How to Buy or Sell a Business – October 26, 2017
Don Sihota’s popular How to Buy or Sell a Business seminar is returning on Thursday, October 26, 2017. This is your opportunity to learn from ... Continued
Best Lawyers in Canada 2018
Congratulations to our lawyers peer-selected for the 12th edition of Best Lawyers in Canada 2018: Diane Bell, QC, Darren Donnelly, Brock Johnston, Peter Kenward, Neil Melliship, Amy Mortimore, Roy Nieuwenburg, QC, Alex Petrenko, Bernard Pinsky, QC, Chris ... Continued
Private Companies and Passive Investments
This is the fourth in a series of posts arising out of the Liberal Government’s paper “Tax Planning Using Private Corporations.” In previous posts we ... Continued
New Limitations on the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption
This is the second in a series of posts arising out of the Liberal Government’s paper “Tax Planning Using Private Corporations.” The Income Tax Act ... Continued
Tax proposals affecting private companies and their shareholders: what does this mean?
This is the first in a series of posts arising out of the Liberal Government’s paper “Tax Planning Using Private Corporations”. The Liberal Government announced ... Continued
Language is Key in Earn-Outs: PART 1
Earn-outs are very common these days in transactions where an owner is selling a business. I’m working on a number of transactions right now that ... Continued
Conditions to Closing
One term that you may hear when negotiating the sale of your business – or the purchase of a new business – is “conditions precedent” ... Continued
Rachelle Mezzarobba joins our partnership!
Please join us in congratulating Rachelle Mezzarobba on her new appointment as partner with us. Her hard work and dedication have resulted in many successes ... Continued
New 2017 Competition Act and Investment Canada Act Merger Thresholds
There are various thresholds for review of acquisitions of control of Canadian businesses by non-Canadian businesses. The review thresholds in the Competition Act and the ... Continued
Premier Clark visits our client Greenlight Innovation
Premier Clark visited our client Greenlight Innovation, a global leader in the supply of testing and manufacturing equipment for the hydrogen fuel cell, electrolyser, battery ... Continued
We helped Maple Bear Global Schools sell a valuable portion of its franchise business
Aaron Singer acted as counsel to Maple Bear Global Schools and LACES in connection with the US$50 million sale of the Maple Bear South American ... Continued
Proposed Changes to the Canada Business Corporations Act – How Could this Affect You?
Last month, the Government of Canada tabled Bill C-25 to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”). The objective of these amendments is to ... Continued