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Jason Saltzman is a partner in Gowlings' Toronto office, practising corporate finance and securities law with an emphasis on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions and all other aspects of corporate and securities law.
He works with established and emerging companies world-wide, primarily in the mining, technology, life science, cleantech (including renewable energy, water tech and ag tech), industrial, mid-tech and digital media and entertainment sectors. Jason assists issuers, investment dealers and institutional and private investors on complex equity and debt financing transactions ranging from start-up investments, venture capital and private equity investments, through to larger public offerings.
He has taken numerous companies public on the TSX and TSX Venture Exchange by IPO, reverse takeover, capital pool transactions and direct listings. Jason acts as general counsel in advising TSX, TSX Venture Exchange, Canadian/U.S. inter-listed issuers and private corporate boards in connection with corporate governance, disclosure obligations, securities issuances, executive compensation, hostile and friendly takeover bids and proxy contests, and also advises securities dealers, advisers and other market participants in connection with their registration and compliance issues.
Having developed a strong corporate and commercial practice, Jason advises on share and asset transactions and other business combinations, limited partnership fund formation, licensing and distribution agreements, shareholder agreements and executive employment and consulting agreements.
Jason has made regular trips internationally with the TSX since 2006 to inform emerging companies and their key influencers about the benefits of going public on Canada's TSX.
- Counsel to Nico Mining Ltd. in connection with acquisition, financing and TSX listing of Red Crescent Resources Ltd. in November 2010.
- Canadian counsel to The Gartman Letter in connection with $55 million initial public offering of Horizons AlphaPro Gartman Fund in March 2009.
- Sale of Cyence International Inc. to Davis + Henderson Income Fund for $38 million in December 2008.
- Initial public offering of Excel-Tech Ltd. on TSX in April, 2006 and its subsequent acquisition by Natus Medical Incorporated by Plan of Arrangement for $62 million in November 2007.
- Public offering of Anaconda Mining Inc. on TSX and acquisition of Colorado Minerals Inc. in April 2007.
- Counsel to underwriting syndicate on sale of $200 million principal amount debentures by The University of Toronto in December 2003.
- Public offerings of $500 million receivables-backed notes of CFI Trust, a special purpose securitization vehicle, pursuant to a short-form base shelf prospectus.
Jason is a frequent speaker and author on corporate finance and securities law and capital markets initiatives, including:
- Panelist, "Mergers & Acquisitions: Latin Style" (March 2013)
- Panelist, "Latin American Mining Market: Heightened Sensitivity to Country Risks and Mitigation Strategies" (March 2012)
- Panelist, "Latin American Mining Market: Opportunities, Challenges and Ways of Financing" (March 2011)
- Contributor, "Ready to Bloom - The New S&P / TSX Clean Technology Index" - Canadian Lawyer (September 2010)
- Judge, 2010 Canadian Corporate/Securities Law Moot Court Competition (Federal Court of Canada, March 2010)
- Contributor, "Getting the Deal Through" - Transactions/Downstream Investments - Canada - Private Equity 2010-2013
- Panelist, "Raising Funds Through the Stock Exchange: Accessing Alternative Sources of Cleantech Capital" (Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference, Eilat, Israel, February 2010)
- Television appearance on BNN's Headline to discuss the Canadian IPO market in 2010 (January 2010)
- Speaker, "Looking North for Growth Capital" (Presented to mid-western cleantech companies December 2009)
- Speaker, "Canadian Mergers & Acquisitions 2010 - A Seminar Addressing Recent Changes in Canadian Law relating to Mergers & Acquisitions in Canada" (Presented to U.S. Hedge Funds, New York, November 2009)
- Speaker, "Recent Developments in the Corporate Finance and M&A Markets for Life Sciences Companies" (Gowlings Life Sciences Industry Group, October 2009)
- Speaker, “After the Crash – The Future of Securities Regulation” (Financial Executives International, Toronto, Ontario, February 2009)
- Author, “How to Bring an Initial Public Offering to Market” (Law Society of Upper Canada “How To” Brief Series, October 2008)
- Speaker, “Going Public on the TSX” (Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute, Tel Aviv Israel, July 2008)
- Moderator, “Wailing Wall Street: Israel’s Leading Entrepreneurs & VCs” (The Business Cabinet of UJA Federation - Taking Care of Business 2, Toronto, May 2008)
- Co-Author, “Go Public in Canada with Gowlings” (published in The Marker, Israel April 2008)
- Program Chair and Speaker, “Practice Gems: Initial Public Offerings” (Law Society of Upper Canada 2007)
- Speaker, “An Outline for Israeli Companies on the Canadian Capital Markets” (Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2006)
- Speaker, “TSX Venture Exchange - Rules & Tools Workshop” (Toronto, 2007)
- Speaker, “Going Public: Accessing Public Venture Capital” (BioFinance 2006)
- Speaker, “Financing Biotech Companies” (Biotechnology Human Resource Council, Toronto, 2005)
- Radio Appearance on “The Humble and Fred Show“ to discuss securities law and his practice (2004)
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