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Ontario Power Authority Finalizes Price for Micro-scale Ground-Mounted Solar PV Projects and Precludes “Commercial Aggregators” from microFIT Program On August 13, 2010, the Ontario Power Authority announced amended and finalized new pricing and introduced other new changes to the microFIT Program, which among other changes prevents “commercial aggregators” from participating in the microFIT Program.

The 64th Annual Congress of the IFA will be held in Rome from August 29 to September 3, 2010. Nathalie Goyette, a Partner in the Osler Taxation Department, is a panellist discussing the topic “International Tax Treaties and Tax Avoidance: Application of Anti-Avoidance Provisions.”

OSLER GUIDES

Canadian Public Company Mergers & Acquisitions
The Osler Guide to Canadian Public Company Mergers & Acquisitions describes in detail acquisition structures, and other topics including pre-acquisition considerations, minority shareholder protections and directors’ duties.

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Shareholder Approval of Plan “Powerful” Message Magna's shareholders "delivered a powerful message" last month when they voted to approve a proposal to eliminate the company's dual-class share structure, says Osler partner Mark Gelowitz.

Notable Matters

Apache Corp. on Canadian aspects of their US$3.25 billion acquisition of a partnership and corporation holding oil and gas exploration and production properties located in Western Canada, from BP Canada Energy.
Talisman Energy Inc. on aspects of their proposed acquisition, with Ecopetrol S.A., of BP Exploration Company (Colombia) Limited.
CanWest Global Communications Corp. in the restructuring and sale of its television broadcast business to Shaw Communications.
Magna International in its proposed capital reorganization to eliminate its dual class share structure.
Merrill Lynch International, BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank in connection with an offering of €750 million principal amount of senior notes by CDP FinancialInc., the financing arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
Mitel Networks Corporation, a trusted provider of unified communications software solutions, in its US$147.4 million cross border initial public offering.

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