Bio

Andrew Powers is an accomplished capital markets and securities lawyer, and a co-head of McMillan’s Natural Resources & Energy Group. His practice focuses on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory compliance. Known for his ability to provide practical solutions to complex problems and move deals to close, Andrew’s corporate finance experience includes advising issuers, investment dealers and institutional investors in a wide range of financing transactions. He has an impressive track record of raising seed capital, undertaking initial public offerings and secondary public offerings, and in negotiating public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, both domestically and cross-border. In his mergers and acquisitions practice, Andrew advises both acquirers and target companies involved in takeover bids, plans of arrangement, reverse takeovers and other business combinations and corporate transactions. With sweeping experience in the mining industry, Andrew acts for parties involved in critical minerals, supports companies going through energy transition projects, and advises on geopolitical aspects of mining deals. Frequently, he is called upon to provide advice on National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mining Products, and the impact of property rights on mining projects and the executives overseeing them. Andrew’s body of work also includes several leading transactions in the cannabis sector and advisory work on complex commercial arrangement for market participants in the industry, including licencing, royalty and streaming as well as supply and consulting agreements.