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Sean Maniaci

As an associate in the Securities Group, Sean’s practice focuses on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, representing both issuers and dealers. Sean works with both private and public companies in various sectors including mining, technology, finance and agriculture.

Some of Sean’s recent transactions include:

Representing a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities L.P. and including Paradigm Capital Inc. and TD Securities Inc., in Martinrea International Inc.’s $55.7 million private placement
Acting as counsel to Silver Wheaton Corp. in its $190 million acquisition of Silverstone Resources Corp. and a $287.5 million financing
Representing Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. in its $215 million financing
Acting for Dynamite Resources Ltd. in its acquisition by Avion Gold Corporation by plan of arrangement
Representing a syndicate of underwriters led by Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. and including Raymond James Ltd., BMO Capital Markets, Cormark Securities Inc. and GMP Securities L.P. in the $195 million financing of Quadra Mining Ltd.
Acting for Goldcorp Trading (Barbados) Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldcorp Inc., in its sale of common shares of Silver Wheaton Corp. for gross proceeds of $1.5 billion
Representing Peak Gold Ltd. (who have since merged with New Gold Inc.) in a $110 million private placement
Acting for Glencairn Gold Corporation in a $26 million private placement (Glencairn Gold has since changed its name to Central Sun Mining Inc. and was subsequently acquired by B2Gold Corp.)
Representing the syndicate of underwriters led by Cormark Securities Inc. and including Orion Securities Inc. and Wellington West Capital Markets Inc. in iseemedia Inc.’s $9.2 million public offering

Sean previously worked at a financial consulting company specializing in alternative financing structures, going public transactions and mergers and acquisitions for companies ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to multinational corporations.

Education

MBA, University of Western Ontario, 2005
LL.B., Queen's University, 1999
B.Comm., McGill University, 1996

Call to the bar

Ontario, 2001

Associations

Canadian Bar Association
Law Society of Upper Canada
Ontario Bar Association

Practice Areas

Securities

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Work

Multiplied Media Closes $5 Million Private Placement

VersaPay Corporation Completes Amalgamation

Avion Resources Completes Acquisition of Dynamite Resources