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Canada v. the US: highlights from the 2016 private deal points study

By Bruce Sheiner on February 23, 2017 Posted in M&A

The American Bar Association recently published the 2016 Canadian Private Target M&A Deal Points Study. The study, which was authored by a group of Canadian lawyers, including several from Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, was based on a review of publicly available acquisition agreements for transactions signed in 2014 and 2015. The study provides a … Continue reading

2016: the year of sandbagging

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on January 17, 2017 Posted in M&A

One of the highlights from the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 2016 Canadian Private Target M&A Deal Points Study in which our firm was a key participant (the 2016 Study), was the increased inclusion of sandbagging provisions in deals. The 2016 Study saw the inclusion of sandbagging provisions in 46% of deals (up from 29% in … Continue reading