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Measuring The Impact Of COVID-19 On Canadian M&A

By Nader Hasan (Toronto) on June 3, 2020 Posted in M&A

The future of M&A beyond the COVID-19 pandemic remains fiercely debated and quite unclear. We’ve already seen transactions and their underlying agreements change in a number of ways, including more scrutinized structures, and more detailed negotiations regarding contractual carve-outs, such as material adverse change and force majeure clauses. As previously noted, this will undoubtedly lead … Continue reading

Crypto update: January crash, securitized tokens and threats to traditional VC

By Nader Hasan (Toronto) on January 30, 2018 Posted in Finance, M&A, Uncategorized

Bloodbath in the CryptoMarket For the past three years in January, Bitcoin experienced significant price corrections. This year is no different – except for its magnitude. Likely exacerbated by an influx of new investors and a spike in actively traded altcoins, Bitcoin depreciated by almost 50% from its all-time high in mid-December. According to CoinMarketCap, … Continue reading

A look at the venture capital landscape in Canada

By Nader Hasan (Toronto) on November 15, 2017 Posted in M&A

PwC has recently released the 2017 MoneyTree Canada report for Q3 2017 (the Report), which provides insight into the landscape for equity financings in emerging venture capital (VC) backed companies headquartered in Canada. While it may come as no surprise that financing activity has increased in Q3 2017, the magnitude of the increase, especially for … Continue reading

Due diligence defence for distribution of securities in breach of securities law

By Nader Hasan (Toronto) on July 26, 2017 Posted in Corporate finance, M&A

In furtherance of a proposed merger or acquisition, it is common place for an issuer to complete a concurrent private placement in order to, among other things, fund its working capital and current operations, complete the transaction or satisfy regulatory or administrative requirements post-transaction i.e., exchange listing requirements upon completion of a reverse-take over. Notwithstanding … Continue reading

Federal court on common interest privilege: information shared in a transaction no longer protected

By Nader Hasan (Toronto) on March 2, 2017 Posted in M&A

During commercial transactions, it is common for parties to a transaction to share documents and information that each party’s respective counsel had prepared in relation to the transaction. These documents or information typically concern matters that, upon sharing with the other parties, would assist in the completion of the transaction, such as the steps, procedure … Continue reading

President Elect and M&A: a cross roads or business as usual?

By Nader Hasan (Toronto) on November 28, 2016 Posted in M&A, Pharmaceuticals and life sciences

The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States adds to a cascade of political events that have surprised observers and may have profound effects on global flows of people, capital, and goods. While nothing is set in stone, Donald Trump and his administration have led us to believe that they are contemplating … Continue reading

Mining M&A for 2016: digging deeper into the numbers

By Nader Hasan (Toronto) on October 20, 2016 Posted in Infrastructure, mining and commodities, M&A

As discussed in our latest update on M&A activity in the mining industry, there has been a recent and substantial rise in deal volume and value in the industry. This is exciting news for mining companies that have suffered from a sustained downward trend in M&A activity as a result of low and volatile commodity … Continue reading