by Alixe Cormick | Sep 25, 2023 | Securities Trading Markets, TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V)
– * last updated September, 2023 – There are two tiers on the TSX Venture Exchange. Tier One is aimed at larger, more established companies. Tier One companies have certain listing benefits not available to more junior companies listed on Tier Two of the...
by Alixe Cormick | Mar 24, 2022 | Offering Memorandum, Raising Capital General
– *updated March 24, 2022 – Pssst…want to offer your securities to the largest number of people possible in Canada without filing a prospectus? Want control and certainty over what information prospective investors are relying on when purchasing securities...
by Alixe Cormick | Mar 24, 2022 | Accredited Investor, Raising Capital, Raising Capital General
– *updated March 24, 2022 – Over half of my friends and family have asked me for money. Some wanted to buy a new car, a new home, or start or expand their business. Some needed help paying their rent. When you have experienced a certain amount of success...
by Alixe Cormick | Mar 24, 2022 | FFBA Exemption, Raising Capital, Raising Capital General
– *updated March 24, 2022 – On Facebook I have over 150 “friends”. On LinkedIn, I have over 1,600 business connections or “business associates”. Only twenty people are on both lists. Unfortunately for me, and for you, being a friend of someone on Facebook...
by Alixe Cormick | Mar 24, 2022 | FFBA Exemption, Raising Capital, Raising Capital General
(* Statement given at an investigation interview with the BC Securities Commission) – *updated March 24, 2022 – When raising private capital in Canada, companies rely on three main exemptions from the registration and prospectus requirements of the various...
by Alixe Cormick | Feb 17, 2022 | Accredited Investor, Raising Capital
– *updated February 17, 2022 – We recommend our clients who are raising capital in the United States to provide potential investors with the following verification request. It is something we are now strongly recommending clients in Canada do as well with...
by Alixe Cormick | Feb 17, 2022 | Accredited Investor, Raising Capital
– *updated February 17, 2022 – In the Canada, who is an accredited investor is defined in Subsection 1.1 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions (“NI 45-106”) The definition sets the standards for accredited...
by Alixe Cormick | Feb 17, 2022 | Other Topics of Interest, Uncategorized
– *updated February 17, 2022 – Issuers are often required to engage in a due diligence review by their audit firms, legal counsel, underwriters and other outside third parties in anticipation of: (1) preparing audited financial statements and annual...