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A recent lawsuit in British Columbia is the latest example of an emerging trend in which plaintiffs are seeking to hold parent companies liable in negligence in relation to the actions of their foreign subsidiaries.

In the second episode of our Private deal structure series, host Danny Wakeling, Partner and National Co-Lead of the M&A group continues the conversation with Sarat Maharaj...

In part one of our Private deal structure series, discover how to choose the right vehicle for your private M&A deal. Join host Danny Wakeling, Partner and National Co-Lead of the M&A Group...

In my previous post, I outlined some of the features of a Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) program that was utilized by HRT Participações S.A. (HRT), a Brazilian-based and listed exploration and production company, in its acquisition of UNX Energy Corp., a Calgary-based TSXV listed exploration and production company with oil and gas assets located in offshore Namibia.

Voici la nouvelle édition de notre Trousse relative à la planification et à l'examen des fusions : Un guide pour mener à bien votre opération au Canada. Cette trousse présente les principaux...

A select group of senior executives and in-house counsel interested in cross-border M&A disputes recently had a special opportunity to hear Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery speak in Toronto about his thoughts on some thorny M&A issues and their treatment under a continuum of legal regimes ranging from Pennsylvania, to Delaware of course, to Canada and to the United Kingdom.

On October 30, 2019, the International Limited Partner Association (ILPA) published its model limited partnership agreement (LPA) template for private equity.

For the TPP provisions to come into force in Canada, Canada and a sufficient number of other signatories must ratify the treaty.

The Canada Revenue Agency has traditionally taken a hard line on expenses incurred by an acquirer or a target and has denied deductibility on the basis that these expenses are of a capital nature.

Earlier today, the Canadian Competition Bureau (the Bureau) announced that the pre-merger notification Transaction-Size threshold will increase from $86 million to $87 million for 2016.

In Canada, parties to a notifiable merger transaction are legally entitled to complete the transaction once the statutory waiting period has expired.

The transaction closed on June 7, 2018.

BLG is pleased to announce that the Quebec Superior Court (Civil Division) in the District of Montreal (the Court) issued a decision in favour of our clients...

The pre-merger notification requirements of the Canadian Competition Act (Act) contain an exemption for certain types of acquisitions by creditors.

Despite an increase in gross domestic product in 2021, the Canadian government has left the threshold for pre-merger notification under the Competition Act unchanged for 2022 ...

In March, 2009, the Competition Bureau released in final form a Bulletin to provide "practical guidance" on the Bureau's approach to "efficiencies" claims in mergers, as provided for in section 96 of the “Competition Act” (the “Act”).

Two key financial thresholds relevant to the review of proposed transactions under Canada's Competition Act (CA) and Investment Canada Act (ICA) have now been increased for 2018.

On September 22, 2006, the Competition Bureau published its Information Bulletin on Merger Remedies in Canada (Bulletin).