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Aaron Sonshine practises corporate and securities law with particular emphasis on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate governance matters. In his M&A practice, Aaron advises acquirors and target companies involved in friendly and hostile takeover bids, plans of arrangement, reverse takeovers and other business combination transactions. In his corporate finance practice, Aaron represents issuers, securities dealers and institutional investors in a wide range of financing transactions, including IPOs, secondary offerings, private placements, and other forms of debt and equity financing. Aaron's corporate governance experience includes advising management and boards of directors on executive and board compensation, director and officer liability, and regulatory compliance matters.

What Clients Say

"Aaron is a fantastic lawyer. He could not be more insightful about the industry and is ultra responsive."

Aaron has extensive experience in agribusiness and life sciences, mining, power and utilities, and tech, among others.

Aaron is ranked Band 1 by Chambers Canada as well as being named a Lexpert Rising Star for 2017, as one of Canada’s leading lawyers under 40, a leading energy lawyer in Lexpert's Special Edition—Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers and a leading mining lawyer in Lexpert’s Report on Business Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Global Mining Lawyers. He is also repeatedly recommended for Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance and Securities in Lexpert.

Education

Osgoode Hall Law School, LLB, 2006

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Ontario, 2007

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Recent Transactions
Mergers and Acquisitions
Capital Markets
MustGrow Biologics in its acquisition of NexusBioAg, which provides crop nutrition solutions, including micronutrients, nitrogen stabilizers, biostimulants, and foliar products, from Univar Solutions Canada
Briacell Therapeutics Corp., in its public offering of common shares for gross proceeds of USD$3,050,000
Medicus Pharma Ltd., (TSXV: MDCX; NASDAQ: MDCX), in its US IPO and NASDAQ-listing
Numinus Wellness Inc., in the establishment of a shelf prospectus for proceeds of $150M
Bloom Burton & Co. and Haywood Securities Inc. in a US$150-million private placement of common shares of Cybin Inc.
Reunion Neuroscience Inc., in its take-private transaction with MPM Bioimpact
A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, in a US$30-million public offering of units pursuant to a prospectus supplement with Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN) (NYSE American: CYBN)
TerrAscend Corp., in its arrangement with Canopy USA, LLC to convert $125.5M in debt to securities
Field Trip Health Ltd., in the spin-out of its drug development and medical clinics businesses into two independent public companies, Reunion Neuroscience and Field Trip Health & Wellness, by plan of arrangement.  The spin-out transaction was supported by a private placement financing led by Oasis Management Company
Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, in an up to US$35-million at-the-market equity program for the sale of common shares pursuant to an equity distribution agreement with Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN) (NYSE American: CYBN)
MustGrow Biologics Corp., in connection with the filing of a base shelf prospectus relating to the offering for sale, from time to time, of common shares, warrants, units, debt securities, subscription receipts or any combination thereof for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $40 million
Wellfield Technologies Inc., in its acquisition of New Bit Ventures Ltd., d/b/a Coinmama at an agreed valuation of US$50 Million
Cresco Labs Inc. in its US$2-billion acquisition of Columbia Care Inc., making Cresco the second-largest cannabis producer and retailer in the U.S. at the time of the transaction
VIVO Cannabis Inc. in its $133-million acquisition of Canna Farms Limited
Cresco Labs, LLC in its US$125-million offering of subordinate voting shares
Seamless Logic Software Limited, in its merger with MoneyClip Inc. to create Wellfield Technologies Inc., and the listing of Wellfield on the TSX Venture Exchange which was supported by a $20-million financing, bringing the total post-money valuation of Wellfield to >$100-million
MustGrow Biologics Corp., in its non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $7.1-million
ATB Capital Markets Inc. in the $7.14-million private placement offering of The Flowr Corporation. 
48North Cannabis Corp. in its $50-million acquisition by HEXO Corp. 
Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, in an up to $30-million at-the-market equity program for the sale of common shares pursuant to an equity distribution agreement with Aleafia Health Inc. (TSX: AH, OTCQX: ALEAF)
A syndicate of underwriters, led by Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, in the $15.9-million bought deal short form prospectus offering of The Flowr Corporation
A syndicate of underwriters, led by Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, in the $22.7-million bought deal offering of units of Aleafia Health Inc.
A syndicate of underwriters, led by Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, in the $33.4-million bought deal equity financing of units of MediPharm Labs Corp
Cresco Labs, in its US$207-million acquisition of Bluma Wellness Inc. a vertically integrated operator in Florida
PsyBio Therapeutics Corp. (formerly Leo Acquisitions Corp.), in a $14.5-million reverse takeover of PsyBio Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing a new class of drugs intended for the potential treatment of mental health challenges and other disorders
TerrAscend Corp., in its C$224-million non-brokered private placement with 80% of commitments from four large US institutional investors including Wasatch Global
Wellfield Technologies in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares as well as certain other assets related to the operation of Brane Trust Company
Briacell Therapeutics Corp., in the spin-out of BriaPro Therapeutics Corp
Cresco Labs Inc., in its acquisition of Tryke Companies, including the Reef Dispensary Portfolio, for US$252.5 million for Tryke operating assets plus US$30 million for Tryke real estate assets
Cresco Labs, in its $1.1-billion acquisition of Origin House, the largest public company acquisition in the history of the U.S. cannabis sector
VIVO Cannabis Inc., in its $133 million acquisition of Canna Farms Limited
FV Pharma Inc., in its amalgamation with Century Financial Capital Group
Indiva Limited, in its completed $60-million reverse takeover transaction, resulting in the company's listing on the TSX Venture Exchange which was supported by a $23-million financing
Glencore International, in its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Viterra for approximately $6.1 billion by way of a plan of arrangement and the sale of certain assets of Viterra to each of Agrium and Richardson International for aggregate proceeds of approximately $2.6 billion
Ascendant Resources Inc., in its acquisition of the El Mochito Mine from Nyrstar N.V
C2C Industrial Properties Inc., in its $226-million acquisition by Dundee Industrial REIT
Marathon PGM Corporation, a former TSX issuer, in its $130-million acquisition by Stillwater Mining Company, an NYSE listed palladium and platinum producer, and the concurrent spinout and TSX listing of Marathon's wholly-owned subsidiary, Marathon Gold Corporation, under a plan of arrangement. (2011)
Special Committee of Spider Resources Inc., a former TSX Venture Exchange issuer and co-owner of the "Ring of Fire" chrome deposit in the James Bay Lowlands, Ontario, in its negotiated $125-million takeover bid by Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (2010)
Apollo Gold Corporation, in its merger, by way of a plan of arrangement, with Linear Gold Corp., resulting in the formation of Brigus Gold Corp., a mid-tier gold producer listed on the TSX and NYSE Amex. (2010)
Polaris Geothermal Inc., in a plan of arrangement involving the amalgamation of Polaris, Western GeoPower Corp. and GTO Resources Inc. and the acquisition of Ram Power Inc., resulting in the formation and TSX listing of Ram Power, Corp., together with a concurrent $180-million subscription receipt financing. (2009)
Glass House Brands in its US$50-million senior secured loan
VIVO Cannabis Inc. in its $8-million overnight marketed public offering of 38,333,334 units, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters
Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., leading the syndicate of underwriters in connection with Orla Mining Ltd.’s $75-million brokered bought deal of common shares
Cresco Labs Inc., in a public offering of 7,350,000 units at a price per unit of $10.00 for gross proceeds of $73,500,000
TerrAscend Corp., in its non-brokered private placement of common shares for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $69 million
48North Cannabis Corp., in its bought-deal short-form prospectus offering of units for gross proceeds of $28.75 million
Lead investor in MedMen Enterprises' IPO round of financing. 
Lead investor in Cura Partners Inc./Cura Cannabis Solutions' private round of financing. 
A syndicate of agents, led by Canaccord Genuity Corp., in the brokered private placement of units of LiveWell Foods Canada Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of $10 million
Canaccord Genuity Corp., as sole agent and sole bookrunner, in the brokered private placement of special warrants of CLS Holdings USA, Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of $13 million
Canaccord Genuity Corp., as sole agent and sole bookrunner, in the brokered private placement of convertible debentures of Central Coast Agriculture, Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of up to US$25 million
A syndicate of agents, co-led by CIBC World Markets and BMO Capital Markets, in TMAC Resources Inc.'s $44-million private placement of common shares and flow-through common shares
A syndicate of agents, led by Canaccord Genuity Corp., in the brokered private placement of convertible debentures of CLS Holdings USA, Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of up to US$20 million
48North Cannabis Corp., in its supply agreement with, and ultimate acquisition of, Good & Green
48North Cannabis Corp., in its go-public transaction with Kramer Capital Corp
Lead counsel to Harvest One Cannabis, a global cannabis company servicing both the medical and recreational cannabis markets, in Canada and internationally, in their C$60-million Canadian listing which was supported by a C$25-million financing, and in C$65 million of subsequent bought deal financings
Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp., in a $50-million special warrant and convertible debenture financing led by Mackie Research Capital
Harvest One Cannabis, in its $70-million listing on the TSX Venture Exchange and concurrent $25-million financing led by Mackie Research Capital
Beleave Inc., in a non-brokered private placement of units at a price of $1.50 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $9.95 million
Algonquin Power Co., in completion of $300-million private placement offering of 4.09% senior unsecured debentures
Ascendant Resources Inc., in its $20-million public offering of units containing common shares and warrants through a syndicate of underwriters led by Eight Capital
Supreme Pharmaceuticals Inc., in a $55 million private placement of convertible debenture units. 
A syndicate of agents, led by GMP Securities L.P., in Orla Mining Ltd.'s $50-million brokered private placement of subscription receipts in conjunction with Orla's merger with Pershimco Resources Inc. by plan of arrangement
Syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC World Markets and Scotiabank, in a secondary sale by Emera Inc. on a "bought block trade" basis of 50.1 million common shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. for aggregate gross proceeds to Emera Inc. of Cdn.$544 million
A syndicate of underwriters, co-led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc., in Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp.'s $1.1-billion offering of convertible debentures on an installment basis to partially
The Special Committee of Silver Bullion Trust, in SBT's conversion to an Exchange Traded Fund in partnership with Purpose Investments Inc.
BMO Capital Markets and CIBC World Markets, as co-lead underwriters of the $155-million initial public offering of TMAC Resources Inc.
The Special Committee of Central GoldTrust, in Sprott Asset Management's $1-billion hostile takeover bid for all the outstanding Units of Central GoldTrust
The Special Committee of Silver Bullion Trust, in the Trust's successful defense against a dissident unitholder meeting requisition and subsequent proxy contest
The Special Committee of Silver Bullion Trust, in Sprott Asset Management's $62-million hostile takeover bid for all the outstanding Units of Silver Bullion Trust
The Special Committee of Central GoldTrust, in the Trust's successful defense against a dissident unitholder proposal and subsequent proxy contest
Syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities L.P, in Jemi Fibre Corp's. $13-million bought deal equity financing
A syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and TD Securities Inc., in Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.'s $172.5-million common share offering
Agents in TMAC Resources Inc.'s $78-million equity financing to advance the Hope Bay Project
A syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC World Markets Inc., in Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.'s public offering of Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares for gross proceeds of $100 million
A syndicate of agents led by National Bank Financial and Scotia Capital, in a private placement of $200 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured debentures of Algonquin Power Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp
Canaccord Genuity Corp., RBC Dominion Securities and BMO Nesbitt Burns as co-lead underwriters in the $75-million bought deal prospectus offering of trust units of Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust
Aquiline Resources Inc., a former TSX issuer, in its acquisition by Pan American Silver Corp. by way of a negotiated cash and stock takeover bid for total consideration of $625 million. (2009)
Klondex Mines Ltd., in its US$83-million acquisition of the Midas mine and mill complex in Nevada from Newmont Mining Corporation, and related acquisition financings.
A syndicate of underwriters co-led by GMP Securities L.P. and National Bank Financial Inc., in the $18 million marketed prospectus deal of units of NorthWest International Healthcare Properties REIT
A syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp., RBC Capital Markets and BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. in connection with a bought deal offering of $184 million of subscription receipts of Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET). Proceeds of the offering will be applied toward the purchase by PIRET of a $358 million portfolio of industrial properties from an affiliate of Slate Properties Inc.
Syndicate of underwriters co-led by National Bank Financial Inc. and GMP Securities Ltd., in the $20-million bought deal prospectus offering of 6.50% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures of NorthWest International Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
CIBC World Markets Inc., in the brokered private placement of common shares and flow-through common shares of TMAC Resources Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of $35 million and concurrent acquisition of the Hope Bay Gold Project from a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation
The syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp., in Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust's public offering of trust units for gross proceeds of $69.7 million.
A syndicate of agents led by National Bank Financial and BMO Nesbitt Burns, in a private placement of $150 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured debentures of Algonquin Power Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp
The syndicate of underwriters co-led by GMP Securities L.P. and National Bank Financial Inc., in NorthWest International Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's public offering of trust units for gross proceeds of $25 million
A syndicate of underwriters led by Scotia Capital and TD Securities, in Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.'s public offering of Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares for gross proceeds of $120 million
Crius Energy Trust, in its $100 million initial public offering of trust units
Glencore International, in its sale to CF Industries of Viterra's 34% stake in Canadian Fertilizers Limited following closing of Glencore's supported $6.1-billion acquisition of Viterra Inc.
Glencore International, in the Canadian aspects of its proposed US$90 billion all share merger with Xstrata
Key institutional shareholders of Mediterranean Resources Ltd., a TSX issuer, in a proxy dispute that successfully resulted in changes to the company's board of directors and management. (2011)
Desert Gold Ventures Inc., a TSX Venture Exchange issuer, in a subscription receipt financing and the concurrent acquisition of development stage gold assets in Rwanda, Mali and Senegal. (2011)
Brigus Gold Corp., in its $50-million short form prospectus offering and listing of convertible debentures on the TSX. (2011)
Brigus Gold Corp., in its $57.5-million short form prospectus offering of flow-through shares and non flow-through units. (2010)
World Point Terminals Inc., an operator of oil terminals formerly listed on the TSX, in its going private transaction by way of a management buy-out which valued the company at $500 million. (2010)
Syndicate of agents in a $60 million private placement of units of Aurcana Corporation, a silver producer listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. (2010)

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