Lawyer Profile
Barbara J. Collins
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Barbara Collins is an experienced lawyer practising corporate finance and securities law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and public and private financings.
Advising senior and junior companies on securities law as well as corporate and commercial matters, Barbara has significant industry knowledge in the mining, technology (high-tech and bio-tech), life sciences, food and beverage sectors. Her corporate and securities work includes local and national prospectus offerings, Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange listings, private placements, bought deals, initial public offerings, normal course issuer bids, amalgamations, plans of arrangement, M&A, capital pool companies and corporate reorganizations.
Barbara also advises companies on regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure requirements and corporate governance.
Introduction to Securities Law – Vancouver Community College, Paralegal Certificate Program – May 2003 and April 2004
On October 28, 2025, Midnight Sun Mining Corp. completed its previously announced upsized "bought deal" financing for aggregate gross proceeds of C$30,475,575, including the full exercise of the Underwriters' Option.
On April 2, 2024, Organigram Holdings Inc. announced that it had completed its previously announced underwritten public offering of units for total gross proceeds of C$28,750,230.
On February 4, 2021, BGP Acquisition Corp. completed its initial public offering of 11,500,000 class A restricted voting units at an offering price of US$10.00 per Class A Restricted Voting Unit, for gross proceeds of US$115,000,000.
Auryn was assisted by a McMillan team comprised of Bernie Zinkhofer, Barb Collins, Ravi Bains, Linda Rocca and Paulette Smith.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2000 (BC)