Hellen L. Siwanowicz Partner Toronto Tel : 416.307.4032 Fax : 416.304.3791 Email : hellen.siwanowicz@mcmillan.ca VCard :

Professional Activities

• Partner as of 1996.
• Cravath, Swaine & Moore - One year secondment - 2000-2001.
• Ontario Securities Commission - One year secondment as a solicitor in Corporate Finance Branch and in General Counsel's Office - 1993-1994.

Hellen practices primarily in the area of securities law and has extensive experience in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. She has represented public company clients in a wide variety of financing transactions, including private placements, underwritings and acquisitions. Cross-border transactions make up a significant part of Hellen's transactional work. Her secondment to a major New York corporate law firm has provided her with valuable experience in mergers and acquisitions. 

In addition to advising public company clients, Hellen has represented investment dealers in both public and private financings. She also provides ongoing counsel to clients regarding securities law regulatory and compliance matters involved with securities offerings and acquisitions. A one-year secondment with the Ontario Securities Commission, combined with extensive experience as an advisor to corporate executives and boards of directors in a wide variety of transactions, give Hellen the practical insight to assist corporate clients in the full range of their transactional needs.

Special Recognition 

• Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2012: Energy & Natural Resources: Mining

Memberships

• Canadian Bar Association
• International Bar Association
• Law Society of Upper Canada

Languages

• Fluent in Danish

Some examples of Hellen's representative work include:

• Acted for Detour Gold Corporation in a US$500 million private placement financing of convertible notes in 2010.
• Acted for Teck Resources Limited in a number of tender offers and related note offerings in 2010.
• Acted for Detour Gold Corporation in a bought deal offering with gross proceeds of C$290 million in 2010.
• Acted for the Allen-Vanguard Corporation in its recapitalization and acquisition by Versa Capital Management, Inc. in December 2009.
• Acted for DDi Corp. in its acquisition of Coretec Inc. for C$25.2 million in December 2009.
• Acted for Teck Resources Limited in the Gleichen Resources Ltd. acquisition of 78.8% of the Morelos Gold Project from Teck Resources Limited through the acquisition of Oroteck Mexico S.A. C.V. for a purchase price of US$150 million in November 2009.
• Acted for Detour Gold Corporation in a bought deal offering with gross proceeds of C$275 million in November 2009.
• Acted for Vitran Corporation Inc. in a private placement financing in the U.S. for gross proceeds of US$23 million in 2009.
• Acted for the underwriters in a bought deal offering with gross proceeds of C$149.5 million for Osisko Mining Corporation in 2009.
• Acted for Resolve Business Outsourcing Income Fund in connection with the C$200 million  take-over bid by 2206997 Ontario Inc., an acquisition company formed by Davis + Henderson Income Fund in 2009.
• Acted for Teck Resources Limited in a private placement financing in the U.S. and Canada of US$4.225 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes in 2009.
• Acted for Teck Resources Limited in the sale of its 50% interest in the Hemlo Mines to an affiliate of Barrick Gold Corporation for C$65 million in 2009.
• Acted for the underwriters in a bought deal offering with gross proceeds of C$402 million for Osisko Mining Corporation in 2009.
• Acted for Teck Cominco Limited in its acquisition of Global Copper Corp. by way of a plan of arrangement for aggregate proceeds of C$415 million in 2008.
• Acted for Detour Gold Corporation in a bought deal private placement financing for gross proceeds of C$65.2 million in 2008.
• Acted for Bioscrypt Inc. in connection with its acquisition by L–1 Identity Solutions, Inc. by way of plan of arrangement in 2008.
• Acted for Thomas Weisel Partners Canada Inc. and an underwriting syndicate in a private placement financing for gross proceeds of C$125 million for Osisko Exploration Limited in 2007.
• Acted for Teck Cominco Limited in its C$4.1 billion acquisition of Aur Resources Inc. in 2007.
• Acted for Detour Gold Corporation in its acquisition of assets from Pelangio Mines Inc. and initial public offering in 2007.
• Acted for Tim Hortons Inc. in connection with its C$900 million initial public offering of shares of common stock in 2006.
• Acted for Teck Cominco Limited in connection with its unsolicited bid for Inco Limited in 2006.
• Acted for Vasogen Inc. in a number of equity offerings completed in 2004 and 2005 conducted in the U.S. pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system.
• Acted for Vitran Corporation Inc. in an equity offering completed in 2003 conducted in the U.S. pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system.
• Acted for Teck Cominco Limited in a C$2 billion multi-party, multi-step transaction, proceeding by plan of arrangement, that created the Elk Valley Coal Partnership in 2003.

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