Benjamin Iscoe

Benjamin (Ben) Iscoe is a Partner in Dentons' Corporate, Securities and Corporate Finance, and Mergers and Acquisitions groups, based in Toronto. His practice focuses on Mergers and Acquisitions.

Ben's practice encompasses a broad range of corporate and commercial law matters, with a particular focus on security-based compensation and securities transactions, including initial public offerings, reverse takeovers, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance matters.

Ben supports clients through all stages of a transaction, offering practical, business-minded advice that helps them achieve strategic goals and manage risk. He regularly advises both established and emerging companies on complex domestic and cross-border transactions. His corporate finance practice focuses on helping issuers, agents and underwriters structure and execute transactions with confidence.

Ben is a member of the TSX Venture Exchange Advisory Committee for Ontario, where he provides advice and recommendations to the Exchange on policy, operational and strategic matters that shape the public venture capital market.

His recent experience includes advising Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. as lead agent and sole bookrunner in connection with PesoRama Inc.'s marketed public offering of senior unsecured convertible debentures, advising Vector Science and Therapeutics Inc. on its reverse takeover of OpenSesame Acquisition Corp. and concurrent subscription receipt offering culminating in its listing on the TSX Venture Exchange, and advising Millennial Lithium Corp. on its acquisition by Lithium Americas Corp. for approximately CA$500 million.

He also acted as Canadian legal counsel to The Westaim Corporation in connection with the US$250 million strategic investment by Wembley Group Partners, LP, and advised Beedie Investments Ltd. on its acquisition of the majority of the shares of Think Research Corporation by way of plan of arrangement.

He holds a JD from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and a BA in Radio and Television (with honours) from Ryerson University. He is recognised by The Best Lawyers in Canada – Ones to Watch for Corporate Law and by The Legal 500 Canada for Capital Markets.