On October 5, 2020, the refinancing of Trevali Mining Corporation closed, which involves guarantors in various jurisdictions, including Canada, Peru, Namibia and Burkina Faso, where the company maintains mining operations.

Rebaza, Alcázar & De Las Casas in Lima, and McCarthy Tétrault in Toronto advised Glencore Canada Corporation in the granting of a secured loan for an up to US $ 20'000,000.00 in favor of Trevali. Meanwhile, PPU and Faskens advised the lending banks led by The Bank of Nova Scotia on the second amendment and restated credit agreement for an up to $ 150,000,000. Both Glencore and the banks obtained and share a package of securities on Trevali's assets, mining rights and other assets in the different jurisdictions where it operates, and within an intercreditor agreement.

Additionally, Blakes, Cassels & Graydon, Estudio Echecopar, Hamlins LLP, Cox & Palmer, Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited, H.D. Bossay & Co. and Yanogo Bobson SCP participated as advisers to Trevali in the jurisdictions of Canada, Peru, United Kingdom, New Brunswick, Bermuda, Namibia and Burkina Faso, where securities were created in favor of Glencore and the banks.

Likewise, in the same jurisdictions, McCarthy Tétrault, Rebaza, Alcazar & De Las Casas, McCarthy Tétrault (UK), McInnes Cooper, Appleby Bermuda, ENSafrica & Co., Cabinet Savadogo & Associés and Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd. participated, respectively, as advisers to Glencore.

The closing of this cross-border financing transaction represents an important milestone for Trevali in the consolidation of its financial debt for the development of its mining operations.

Trevali is a mining company that produces base metals such as zinc, lead and silver, and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. In New Brunswick, Canada, the company operates the Caribou mine. In Peru, Trevali operates the Santander mine that produces 2,000 tons per day and began production in 2013. In the African countries of Burkina Faso and Namibia, the company is the majority holder of the rights to the Perkoa and Rosh Pinah zinc mines, respectively.

Counsel in Canada to Glencore Canada Corporation

McCarthy Tétrault

Partner Christopher Langdon and associates Zachary Masoud, Lisa Timmins and Karen Luu

Counsel in Peru to Glencore Canada Corporation

Rebaza, Alcazar & De Las Casas

Partner Luis Miguel Elias and associates Carolina Meneses and Ana Paula Novoa

Counsel in United Kingdom to Glencore Canada Corporation

McCarthy Tétrault (UK)

Partner Obruche Heinanen

Counsel in New Brunswick to Glencore Canada Corporation

McInnes Cooper

Partner Deborah Patterson

Counsel in Bermuda to Glencore Canada Corporation

Appleby, Bermuda

Matthew Ebbs-Brewer, Riley O’Brien

Counsel in Namibia to Glencore Canada Corporation

ENSafrica, & Co

Wolf Wohlers, Twapewa Mwashindange, Tanya Namases, Liberty Garises, Rewaldo Quest

Counsel in Burkina Faso to Glencore Canada Corporation

Cabinet Savadogo & Associés

Mamadou Savadogo, Ahmed Lamien, Willy Dieudonne

Counsel in Switzerland to Glencore Canada Corporation

Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd

Marco Haeusermann

Counsel in Canada to Trevali Mining Corporation

Blake Cassels & Graydon

Samantha Rossman, Sarah Manifold, Aletha Utley, Tylar Wagner

Counsel in Peru to Trevali Mining Corporation and Trevali Peru

Estudio Echecopar, associate of Baker & Mckenzie International

Partner Valentin Paniagua and associates Andrea Caceres and Katherine Zapata

Counsel in United Kingdom to Trevali Mining Corporation

Hamlins LLP

Aselle Djumabaeva-Wood, Daniel Bellau, Clare Rooney, Annie Sahakian

Counsel in New Brunswick to Trevali Mining Corporation

Cox & Palmer

George Cooper, April Parker

Counsel in Bermuda to Trevali Mining Corporation

Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited

Chiara Nannini, Jennifer Panchaud

Counsel in Namibia to Trevali Mining Corporation

H.D. Bossau & Co

Hanno Bossau

Counsel in Burkina Faso to Trevali Mining Corporation

Yanogo Bobson SCP

Maître Bobson Coulibaly

Counsel in Peru to The Bank of Nova Scotia and other lenders

Philippi, Prietocarrizosa, Ferrero, DU & Uría

Partner Rafael Puiggros and associate Luciana Carpio-Rivero

Counsel in Canada to The Bank of Nova Scotia and other lenders

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Thomas Meagher, Daniel Conrad, Jason McMurtrie, Stacey Hogan