On April 2020, Pellerano Nadal acted as local counsel for Barrick Gold Corporation (“Barrick”) in its investment in Precipitate Gold Corp. (“PGC”), in which both companies and certain affiliates entered into an earn-in agreement pursuant to which Barrick has been granted the exclusive right to acquire a 70% interest in PGC’s Pueblo Grande Project in the Dominican Republic on the terms and conditions set out in the agreement.  Pellerano Nadal team was led by Managing Partner, Luis R. Pellerano, Senior Counsel, Urania Paulino, and Associate Daniella Pellerano. Canadian counsel was led by Davies in Toronto, Ontario by Joshua Kuretzky, Partner, and Associate Jonathan Bilyk.   

The transaction also included entering into a subscription agreement pursuant to which Barrick agreed to acquire 12,713,636 Common Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the agreement for an aggregate amount of C$1,398,500, representing 12.02% of the outstanding Common Shares (calculated on a non-diluted basis). The closing of the subscription is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.  

Barrick is making the acquisition for investment purposes and may, from time to time, subject to an agreement between both parties, acquire additional Common Shares or other securities of PGC, or dispose of some or all of the Common Shares or other securities of PGC that it owns at such time. 

 

About the law firm Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting 

Pellerano Nadal is a full-service law and consulting firm founded by a talented and experienced team of professionals, characterized by the provision of legal, regulatory, and consulting services, with the highest standards of excellence.  

The lawyers have decades of experience representing multinational and local clients in complex international and cross-border transactions.  

Pellerano Nadal focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and project financing, capital markets transactions, restructuring, and other complex corporate matters for a wide range of specialized industries including energy, emerging technologies, tourism, aviation, mining, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and financial services.  

The firm is recognized internationally as one of the leading legal firms in the country and its founding partner has been consistently recognized as one of the most prominent corporate lawyers in the Dominican Republic by legal publications such as Chambers and Partners, International Financial Law Review, Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal.  

 

For further information on this matter, please contact Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting.  

 

 

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