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Overview

Karlo Varga has a corporate, commercial and securities law practice with a focus on corporate finance, corporate governance, commercial transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He has valuable experience in both public and private M&A transactions, equity and debt financings pursuant to prospectuses and applicable exemptions, IPOs, RTOs and other go-public transactions as well as other corporate and commercial transactions. Additionally, Karlo regularly advises public company clients on ongoing corporate governance and securities law matters.

Throughout his career, Karlo has worked with clients from established industries such as mining, as well as emerging growth sectors including cryptocurrency, gaming, cannabis and psychedelics.

Prior to becoming an associate at Bennett Jones, Karlo articled with a full-service business law firm in Toronto.

Client Work

Superior Gold Inc. in its approximately C$54-million acquisition by ASX-listed Catalyst Metals Limited.
Equitable Bank in its acquisition of a majority interest in Concentra Bank at a transaction value of approximately $495 million to become Canada's 7th largest independent Canadian bank by assets
Waterton Global Resource Management in the US$206.5-million sale of its portfolio company, Gemfield Resources, owner of the Goldfield District Project, a conventional open-pit, heap leach project in Nevada, to Centerra Gold
The syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Eight Capital and Sprott Capital Partners, in the $26-million initial public offering of 52,900,000 units of Silver Mountain Resources Inc.      
MustGrow Biologics in its acquisition of NexusBioAg, which provides crop nutrition solutions, including micronutrients, nitrogen stabilizers, biostimulants, and foliar products, from Univar Solutions Canada
MustGrow Biologics in its private placement of units for gross proceeds of C$2.585 million

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • Carleton University, BComm (Hons., International Business), 2017, with high distinction
  • Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 2020

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 2021