Dunny Medina

Tel: 416-900-0882
E-mail: dmedina@oziellaw.ca

Dunny Medina

Tel: 416-900-0882
E-mail: dmedina@oziellaw.ca

Bio DetailsEngagements and Pro-BonoRepresentative TransactionsVolunteer

Dunny was a partner at a large downtown Toronto law firm before joining Oziel Law. He brings over a decade of experience in securities and corporate commercial law, focusing on start-up financings, private placements, IPOs and stock exchange listings, public and private mergers and acquisitions, and various other forms of business combinations and debt and equity financings. He also has experience in shareholder and general corporate matters.

Dunny has acted for companies in industries such as technology, mining, manufacturing, real estate, and finance, and with assets located in Canada, the US, Israel, Mexico, South America, Turkey, Taiwan and Africa. He has represented founders, companies, investors, underwriters and agents in a wide range of transactions, including private placements, IPOs, secondary offerings, reverse takeovers, plans of arrangement, capital pool company IPOs and qualifying transactions, as well as advising on day to day general corporate and securities compliance matters. He deals frequently with the Ontario Securities Commission, Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange.

Dunny is involved, in the capacity as an investor, director, and pro-bono advisor, with start-up and tech ventures in Canada and Israel. He also has a passion for the arts. He has performed and recorded original music as a guitarist and singer, including having organized and performed at charity and human rights concerts in Toronto and London, Ontario.

  • Presenter, “Raising Money” seminar, BioLink Incubator, The Goodman School of Business, Brock University
  • Presenter, “Raising Money 101: Demystifying the Term Sheet” seminar, Get Investment Ready, Keiretsu Central Canada Forum
  • Assisted the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) in sourcing Israeli cybersecurity companies for its 2017 program Ontario-Israel Research Network Program (OIRNP) – Cybersecurity in the Finance Sector
  • Member of TSX’s Capital Markets delegation to Israel and Presenter at TSX Capital Markets and Liquidity in North America, TSX Seminar, Tel Aviv
  • Member of Ontario and Premiere Wynn’s business delegation to Israel
  • Presenter, “Term Sheets and Offerings” seminar, Get Investment Ready, Keiretsu Central Canada Forum
  • Presenter, “Start-Up Legal Seminar” seminar, at BioLinc Incubator, The Goodman School of Business, Brock University

  • Representing Orcanos Ltd. (ongoing), an Israeli company operating a SaaS compliance management software, in its qualifying transaction and proposed listing on the TSX Venture Exchange.
  • Represented the investment bank Research Capital, as agent, in connection with the initial public offering and TSX Venture Exchange listing of Spirit Banner IV Capital Corp. and Aurum Lake Mining Corporation.
  • Represented AdRabbit Limited, a SaaS company, in connection with its dual listing on the TSX Venture Exchange.
  • Represented Little Fish Acquisition I Corp., a capital pool company (CPC), in connection with its initial public offering and TSX Venture Exchange listing.
  • Represented A-Labs Capital V Corp., capital pool company (CPC), in connection with its initial public offering and TSX Venture Exchange listing.
  • Represented A-Labs Capital I Corp. (now, Banxa Holdings Inc.) on its qualifying transaction and listing on the TSX Venture Exchange. The go-public transaction was completed by way of a share exchange and reverse-takeover between A-Labs Capital I Corp and the shareholders of Banxa. Banxa operates a fiat-to-crypto gateway and payments processor.
  • Represented Else Nutrition Holdings Inc., an innovative plant-based infant nutrition company, in connection with a reverse-takeover and listing on the TSX Venture Exchange. The transaction involved the simultaneous closing of a concurrent private placement for $7.5 million.
  • Represented A-Labs Capital II Corp., capital pool company (CPC), in connection with its initial public offering and TSX Venture Exchange listing.
  • Represented a Mortgage Investment Corporation with respect to a large equity financing
  • Represented a Capital Pool Company in its reactivation on the NEX board of the TSX Venture Exchange and related debt and equity financing.
  • Represented high-net worth investors in VC-led financings (Series A-D) of Canadian and US tech companies, primarily in the B2B SaaS and fintech space.
  • Represented a Taiwan telco company on milestone Reverse Takeover and TSX Venture Exchange listing, which represented the first Taiwanese company to list on the TSX Venture Exchange and the first successful listing under the TSX Venture Exchange’s formal Emerging Market Issuer Policy.
  • Represented a TSX Venture Exchange listed mobile gaming company on capital raise and $100M purchase of Israeli social casino-themed gaming company.
  • Represented an Agent on $6.9 million Prospectus Financing and TSX Venture Exchange listing of social gaming software provider.
  • Represented a Syndicate of Underwriters on $50 million public offering of convertible debentures.
  • Represented a public Rare Earths Mining Company on $1.3 Billion sale to US buyer.
  • Represented a public Mining Company on share sale effected by way of Plan of Arrangement.
  • Represented a publicly-traded Mining Company on a $57 million business combination, which resulted in a combined company holding a portfolio of base and precious metals projects spanning along the Andes in Peru, Colombia and Chile.
  • Represented a Chinese Agricultural Production and Processing Company on Reverse Take-Over Transaction and TSX Venture Exchange Listing.

  • The Law Society Foundation’s Toronto Lawyers Feed the Hungry Program
  • The Leacock Foundation, Literacy Program

Education

  • Osgoode Hall Law School, L.L.B., 2007
  • Universiteit van Amsterdam, International Law and European Union Law Semester, 2006
  • University of Western Ontario, Classical Studies, Honours B.A., 2004

Qualifications

  • Called to the Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario), 2008
  • Member of the Canadian Bar Association

Recent Insights

Little Fish Acquisition I Corp. Deal Announcement (1)

Meraki Acquisition One, Inc. CPC Completes Initial Public Offering

On February 14, 2022, Meraki Acquisition One, Inc., a capital pool company (CPC), completed its initial public offering (IPO) in British Columbia and Alberta, and concurrent listing […]

Little Fish Acquisition I Corp. Deal Announcement

Little Fish Acquisition I Corp. CPC Completes Initial Public Offering

On October 6, 2021, Little Fish Acquisition I Corp., a capital pool company (CPC) completed its initial public offering (IPO) in British Columbia and Alberta, and concurrent […]

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A-Labs Capital V Corp. Completes Initial Public Offering

On August 24, 2021, A-Labs Capital V Corp. capital pool company (CPC) completed its initial public offering (IPO) in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario of 2.75 million […]

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