• Competition & foreign investment
    Canada is seen as a stable environment for foreign investment, and its predictable regulatory environment is appealing for businesses that face more uncertainty in other countries
    Firms:
  • Lexpert’s Top 10 Deals of 2019
    The top deals of 2019 demonstrate Canadian legal and business talent at the top of its game
  • New tax rules hit business
    Developments in international tax rules, including the introduction of the Multilateral Instrument and an increased focus on tax evasion by global tax authorities, will mean more vigilance for ...
    Firms:
  • The rise of private equity
    Private equity has a lot of “dry powder” to spend, and it is an increasingly attractive alternative to the public market, but is the sun setting on it south of the border?
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Other Featured Articles

  • Canadian Law Awards finalists revealed
    The list is a true snapshot of the best and brightest in the Canadian legal profession right now
  • Canadian Law Awards to celebrate nation’s best law firms
    The long-standing tradition of recognizing excellence among law firms established in Canadian Lawyer and Lexpert now continues through the Canadian Law Awards.
  • Persisting Tirelessly
    Lexpert Magazine November 2019 Issue
    Earl Cherniak may be 84, but his war stories are up-to-date
  • Canopy Growth Corp. buys Acreage Holdings Inc.
    Refinitiv
    US - Canopy Growth Corp. of Canada definitively agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Acreage Holdings Inc., manufacturer of medical cannabis, for an estimated USD 1.584 bil, in a stock swap transaction, via scheme of arrangement.
  • Brookfield Asset Management buys Oaktree Capital Group LLC
    Refinitiv
    US - Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAM) of Canada has definitively agreed to acquire a 65.562% majority interest or 88.564 mil class A and class B common shares in Oaktree Capital Group LLC, a Los Angeles-based portfolio manager, from Oaktree ...
  • CDPQ buys Allied Universal Security Services LLC
    Refinitiv
    US - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec of Canada agreed to acquire a 40% stake in Allied Universal Security Services LLC, a Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based provider of security guard and patrol services, from Wendel SE (15%) and other existing ...
  • Newmont Mining Corp. buys Goldcorp Inc.
    Refinitiv
    CANADA - Newmont Mining Corp. of the US definitively agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Goldcorp Inc., a Vancouver-based gold mining company, for a total CAD $13.218 bil (USD $9. 965 bil), in a stock swap transaction, via scheme of ...
  • KKR & Co. Inc. buys SemCAMS ULC Assets
    Thomson Reuters
    CANADA - KKR & Co. Inc. of the US (KKR) agreed to acquire the assets of SemCAMS ULC (SemCAMS), a Calgary-based producer of crude petroleum and natural gas, ultimately owned by SemGroup Corp (SemGroup), for CAD 515 mil (USD 389.945 mil) in cash, in a ...
  • Top 10 most-viewed stories in 2018 from Lexpert
    Rising Stars coverage, Top 10 Deals, Top 10 Business Decisions and cannabis stories ranked highest
  • Altria Group Inc. buys stake in Cronos Group Inc.
    Thomson Reuters
    CANADA - Altria Group Inc. of the US definitively agreed to acquire 44.996% stake, or 146. 2 mil newly issued common shares, in Cronos Group Inc., a Toronto-based manufacturer and wholesaler of cannabis products, for CAD 16.25 (USD 12.147) in cash ...
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  • Tim Wilbur- Editorial
    Tim Wilbur
    The Future of Mining
    Traditionally, when people speak about innovation, industries such as technology, manufacturing or even retail may come to mind.
  • Tim Wilbur- Editorial
    Tim Wilbur
    Leading corporate lawyers tackle complexity
    Welcome to the Lexpert Special Edition on Finance and M&A. In this issue, alongside the biographical information about Lexpert-ranked lawyers, we bring you topical articles including our Top 10 Deals of 2019.
  • Jean Cumming – Editorial
    Jean Cumming
    Time Management by the Hour
    This is my last editorial for Lexpert Magazine so I want to give you something useful, a piece of practical wisdom.
  • Paul-Erik Veel- Change Agent
    Paul-Erik Veel
    Let it Rain
    On September 20, 2019, the Supreme Court released its longawaited decision in Pioneer Corp v Godfrey. Godfrey is the Supreme Court’s latest decision involving price-fixing class actions, and expands on and clarifies the basic approach to these cases ...
  • George Takach – Technology
    George S. Takach
    Contracting for Medical IT Systems
    High Stakes, But High Reward if Done Right
  • Jean Cumming – Editorial
    Jean Cumming
    Lawyers in the Emergency Room
    On #lawtwitter, this email message is going around: “Just heard you are in emergency room. Hope all is ok. Pls let me know when we are in meeting today.” We don’t know if this message comes from a partner or client.
  • Change Agent
    Linda L. Bertoldi; Stephanie Hart
    Electricity in Motion
    As the sector continues to evolve, so, too, will opportunities, crises, regulatory structures, production and distribution models expectations
  • Jean Cumming – Editorial
    Jean Cumming
    The Oxford Comma: Love Your Parents First
    In Austin v Bell Canada, 2019 ONSC 4757, Justice E.M. Morgan considered the “contractual significance of an Oxford comma.”
  • George Takach – Technology
    George S. Takach
    In Praise of Tech Driven Alternatives
    Competitive Disruption Means Technology Driven Alternatives – and That`s a Good Thing
  • Change Agent- Marly Broudie
    Marly Broudie
    Social Media Changes Legal Profession
    How do changes in consumer behaviour and decision-making affect law firms and lawyers?
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