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Cyndi Laval is a partner in Gowlings’ Vancouver office. She practises corporate and securities law with particular emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, and mining law.
Cyndi’s practice involves advising both domestic and foreign companies regarding friendly and hostile take over bids and other forms of business combinations, and on matters relating to corporate finance activities such as equity and debt financings, stock exchange listings, corporate and securities regulatory compliance, corporate reorganizations, establishing operations in Canada, and corporate governance. Cyndi is particularly active in advising companies in the resource industry.
Cyndi was the head of the Vancouver Business Law Department and a member of the Vancouver Management Committee from 2007 to 2011. She is currently a member of the firm’s National Partnership Admissions Subcommittee. Prior to joining private practice, Cyndi worked in the policy department of the now TSX Venture Stock Exchange.
Cyndi has been a member of the TSX Venture Exchange’s Local Advisory Committee since 2006 and an instructor of the TSX Venture Exchange Rules and Tools Corporate Governance Workshop from 2004 to 2010. She has also been a lecturer at several other conferences and seminars.  Some of Cyndi's representative transactions include:
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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
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Acted for Silver Quest Resources Limited in its acquisition by New Gold Inc. and concurrent spin out plan of arrangement valued at $125 million
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Acted for Extorre Gold Mines in its $25.2 million underwritten bought deal financing
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Acted for Extorre Gold Mines in its $49.4 million underwritten bought deal financing
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Acted for Hathor Exploration Limited in its acquisition of Terra Ventures Inc. by plan of arrangement
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Acted for Brazilian Gold Corporation in its $23 million underwritten bought deal financing
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Acted for Hathor Exploration Limited in its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange
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Acted for Mariana Resources Limited in its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange
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Acted for Salares Lithium Inc. in the company’s $350 million acquisition by Talison Lithium Limited via plan of arrangement
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Acted for Salares Lithium Inc. in its $40 million equity financing
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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
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Advised in connection with a take-over bid offer for Canico Resource Corp. by Vale S.A. valued at $941 million
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Advised in connection with the acquisition of Cumberland Resources Ltd. by Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited for $710 million
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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
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Advised in connection with EuroZinc Mining Corporation’s $156 million acquisition of the Neves Corvo Mine
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Advised in connection with New Gold Inc.'s $392 million debt-equity British Columbia mine project financing
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Advised in connection with Redcorp Ventures Ltd.'s $252 million debt-equity British Columbia mine project financing
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Acted for Bema Gold Corporation in connection with its listing on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM)
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Acted for Bema Gold Corporation in connection with its $132 million underwritten bought deal financing
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Acted for Bema Gold Corporation in connection with its US$70 million principal amount 3.25% convertible note financing
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