Does Peterson McVicar handle mergers and acquisitions?

Yes. The firm works on mergers and acquisitions for public companies, with knowledge of numerous deal structures and attention to deal certainty and fiduciary obligations.

What kind of companies does Peterson McVicar act for?

The firm acts for emerging public companies, mostly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange or U.S. exchanges, and its practice is heavily concentrated on the mining sector.

Can Peterson McVicar help take a private company public?

Yes. The firm has particular expertise in organizing pre-IPO enterprises and advising on the going public process, including prospectus offerings and reverse takeovers.

Does Peterson McVicar work with cryptocurrency or technology companies?

Yes. Alongside its mining practice, the firm maintains an active crypto mining and fintech practice.

Does the firm handle private placement financings?

Yes. Peterson McVicar acts on both brokered and non-brokered private placement financings for public company clients.

Where is Peterson McVicar located?

The firm's office is at 110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601, in downtown Toronto.

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About Peterson McVicar LLP

Peterson McVicar LLP is a Toronto securities law firm. Dennis Peterson founded Peterson Law in 1995, and the practice has since grown into today's Peterson McVicar LLP. The firm keeps a narrow focus: taking emerging public companies through prospectus offerings, private placements, reverse takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, and stock exchange listings. Its clients are companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and U.S. exchanges, and its practice is heavily concentrated on the mining sector, alongside an active crypto mining and fintech practice.

The firm also has direct experience with how securities regulation gets made. A senior partner spent close to three years as legal counsel in the Ontario Securities Commission's Corporate Finance Branch, later completed a two-year term on the OSC's Securities Advisory Committee, and now sits on the Securities Committee of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Dennis Peterson is the author and co-editor of Shareholder Remedies in Canada, published by LexisNexis. Peterson McVicar's office is on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto.

Practice areas

Business & Corporate Law

Milestones & recognition

Dennis Peterson founded Peterson Law in 1995, and the firm has since grown into Peterson McVicar LLP.
Dennis Peterson is the author and co-editor of Shareholder Remedies in Canada, published by LexisNexis.
A senior partner at the firm spent close to three years as legal counsel in the Ontario Securities Commission's Corporate Finance Branch and later completed a two-year term on the OSC's Securities Advisory Committee.
A lawyer at the firm has been recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, the Legal 500 Canada and Chambers Global for mining law work in Canada and Latin America.

In the community

The firm supports the North York General Hospital Foundation.
It supports the Toronto Children's Concert Choir & Performing Arts Company, which brings together youth from across the Greater Toronto Area for musical performance.
It supports the Children's Book Bank, which has distributed over 1,500,000 free books to children and families in high needs neighbourhoods across the Greater Toronto Area since opening in 2008.
It supports Sick Kids Foundation, the Scott Mission, Wall (Bay) Street Rides Far for Autism Research, United Way's ClimbUP campaign, Hockey Helps the Homeless and an annual 1st Responders BBQ, giving back through client fundraising activities as well as time and professional skills.
James McVicar sits on the Securities Committee of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible

Lawyers 10

Andrew Armstrong Associate Business & Corporate Law Ben Mogil Associate Dennis Peterson Senior Partner Business & Corporate Law Domenic D'Argento Partner Business & Corporate Law James McVicar Senior Partner Business & Corporate Law Jonathan Clark Partner Business & Corporate Law Peter Georgas Partner Business & Corporate Law Sahiba Badyal Associate Business & Corporate Law Zachary Brown Partner Business & Corporate Law Zachary Wallace Associate Business & Corporate Law

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar: 1988–2023 · median 7 years in practice 8 of 10 lawyers
Law schools: Osgoode Hall Law School (2), Queen's University Faculty of Law (2), University of Toronto (2), University of Alberta, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Western University (Western Law) 9 of 10 lawyers
Languages on the roster: English, Scottish Gaelic

Who handles what

Business & Corporate Law
Andrew Armstrong, Dennis Peterson, Domenic D'Argento, James McVicar, Jonathan Clark, Peter Georgas, Sahiba Badyal, Zachary Brown, Zachary Wallace

The neighbourhood

Peterson McVicar's office is on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, at 110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601.

The firm's practice centres on securities and corporate finance work for public companies, including prospectus offerings, private placements, reverse takeovers, mergers and acquisitions and stock exchange listings, for clients listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and U.S. exchanges.

Frequently asked questions

Does Peterson McVicar handle mergers and acquisitions?: Yes. The firm works on mergers and acquisitions for public companies, with knowledge of numerous deal structures and attention to deal certainty and fiduciary obligations.
What kind of companies does Peterson McVicar act for?: The firm acts for emerging public companies, mostly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange or U.S. exchanges, and its practice is heavily concentrated on the mining sector.
Can Peterson McVicar help take a private company public?: Yes. The firm has particular expertise in organizing pre-IPO enterprises and advising on the going public process, including prospectus offerings and reverse takeovers.
Does Peterson McVicar work with cryptocurrency or technology companies?: Yes. Alongside its mining practice, the firm maintains an active crypto mining and fintech practice.
Does the firm handle private placement financings?: Yes. Peterson McVicar acts on both brokered and non-brokered private placement financings for public company clients.
Where is Peterson McVicar located?: The firm's office is at 110 Yonge Street, Suite 1601, in downtown Toronto.

Where to find them

110 Yonge St, Suite 1601, Toronto, ON M5C 1T4 · 647-259-1790

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