 Bennett Jones Education Ivey Business School at Western University, HBA, 2022, with distinction Western University, JD, 2022 Bar Admissions Ontario, 2023 Overview Stefano Cianfrone has a corporate commercial and securities law practice with a focus on corporate finance, corporate governance, commercial transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to becoming an associate at Bennett Jones, Stefano summered and articled with the firm. Experience • Employment Hero Holdings, as Canadian counsel, in its acquisition of Humi Holdings, valued at over C$100 million • ECI Software Solutions, a global provider of cloud-based business management software and services, in its acquisition of Avid Ratings • Minority shareholders of Kensington Capital Partners Ltd., one of Canada’s leading alternative investment firms, in the sale of a majority 51% interest to AGF Management Ltd., a leading Canadian independent asset management firm. • Canaccord Genuity, as sole agent and bookrunner, in its brokered private placement of units of NTG Clarity Networks • Adventus Mining Corporation in its C$200-million acquisition by Silvercorp Metals by way of plan of arrangement • POET Technologies in its private placement of units for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $20-million. • POET Technologies in its registered direct offering of common shares and common share purchase warrants for aggregate gross proceeds of US$10-million. • York1 Waste Solutions Ltd., a member corporation of the York1 Group of Companies, a leading private equity-backed environmental and infrastructure services provider, in its acquisition of First Choice Disposal, a private corporation specializing in residential, commercial, and industrial waste and recycling solutions in the Greater Toronto Area. • Eight Capital in its brokered private placement of units of Silver Mountain Resources Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $9.6-million. • Cantor Fitzgerald, as lead underwriter, in its underwritten public offering of units of Lion One Metals Limited for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $12-million. • Cantor Fitzgerald, as sole agent and bookrunner, in its brokered private placement of Class A common shares of Gold Reserve Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $15-million. • Cantor Fitzgerald, as sole agent and bookrunner, in its brokered private placement of Class A common shares of Gold Reserve Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $36-million. • Eight Capital in its brokered private placement of units and flow-through units of Bonterra Resources Inc. for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $8.5-million. |