In the second in our series of Regulation Tomorrow podcasts on the future of asset management regulation in the UK, ..

Obtaining antitrust approvals is a key part of the overall transaction process for many M&A transactions. Currently, there are over 100 national and regional antitrust regimes, with new regimes being introduced and existing regimes extended on a regular basis.

Despite headwinds facing its dynamic economy, China continues to be one of the world’s leading targets for foreign direct investment and mergers and acquisitions activity.

A group of dissident shareholders attempted to gain control of Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. by requisitioning a shareholders’ meeting to replace the Company’s management.

On the heels of one of the busiest years in shareholder activism in Canada, this annual video webinar highlights the key developments of 2014 and what to expect for 2015.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China announced a pilot agreement to launch a Patent Prosecution Highway between Canada and China.

The results are in for Q3-2013 Canadian M&A and the outlook is decidedly mixed. While Q3 M&A activity rose sharply on a value basis as compared to Q2-2013, Q3 volume was down from last quarter and overall 2013 M&A remains in a slump at the lowest levels in nearly a decade.

On November 8, 2013, the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC) released its first consultation document concerning phase four of its review of the legislation it administers.

Conducting thorough due diligence with respect to a target company's compensation plans, employment agreements, employee benefit plans and employee policies is an integral component in evaluating a potential merger or acquisition.

GE Capital announced that it was on track to sell between US$120 – 150 billion in assets by the end of 2016. Keurig Green Mountain recently announced that it entered into a share transaction valued at approximately US13.9 billion.

When deciding the method by which to sell a business, auctioning is an infrequent option among Canadian business owners.

The Participating Jurisdictions have signed a memorandum of agreement formalizing the terms and conditions of a cooperative capital markets regulatory system.

Tom Valentine discusses Canadian LNG projects and how they compare to LNG projects in other parts of the world, namely the U.S.

The Proposed Amendments will be open for comment until June 29, 2015.

A recently released research report by Moody’s Investors Service examines the credit impacts of activist shareholder activity, arguing that shareholder initiatives do not always benefit bondholders.

Reuters has recently reported that the value of all mergers and acquisitions worldwide in 2014 was at the highest annual value since 2007.

Last month, Cornerstone Research published a report titled Shareholder Litigation Involving Mergers and Acquisitions – Review of 2013 M&A Litigation, the first report in a 2-part series aimed at assessing trends involving lawsuits filed by shareholders of public target companies which challenge M&A transactions valued over $100 million.

In a recent study, Business Without Borders International Growth at Mid-Cap Companies, Mergermarket and Mazars have reported that most mid-market companies are looking at ways of driving growth...

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has published for public comment proposed amendments to its corporate governance disclosure requirements (the Proposed Amendments).

On Monday, Whitecap Resources (TSX:WCP) announced that it had agreed to buy a number of oil and gas properties from Imperial Oil Ltd. (TSX:IMO) for $855 million.