Mike Coburn is a tax Partner in Vancouver. His practice includes advising Canadian and international clients on a broad range of tax matters. Clients look to Mike for his extensive experience with a myriad of tax issues including tax implications and structuring of mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, financings and other business transactions. Both corporate and personal tax clients trust Mike to provide the most efficient and effective means of completing a transaction. Mike is an active member of the Canadian tax community and is a former Governor and past Chair of the Conferences Committee of the Canadian Tax Foundation. He regularly presents at Canadian Tax Foundation, Canadian Bar Association, International Bar Association, CPA Canada and Continuing Legal Education BC events.
On December 20, 2019, Canada Development Investment Corporation (“CDEV”), on behalf of the Government of Canada, completed the sale of 90 per cent of Canada’s shares in Ridley Terminals Inc.
On July 26, 2018, Teck Resources Ltd. (Teck) completed the sale of its remaining two-thirds interest in the Waneta Hydroelectric Generating Facility to BC Hydro (BC Hydro) for $1.2B.
On August 31, 2017 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka), a global holistic healthcare company, acquired 100 per cent of Daiya Foods Inc. (Daiya), a privately held Vancouver based company specializing in the manufacture of plant-based foods.
On July 10, 2017, Integra Gold Corp. (Integra) and Eldorado Gold Corp. (Eldorado) completed a plan of arrangement pursuant to which Eldorado acquired all of the Integra shares that it did not already own.
