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Large public companies often acquire small private start-up companies to add new capabilities to their portfolios.

In an exciting development for Alberta-based startups and small businesses, the Alberta Securities Commission has adopted a new rule – Prospectus Exemptions for Start-up Businesses (ASC Rule 45-517).

The ups and downs of the M&A and financing markets in the emerging companies and venture capital sector.

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP provides legal expertise across multiple practice areas including fund formation, competition law, antitrust, foreign investment, and venture capital. The firm's Toronto-based partners offer specialized counsel to clients navigating complex regulatory and transactional matters. Contact information and professional backgrounds are available for key team members specializing in these areas.

While Canadian PE investment remains feeble, Canadian VC investment has continued to climb to incredible heights.

In order to streamline the continuous disclosure obligations of venture issuers, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") are implementing amendments to the national instruments and companion policies...

Companies in early and growth stages often need significant funding to achieve their business goals but can have difficulties finding potential investors.

The amendments were originally proposed in May of 2014, after the CSA abandoned an earlier attempt to completely overhaul the venture issuer disclosure regime in July of 2013.

On November 26, 2018, the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association released its Q3 2018 VC & PE Canadian Market Overview, providing a comprehensive overview of venture capital and private equity activity ...

The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission also recently adopted rules to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding.

In recent months, we have begun to see venture financing rounds that include the negotiation of "pay-to-play" provisions. These provisions have been largely absent in recent years due...

Opportunities for private equity (PE) investment were front-and-centre at CVCA Invest Canada '25 in Calgary from May 27 to 29.

When a tech worker joins a startup, the two sides usually strike a bargain in which the employee accepts a reduced salary in exchange for an interest in the company's equity.

The Start-up Registration Exemption, which expires on May 13, 2020, permits crowdfunding portals to facilitate distributions without the need to register as dealers.

The Scientific Research and Experimental Development Program, also known as "SR&ED", is a federal tax incentive program for businesses carrying out eligible research and development activities.

New securities rules to make it simpler and cheaper for start-ups and smaller businesses to obtain financing by selling equity on internet-based funding portals take effect in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on January 25, 2016.

As strategic investors continue to better understand the venture capital (VC) ecosystem and build collaborative investment

Several Canadian securities regulators, including those in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, have been busy formulating a structure to make it possible to purchase and sell securities through crowdfunding.