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Fred R. Pletcher
Téléphone
604.640.4245
Télécopieur
604.622.5802
Courriel
fpletcher@blg.com
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Background
Fred R. Pletcher is the Chair of our firm's national Mining Group and a partner at our Vancouver office.
He was admitted to the British Columbia bar in 1993. Fred graduated from Columbia University with an LL.M. in 1993 after completing an LL.B at the University of Toronto in 1991. Prior to legal studies, he received an A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1988.
Areas of Practice
- Mining
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance
Rankings and Recognitions
- Recognized in the 2011 edition of Chambers Global – The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Energy & Natural Resources: Mining)
- Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Corporate Law; Natural Resources Law; Securities Law)
- Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Mining / Corporate Finance & Securities / Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate Mid-Market / Corporate Commercial / Income Funds)
- Recognized in the 2011 International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers
- Recognized in the 2010 IFLR 1000 (Capital Markets)
- Recognized in Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011 (Mining)
Professional Experience
Mining. Acting for Canadian and international mining companies in connection with:
- Acquisitions and dispositions of mines, mine development projects and exploration properties;
- Options to acquire mine development projects and exploration properties;
- Joint venture and operator agreements;
- Project finance;
- Royalties;
- Off-take and ore sales agreements;
- Confidentiality agreements;
- Tenure issues;
- Permitting; and
- National Instrument 43-101 reporting obligations.
Corporate Finance. Acting for both issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of public offerings and private placements, including:
- Initial public offerings;
- Bought, over night and marketed debt and equity offerings;
- Cross-border and MJDS debt and equity offerings;
- Secondary equity offerings;
- Structured and flow-through product offerings; and
- Pre-IPO angel, venture capital, seed and mezzanine financings.
Mergers & Acquisitions. Acting for Canadian and international acquirers, targets and special committees in connection with various M&A transactions, including:
- Friendly and unsolicited take-over bids;
- Plans of arrangement and amalgamations;
- Proxy fights;
- Asset purchases and sales;
- Spin-off transactions;
- Leveraged buy-outs; and
- Restructurings and reorganizations.
Corporate Governance. Acting for Canadian public companies, boards of directors and special committees in connection with:
- Related party transactions;
- Shareholder meetings;
- Continuous disclosure;
- Regulatory investigations and hearings; and
- Executive compensation and retention.
Representative Transactions
Recent Transactions
- Counsel to the Special Committee of Far West Mining Ltd. on its $725 million acquisition by Capstone Mining Corp. and Korea Resources Corporation
- Counsel to Magma Energy Corp. on its $575 million merger with Plutonic Power Corporation
- Counsel to K+S Aktiengesellschaft on its $434 million friendly take-over bid for Potash One Inc.
- Canadian counsel to Avoca Resources Limited on its $2 billion merger with Anatolia Minerals Development Limited
- Counsel to Teck Resources Limited on its sale of a gold royalty stream from the Andacollo mine in Chile to Royal Gold, Inc. for US$300 million
- Counsel to Pan American Silver Corp. on its successful $626 million take-over bid for Aquiline Resources Inc.
- Underwriters' counsel on a $908 million secondary offering of common shares of Centerra Gold Inc. by Cameco Corporation
- Underwriters' counsel on a $500 million public offering of unsecured debentures by Cameco Corporation
- Counsel to Magma Energy Corp. on its $100 million initial public offering
Mining:
Counsel to:
- Pan American Silver Corp. on its La Preciosa joint venture in Mexico with Orko Silver Corp.
- Eldorado Gold Corporation on its sale of the São Bento Mine to AngloGold Ashanti.
- Cameco Corporation on strategic alliances in Argentina, Niger and Paraguay.
- Pan American Silver Corp. on its acquisitions of the Morococha and Huaron mines in Peru and the Manantial Espejo mine development project in Argentina.
Corporate Finance:
- Issuer's counsel on initial public offerings by Ascalade Communications Inc., TGS North American Real Estate Investment Trust, Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust and 16 "flow-through" limited partnerships organized by the Qwest Energy group.
- Underwriters' counsel on initial public offerings by Athabasca Potash Inc., Centerra Gold Inc., Xantrex Technologies Inc., Brompton VIP Income Trust and Versacold Income Fund.
- Issuer's counsel on bought and marketed debt and equity financings by Magma Energy Corp., Pan American Silver Corp. and Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust.
- Underwriters' counsel on bought and marketed debt and equity financings by Cameco Corporation, Western Copper Corp., Macarthur Minerals Ltd., Chariot Resources Inc., Shore Gold Inc., Canadian Hotel Income Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Ballard Power Systems Inc.
- Selling shareholders' counsel on a secondary offering of common shares of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation.
Mergers & Acquisitions:
Counsel to:
- Global Copper Corp on its acquisition by Teck Cominco Limited and the spin-off of Lumina Copper Corp.
- Eldorado Gold Corporation on its successful unsolicited take-over bid for Frontier Pacific Mining Corporation.
- Northern Peru Copper Corp. on its acquisition by China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. and Jiangxi Copper Company Ltd.
- Imperial Metals Corp. on its successful friendly take-over bid for bcMetals Corporation.
- NovaGold Resources Inc. on its successful defence against Barrick Gold Corp.'s hostile take-over bid.
- Special Committee of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. in response to a hostile take-over bid by Stornoway Diamonds Corp.
- Regalito Copper Corp. in connection with its auction and subsequent acquisition by Pan Pacific Copper Co. Ltd.
- Eldorado Gold Corporation in connection with its acquisition of Afcan Mining Corporation.
- Pan American Silver Corp. in connection with its acquisition of Corner Bay Silver Inc.
- Pivotal Corporation on its contested auction and ultimate acquisition by Chinadotcom Corporation.
- Future Shop Ltd. on its acquisition by Best Buy Co., Inc.
Professional and Community Activities
- Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
- Editorial Board, Securities Law and Practice, 3rd ed. (Toronto: Thomson Carswell).
- Instructor, Canadian Securities Regulation Course (Vancouver & Calgary: Insight Information, since 2000).
- Instructor, Securities Law - Advanced Issues (Vancouver: Continuing Legal Education, since 2004).
- International Co-Chair, 54th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, Snowmass, Colorado, 2008.
- Mining Co-Chair, 50th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, Vail, Colorado, 2004.
- Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia (1999 to 2002).
- Member of the Vancouver Stock Exchange Advisory Committee (1998-1999).
Selected Publications
- with Anthony Zoobkoff “ROFR Madness! Rights of First Refusal in Mining and Oil and Gas Transactions, 56 Rocky Mt. Min L. Inst. 4-1 (2010)
- "Mining Joint Ventures – Structures and Agreements – North America" in the Biennial Conference of the IBA section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL) (Copenhagen, 2008).
- with Anthony Zoobkoff "Gotcha! Turning Confidentiality and Standstill Agreements into Gold Mines", 53 Rocky Mt. Min L. Inst. 28-1 (2007).
- with Graham H. Scott, "What is a Canadian Junior, Eh? Doing Business with Canadian Exploration and Mining Companies", 51 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 16-1 (2005).
- with Stephen J. Mulhall, Q.C., "Canadian Valuation Cases of Note and Developments in the Law Regarding Expert Evidence", 1991 Journal of Business Valuation 105.
Personal
- Married with three children (ages 9, 11 and 13).
- Assistant Coach – Douglas Park "Spartans" – a U14 soccer team.
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Background
Fred R. Pletcher is the Chair of our firm's national Mining Group and a partner at our Vancouver office.
He was admitted to the British Columbia bar in 1993. Fred graduated from Columbia University with an LL.M. in 1993 after completing an LL.B at the University of Toronto in 1991. Prior to legal studies, he received an A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1988.
Areas of Practice
- Mining
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance
Rankings and Recognitions
- Recognized in the 2011 edition of Chambers Global – The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (Energy & Natural Resources: Mining)
- Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Corporate Law; Natural Resources Law; Securities Law)
- Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (Mining / Corporate Finance & Securities / Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate Mid-Market / Corporate Commercial / Income Funds)
- Recognized in the 2011 International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers
- Recognized in the 2010 IFLR 1000 (Capital Markets)
- Recognized in Who's Who Legal: Canada 2011 (Mining)
Professional Experience
Mining. Acting for Canadian and international mining companies in connection with:
- Acquisitions and dispositions of mines, mine development projects and exploration properties;
- Options to acquire mine development projects and exploration properties;
- Joint venture and operator agreements;
- Project finance;
- Royalties;
- Off-take and ore sales agreements;
- Confidentiality agreements;
- Tenure issues;
- Permitting; and
- National Instrument 43-101 reporting obligations.
Corporate Finance. Acting for both issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of public offerings and private placements, including:
- Initial public offerings;
- Bought, over night and marketed debt and equity offerings;
- Cross-border and MJDS debt and equity offerings;
- Secondary equity offerings;
- Structured and flow-through product offerings; and
- Pre-IPO angel, venture capital, seed and mezzanine financings.
Mergers & Acquisitions. Acting for Canadian and international acquirers, targets and special committees in connection with various M&A transactions, including:
- Friendly and unsolicited take-over bids;
- Plans of arrangement and amalgamations;
- Proxy fights;
- Asset purchases and sales;
- Spin-off transactions;
- Leveraged buy-outs; and
- Restructurings and reorganizations.
Corporate Governance. Acting for Canadian public companies, boards of directors and special committees in connection with:
- Related party transactions;
- Shareholder meetings;
- Continuous disclosure;
- Regulatory investigations and hearings; and
- Executive compensation and retention.
Representative Transactions
Recent Transactions
- Counsel to the Special Committee of Far West Mining Ltd. on its $725 million acquisition by Capstone Mining Corp. and Korea Resources Corporation
- Counsel to Magma Energy Corp. on its $575 million merger with Plutonic Power Corporation
- Counsel to K+S Aktiengesellschaft on its $434 million friendly take-over bid for Potash One Inc.
- Canadian counsel to Avoca Resources Limited on its $2 billion merger with Anatolia Minerals Development Limited
- Counsel to Teck Resources Limited on its sale of a gold royalty stream from the Andacollo mine in Chile to Royal Gold, Inc. for US$300 million
- Counsel to Pan American Silver Corp. on its successful $626 million take-over bid for Aquiline Resources Inc.
- Underwriters' counsel on a $908 million secondary offering of common shares of Centerra Gold Inc. by Cameco Corporation
- Underwriters' counsel on a $500 million public offering of unsecured debentures by Cameco Corporation
- Counsel to Magma Energy Corp. on its $100 million initial public offering
Mining:
Counsel to:
- Pan American Silver Corp. on its La Preciosa joint venture in Mexico with Orko Silver Corp.
- Eldorado Gold Corporation on its sale of the São Bento Mine to AngloGold Ashanti.
- Cameco Corporation on strategic alliances in Argentina, Niger and Paraguay.
- Pan American Silver Corp. on its acquisitions of the Morococha and Huaron mines in Peru and the Manantial Espejo mine development project in Argentina.
Corporate Finance:
- Issuer's counsel on initial public offerings by Ascalade Communications Inc., TGS North American Real Estate Investment Trust, Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust and 16 "flow-through" limited partnerships organized by the Qwest Energy group.
- Underwriters' counsel on initial public offerings by Athabasca Potash Inc., Centerra Gold Inc., Xantrex Technologies Inc., Brompton VIP Income Trust and Versacold Income Fund.
- Issuer's counsel on bought and marketed debt and equity financings by Magma Energy Corp., Pan American Silver Corp. and Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust.
- Underwriters' counsel on bought and marketed debt and equity financings by Cameco Corporation, Western Copper Corp., Macarthur Minerals Ltd., Chariot Resources Inc., Shore Gold Inc., Canadian Hotel Income Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Ballard Power Systems Inc.
- Selling shareholders' counsel on a secondary offering of common shares of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation.
Mergers & Acquisitions:
Counsel to:
- Global Copper Corp on its acquisition by Teck Cominco Limited and the spin-off of Lumina Copper Corp.
- Eldorado Gold Corporation on its successful unsolicited take-over bid for Frontier Pacific Mining Corporation.
- Northern Peru Copper Corp. on its acquisition by China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. and Jiangxi Copper Company Ltd.
- Imperial Metals Corp. on its successful friendly take-over bid for bcMetals Corporation.
- NovaGold Resources Inc. on its successful defence against Barrick Gold Corp.'s hostile take-over bid.
- Special Committee of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. in response to a hostile take-over bid by Stornoway Diamonds Corp.
- Regalito Copper Corp. in connection with its auction and subsequent acquisition by Pan Pacific Copper Co. Ltd.
- Eldorado Gold Corporation in connection with its acquisition of Afcan Mining Corporation.
- Pan American Silver Corp. in connection with its acquisition of Corner Bay Silver Inc.
- Pivotal Corporation on its contested auction and ultimate acquisition by Chinadotcom Corporation.
- Future Shop Ltd. on its acquisition by Best Buy Co., Inc.
Professional and Community Activities
- Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
- Editorial Board, Securities Law and Practice, 3rd ed. (Toronto: Thomson Carswell).
- Instructor, Canadian Securities Regulation Course (Vancouver & Calgary: Insight Information, since 2000).
- Instructor, Securities Law - Advanced Issues (Vancouver: Continuing Legal Education, since 2004).
- International Co-Chair, 54th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, Snowmass, Colorado, 2008.
- Mining Co-Chair, 50th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, Vail, Colorado, 2004.
- Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia (1999 to 2002).
- Member of the Vancouver Stock Exchange Advisory Committee (1998-1999).
Selected Publications
- with Anthony Zoobkoff “ROFR Madness! Rights of First Refusal in Mining and Oil and Gas Transactions, 56 Rocky Mt. Min L. Inst. 4-1 (2010)
- "Mining Joint Ventures – Structures and Agreements – North America" in the Biennial Conference of the IBA section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL) (Copenhagen, 2008).
- with Anthony Zoobkoff "Gotcha! Turning Confidentiality and Standstill Agreements into Gold Mines", 53 Rocky Mt. Min L. Inst. 28-1 (2007).
- with Graham H. Scott, "What is a Canadian Junior, Eh? Doing Business with Canadian Exploration and Mining Companies", 51 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 16-1 (2005).
- with Stephen J. Mulhall, Q.C., "Canadian Valuation Cases of Note and Developments in the Law Regarding Expert Evidence", 1991 Journal of Business Valuation 105.
Personal
- Married with three children (ages 9, 11 and 13).
- Assistant Coach – Douglas Park "Spartans" – a U14 soccer team.
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