An informative reference for foreign bidders and investment banks, Davies' Canadian Mergers & Acquisitions guide has been fully updated for 2015. Drawing on our extensive experience in multijurisdictional merger and acquisition transactions, this guide provides an insight into the types of Canadian acquisition transactions and related regulatory considerations. This seventh edition discusses the following:

  • takeover bid rules
  • plans of arrangement
  • pre-bid considerations and post-bid steps
  • directors' duties in change of control transactions
  • the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act and other restrictions on foreign investment
  • selected tax issues for acquirers, targets and shareholders

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