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Canadian M&A outlook: cautious optimism in a reshaped market

The “Trump bump” many M&A practitioners anticipated for 2025 largely failed to materialize, dampened by tariff uncertainty and geopolitical...

From pit wall to policy: what Lundin means for public company disclosure

The SCC’s recent decision provides guidance on the distinction between material facts and material changes under Ontario securities law.

Q4 Economic Outlook with Stephen Poloz

Will Canadians face tighter fiscal choices through 2026 as policymakers prioritize a more resilient and independent economy?

PE Points Newsletter

Osler’s National Private Equity Group has launched its quarterly PE newsletter: your source of private equity news and information.

Q2 Economic Outlook with Stephen Poloz

As Mark Carney assumes office as prime minister, Canada is about to receive a strong fiscal stimulus, which analysts say could reduce the urgency...

Declining hostile bids, IPOs and public companies

Canada has seen a decline in hostile take-over bids and a rise in shareholder activism, alongside a continued decrease in IPOs suggesting policy...

Q4 2024 Economic outlook with Stephen Poloz

For months now, the rate of inflation has been heading in the right direction. After peaking back in 2022 at 8.1%, it has slowly worked its way back...

Top Canadian public M&A legal developments in 2022

The pace of Canadian M&A activity slowed in 2022 relative to record deal activity levels in 2021. I

Cineplex awarded $1.2 billion by Ontario court for ‘busted deal’

In a highly anticipated decision, an Ontario Court has held that Cineworld improperly terminated its December 2019 agreement to purchase Cineplex’s...

M&A: A look back at 2021 and ahead to 2022

As the world worked towards returning to a “new normal,” Canadian public M&A deal volumes in 2021 outpaced those in 2020 on both a quarterly...