M&A in Canada: Trends & Insights – 2024 Q3
Canada’s M&A Landscape While deal flow remains steady in 2024, transactions are frequently taking longer to close as a result of tighter credit, challenging negotiations around valuations and other key deal terms, general market uncertainty relating to interest rates and […]
Jay Hoffman and Maryam Zargar interviewed on addition of Zargar Lawyers team to Business Law Group
Law.com International, "Canada's Miller Thomson Acquires Vancouver Boutique, Bolstering Corporate and M&A Group and Continuing 'Growth Mode'"
Jay Hoffman and Maryam Zargar speak to Law.com International on the growth of the Business Law Group in Vancouver with the recent addition of the Zargar Lawyers team: The firm, which has 11 offices across Canada, is actively in growth […]
Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian public M&A deals
The COVID-19 outbreak continues to have a significant impact on public merger and acquisition transactions in Canada. With normal life around the globe coming to a screeching halt, one can only estimate the long-term effects on the M&A market. To […]
Court Approval of Plan of Arrangement: The Magna Decision
In August 2010, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved a plan of arrangement (“Arrangement“) which allowed Magna International Inc. (“Magna“) to eliminate its dual class share structure. A plan of arrangement is a court supervised procedure that requires the […]