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D’Arcy Doherty is a partner in Gowlings’ Toronto office. He practises securities law, including corporate finance, public M&A, investment funds and public company regulatory compliance.
D’Arcy’s experience includes acting for issuers in initial public offerings, new issues, private placements of debt and equity and other financings. Acting for a number of public companies on an ongoing basis, D’Arcy advises on securities laws, stock exchange rules and continuous disclosure obligations.
D’Arcy has specific expertise in the investment fund industry. He acts for investment funds, including corporations, trusts, limited partnerships, commodity pools and labour-sponsored investment funds. He also provides advice to investment counsel and portfolio managers, limited market dealers, international advisers, international dealers and mutual fund dealers with respect to registration and compliance with securities laws and the rules of self-regulatory organizations.
D’Arcy has successfully completed the Canadian Securities Course (Honours) offered by the Canadian Securities Institute. During law school, D’Arcy gained hands-on experience in corporate and securities law through legal work placements with the B.C. Securities Commission, B.C. Gas Utility Ltd. and the B.C. Ministry of the Attorney General (Revenue & Taxation Division).
D’Arcy has acted as counsel to:
- a TSX-listed internet technology company for its $15 million bought deal public offering of common shares;
- a TSX-listed base metals producer for its $20 million public offering of common shares and warrants and private placement to U.S. investors;
- a TSX/NYSE Alternext-listed food services company for its US$73 million merger and debt tender;
- a TSX-listed web services company for its $124 million all-cash acquisition by a NYSE-listed issuer;
- a TSX-listed biotechnology company for its $10 million public offering of common shares and warrants and private placement to U.S. investors;
- a precious metals exploration company for its US$21 million private placement of common shares and warrants, filing of a non-offering prospectus in Ontario and TSX-listing;
- a web services company for its Canada/U.S. $29 million initial public offering of common shares and TSX-listing;
- a resource flow-through limited partnership for its $105 million initial public offering of limited partnership units;
- a renewable energy flow-through limited partnership for its $16 million initial public offering of limited partnership units;
- a renewable energy flow-through limited partnership for its $25 million initial public offering of limited partnership units;
- the operating subsidiary of a TSX-listed consumer products company for its $150 million private placement of senior unsecured bonds;
- a TSX-listed oil and gas company for its $150 million international private placement of common shares and admission to trading on AIM; and
- a TSX-listed oil and gas company for its $37 million rights offering.
D’Arcy spoke on National Instrument 45-106 at the 3rd Annual Law Clerks' Summit hosted by The Canadian Institute, has been a frequent presenter on executive compensation at the TSX Venture Exchange’s Rules & Tools workshops, and is on the editorial board of MarketCaps@Gowlings – the e-newsletter for Gowlings’ National Practice Group for Corporate Finance, Securities and Public M&A. |
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