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New Bill Heightens Potential For More Investment Canada Reviews Of SOE Acquisitions

Last week the Canadian Government introduced amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) to implement its revised policy towards state-owned enterprises (SOEs) which it announced in December last year....more

Glencore’s Long March to Take Over Xstrata

At long last, Glencore has overcome the final regulatory hurdle and secured the approval of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) to acquire the 66 percent of Xstrata that it does not already own. But not before agreeing to...more

REGULATORY: EU Competition Law: European Commission clears the acquisition of TNK-BP by Rosneft

The European Commission (“Commission”) has approved without conditions Rosneft’s US$ 54.8 billion acquisition of TNK-BP. The Commission’s 8 March approval came two months after the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (“FAS”)...more

Consultant: BigLaw Growth is NOT Dead! [Video]

March 14 (Bloomberg Law) -- Despite the challenges facing law firms, professional services consultant John Grimley is optimistic on the prospects for law firm growth. "I'm bullish about the law because law firms in the future...more

M&A in the United States: What Chinese Cleantech Companies Need to Know about

China’s investments in the U.S. have increased rapidly and will continue to grow in order to acquire advanced technology, real estate, market channels and other assets. With solar module oversupply continuing through 2013 and...more

REGULATORY: EU Competition Law: Competition Law and the Energy Sector – EU, UK, and Beyond; Looking Ahead to 2013

Since it is early in 2013 (according to the Gregorian calendar), this competition law update considers possible competition law developments in the year ahead. Rather than a “Janus” approach of rounding up last year, it...more

Canadian Government Approves CNOOC’s Acquisition of Nexen

Monumental US$15.1 billion acquisition results in the largest foreign acquisition by a Chinese company to date. On December 7, the Canadian government approved the acquisition of Calgary, Alberta–based petroleum company...more

Focus on Foreign Investment: Canada Gives Green Light to CNOOC and Petronas Deals, But Red Light to Future SOE Takeovers in Oil...

On Friday, December 7th, the Canadian Government approved two controversial takeovers of Canadian companies under the Investment Canada Act, Canada’s foreign investment review legislation: the acquisition of oil and gas...more

Canadian Government Adjusts Rules for Foreign Investment

On December 7, 2012, the Canadian Minister of Industry announced decisions under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) to allow acquisitions by two foreign state-owned enterprises (SOEs): of Nexen Inc. by China National Offshore...more

PETRONAS Decision Signals Feds' Caution on SOE Investment Reviews

On October 19, 2012, minutes prior to the expiry of the review period mandated by the Investment Canada Act (ICA), the Minister of Industry, Christian Paradis, announced that he was rejecting the proposed acquisition of...more

Government Rejects Petronas-Progress Transaction: Is Rejection the New Reality for Foreign Investors?

At three minutes to midnight on Friday, October 19, 2012, Industry Minister Christian Paradis advised Malaysian state-owned PETRONAS that it had not demonstrated that its proposed acquisition of Calgary-based Progress Energy...more

"Obama Administration Blocks Chinese Purchase of Wind Farms on National Security Grounds"

Citing “credible evidence” that led him to believe that the Chinese-owned Ralls Corporation or its subsidiaries or affiliates “might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,” President...more

Mining E-Review: September 2012 - Proposed Tax Changes Negatively Affect Foreign Investments in Canadian Mining Companies

Canadian tax amendments proposed on August 14, 2012 (the Proposals) could adversely affect structures, commonly used in the mining sector, involving Canadian corporations with foreign subsidiaries....more

Private Equity - Spring/Summer 2012

In This Issue: - p1 Jobs Act Implications for Private Equity - p4 Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance - p7 What’s the Deal With Fracking? Regulation, Litigation and Due Diligence - p11 New German Tax...more

REGULATORY: EU Competition Law: UK Competition Commission Clears Water Merger – Unconditionally for First Time by Suzanne Rab

Owning and buying privatised network utilities in the UK raises regulatory issues, yet there continues to be interest in investing in them. On 31 May 2012, the UK Competition Commission (“CC”) approved the acquisition by...more

The Canadian Oil Sands: A Backgrounder: Structuring your Transaction or Project

Valuation - Land sale spending in Alberta surged in 2010 due to a combination of new plays, enhanced oil sands technologies and a rebound in oil prices. From April 2010 to March 2011, 365,969 hectares of Crown oil...more

Burma/Myanmar Sanctions Lifted - New Opportunities for Canadian Business

Most of Canada's economic sanctions against Burma (Myanmar) have been repealed effective today. Enacted in 2007 and touted as being among the most aggressive in the world, Canada's sanctions and export controls prohibited...more

Transactions: Corporate/London: M&A: The Importance of Bribery and Corruption Due Diligence - A UK Perspective

With M&A activity in the energy sector still buoyant, particularly in developing economies, the need for effective and risk sensitive diligence into potential bribery and corruption by target entities is becoming more...more

Energy Newletter - March 2012

In This Issue: TRANSACTIONAL Transactions The Top 10 Issues Facing the LNG Industry in 2012 Philip Weems, Matt Salo With numerous technological, commercial, and geopolitical factors...more

China’s MOFCOM to Review Merger in Gas Market

Recently, ENN Energy Holdings Limited and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation jointly announced the acquisition of all outstanding shares in China Gas Holdings Limited.  This acquisition triggers a requirement...more

Osler Mining Review - February 2012

Introduction This edition of the Osler Mining Review contains the following articles: (i) a look at the rules TSX resource companies should keep in mind when putting together a board of directors; (ii) an analysis...more

M&A in United States: What Chinese Companies Need to Know about Exon-Florio Review in the Clean Technology and Other Business...

China’s investments in the United States have increased rapidly and will continue to grow in order to acquire market channels, advanced technology and other related assets. The clean technology business sector has become very...more

Energy Newsletter - November 2011

In This Issue: DISPUTE RESOLUTION Business Litigation - Texas Supreme Court Ruling May Slow the Installation of Certain Pipelines Texas confers upon private pipeline developers the power of eminent...more

In re Waste2Energy Holdings, Inc.

Voluntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition

For other documents from this bankruptcy case, please visit: http://www.chapter11cases.com/Waste2Energy-Holdings-Inc_c_27709.html For more information about major bankruptcy cases, please visit our...more

Energy Newsletter - August 2011

In This Issue TRANSACTIONAL: Corporate/London - The EU's Third Energy Package: Reforms Kick-In but Member State Implementation Lags Behind A revised regulatory framework for promoting integration of, and...more