Changes under Bill C-15 affecting the Bank Act
Written by:Eric Belli-BivarNella Garofalo As consumer fraud continues to rise across Canada, the federal government is moving to strengthen protections in the financial sector through the Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 (Bill C-15). Bill C-15 amends the Bank Act to establish new requirements to combat “consumer-targeted fraud”, including policies for banks to address fraud …
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From market risk to political risk: The new reality of board oversight
Boards face new risks as political decisions, not markets, reshape global business oversight Boards have always understood market volatility. Interest rates move, currencies swing, and commodity prices rise and fall. What has evolved is not the existence of risk, but its source. Presently, some of the most decisive threats to enterprise value arise not from …
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Resilience amid uncertainty: 2025 Canadian capital markets review
Written by:Derek SigelDesron HarryThaarane Sethunathan (Articling Student) On February 12, 2026, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published its 2025 Systemic Risk Committee Annual Report on Capital Markets (Annual Report). The Annual Report is issued annually by the CSA’s Systemic Risk Committee to assess key risks and emerging trends affecting Canadian capital markets and to provide guidance for …
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Mexico’s Law for the Promotion of Investment in Strategic Infrastructure for Development with Well-being
Written by:Roberto Rios, Artigas María Eugenia, Ortega Jiménez, Guillermo Parra On April 9, 2026, Mexico’s Law for the Promotion of Investment in Strategic Infrastructure for Development with Well-being (Ley para el Fomento de la Inversión en Infraestructura Estratégica para el Desarrollo con Bienestar) was published in the Federal Official Gazette, amending and adding various provisions of …
NNDKP advised the Saica Group on the acquisition of Thimm Group
Bucharest, 25 May, 2026: Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) was part of the international legal team advising the Spanish Saica Group, one of the largest European players in the development and production of recycled paper and packaging, on the acquisition of the German Thimm Group, a leading provider of sustainable corrugated packaging and display …
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Homburger advised UBS AG, acting through its Stamford branch, on the establishment of a U.S. commercial paper program
On March 26, 2026, UBS AG, acting through its Stamford branch, successfully established a U.S. commercial paper program. The notes to be issued under the program will be offered pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the «Securities Act»). The notes to be issued …
NNDKP assisted PPC Group in the negotiation process to conclude new collective bargaining agreements
Bucharest, May 27, 2026: Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) successfully assisted PPC Group, one of the largest investors in the Romanian energy sector, in the collective bargaining process conducted to conclude new collective bargaining agreements for the group’s largest entities, i.e., Rețele Electrice România, PPC Energie, PPC Renewables and PPC România.
Baker Tilly Legal Poland, TPA Poland and Baker Tilly TPA advised Tri Star Technology Group on the cross-border acquisition of Sprick Rowery sp. z o.o., combined with the company’s restructuring process.
The transaction involved Tri Star Technology Group’s acquisition of 100% of the shares in Sprick Rowery sp. z o.o. – a Polish bicycle manufacturer linked to Prophete’s e-bike segment and Woom children’s bicycles – together with the acquisition of key real estate assets necessary for maintaining manufacturing operations.
Hogan Lovells berät Banken bei erster öffentlicher Verbriefung der RCI Banque von deutschen Autoleasingverträgen und verbundenen Restwerten der Marken Renault, Dacia und Nissan
27. Mai 2026 – Die globale Wirtschaftskanzlei Hogan Lovells hat unter der Leitung von Sven Brandt und Sebastian Oebels die Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank und die UniCredit Bank in ihrer jeweiligen Rolle als Arrangeure und Joint Lead Manager sowie die Société Générale als Joint Lead Manager bei der ersten öffentlichen Verbriefung der RCI Banque von …
A&O Shearman, LegisLAB, and PedersoliGattai advised on the acquisition of De Filippis Broker by EDGE Group
A&O Shearman, LegisLAB e PedersoliGattai nell’acquisizione di De Filippis Broker da parte di EDGE Group Milano, 21 maggio 2026 – EDGE Group, uno dei principali operatori indipendenti nel brokeraggio assicurativo in Italia, controllato dal fondo di private equity pan-europeo AnaCap Financial Partners, ha sottoscritto un accordo vincolante per l’acquisizione dell’intero capitale di De Filippis Broker, …