Practice Experience
Dave has broad international capital markets experience advising both underwriters and issuers on cross-border transactions in the UK, Poland, the emerging markets and Canada.
Dave regularly works on Rule 144A and Reg S equity and debt offerings.
Representative transactions include:
- Representation of JSW, Europe's largest producer of coking coal – the second largest IPO in Europe in 2011 (and the largest privatization and IPO in Poland).
- Representation of Life Healthcare in connection with its $680 million IPO on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange - "African Equities Deal of the Year" (The Banker 2011).
- Representation of Deutsche Bank and ING Bank in connection with the postponed €150 million IPO of AFI Europe, a real estate investment and development group operating in Central Eastern Europe and South Eastern Europe, on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
- Representation of Merrill Lynch, ING Bank and Mirabaud Securities in connection with the IPO of Exillon Energy, a Russian oil and gas company, on the London Stock Exchange.
- Representation of the underwriters on the US$11 billion global offering of Common Shares, Preferred Shares and ADSs by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale).
- Representation of a number of Ukranian agricultural producers in connection with their respective IPOs on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
- Representation of the underwriters on the US$5 billion medium term note programme for Kazakhstan's national oil company, NC Kazmunaigas.
- Representation of the underwriters on a Mumbai Stock Exchange equity offering for Indian real estate company, ANSAL.
- Representation of the underwriters on a number of debt offerings on the London Stock Exchange for various CIS-based financial institutions.
- Representation of the underwriters on a number of equity offerings on the London Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange for various oil and gas and metals companies.
Dave has also worked at Credit Suisse, the Ontario Securities Commission (Enforcement Division) and a leading Canadian law firm.
Bars and Courts
Law Society of Upper Canada, 2004
Education
LLB, Dalhousie Law School, 2003 BA, University of King's College/Dalhousie University, 1999
Citizenship
Canada
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