David Gardos is a partner in, and Deputy Chair of, the Capital Markets Group at Cassels. He advises issuers, investors, and investment dealers in a broad range of sectors including resource, high-tech, industrial, and biotech. His practice focuses on a variety of capital market transactions and securities regulatory matters, including public and private equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, going-public and -private transactions, stock exchange listings, divestitures, and corporate governance and securities law compliance matters. He has also been recognized by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in the area of Mining and Best Lawyers in Canada in the area of Securities Law.
David’s recent representative work includes having acted for:
- WonderFi in connection with its acquisition by Robinhood
- Discovery Silver in connection with the acquisition of Newmont’s Porcupine Complex
- Lithium Americas in its investment agreement with General Motors to establish a joint venture for the purpose of funding, developing, constructing and operating the Thacker Pass lithium project Nevada
- Integra Resources in its acquisition of Florida Canyon Gold Inc. and concurrent $20 million subscription receipt financing
- Collective Mining in connection with concurrent financings for gross proceeds of $140 million
- Tether Investments in connection with its acquisition of a strategic stake of Elemental Royalties Corporation
- Mines D’Or Orbec in connection with its acquisition by IAMGOLD
- Quisitive Technology Solutions in connection with the sale of its BankCard business unit
- Contact Gold in connection with its acquisition by Orla Mining
