Deal maker or deal breaker? Information security during M&A

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on August 2, 2016 Posted in M&A, Technology and innovation

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently published its Statement of Priorities for the Financial Year to End March 31, 2017 (the Statement). The Statement unveils a new area which the OSC intends to focus its key resources and actions on – cyber resilience. For many, this does not come as a surprise, particularly given the high-profile … Continue reading

Raising capital for your deal? Changes might be coming

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on March 31, 2014 Posted in Corporate finance

The Ontario Securities Commissions (the OSC) has recently published proposals which, if enacted, will facilitate the raising of capital by issuers in the exempt market. On March 20th, the OSC published for a 90-day comment period the following four proposed prospectus exemptions: Offering Memorandum Exemption – Offering memorandum exemptions are currently available elsewhere in Canada. … Continue reading

Leadership changes and other merger developments at the Competition Bureau

By Kevin Ackhurst (Toronto) on July 11, 2012 Posted in Antitrust, competition and regulatory

Dealmakers should take note of several recent significant merger-related developments at the Competition Bureau: Commissioner’s Resignation – The head of the Bureau, Commissioner of Competition Melanie Aitken, announced that she intends to resign in September 2012; New Head of the Mergers Branch – Effective August 7, 2012, there will be a new head of the Mergers Branch, which has … Continue reading