Francesca Lee

Francescas practice focuses on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. She advises clients on a wide variety of public and private transactions. She also advises clients on corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance, continuous disclosure and regulatory compliance in general. Francesca summered and articled at BLG before returning as an associate. Experience Counsel to Guardian Capital Group Limited in its $1.67 billion go-private transaction with Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. Acted for Wealth One Bank of Canada in its sale to a consortium of investors led by Globalive Corp. Acted as counsel to ATS Corporation in its 2024 senior notes offering of $400 million. Acted as Canadian counsel to ATS Corporation in its 2024 secondary offering of $163 million. Acted for the agents in Discovery Silver Corp.s 2023 public offering of $51.75 million. Acted for the underwriters in GoGold Resources Inc.s 2023 public offering of $65 million. Counsel to Guardian Capital Group Limited in its $1.67 billion go-private transaction with Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc. Acted for Wealth One Bank of Canada in its sale to a consortium of investors led by Globalive Corp. Acted as counsel to ATS Corporation in its 2024 senior notes offering of $400 million. Acted as Canadian counsel to ATS Corporation in its 2024 secondary offering of $163 million. Acted for the agents in Discovery Silver Corp.s 2023 public offering of $51.75 million. Acted for the underwriters in GoGold Resources Inc.s 2023 public offering of $65 million.