Showcasing London Capital Markets Deals

Fasken’s London corporate and securities team had a busy 2021, delivering five London admissions and assisting listed clients on their secondary fundraising and M&A activities.

Our London securities team had a busy 2021, with a particular focus on UK-Canadian dual-listed companies, and we are delighted to share some of the deals we advised upon, as well as to take the opportunity to thank our clients, colleagues around the globe and those advisers who helped us achieve successful closings.

A selection of 2021’s UK and Canadian capital markets transactions by the London office:

Advised London Stock Exchange Main Market and TSX- listed Anglo Pacific Group PLC on its US$205 million acquisition of a 70% net interest in a stream on cobalt production from the Voisey’s Bay mine in Canada.	Advised Harmony Energy Income Trust plc on its £210 million Initial Public Offering and admission to trading on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange PLC's Main Market, together with its concurrent acquisition of a seed portfolio of battery energy storage projects.	Advised TSX-V listed gold exploration and development company Thor Explorations Ltd. on its admission to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.

Advised Strand Hanson, Hannam & Partners and Canaccord Genuity on the admission of TSX-V listed oil and gas producer Southern Energy Corp. to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.	Advised TSX-V- and AIM- listed Mkango Resources Ltd. on the acquisition from Talaxis Limited of a 49% interest in Lancaster Exploration Limited which, owns the Songwe Hill Rare Earths Project in Malawi and a 24.5% interest in Maginito Limited.	Advised SPARK Advisory Partners Limited and Optiva Securities on the admission of critical rare metals miner Firering Strategic Minerals plc to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and concurrent £4 million raise by way of a placing.

Advised London based RiverFort Global Capital Ltd on its arrangement of a convertible financing facility of up to C$10 million with an attached warrant for CSE-listed Blackhawk Growth Corp.	Advised ultra-premium beverage company East Imperial Pte. Ltd on its reverse takeover by London Stock Exchange listed Bermele Plc, a special purpose acquisition firm, and concurrent £3 million raise by way of a placing.	Advised London based RiverFort Global Capital Ltd on the amendment of a secured loan facility and warrants issue with TSX-V listed investment issuer Lions Bay Capital Inc.