‘Wolf Packs’ and Other Recent Trends in Hedge Fund Activism
The recent increase in hedge fund activism is “hyperbolic” and should be carefully assessed, according to two notable scholars, John C. Coffee Jr. (corporate law; Columbia) and Darius Palia (corporate...
View ArticleCorporate Governance 2014: Corporate Governance in Special Situations
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP and Lexpert will again be co-hosting two full-day seminar sessions entitled “Corporate Governance 2014: Corporate Governance in Special Situations” on December 4th...
View ArticleDecision-making and Institutional Investors: Prevalent Factors and Key Market...
According to the recently published Global Institutional Investors Insight survey, shareholder activism is on the rise. The survey, which canvassed over 500 institutional investor and sell-side...
View ArticleCSA publishes proposed amendments to the Canadian take-over bid regime
On March 31, 2015, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published proposed amendments to Canada’s take-over bid regime (the Proposed Amendments) under Multilateral Instrument 62-104 –...
View ArticleThe role of boards in M&A transactions
This blog post originally appeared in Norton Rose Fulbright’s M&A blog. In a recent article from the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, Alexandra R. Lajoux,...
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M&A – key developments in 2016 and a look ahead
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...
View ArticleTrends and strategies for companies involved in M&A transactions
In a report entitled “M&A Activism: A Special Report”[1] (the Report), the editor-in-chief of Activist Insight describes the types of companies most at risk of being targeted by shareholder...
View ArticleCanadian Securities Administrators are seeking comments on soliciting dealer...
The Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) have issued CSA Staff Notice 61-303 and Request for Comment – Soliciting Dealer Arrangements (the “Notice”) on the use of soliciting dealer...
View ArticleActivist Insight Monthly features interview with Co-Chairs of Canadian...
This month’s edition of Activist Insight Monthly, which focuses on Canada, features an in-depth interview with Walied Soliman and Orestes Pasparakis, Co-Chairs of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Canadian...
View ArticleWebinar – Corporate governance, shareholder activism, and hostile M&A: Key...
Walied Soliman and Orestes Pasparakis, co-chairs of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Canadian Special Situations team, will host a 60-minute webinar on corporate governance, shareholder activism, and hostile...
View ArticleGlobal Trends in Shareholder Activism Amidst COVID-19
According to a review of shareholder activism by Lazard (the Lazard Review) that examined global activism trends in the first half of 2020 (H1 2020), economic uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19...
View ArticleCorporate Governance 2014: Corporate Governance in Special Situations
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP and Lexpert will again be co-hosting two full-day seminar sessions entitled “Corporate Governance 2014: Corporate Governance in Special Situations” on December 4th...
View ArticleDecision-making and Institutional Investors: Prevalent Factors and Key Market...
According to the recently published Global Institutional Investors Insight survey, shareholder activism is on the rise. The survey, which canvassed over 500 institutional investor and sell-side...
View ArticleCSA publishes proposed amendments to the Canadian take-over bid regime
On March 31, 2015, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published proposed amendments to Canada’s take-over bid regime (the Proposed Amendments) under Multilateral Instrument 62-104 –...
View ArticleThe role of boards in M&A transactions
This blog post originally appeared in Norton Rose Fulbright’s M&A blog. In a recent article from the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, Alexandra R. Lajoux,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
M&A – key developments in 2016 and a look ahead
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...
View ArticleTrends and strategies for companies involved in M&A transactions
In a report entitled “M&A Activism: A Special Report”[1] (the Report), the editor-in-chief of Activist Insight describes the types of companies most at risk of being targeted by shareholder...
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