements with service providers, consultants, freelancers or other outsourced work
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal) and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Business exit strategies and negotiation of the sale of businesses or assets
- Access to capital markets via initial public offerings and exchange listings
Recent Transactions
World Copper Ltd. Establishes $25 Million At-The-Market Equity Program
July 17, 2024
Lotz & Company acted for World Copper Ltd. in connection with establishing its “at-the-market” public offering of up to $25 million of common shares through BMO Capital Markets, as agent.
Iconic Minerals Completes Plan of Arrangement with Nevada Lithium to Transfer its 50% Interest in the Bonnie Claire Lithium Project
July 10, 2023
Lotz & Company acted for Iconic Minerals Ltd. (“Iconic”) in connection with its court-approved plan of arrangement with Nevada Lithium Resources Inc. (“Nevada Lithium”) under the Business Corporations Act (British
HighGold Mining Inc. Completes Private Placement
April 1, 2023
Lotz & Company acted for HighGold Mining Inc. in connection with its $9.259 million private placement of common shares.
AD4 Capital Corp. Completes Initial Public Offering and TSXV Listing
June 29, 2022
Lotz & Company acted for AD4 Capital Corp., a capital pool company, in connection with its initial public offering of common shares and the concurrent listing of its common shares
- Initial public offerings and exchange listings
- Complex equity and debt financing, including private placements, bought deals and cross-border financings
- Compliance with securities law, exchange policies and continuous disclosure requirements
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising on regulatory matters
- Structuring and advising on going-private transactions
- Secured lending transactions
- Proxy contests, take-over bids, issuer bids, mergers, shareholder agreements, and other change of control transactions
- Assisting Capital Pool Companies on exchange listing and completion of a qualifying transaction
- Litigation before Canadian courts in jurisdictional matters, including arbitral award set-aside matters and arbitral award and foreign judgment enforcement matters
- Investor-state arbitration under foreign investment protection treaties
- Advisory work to international companies and foreign states
- Public international law advisory work
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal), and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Acquisitions and divestitures
- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising on corporate governance policies and strategies
- Public and private equity and debt financings
- Compliance with securities law and continuous disclosure requirements
- Shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements
- Project financing and agreements
- Securities based compensation plans and executive compensation
- Asset purchase and share purchase transactions
- Management buy-outs, divestments and sales of non-core assets
- Private equity acquisition and disposition
- Documenting and assisting in corporate reorganizations
- Advising in and preparing documentation for a broad range of business arrangements, including shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, restrictive covenants, agency agreements and distribution arrangements
- Developing employee incentive programs including security based compensation plans
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal) and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Share transfers, share capital alterations, corporate reorganizations and amalgamations
- Access to capital markets via public offerings, exchange listings and exempt distributions
- Royalty (NSR, GRR and NPI), earn-in, and property option agreements
- Equity and debt financing, including private placements, bought deals, cross-border financings, and the issuance of flow-through units or shares
- Advising and due diligence on the acquisition of properties, mineral rights and claims, domestic and abroad
- Regulatory compliance
- Joint ventures and strategic alliances
- Assisting with technical and project disclosure per securities law requirements, including National Instrument 43-101
- Asset and share purchase transactions
- Complex equity and debt financing and products, including private placements, bought deals and cross-border financings
- Equipment, property, and project financing and leasing
- Property option agreements
- Securitization and structured finance
- Cross-border financing transactions
- Public and private equity and debt financings
- Advising on effective corporate governance
- Acquisition and sale of intellectual property rights
- Equipment, property, and project financing and leasing
- Compliance with securities regulatory requirements
- Licensing of products and facilities
- Assisting with financings, procurements, agreements and a full range of business matters
- Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications for all positions, including Global Talent Stream applications
- LMIA-exempt work permits under international trade agreements
- Permanent Residence applications, including:
- Express Entry
- Provincial Nominee Programs
- Family Class Sponsorship
- Start-up Visa Program and business, investor, and entrepreneur immigration assistance, including:
- British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Entrepreneur Immigration (EI)
- Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Entrepreneur Stream (ES)
- Quebec business/ investor immigration program
- Applications for Permanent Residence as a self-employed person
- Citizenship applications
- Work permit extensions pending Permanent Residence application
- Permanent Resident card extension applications
- Travel, study and business visa applications
- Temporary residence and work permit applications
- Asset purchase and share purchase transactions
- Management buy-outs, divestments and sales of non-core assets or divisions
- Planning for and implementing business succession
- Private equity acquisition and disposition
- Documenting and assisting in corporate and tax reorganization
- Advising in and preparing documentation for a broad range of business arrangements, including shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, restrictive covenants, agency agreements and distribution arrangements
- Developing employee incentive programs including option programs
- Providing business law background and support on arbitration and litigation matters
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal) and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Share transfers, share capital alterations, corporate reorganizations and amalgamations
- Business structure planning and formation, including Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal) and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Designing and negotiating commercial contracts and standard commercial contracts for routine transactions
- Acquisitions and divestitures;
- Access to capital markets via public offerings and exchange listings;
- Acquisition and sale of intellectual property rights
- Equipment, property, and project financing and leasing
- Assisting with a full range of foundational business matters
- Advising on employment and contractual obligations
- Employee and executive incentive plans including option and equity agreements
- Employment standards compliance
- Policy and human resource document development and implementation
- Independent contractor agreements
- Service agreements and contracts of employment
- Advising on conflicts of interest among directors, executives, employees and business entities
- Acquisition and sale of intellectual property rights
- Negotiating and drafting licensing agreements
- Advising on confidentiality or infringement matters, including non-disclosure agreements
- Acquisition and sale of intellectual property rights;
- Designing and negotiating commercial contracts and standard commercial contracts for routine transactions
- Equipment, property, and project financing and leasing
- Agreements with service providers, consultants, freelancers or other outsourced work
- Incorporation of companies in British Columbia and under the Canada Business Corporations Act (federal) and extra-provincial registrations in British Columbia
- Business exit strategies and negotiation of the sale of businesses or assets
- Access to capital markets via initial public offerings and exchange listings