Following recent amendments to Canada’s takeover bid rules, private placements in the face of hostile bids have become newly controversial. Private placements in the context of proxy contests have received less attention. Yet this is somewhat surprising, because they are
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Female directors on the rise in the west
The University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business and the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) released the results of the first-ever Alberta Women on Boards Index on September 22, 2015 (the Index). The Index is intended to be…
Proxy solicitation: Not a matter of right in Alberta
The increasing prevalence of shareholder activism in Canada has significantly impacted issuers and investors alike in the Canadian capital markets.
Consequently, an understanding of the Canadian regulatory landscape governing activist activities has become increasingly important for both sides of an…