Sasha Cucuz joins us to discuss private equity in the real estate context. His company, Toronto-based Greybrook Securities, makes private equity investments in residential real estate development projects in Southern Ontario ...

In this podcast, Mario speaks with Matthew Hooper, CEO of Hometurf Lawn Care, about his journey from searcher to owner to seller and now CEO of a mid-sized regional home services business.

Today's guest is Sebastien Koechli of Helia Capital, a family office that provides "patient capital" to businesses transitioning out of their entrepreneurial phase.

Mario's guest, Ed Bryant, is the driving force behind Sampford Advisors Inc., a tech-sector sell-side advisor. He and Mario discuss the post-pandemic market, noting that buyers will still pay a good...

Today's podcast takes us to British Columbia, where Erica McGuinness has built a sell-side advisory practice with one of Western Canada's leading firms, Sequeira Partners.

When everyone takes care of each other within a positive culture it creates an environment that is safe, healthy and collaborative. Garrett McCoy, Assistant, Legal Talent & Diversity explains...

Calgary is a big city with a small town mentality, people want to help each other in this community. Megan Zimmerman, Senior Director, Business Development at Calgary Economic Development...

Many privately owned businesses have more than one owner. This can be beneficial to a business, but it also poses its own problems.

Corporate counsel is facing more issues than usual as most of Canada's large companies start rotating back into a schedule that includes, in many cases, in-office work.

Recent developments have highlighted the challenges and opportunities for legal teams. Continuing on the path of efficient management and improving on what already exists often requires a digital transformation of varying degrees.

A Comprehensive Guide to the Updated Saskatchewan Business Corporations Act...

In the economic and financial sectors, where ESG has been particularly popular recently, its criteria are commonly used as extra-financial analysis tools for evaluating economic actors beyond the usual criteria.

The York Entrepreneurship Development Institute ("YEDI"), an incubator and accelerator associated with York University, is now taking applications from early-stage startups for its four-month program.

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has just upheld the conviction and 30-month jail sentence of a tax return preparer who facilitated false charitable donation claims.

​In a recent press release, IIROC announced that it has been granted powers by the Prince Edward Island Office of Superintendent of Securities to permit it to collect fines it levies...

Mario's guest today is Stikeman Elliott's Khalfan Khalfan, an expert in employment-related transactional issues. Topics discussed include, among others, new statutory curbs on the enforceability...

As a consequence of this decision, secured creditors will need to pay attention to these statutory deemed trusts in assessing their lending risk.

Last month, securities regulators in Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba and Nova Scotia entered into a cooperation agreement...

The proposal is expected to be released sometime in 2023 and we will review any such proposal with interest.

The CSA announced today that they are pushing back the date for the implementation of OTC derivatives trade reporting obligations.