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Termination rights in bought deal bid letters: Stetson Oil

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 15 2013

In its recent decision in Stetson Oil & Gas Ltd v Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that Stifel (formerly Thomas

You can’t always get what you want

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • May 14 2013

The recent Delaware ruling in In Ancestry.com Inc. Shareholder Litigation provides a cautionary tale relating to a target company developing

FCA applies s. 84(2) to perceived dividend-stripping transaction

  • Thorsteinssons LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 6 2013

In Macdonald v. The Queen, 2013 FCA 110, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) held that corporate funds were distributed to a sole shareholder "in any

Ignorance is not bliss: beware minimal due diligence

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 6 2013

The Quebec Court of Appeal's decision in Francoeur v. 4417186 Canada Inc., 2013 QCCA 191, provides a cautionary tale on the dangers of entering into

SCC denies leave to appeal in break fee case

  • Thorsteinssons LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 6 2013

In Morguard Corporation v. The Queen, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) upheld a Tax Court decision that a "break fee" received by a parent company

Corp Fin grants no-action relief in stock and cash tender offer

  • Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 5 2013

The Division of Corporation Finance recently granted no-action relief to Alamos Gold, Inc., a Canadian corporation, in connection with its proposed

Termination rights in bought deal bid letters key findings from Stetson Oil

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 27 2013

In its recent decision in Stetson Oil & Gas Inc. v. Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that Stifel (formerly

Bought deal failure lessons learned from the Stetson Weisel decision

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 26 2013

In mid-2008, Stetson Oil & Gas Ltd., a Calgary-based junior oil and gas exploration company that trades on the TSX Venture Exchange, hired underwriter

Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Thyssen Mining Constr. of Can., 703 F.3d 488 (10th Cir. 2012)

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • March 25 2013

Two companies formed a joint venture (“JV”) in order to work on an excavation project in Canada. One of the companies that created the JV acted as

Common restrictive covenants in corporate transactions successfully challenged in the Ontario Court of Appeal

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 25 2013

Companies involved in M&A transactions should be aware of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Martin v. ConCreate USL Limited Partnership