Mergers and Acquisitions

Trends In Canadian M&A

June 6, 2016

An unusually strong end of year 2015 bolstered Canadian M&A activity, and the trend continued into early 2016, writes Blake, […]

“Flip” For Polluted Industrial Sites Takes Years

March 1, 2016

Some savvy investors are turning a profit by buying polluted properties, cleaning them up and selling them, but it’s a […]

Using Europe’s M&A Regime For Tactical Advantage

February 3, 2016

U.S. companies planning for public M&A in the EU face rules of engagement that are considerably different from those in […]

The Pro-Competitive Justification

February 2, 2016

In many marketing initiatives that arguably entail some restraint of trade, it may be possible to invoke “pro-competitive justifications” writes […]

Merger Litigation Hit With Major Blow

January 28, 2016

Delaware’s Chancery Court will be “increasingly vigilant” about not signing off on merger litigation that looks to benefit only the […]

Big Drop In Merger Litigation, Law Firms Regroup

January 26, 2016

In 2014, nearly 95 percent of all M&A deals generated a lawsuit. It was down to less than 22 percent […]

New M&A Concern: National Security

December 23, 2015

The Pentagon and other U.S. agencies will soon propose legislation that would allow regulators to block proposed corporate mergers based […]

FTC To Block Billion-Dollar Office Supply Merger

December 7, 2015

The FTC moved to shoot down the $6.3 billion merger of Staples Inc with its top rival, Office Depot Inc. […]

Sloan Lambastes Pfizer “Inversion” Deal

November 30, 2015

“Takes tax avoidance to a whole new level,” says the popular NPR Marketplace commentator,

Protecting Confidential Information From A Potential Merger Partner

November 8, 2015

Until the deal closes the parties remain competitors, each with its own reasons for wanting to keep some information from…

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