Omar Wakil
Torys LLP
Articles
Ottawa signals tougher stance on Chinese investments in critical minerals
Canada, China - November 7 2022 The federal government has ordered three Chinese companies to divest recently acquired interests in critical mineral assets. The statement confirming…
M&A: Torys' top trends for 2013 - Trend 5 - Foreign Investment
Canada - January 3 2013 Foreign investors will change their investment strategies to compete for Canadian oil and gas assets…
Canada: open for business but new rules for SOEs
Canada - December 10 2012 Late last week the Canadian government approved the closely observed acquisitions by CNOOC of Nexen and by Petronas of Progress Energy Resources.
Petronas/Progress Energy: Investment Canada continues to make headlines
Canada - October 29 2012 The reasons for the Canadian government’s recent rejection of the proposed acquisition of Progress Energy by Malaysia-based Petronas are unclear, but it now appears that there were procedural or timing differences that could not be resolved.
Proposed amendments to enhance Investment Canada Act’s enforcement and transparency
Canada - May 4 2012 The Minister of Industry has proposed amendments to the Investment Canada Act to bolster enforcement and invrease the transparency of aspects of the review process.
