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Overview

Chris Doucet delivers pragmatic, focused and timely advice to companies on a range of M&A and capital markets transactions, as well as efficient, practiced guidance on a variety of corporate, governance and commercial matters.

Clients across many sectors appreciate Chris's focus on the details that matter, an approach he brings to a wide array of industries. In addition to his focus on the global mining and metals sector, Chris serves clients in technology, infrastructure, logistics, power, financial services, real estate, fintech and several other areas. He frequently advises public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions (such as asset purchase/sale transactions, plans of arrangement, takeover bids, restructuring or insolvency driven transactions, special situations, reverse take-overs and other business combinations), corporate finance transactions (such as initial public offerings, follow-on treasury and secondary public offerings, rights offerings, private placements of equity and debt securities, royalty, streaming and offtake transactions). In addition, Chris provides counsel to public issuers on regulatory and compliance issues, including continuous disclosure, securities regulatory, stock exchange and governance obligations.

Client Work

Montreal Fuel Facilities Corporation in its C$750-million offering of 'bullet' obligation bonds through RBC Capital Markets
A syndicate of underwriters co-led by BMO Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan, and Jefferies Securities, in a series of equity financings totaling over US$590 million, including a US$169-million cross-border initial public offering, of Ivanhoe Electric
Blue Moon Metals in its C$86.5-million "bought deal" short form prospectus offering of common shares through a syndicate of underwriters led by Scotia Capital
Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation in a series of debt financings totaling over C$1.15 billion through RBC Capital Markets, including amortizing and 'bullet' obligation bond offerings
POET Technologies in a series of financings totaling over C$700 million, including public offerings, registered direct offerings, private placements, and "at the market" offerings through financing agents and partners including Titan Partners, Rodman & Renshaw, Cormark Securities, IBK Capital, Craig-Hallum Capital Group and Maxim Group
The lenders, noteholders, agents and underwriters of Electra Battery Materials in a series of convertible debt and equity offerings, refinancings totaling over C$160 million

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • McGill University, BA, 2007, with distinction
  • Queen's University, MBA, 2010, dean's list
  • Queen's University, JD, 2011, dean's honour list

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 2012

Insights

Capital Markets Tribunal Keeps High Bar to Establish Improper Defensive Private PlacementBlog

Capital Markets Tribunal Keeps High Bar to Establish Improper Defensive Private Placement

March 27, 2024
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Kristopher R. Hanc, Christopher J. Doucet & Kruti Klein
Canadas New Critical Minerals Strategy Recycling the Regulatory RegimeBlog

Canada's New Critical Minerals Strategy—Recycling the Regulatory Regime

December 16, 2022
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Sander A.J.R. Grieve KC, Martin Ignasiak KC & Christopher J. Doucet

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Bennett Jones Names New Partners

April 6, 2020
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