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Paying Out Credit Facilities in Connection with an M&A Transaction

By Ana Badour on Posted in Private Transactions

It is quite common that an existing credit facility has to be paid out in connection with the completion of an M&A transaction, as a result of, for example, a new credit facility being put in place to finance the acquisition which replaces the purchaser’s existing credit facility, or as a  result of both the… → Read More

You Say UCC, We Say PPSA.

A discussion of the Canadian equivalent of the UCC - the Personal Property Security Act in the context of an M&A transaction.

By Ana Badour and Heidi Gordon on Posted in Contractual Matters, Private Equity, Private Transactions, Public M&A, Strategy

Although we often think of the regimes that govern registrations made against personal property as a concern to lenders and their counsel, M&A lawyers and business people are unable to escape this area of the law… at least not completely. As part of the legal due diligence process in almost any M&A deal, registrations against… → Read More

Personal Property Security Estoppel Letters: What Are These and Why Are They Needed?

By Ana Badour on Posted in Public M&A, Strategy

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. However, purchasers in an… → Read More

Financing the Acquisition of a Canadian Business: Cross-Border Credit Transactions

By Ana Badour on Posted in Contractual Matters, Private Transactions, Public M&A

The acquisition of a Canadian business by US-based purchasers is often financed by way of a cross-border credit transaction involving a Canadian borrower (such as when the US purchaser sets up a Canadian company to make the acquisition, often for tax reasons), possibly also a US borrower (or as is common when a new Canadian… → Read More

Five Considerations for Borrowers Completing a Disposition

By Ana Badour on Posted in Contractual Matters

In my prior post, Seven Considerations for Borrowers Completing an Acquisition, I described seven key issues that borrowers should consider when completing an acquisition.   Similarly, if your company is considering a disposition (either of assets or of shares) and is a borrower under a credit facility, it is important to consider whether the proposed disposition… → Read More