Richard Kimel
Canada Guide 2025
Band 1 : Corporate/Commercial: Highly Regarded
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Richard is a creative and results-driven corporate finance lawyer. Both domestically and internationally, Richard brings his business knowledge to the forefront of each deal. His ability to remain even keeled in any situation makes him a dependable partner for his clients and his colleagues. Richard guides clients from formation to raising capital to going public and then on an ongoing basis, and has developed many long-standing relationships as a result.
Richard is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets, Corporate/Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity Groups. He is the Founder and Chair of the Aird & Berlis Capital Pool Company/Reverse Takeover Group as well as the Founder and co-Chair of the Cannabis Group and Life Sciences Group. Richard is also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
Richard has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions (cross-border and domestic) of both public and private corporations, public offerings (both initial and secondary), private placement financings (including debt and equity offerings), the formation and completion of qualifying transactions for companies established under the TSX Venture Exchange Capital Pool Company (CPC) Program, corporate governance and ongoing general corporate and commercial activities.
Richard advises a wide range of domestic and international clients with a particular focus on the United States, South America, Europe and Africa. He acts as corporate counsel and serves as a director or officer for numerous publicly listed companies.
Learn more about Richard's practice here: https://www.airdberlis.com/people/bio/richard-m-kimel
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Subversive Capital Closes Largest Cannabis SPAC in History
TPCO Holding Corp. (“The Parent Company”), formerly known as Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp., completed its qualifying transaction to acquire Caliva and Left Coast Ventures, with global icon and entrepreneur Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Roc Nation.
TSX Venture Exchange Announces Significant Positive Changes to its Capital Pool Company Program
On December 1, 2020, the TSX Venture Exchange announced significant positive changes to its Capital Pool Company program, a popular program for companies looking to access the public markets.
Feronia Inc. Completes Restructuring Transaction
Feronia Inc. recently completed a third party sale and restructuring transaction, resulting in the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, including its direct and indirect equity interests in its operating subsidiary, Plantations et Huileries du Congo.
Baylin Technologies Inc. Completes $5 Million Private Placement
Baylin Technologies Inc. (TSX:BYL), a leading, diversified, global technology company, recently completed a $5 million private placement offering of 6,666,700 units ("Units") at a price of $0.75 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $5 million.
Subversive Capital Closes Largest Cannabis SPAC in History
TPCO Holding Corp. (“The Parent Company”), formerly known as Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp., completed its qualifying transaction to acquire Caliva and Left Coast Ventures, with global icon and entrepreneur Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Roc Nation.
TSX Venture Exchange Announces Significant Positive Changes to its Capital Pool Company Program
On December 1, 2020, the TSX Venture Exchange announced significant positive changes to its Capital Pool Company program, a popular program for companies looking to access the public markets.
Feronia Inc. Completes Restructuring Transaction
Feronia Inc. recently completed a third party sale and restructuring transaction, resulting in the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, including its direct and indirect equity interests in its operating subsidiary, Plantations et Huileries du Congo.
Baylin Technologies Inc. Completes $5 Million Private Placement
Baylin Technologies Inc. (TSX:BYL), a leading, diversified, global technology company, recently completed a $5 million private placement offering of 6,666,700 units ("Units") at a price of $0.75 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $5 million.