Chrystelle Chevalier-Gagnon discute avec Clemens Mayr, Stéphane Duval et Dominic Thérien, des impacts de la pandémie sur les fusions et acquisitions transfrontalières.

In conjunction with the enactment on December 10, 2016 of the Forfeited Corporate Property Act on December 10, 2016, the Ontario government has amended the Business Corporations Act...

In this decision involving an international letter of credit, the British Columbia Court of Appeal clarified the analysis required to determine whether a contract is to be performed "to a substantial extent"...

This was a leave and certification motion in a proposed securities class action for secondary market misrepresentation.

One of the issues in securities law generally is what constitutes "materiality". In a later post we will discuss "material adverse change" clauses in M&A agreements, but this post is about the fundamental question of what is "material".

Industry Canada has announced that the Investment Canada Act (Act) threshold for 2013 that applies to most direct acquisitions of Canadian businesses by non-Canadian investors from World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries is $344 million (an increase from last year’s $330 million threshold).

Industry Canada has announced that the Investment Canada Act (Act) threshold for 2014 that applies to most direct acquisitions of Canadian businesses by non-Canadian investors from World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries is $354 million (an increase from last year’s $344 million threshold).

The 2015 Investment Canada Act threshold that applies to most direct acquisitions of Canadian businesses by non-Canadians will be C$369 million.

The following post by Adam Ship and Brooke MacKenzie on our Consumer & Retail Advisor Blog may be of interest to our readers...

The concept of an "estoppel letter" (also sometimes referred to as an "acknowledgement", "waiver" or a "collateral narrowing letter") in respect of personal property security registrations can be quite puzzling to US clients, as it is a much more common practice to obtain these in Canada than in the United States.

Whether you’re a seasoned deal maker or just starting out, we all rely on various resources to stay apprised of the cutting edge developments in M&A.

The proposed amendments to NI 24-101 and CP 24-101 (the "Proposed Amendments") are intended to assist in a successful migration to T+2 settlement from the current T+3 regime.

The CSA published in final form amendments to the governance disclosure rules contained in National Instrument 58-101 - Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced last week that it will not seek a court rehearing on the validity of its proposed "proxy access" rules, which were rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals in July.

In our recent post we considered, to what extent, the seller in the context of an M&A transaction should care about legal due diligence, and suggested that there are a number of important reasons why a seller should concern itself with legal due diligence in the face of an acquisition.

The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to render on Friday its highly anticipated judgment regarding the constitutionality of the proposed cooperative pan-Canadian securities regulator,

The protection of confidentiality, according to the AMF, is the primary motivation for whistleblowers to report incidents.

The OSC uses data gathered through the RAQ to apply a risk ranking to firms. Firms with higher risk rankings are more likely to be targeted by the OSC for compliance reviews.

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) recently announced changes to its rules that require TSX-listed companies to obtain shareholder approval of certain public company acquisitions.

On November 28, 2013, the Toronto Stock Exchange published proposed amendments to the TSX Company Manual.