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Andrew Bozzato has a broad capital markets and corporate law practice with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities regulatory matters, complex commercial agreements and corporate governance.

Andrew advises clients across a range of industries, with extensive experience advising private equity and venture capital investors, strategic buyers, founders and portfolio companies on acquisitions, investments and general corporate and securities law matters. He has also regularly acted for issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings and other corporate finance transactions.

Andrew has significant experience advising participants in the investment product and wealth management industries, including broker-dealers, investment advisers, portfolio managers, investment funds and asset managers. His expertise extends to strategic transactions, emerging fintech regulation and securities compliance and regulatory matters, including with respect to the securities regulatory regime applicable to crypto-assets.

Andrew joined the firm after several years at another leading Canadian law firm and after gaining several years of in house experience, including varied roles (advising on asset and wealth management, securities and M&A matters) within the legal department of a Canadian diversified financial institution as well as building and leading the legal function for a renewable power portfolio company of a U.S.-based asset manager.

He previously clerked for Justice Pierre Journet of the Superior Court of Québec.

Education

Schulich School of Business, York University, BBA, 2004, with distinction McGill University, BCL, 2007, with great distinction McGill University, LLB, 2007, with great distinction Osgoode Hall Law School, Certificate in Mining Law, 2014

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Ontario, 2008

Recent Experience

Superior Gold Inc. in its approximately C$54-million acquisition by ASX-listed Catalyst Metals Limited.
3i Group and its portfolio company Regional Rail LLC in connection with the acquisition of the Great Sandhills Railway and a portfolio of interests in three other freight rail assets located in western Canada.
Medline Industries and Medline Canada, Corporation in connection with various Canadian acquisitions.
Trigon Metals Inc. in connection with its $5.5 million convertible security funding arrangement with the Lind Partners, LLC.
Ascendant Resources in connection with various corporate finance transactions
StonePine Asset Management in connection with its strategic partnership and sub-advisory arrangement with Fiera Capital Corporation, a leading independent asset management firm.
Redecan, Canada's largest privately-owned licensed producer with leading market shares across multiple categories, on its sale to Hexo Corp., a TSX and NASDAQ listed company, for a purchase price of $925 million payable in cash and shares.
 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in connection with several strategic joint venture and asset sale transactions and CIBC's acquisition of a portfolio of co-branded credit cards.
A Canadian-headquartered independent renewable power developer in connection with cross border acquisitions and joint ventures in the US, Chile, Nigeria, India, Mexico, Thailand, South Africa, and the Middle East.
The senior secured lenders in connection with the CCAA restructuring and acquisition of assets of the King Street Restaurant Group.
Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation in connection with the negotiation of a proposed joint venture agreement with ArcelorMittal, its defence of an unsolicited take-over bid by Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition Inc., Baffinland’s negotiation of a supported take-over bid by ArcelorMittal and the ultimately successful C$590M joint bid by Nunavut and ArcelorMittal.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in connection with numerous issuances under its C$60 billion legislative covered bond programme, including the first negative yield covered bond issuance carried out by a Canadian bank.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in connection with numerous issuances by CARDS II Trust, a special purpose securitization vehicle that issues asset-backed notes to the public to finance the purchase of credit card receivables originated by CIBC.
Goldman, Sachs & Co., as Canadian counsel, in connection with multiple underwritten at-the-market equity issuances by Royal Gold, Inc.
QuickPlay Media Inc. in connection with its Series A to E venture capital funding rounds and subsequently the sale of a majority of its outstanding shares to Madison Dearborn Partners LLC. 
A Canadian institutional investment manager in connection with complex internal restructuring transactions and real estate investments. 
Hut 8 Mining Corp., Orezone Gold Corporation, Olivut Resources Inc. and Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation in connection with general corporate law matters, corporate finance transactions, corporate governance and securities compliance matters.

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Canadian Regulators Continue Enforcement Efforts Aimed at Offshore Crypto Platforms

September 25, 2023
       

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Canada's M&A Landscape Q2 2023: Steady in the Saddle

July 18, 2023
       

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Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms React to Increased Scrutiny and New Guidance from the Canadian Securities Regulators

May 08, 2023
       

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