Beatriz Orrantia is an associate in our Business Law Group in Toronto. Her practice focuses on public and private M&A, securities and corporate finance. Ms. Orrantia has been involved in initial public offerings, private placements, mergers, acquisitions, and going-private transactions. She has represented clients in connection with listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange, continuous disclosure, regulatory compliance, corporate governance and general corporate matters.
Ms. Orrantia practised law in Colombia from 1996 to 1999 as in-house counsel for a foreign investment promotion agency. Her practice focused on advising foreign investors on foreign investment regulations, trade and corporate matters. Ms. Orrantia also led a successful initiative to amend the Colombian constitution to facilitate foreign investment in Colombia.
Ms. Orrantia received her LLB in 2004 from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2005.
Ms. Orrantia is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canada-Colombia Chamber of Commerce and serves as a member of the Management Committee and Corporate Secretary of the Heather L. Main Memorial Scholarship Fund for women in capital markets. Ms. Orrantia regularly teaches securities law at the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario.
Ms. Orrantia is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations, the Law Society of Upper Canada and is admitted to practise in Colombia.
Representative corporate finance transactions include acting for:
· Charter Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with an offering of rights.
· Canadian Western Bank in connection with a private placement of preferred units.
· Canadian Western Bank in connection with an offering of preferred units.
· Canadian Western Bank in connection with an offering of debentures.
· Norbord Inc. in connection with an offering of rights.
· Pathfinder Convertible Debenture Fund in connection with the initial public offering of combined units.
· Urbana Corporation in connection with an offering of units.
· Urbana Corporation in connection with a private placement of units by way of U.S. Placement Memorandum.
Representative M&A transactions include acting for:
· Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) in connection with the acquisition of certain mining assets in Peru.
· A leading international mining company in connection with a proposed acquisition of an interest in major mining operations in Africa, Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Portugal.
· Pacific Life Insurance Company in connection with the acquisition of the life retrocession business from The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company.
· Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited in connection with the establishment of gasoline service stations along Ontario's 400-series highways.
· Canderel Group of Companies in connection with the acquisition of an interest in commercial real estate properties located in Toronto and Montreal.
· The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with the acquisition of an interest in Scotia Bank Perú S.A.A. by way of tender offer under the laws of Peru.
· The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with the acquisition of an interest in Profuturo AFP S.A., a pension fund administrator incorporated under the laws of Peru.
· The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with the acquisition of E-Trade.
· The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with the acquisition of certain assets from HSBC Bank Canada, HSBC Finance Corporation and HSBC Financial Corporation Limited.
Beatriz Orrantia is an associate in our Business Law Group in Toronto. Her practice focuses on public and private M&A, securities and corporate finance. Ms. Orrantia has been involved in initial public offerings, private placements, mergers, acquisitions, and going-private transactions. She has represented clients in connection with listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange, continuous disclosure, regulatory compliance, corporate governance and general corporate matters.
Ms. Orrantia practised law in Colombia from 1996 to 1999 as in-house counsel for a foreign investment promotion agency. Her practice focused on advising foreign investors on foreign investment regulations, trade and corporate matters. Ms. Orrantia also led a successful initiative to amend the Colombian constitution to facilitate foreign investment in Colombia.
Ms. Orrantia received her LLB in 2004 from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2005.
Ms. Orrantia is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canada-Colombia Chamber of Commerce and serves as a member of the Management Committee and Corporate Secretary of the Heather L. Main Memorial Scholarship Fund for women in capital markets. Ms. Orrantia regularly teaches securities law at the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario.
Ms. Orrantia is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations, the Law Society of Upper Canada and is admitted to practise in Colombia.
Representative corporate finance transactions include acting for:
· Charter Real Estate Investment Trust in connection with an offering of rights.
· Canadian Western Bank in connection with a private placement of preferred units.
· Canadian Western Bank in connection with an offering of preferred units.
· Canadian Western Bank in connection with an offering of debentures.
· Norbord Inc. in connection with an offering of rights.
· Pathfinder Convertible Debenture Fund in connection with the initial public offering of combined units.
· Urbana Corporation in connection with an offering of units.
· Urbana Corporation in connection with a private placement of units by way of U.S. Placement Memorandum.
Representative M&A transactions include acting for:
· Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco) in connection with the acquisition of certain mining assets in Peru.
· A leading international mining company in connection with a proposed acquisition of an interest in major mining operations in Africa, Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Portugal.
· Pacific Life Insurance Company in connection with the acquisition of the life retrocession business from The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company.
· Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited in connection with the establishment of gasoline service stations along Ontario's 400-series highways.
· Canderel Group of Companies in connection with the acquisition of an interest in commercial real estate properties located in Toronto and Montreal.
· The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with the acquisition of an interest in Scotia Bank Perú S.A.A. by way of tender offer under the laws of Peru.
· The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with the acquisition of an interest in Profuturo AFP S.A., a pension fund administrator incorporated under the laws of Peru.
· The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with the acquisition of E-Trade.
· The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with the acquisition of certain assets from HSBC Bank Canada, HSBC Finance Corporation and HSBC Financial Corporation Limited.