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Doing Business in Canada – 2013 Edition

Buying a Canadian Business, eh? A look back.

By Robert Hansen and Heidi Gordon on Posted in Contractual Matters, Private Equity, Private Transactions, Public M&A, Shareholders, Strategy

Last Spring we announced a special series of blog posts aimed at addressing some of the most significant distinctions between Canadian and US law that ought to be considered in the early stages of the proposed acquisition of a Canadian target. Following the launch of that series our team blogged about important topics like: Financing… → 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

Plan of Arrangement – A Flexible “Made-in-Canada” Acquisition Structure

By Robert Hansen and Heidi Gordon on Posted in Public M&A, Shareholders, Strategy

Our colleague Matthew Cumming recently discussed some of the most important considerations when choosing between a take-over bid and a plan of arrangement for the acquisition of a Canadian public company. But if you’re like many of our other friends to the South, perhaps you’re wondering, what exactly is a plan of arrangement? The answer… → Read More

Buying a Canadian Business, eh? An Introduction to a Special Series

By Robert Hansen and Heidi Gordon on Posted in Private Transactions, Public M&A

We’re often called upon to provide Canadian legal advice to US-based purchasers contemplating the acquisition of a Canadian business. In many transactions, we act directly for the purchaser; in others we’re asked to provide Canadian support to the acquirer’s US legal counsel. There are many similarities between Canadian and US law but if we had… → Read More