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Re Hemostemix Inc: Alberta Securities Commission upholds decision of TSXV in contested private placement

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By Trevor Zeyl on February 27, 2017

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…

Tactical defenses by targets: OSC and BCSC defer to target board decision to implement private placement in face of hostile bid

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By Andrea Brewer & Kassy Corothers (Calgary) on November 14, 2016

Further to our post on the Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (Dolly Varden) and Hecla Mining Co. (Hecla) decision, the Ontario and British Columbia Securities Commissions (the Commissions) recently released their reasons for their decision in…

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Evolving tactical defenses by target issuers: Private placements in response to a hostile bid

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By Andrea Brewer & Kassy Corothers (Calgary) on October 13, 2016

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.…

ISS Updates its Proxy Voting Guidelines for the 2015 Season

By Saeed Teebi (Toronto) on November 10, 2014

On November 6, 2014, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) released updates to its Canadian proxy voting guidelines for the 2015 proxy season.  The voting guidelines are effective for meetings held on or after February 1, 2015.  The following is a…

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