Raymond James Ltd. (Canada)

Peter MooresAppointment

Chief Executive Officer

Raymond James (UK) → Raymond James Ltd.

Appointment announced March 17, 2026, pending CIRO approval, to succeed interim CEO Paul Allison; the official leadership page now lists Moores as CEO (exact start date not published).

Chris PorraccioTeam build

Managing Director, Head of Alternative Equity Strategies

— → Raymond James Ltd.

Leads the newly launched Canadian Alts Desk after earlier institutional equity sales roles on Bay Street.

Eric LauzonHire

Senior Vice President, Growth and Development

Assante Wealth Management → Raymond James Ltd.

Montreal-based hire to lead national advisor recruitment, joining the Wealth Management Operating Committee.

Jamie CoulterDeparture

Raymond James Ltd. → —

The long-time Raymond James executive stepped down as CEO of the Canadian business in 2025; chair Paul Allison was appointed interim CEO in September 2025.

Robert SutherlandHire

Managing Director, Head of Real Estate, Equity Capital Markets

— → Raymond James Ltd.

Real estate specialist with over 25 years in the sector hired to lead real estate within equity capital markets.

Topaz Energy Corp. (bought deal secondary offering of common shares)

Underwriter · Oil & Gas / Royalties and Infrastructure

Seller Tourmaline Oil Corp.

Tourmaline agreed to sell 10 million Topaz common shares at C$28.75 to underwriters on a bought deal basis for about C$287.5 million, cutting its stake from about 12.9% to 6.4%, and said it would redeploy proceeds into share repurchases.

Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (bought deal offering of trust units)

Syndicate member (underwriter) · Financial Services / Private Capital

Alaris announced a C$100 million bought deal of trust units at C$22.40 alongside a US$95 million investment in new partner Nexus; with the over-allotment option exercised in full the offering closed at about C$115 million, with proceeds used to repay credit facility debt.

AbraSilver Resource Corp.

Co-bookrunner (with National Bank Financial and Beacon Securities) · Metals & Mining (silver)

Bought-deal public offering of common shares at C$14.70, announced at C$45 million and upsized; gross proceeds about C$50 million including the full over-allotment, to advance the Diablillos silver-gold project.

Diversified Royalty Corp.

Co-lead underwriter (with Scotiabank, alongside joint bookrunners CIBC and ATB Cormark) · Royalties / Consumer

Bought-deal treasury offering of common shares, including full exercise of the over-allotment option.

Dolly Varden Silver Corporation

Financial advisor to the special committee; fairness opinion · Mining (Silver/Gold)

Buyer Contango ORE, Inc.

Contango ORE and Dolly Varden agreed to merge by plan of arrangement, creating a combined company with a market capitalization of about US$812 million.

Premium Brands Holdings Corporation

Co-lead underwriter · Food Products

Premium Brands completed $600 million of public subscription receipt and convertible debenture offerings plus a concurrent private placement; the original launch date is not given in the cited release.

Martin Wealth Management, Miles Wealth Management Group and Ruban Stark Wealth Partners

Acquirer · Wealth Management

Buyer Raymond James Ltd.

Added three Winnipeg advisor teams with over C$1 billion in combined client assets, entering Manitoba and creating its 12th Canadian corporate branch.

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. and Horizon Copper Corp.

Financial advisor to Royal Gold · Mining & Metals (Royalties/Streaming)

Buyer Royal Gold, Inc.

Royal Gold agreed to acquire Sandstorm in an all-share deal valued at about $3.5 billion, and concurrently Horizon Copper in an all-cash deal of about $196 million.

Theratechnologies Inc.

Independent financial advisor to the special committee; fairness opinion · Pharmaceuticals

Buyer CB Biotechnology, LLC (Future Pak)

Future Pak affiliate CB Biotechnology agreed to acquire Theratechnologies for US$3.01 per share in cash plus a CVR, up to US$254 million in total.

MAG Silver Corp.

Independent fairness opinion to the special committee and board · Mining - Silver

Buyer Pan American Silver Corp.

Pan American agreed to acquire MAG Silver, owner of an interest in the Juanicipio silver mine joint venture, for total consideration of about US$2.1 billion ($20.54 per share) in cash and shares.

AllTrades Industrial Properties, LLC

Fairness opinion to the Trust · Real Estate (industrial)

Buyer AIP Realty Trust

AIP Realty Trust agreed to acquire AllTrades Industrial Properties for up to US$78.7 million, alongside a US$2.2 million strategic investment by Plymouth Industrial OP.

Rio2 Limited

Co-lead agent of the public offering · Mining (gold)

Rio2 announced a construction financing package for its Fenix gold project in Chile of about US$150 million plus C$45 million, combining a US$120 million Wheaton Precious Metals package (prepay, standby loan and private placement) with a public equity offering.

SilverCrest Metals Inc.

Financial advisor to SilverCrest; fairness opinion to the board · Mining (silver)

Buyer Coeur Mining, Inc.

Coeur Mining agreed to acquire SilverCrest, owner of the Las Chispas silver-gold mine in Mexico, at an exchange ratio of 1.6022 Coeur shares per SilverCrest share, implying equity value of about US$1.7 billion.

Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc.

Co-lead underwriter and joint bookrunner · Mining (copper)

Arizona Sonoran announced a bought deal public offering of about 17.2 million common shares at C$1.45 for gross proceeds of about C$25 million.

Dolly Varden Silver Corporation

Underwriter (syndicate member) · Mining (silver exploration)

Dolly Varden Silver announced a C$25 million bought deal financing of common shares at C$1.00 and flow-through shares at C$1.25, with participation by Eric Sprott.

CES Energy Solutions Corp.

Co-manager · Oilfield Services

CES agreed to sell $200 million of 6.875% senior unsecured notes due 2029 by private placement.

Adventus Mining Corporation

Independent fairness opinion to the Adventus board · Mining (Base metals)

Buyer Silvercorp Metals Inc.

Silvercorp agreed to acquire Adventus and its El Domo project in Ecuador by plan of arrangement at 0.1015 Silvercorp shares per Adventus share (about C$0.50), alongside a C$25.6 million share placement into Adventus.

Dye & Durham Limited

Underwriter (syndicate member) · Legal Technology

Dye & Durham agreed a bought deal of 10.4 million shares at C$12.10 (about $126 million); with the over-allotment exercised it closed at about $145 million.

Ceapro Inc.

Financial advisor to Aeterna · Healthcare / Biotech

Buyer Aeterna Zentaris Inc.

Aeterna Zentaris and Ceapro agreed to a merger of equals to create a diversified biopharmaceutical company.

Marathon Gold Corporation

Capital markets advisor to Calibre · Mining

Buyer Calibre Mining Corp.

Calibre agreed to acquire Marathon Gold, developer of the Valentine gold project, in an all-share deal worth about C$345 million, plus a C$40 million concurrent financing.

Pipestone Energy Corp.

Fairness opinion to the Pipestone board · Oil & Gas

Buyer Strathcona Resources Ltd.

Strathcona agreed to acquire Pipestone in an all-share transaction that created a public company with an initial enterprise value of about C$11.5 billion.

Absolute Software Corporation

Financial advice to the special committee · Technology / Software

Buyer Crosspoint Capital Partners

Crosspoint Capital Partners agreed to acquire Absolute Software for an enterprise value of about US$870 million by plan of arrangement.

Millennial Precious Metals Corp.

Joint bookrunner, bought deal subscription receipts · Mining

Buyer Integra Resources Corp.

Integra and Millennial agreed to an at-market merger, alongside a strategic investment from Wheaton Precious Metals and a bought deal subscription receipt financing.

Maverix Metals Inc.

Financial advisor to Maverix; fairness opinion · Mining (Royalties & Streams)

Buyer Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp.

Triple Flag agreed to acquire royalty company Maverix by plan of arrangement, implying an equity value of about US$606 million.

Definity Financial Corporation

Co-manager · Insurance (Property & Casualty)

Definity priced its demutualization IPO of 63.6 million common shares at $22, together with cornerstone private placements, for about $2.1 billion in total.