550 Burrard St, Suite 2300, Bentall 5, PO Box 30, Vancouver, BC
Year called to bar: 2006 (BC)
A partner in Gowling WLG’s Vancouver office, Deepak Gill assists both public and private companies with all legal aspects of their business, including corporate governance, strategic corporate development, complex agreements, capital market regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure obligations, IPOs, and stock exchange listings. He also regularly advises investment banks in connection with equity financing transactions. Deepak’s transactional experience includes domestic and international public and private company financings, joint venture arrangements, takeover bids, statutory plans of arrangement, asset purchases and sales, and corporate reorganizations. Deepak has worked with clients in a range of industries, including mining, renewable energy, power, technology, transportation, media, retail, telecom, hospitality, and financial services. He also often advises foreign enterprises with respect to entry-to-Canada matters. Deepak has been recognized in Who’s Who Legal Canada (Mining), The Best Lawyers™ in Canada,and the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory. In 2015, Deepak was the sole Canadian practitioner recognized by The M&A Advisor’s 6th Annual “40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders Awards.”
Antofagasta plc, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Antofagasta Investment Company Limited, acquired Duluth Metals Limited by way of a plan of arrangement at a price of $0.45 per share, for total cash consideration of approximately $52.8 million. Immediately following the acquisition, Antofagasta funded the purchase of $30-million aggregate principal amount convertible debentures, being all of Duluth’s outstanding convertible debentures.