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Osler Update July 16, 2025

Proposed enhancements to the regulatory framework for exchange-traded funds by the Canadian Securities Administrators

A consultation paper proposes enhancements to the regulatory framework for exchange-traded funds.

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Proposed enhancements to the regulatory framework for exchange-traded funds by the Canadian Securities Administrators
Osler Update July 14, 2025

Artificial advocacy: how Canadian courts and legislators are responding to generative AI

With Canadian courts responding to the use of AI in court filings in a number of ways, litigants must balance using AI with their duties to the court.

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Artificial advocacy: how Canadian courts and legislators are responding to generative AI
Report July 9, 2025

Other considerations

Other considerations Overall transaction timing and risk allocation may also be impacted by regulatory considerations. Transactions involving...

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Other considerations
Report July 9, 2025

Closing and post-closing matters

Closing and post-closing matters Sign and close or sign and then close In a “sign and close” deal, signing of the purchase agreement and...

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Closing and post-closing matters
Report July 9, 2025

Consents and approvals

Consents and approvals Corporate approvalsAsset acquisitionsIf the assets being sold by a corporation constitute all or “substantially all”...

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Consents and approvals
Report July 9, 2025

Liabilities imposed on purchasers

Liabilities imposed on purchasers Asset acquisitions Successor liability In Canada, in contrast to the U.S., there is no general legal...

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Liabilities imposed on purchasers
Report July 9, 2025

Documenting the transaction

Documenting the transaction The documentation required for an asset purchase transaction and share purchase transaction will be similar in most...

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Documenting the transaction
Report July 9, 2025

Due diligence

Due diligence In the course of either an asset purchase or share purchase transaction, purchasers will conduct due diligence to investigate the...

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Due diligence
Report July 9, 2025

Preliminary documentation

Preliminary documentation Regardless of the structure chosen, the following documents are typically entered into early in the...

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Preliminary documentation
Report July 9, 2025

Transaction structures

Transaction structures While several different methods exist to acquire control of a Canadian private business, private company M&A...

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Transaction structures