Alex Bruvels

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Toronto

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416.595.8580

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Biography

BAR ADMISSION

Ontario, 2017
Alberta, 2015

Education

J.D., with Business Specialization Certificate, Dalhousie Schulich School of Law, 2014
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major, Political Science and International Development Studies, Dalhousie University 2010

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Alex Bruvels brings valuable expertise as a capital markets lawyer, specializing in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He serves clients across diverse industries such as mining, real estate investment trusts (REITs), private equity with a focus on real estate funds and technology. Alex excels in providing strategic advice on a wide range of transactions, including venture capital financings, initial public offerings, reverse takeovers, private placements, public equity and debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and general corporate and securities matters.

In the community, Alex participates as a committee member in the Advisory Group on Finance to the Ministry or Natural Resources of Canada and provincial and territorial mining ministries contributing recommendations to enhance the Canadian mineral, mining, and metals sector. His involvement underscores his commitment to industry development and regulatory advancements.

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Guest lecturer, “Mergers and Acquisitions”, Dalhousie Schulich School of Law
Guest lecturer, “Corporate finance and governance”, Queens University law school

Notable matters

Real Estate

Structuring of and capital raising for numerous REITs and closed-end real estate funds as well as creation of joint ventures and co-ownerships with domestic and foreign assets in a variety of asset classes including office buildings, multi-family residential apartment complexes, hotels, senior housing and student housing.
Acted for vendor of real estate assets to Northview Fund, now Northview Resident REIT (TSX) in connection with Northview’s recapitalization transaction and transformation into a $2.7B traditional open-ended real estate investment trust focused on multi-family properties.
Acts for Montcrest Asset Management (formerly NYX Capital Corp), a private equity real estate investment firm focused in residential, industrial, self-storage and commercial assets respecting joint ventures, vehicle structuring and capital raising.
Acted for Alignvest Student Housing REIT with respect to structuring and capital raising.
Acted for PROPetual (Venture 2021) Real Estate Investment Trust with respect to structuring, REIT launch and capital raising.
Acted for ForeGrowth U.S. Apartment REIT with respect to structuring, REIT launch and capital raising.
Acted for the selling shareholders in respect of a secondary prospectus offering of common shares of First National Financial Corporation (TSX) on a bought deal basis for gross proceeds of $53.4M.
Acted for Morguard Investments Limited with respect to corporate reorganizations.

Resources and Energy

Acted for Thesis Gold Inc. (TSXV) respecting investment by Centerra Gold Inc. (TSX) in Thesis for $24.1M and associated investor rights agreement.
Acted for BMO Capital Markets and SCP Resource Finance LP and a syndicate of underwriters respecting a bought deal public offering of Discovery Silver Corp. (TSX) for subscription receipts for gross proceeds of $247.5M pursuant to a prospectus supplement. The proceeds of the offering formed part of the $575M financing package for Discovery’s acquisition of the Porcupine Complex from Newmont Corporation.
Acted for Clarus Securities Inc. and syndicate of agents respecting a best efforts private placement of Thesis Gold Inc. (TSXV) for common shares for gross proceeds of $10M.
Acted for Clarus Securities Inc. and syndicate of agents respecting a best efforts private placement of Thesis Gold Inc. (TSXV) for flow-through and common shares for gross proceeds of $21M.
Acted for Treasury Metals Inc. (TSX) in its private placement of special warrants on a bought deal basis and flow-through special warrants on a best efforts basis with underlying shares qualified under a short form prospectus for gross proceeds of $17.6M.
Acted for Treasury Metals Inc. (TSX) is its acquisition of all the shares of Tamaka Gold Corporation, the owner of the Goldlund Gold Project from First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX) and concurrent bought deal private placement of subscription receipts for gross proceeds of $11.52M with the underlying securities qualified under a short form prospectus.
Acted for AltaLink, L.P. with respect to its offering of $450M of medium term secured notes under a pricing supplement to a short form base shelf prospectus.
Acted for PetroNova Inc. (TSXV) in connection with Petroamerica Oil Corp.’s (TSXV) acquisition of all of PetroNova’s common shares by way of a statutory plan of arrangement, with a transaction value of $29M.

Technology

Acted for Irth Solutions LLC, a Blackstone portfolio company, in connection with its acquisition by way of Plan of Arrangement of all the issued and outstanding shares of OneSoft Solutions Inc. (TSXV), a developer of Cognitive Integrity Management, and AI-powered platform that energy infrastructure owners use to manage asset integrity, predict failures, and optimize performance with a total transaction value of approximately $113M.
Acted for angel investor in respect of investment in the True North Fund, a Canadian venture capital fund investing in Canadian growth-stage technology companies with the goal of keeping them Canadian.
Acted for Avcorp Industries Inc. (TSX), a designer and builder of major airframe structures in its acquisition by Latécoère S.A by way of statutory plan of arrangement with a total transaction value of approximately $139M.
Acted for VIQ Solutions Inc. (TSX), a provider of AI digital voice and video capture technology and transcription services in establishing a base shelf prospectus for up to US$225M.
Acted for VIQ Solutions Inc. (TSX) in its bought deal offering of common shares qualified under a short form prospectus for gross proceeds of $20M and up-listing from the TSXV to the TSX.
Acted for a syndicate of dealers in connection with the $8.3M bought deal offering of units of Hut 8 Mining Corp. (TSX), a cryptocurrency mining and blockchain infrastructure company.
Acted for a syndicate of dealers with respect to the reverse take-over by Hut 8 Mining Corp. of Oriana Resources Corporation, public listing on the TSXV, and completion of private placements of approximately $70M.
Acted for a Canadian software company in its acquisition by a United States private equity firm with a transaction value of $85M.

Cannabis

Acted for iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. (CSE) in its recapitalization transaction by way of plan of arrangement including restructuring of $159M of secured as well as unsecured debt and $25M additional debt financing.
Acted for Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX) in its acquisition of TerraFarma Inc., the parent company to Thrive Cannabis, a vertically integrated cannabis company by way of a three cornered amalgamation with a transaction value of up to $68M.
Acted for a committee of independent directors of a TSX listed cannabis company in connection of its investigation of certain transactions.
Acted for PharmaCielo Ltd., a Colombian based cannabis producer in its best efforts offering of common shares qualified under a short form prospectus for gross proceeds of $12M.
Acted for investor in its purchase of US$100M of unsecured convertible debentures of Harvest Health & Recreation, Inc. (CSE).
Acted for Natura Naturals Holdings Inc., the parent company of a licensed cannabis cultivator in its acquisition by Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ) with a transaction value of $70M.
Acted for iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. (CSE), in its acquisition of MPX Bioceutical Corporation (CSE) with a transaction value of $1.6B.
Acted for PharmaCielo Ltd., in its reserve take-over of AAJ Capital 1 Corp., public listing on the TSXV and completion of private placements of approximately $40M.

Healthcare

Acted for Promis Neurosciences Inc. (NASDAQ), a biotechnology company with respect to its private placement of units for gross proceeds of US$30M.
Acted for Promis Neurosciences Inc. (NASDAQ) with respect to its private placement of units for gross proceeds of $20.4M.
Acted for Promis Neurosciences Inc. (TSX) with respect to its private placement of units for gross proceeds of US$7.4M.
Acted for Promis Neurosciences Inc. (TSX), with respect to its best efforts offering of US$20.1M of units under a pricing supplement to a short form base shelf prospectus.
Acted for Sernova Corp. (TSX), a regenerative medicine therapeutics company in its bought deal offering of common shares qualified under a short form prospectus for gross proceeds of $20M.
Acted for Yorkville Asset Management Inc. as the lead investor in a private placement of common shares and convertible debentures of CareRx Corporation (formerly Centric Health Corporation) (TSX), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to seniors for proceeds of $35.2M.
Acted for 1315 Capital in its investment on a bought deal private placement concurrent with a bought deal public offering of common shares of Greenbrook TMS Inc. (TSX), a transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy provider for gross proceeds of $30.5M.
Acted for Resverlogix Corp. (TSX), a late-stage clinical biotechnology company in its offering of units for gross proceeds of $10M by way of overnight marketed prospectus and concurrent private placement.

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Alex Bruvels

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Stack Capital Group Inc. Closes Best Efforts Financing and Concurrent Non-Brokered Private Placement for Total Gross Proceeds of $35,000,000

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