Catherine Kay

Catherine Kay

Associate Counsel
About

Catherine Kay is a senior associate and practices primarily in the area of securities and corporate finance. 

Catherine has extensive experience in representing companies on a broad range of corporate finance, securities and M&A transactions, including private and public financings, due diligence, shareholder meetings, proxy disputes, reorganizations, corporate governance practices, continuous disclosure compliance and other financing transactions.

Catherine acts for a broad range of private and public companies, listed on the TSX and TSX-V, in a wide range of industries including oil and gas exploration and production, energy services, mining, technology and construction.


Bar admissionsAlberta, 2005Saskatchewan, 2004

EXPERIENCE

  • Acted for Trulieve Cannabis Corp. in connection with a USD $350 million private placement offering of 8% secured notes.
  • Acted for Trulieve Cannabis Corp. in connection with a further USD $75 million private placement offering of 8% senior secured notes due 2026. 
  • Acted for Trulieve Cannabis Corp. in connection with a public offering of subordinate voting shares in the United States and Canada for gross proceeds of $287.5 million.  
  • Acted for a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Echelon Wealth Partners Inc. in the $86.4 million bought deal public offering of common shares of Converge Technology Solutions Corp. (TSXV: CTS) (FSE: 0ZB) (OTCQX: CTSDF).
  • Acted for a syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. in the $316.9 million bought deal public offering of subordinate voting shares of Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF).
  • Acted for the agents in connection with a public offering of common shares of Exro Technologies Inc. (TSXV: EXRO) for gross proceeds of $42 million.
  • Acted for the underwriters in connection with a bought deal public offering of common shares of Converge Technology Solutions Corp. (TSX-V: CTS) for gross proceeds of $46.2 million.
  • Acted for Canaccord Genuity in the $40.8 offering of subordinate voting shares of Jushi Holdings Inc. (CSE: JUSH) (OTCMKTS: JUSHF).
  • Acted for the underwriters in connection with a bought deal public offering of common shares of Converge Technology Solutions Corp. (TSX-V: CTS) for gross proceeds of $34,537,375. 
  • Acted for Trulieve (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) in connection with a public offering of subordinate voting shares of the Company for gross proceeds of $115.5 million.
  • Acted as legal advisors to Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Desjardins Capital Markets, as lead underwriters on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters, in connection with a $21 million “bought deal” public offering for Converge Technology Solutions Corp. (TSXV: CTS) (FSE: 0ZB) (OTCQX: CTSDF).
  • Acted for Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) in connection with a public offering of units of the Company comprised of an aggregate principal amount of US $60 million of 9.75% senior secured notes maturing in 2024 and an aggregate amount of 1,560,000 subordinate voting share warrants.
  • Acted for Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE:TRUL) in connection with a $65 million private placement of subscription receipts, reverse take-over of Schyan Exploration Inc. and CSE listing.
  • Acted for the owners of the Gray Monk winery in respect of the sale of the winery and related assets to Andrew Peller Limited.
  • Acted for Iberian Minerals Ltd. in its plan of arrangement and spinout of Enviroleach Technologies Inc. ("ETI") and listing of ETI shares on the CSE.
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. in its $275 million acquisition of Real Storage with 38 stores across Canada in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario.
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. for an aggregate of approximately $160 million of asset purchase transactions in 2018, in 10 distinct acquisitions, for 19 stores, including a $66.5 million acquisition from a private vendor of 2 stores located in the Greater Toronto Area.
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. in its $34 million acquisition from Access Self Storage Inc. of one store in Toronto, Ontario, two stores in Quebec and three stores in Nova Scotia.
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. in its $396 million acquisition of Sentinel Storage with 24 stores across Canada in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. 
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. in its $135 million bought deal short form prospectus common share financing which included a secondary offering.
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. in its $66 Million acquisition from Access Self Storage Inc. of three stores in Montreal, Quebec and two stores in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. in its $57.5 Million bought deal short form prospectus common share financing.
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. in its $15 Million acquisition of one self storage location in Alberta from a private company vendor.
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. in its $48 Million acquisition from Access Self Storage Inc. of three self storage locations in Montreal, Quebec and one self storage location in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. in its $22 Million acquisition of one self storage location in Alberta from a private company vendor. 
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. in the $51 Million acquisition of eight self storage locations from Access Self Storage Inc. and Cubeit Portable Storage Canada Inc.
  • Acted for StorageVault Canada Inc. in the $52 Million acquisition of four self storage locations from Storage For Your Life Solutions Inc.
  • Acted for public companies, listed on the TSX, TSX-V and CSE, and private companies in connection with private placement offerings.
  • Acted for issuers in connection with restructuring and reorganizing transactions, including acquisitions, arrangements, mergers and other reorganizations.
  • Represented brokerages on public and private financings.
  • Acted for TSX issuer in connection with dissident proxy campaign.
Languages
  • English
Education
  • LL.B. (with Distinction), University of Saskatchewan, 2003
  • B.Sc. (Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology), University of Calgary, 2000

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Law Society of Saskatchewan
  • Member, Law Society of Alberta

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