Manoj Pundit

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Work: Natural Resources
  Energy
  Advised on possible merger of two mineral development
  processing companies based in Central Africa.
  Acted for underwriters in $150-million financing of one of Canada's largest private timber
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  management companies through public
  private offerings of convertible debenture.
  Advised independent directors of TSX-listed coal producer in $30-million debt financing facility from senior Indian energy conglomerate.
  Advised Canadian potash company in negotiations with large-scale Indian company with regard to possible M&A transaction.
  Counsel to Canadian investment bank on financing of African potash exploration company.
  High Tech, Life Sciences, Industrials
  Advised leading Canadian developer of robotic surgical technology in going public transaction
  $30 million of equity financings through shelf prospectus offerings
  private placements.
  Counsel to US private equity firm in acquisition
  divestiture of leading Canadian software company providing solutions to the power
  resource sectors.
  Advised on cross border going public transaction
  financing of Canadian bio-pharma technology company, using exchangeable share structure.
  Advised on $120-million sale of leading Canadian TSX-listed business process outsourcing company to an Asian conglomerate (by way of takeover bid).
  Investment Fund
  Alternative Fund Structures
  Counsel to a number of Canadian investment fund managers in formation of investment funds
  hedge funds
  regulatory compliance matters.
  Advised on formation of private equity funding vehicle
  financing through high yield securities offerings.
  Natural Resources
  Energy
  Counsel to Ontario-based natural gas exploration
  development
  production company in going public transaction
  subsequent equity financings.
  Counsel to gold exploration company with substantial deposit in northern Ontario in several merger
  acquisition
  financing transactions.
  Counsel to wind exploration company in connection with formation
  financings through equity
  flow-through shares.
  High Tech, Life Sciences, Industrials
  Advised leading Canadian commercial printing company in acquisition of competitor by way of takeover bid.
  Counsel in connection with going public transaction
  financing of leading global provider of onboard store technology to domestic
  international airlines.
  Counsel to magnetic memory technology company in going public transaction
  several rounds of equity financings.
  Investment Fund
  Alternative Fund Structures
  Advised UK-based hedge fund in $40-million investment from Canadian pension fund.
  Advised venture capital firm in formation of Ag-biotech venture capital fund.
  Advised hedge fund manager on structuring
  formation of Canadian mutual fund focused on portfolio investments in India.