Background
Paul Mingay is a partner at our Toronto office and is the national leader of the firm's public M&A Group and former national leader of the Securities and Capital Markets Group. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto in 1979 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1981. Prior to law school, he attended Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario where he majored in economics.
Areas of Practice
· Paul's practice focuses on corporate and securities law, including mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.
· Paul has particular industry experience in health care (including pharma and biotech), mining and infrastructure and in acting for private equity investors.
Rankings and Recognitions
· Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada® 2012 (Securities Law)
· Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rating
· Recognized in The 2012 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Mid-Market)
· Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Corporate Mid-Market; Private Equity)
Professional Experience
· Advises clients in connection with securities law matters as well as general corporate and commercial law, including contracts, and corporate governance.
· Advises both underwriters and issuers in various types of financings by public offering and private placement, including MJDS and other cross-border financings, for example: common shares (Cameco, Loblaws, Centerra Gold, MOSAID Technologies, Baja Mining, Lydian International, Rio Narcea Gold Mines); medium term notes (Weston, Loblaws); income trusts (Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT); preferred shares (Weston, Loblaws, Fortis); preferred securities (Cameco); commercial paper (Whirlpool/Inglis); debentures (Weston, Cameco); convertible debentures (Chartwell, Emco, Microbix Biosystems); and stapled units (TimberWest).
· Advises buyers and sellers in relation to mergers and acquisitions, for example: ING Real Estate Community Living Group in the sale of its interest in a portfolio of retirement homes to Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT; Golden Gate Capital in connection with its acquisitions of Geac and Sierra Systems Group; Global Copper in its acquisition by Teck Cominco; Modular Space Corporation in its acquisition of the modular space business of GE; Nautic Partners LLC in its acquisition of the assets of Canada Cartage Diversified Income Fund; Infor Global Solutions in its acquisition of Workbrain; Genzyme in its acquisition of the diagnostics business of Diagnostic Chemicals Limited; Loblaw in connection with its take-over of Provigo; Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT in connection with the multiple acquisitions leading to its formation and IPO and numerous acquisitions thereafter; boards of directors and special committees in connection with M & A and corporate governance matters; parties to various private acquisitions of shares and assets and in relation to mergers.
· Advises in relation to joint ventures and structuring of investments, including cross-border structures, limited partnerships, trusts and other investment vehicles.
Publications/Seminars
· ACUMEN Information Services, 2010 OSC/IFRS Update: "Mergers and Acquisitions - IFRS Conversion Issues and Deal Structuring Considerations", September 23-24, 2010
· Insight - CFO Summit, Business Insights for Growth and Profitability, "Preparing for M&A and Getting the Deal Done", June 14-15, 2010
· The Osgoode "M&A Skills Boot Camp, Structuring the Deal", April 27-28, 2010
· The Canadian Institute, Securities Superconference, "Update on the M&A and Take-over Market: Emerging from the Financial Crisis", February 23-24, 2010
· Insight - Advanced M&A Conference, "New Twists and Defences in Hostile Takeovers", May 5-6, 2010
· The Canadian Institute, Securities Superconference, "What are Today's Trends in Hotly Negotiated Deal Points", February 17-18, 2009
· The Canadian Institute, Mergers and Acquisitions in the Mining Industry, "A World of Problems: Overcoming Challenges that Arise During International M&A Deal", December 1-2, 2008
· The Osgoode M&A Skills Boot Camp, "Structuring the Deal", March 29-30, 2007
· Infonex, Audit and Risk Committees, "Board Committees" June 2002
· Infonex, Biotech Summit, "Mergers and Acquisitions", April 2001
Professional and Community Activities
· Advisory Board Member of the National Post & ZSA Legal Recruitment Canadian General Counsel Legal Awards
· Former member of the Securities Advisory Committee to the Ontario Securities Commission.
· Member of the editorial group for the securities law service Securities Law and Practice (Thomson Carswell).