Riley is an associate in Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies practice group. He advises clients on corporate matters with an emphasis on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Riley advises public and private companies on a wide range of issues including incorporation, share and asset sales, debt and equity financing, private placements, going public transactions, public offerings, continuous disclosure, corporate reorganizations and general corporate law matters.
Prior to joining Osler, Riley was an associate at another major Canadian law firm.
Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- CheckSammy
CheckSammy in its US$45 million financing round led by I Squared Capital with participation by Zero Infinity Partners and TriplePoint Capital
- ProShop ERP
ProShop ERP (Adion Systems Inc.) in its CAD$42 million growth investment from Mainsail Partners
- OneComply
OneComply in its acquisition by GeoComply Inc.
- Yaletown Partners
Yaletown Partners, BDC Capital and BMO Capital in connection with Zenhub’s $10 million Series A Financing Round
- ePact Network
ePact Network in its acquisition by Clubessential
- Assembly Digital
Assembly Digital in its acquisition by St. Joseph Communications
- Wagepoint
Wagepoint in its acquisition of Timesheet Mobile
- Variational AI
Variational AI in its US$3.5 million Seed round
- Clio
Clio in its acquisition of Lawyaw
*Notable Matters prior to joining Osler
*Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. in connection with the reverse takeover by way of plan of arrangement of Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc. by Galaxy Digital LP and First Coin Capital Corp. and the concurrent subscription receipt financing of approximately C$305-million
*Washington Companies in connection with its C$1.5-billion acquisition of Dominion Diamond Corporation and related debt financings
*Neovasc in connection with the US$72 million registered direct offering of common shares
*Kadestone Capital Corp. in connection with the initial public offering and cornerstone investment of common shares for aggregate proceeds of approximately $14-million
*Timber Investments Ltd. on its acquisition of a 51 percent interest in Columbia Containers Ltd., a container terminal operator in Vancouver, Canada, from Providence Grain Group
*Indochino Apparel Inc., an innovative men’s apparel company, in connection with a C$42-million investment by Dayang Group
*Apivio Systems Inc. in connection with the hostile take-over bid from Nuri Telecom Company Limited
*Delta-Q Technologies in connection with its acquisition by ZAPI S.p.A.
CheckSammy in its US$45 million financing round led by I Squared Capital with participation by Zero Infinity Partners and TriplePoint Capital
ProShop ERP (Adion Systems Inc.) in its CAD$42 million growth investment from Mainsail Partners
OneComply in its acquisition by GeoComply Inc.
Yaletown Partners, BDC Capital and BMO Capital in connection with Zenhub’s $10 million Series A Financing Round
ePact Network in its acquisition by Clubessential
- Assembly Digital
Assembly Digital in its acquisition by St. Joseph Communications
- Wagepoint
Wagepoint in its acquisition of Timesheet Mobile
- Variational AI
Variational AI in its US$3.5 million Seed round
- Clio
Clio in its acquisition of Lawyaw
*Notable Matters prior to joining Osler
*Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. in connection with the reverse takeover by way of plan of arrangement of Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc. by Galaxy Digital LP and First Coin Capital Corp. and the concurrent subscription receipt financing of approximately C$305-million
*Washington Companies in connection with its C$1.5-billion acquisition of Dominion Diamond Corporation and related debt financings
*Neovasc in connection with the US$72 million registered direct offering of common shares
*Kadestone Capital Corp. in connection with the initial public offering and cornerstone investment of common shares for aggregate proceeds of approximately $14-million
*Timber Investments Ltd. on its acquisition of a 51 percent interest in Columbia Containers Ltd., a container terminal operator in Vancouver, Canada, from Providence Grain Group
*Indochino Apparel Inc., an innovative men’s apparel company, in connection with a C$42-million investment by Dayang Group
*Apivio Systems Inc. in connection with the hostile take-over bid from Nuri Telecom Company Limited
*Delta-Q Technologies in connection with its acquisition by ZAPI S.p.A.
Awards and Recognition
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Best Lawyers: Recognized as “One to Watch” in Securities Law
Credentials
Education
- University of Alberta, Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of British Columbia
- Canadian Bar Association
