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Leagold completes C$330 million acquisition of Brio Gold

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Client

Leagold Mining Corporation

Leagold Mining Corporation, a mid-tier gold producer, completed the acquisition of Brio Gold Inc. from Yamana Gold and other shareholders for C$330 million on May 24th,2018. Leagold acquired all outstanding shares of Brio (the “Brio Shares”) pursuant to the terms of an arrangement agreement between Leagold and Brio dated February 15, 2018.

Concurrently with the acquisition of Brio, Leagold completed a refinancing of its senior secured credit facility, increasing the size of the facility by senior secured credit facility, increasing the size of the facility by $100 million, as well as a private placement of common shares of Leagold for gross proceeds of $45 million.
 
Fasken represented Leagold on all matters relating to the acquisition, refinancing and private placement with a team led by Georald Ingborg, and included Amy Carruthers, Sam Li, Andrew Gabrielson, John Torrey, Dev Singh, Martin Ferreira Pinho, Mike Coburn, Alex Nikolic, Markus Liik, Huy Do, Clayton Jones and Brad Moore.

Team

  • Georald Ingborg, Partner | Mining, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3225, gingborg@fasken.com
  • Amy Carruthers, Partner | Power, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4943, acarruthers@fasken.com
  • Samuel Li, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4890, sli@fasken.com
  • Andrew J. Gabrielson, Partner | Co-Leader, Global Mining Group, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4844, agabrielson@fasken.com
  • Martin Ferreira Pinho, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 3187, mferreirapinho@fasken.com
  • Alex Nikolic, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4420, anikolic@fasken.com
  • Michael Coburn, Partner | Tax Law, Vancouver, BC, +1 604 631 4832, mcoburn@fasken.com
  • John W. Torrey, Counsel | Banking & Finance, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4394, jtorrey@fasken.com
  • Dev Singh, Partner | Co-Leader, Banking & Finance Group, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4452, dsingh@fasken.com
  • Huy Do, Partner | CO-LEADER, COMPETITION, MARKETING & FOREIGN INVESTMENT | LEADER, SOUTHEAST ASIA GROUP, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3505, hdo@fasken.com
  • Brad Moore, Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Toronto, ON, +1 416 865 4550, bmoore@fasken.com