January 2017 – Walied Soliman and Orestes Pasparakis, co-chairs of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Special Situations Team hosted their annual video webinar on M&A activity in Canada. They highlight the key developments of 2016 and what to expect for 2017. Watch
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Evolving tactical defenses by target issuers: Private placements in response to a hostile bid
The Ontario and British Columbia Securities Commissions (the Commissions) issued orders on July 22, 2016 allowing junior B.C.-based miner, Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (Dolly Varden), the target of a hostile takeover bid from Idaho-based Hecla Mining Co.…
M&A Activism 101: Top 3 Tips for Companies

There is a wide range of issues that a board and management team must face in considering an M&A transaction in the normal course.
Increasingly however, a company that is considering a potential merger or acquisition, or asking its shareholders…
Canadian Securities Administrators to Propose Amendments to Canadian Take-over Regime
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have announced that they intend to publish for comment significant amendments to the Canadian take-over bid regime in the first quarter of 2015. The amendments are an initiative of all CSA members and are intended…