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Canada's M&A Landscape Q2 2024: Special Edition on Québec

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In this special edition of Bennett Jones' quarterly M&A update, we look at deal activity and the investment climate in Canada with a focus on the Québec market. The second quarter of 2024 and the year so far has been one of...more

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Investing in R&D-Stage Healthcare Companies: A Recap of BBHIC 2024

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It was another record-breaking year for the annual Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference (BBHIC) in Toronto. The event brought together premier healthcare companies and investors from Canada and around the world....more

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Corporate Finance and M&A in Québec: Staying Active

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Though 2023 ended in much the same way as it began, with global geopolitical instability and high interest rates, investment in Québec has remained active, particularly in the Montréal area. This post breaks down some of the...more

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Ten LPs + 85 Investors Over Four Years = Unlicensed Trading Allegation from the OSC

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One of the grey areas for real estate development, private equity and venture capital firms (“sponsors”) that serially launch new funds is how frequently a sponsor can come to market with a new fund offering without hitting...more

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What’s Hot and What’s Not in Canadian Venture Capital Funding

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Key Findings - - U.S. investors show strong and sustained interest - Canadian government-backed funds lead domestic investment - Non-dilutive funding emerges as a dominant force - Majority of investments are in...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blakes upRound™ : Janvier 2024

Bienvenue à l'édition de septembre de l’infolettre Blakes upRound, une publication régulière dans laquelle le groupe Entreprises émergentes et capital de risque (« EÉ&CR ») de Blakes entend faire le point sur les...more

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Questions et réponses avec Paul Ciriello : Élaborer une stratégie de financement

Paul Ciriello, conseiller stratégique de notre cabinet et de nos clients, a répondu à nos questions détaillées sur le contexte actuel du financement, ainsi que sur ce qu’il faut faire, et ce qu’il faut éviter, en ce qui a...more

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Blakes upRound™: December 2023

Welcome to the December edition of Blakes upRound, a regular publication from the Blakes Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (EC&VC) group that highlights legal developments relevant to venture investors and emerging...more

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Q&A With Paul Ciriello: Developing a Fundraising Strategy

Paul Ciriello, Strategic Advisor to Blakes and our clients, answered our in-depth questions about the current fundraising environment, and the dos and don’ts of raising capital as we head into 2024. Paul is the founder...more

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Ventes sur le marché secondaire 101

Lorsqu’un travailleur spécialisé en technologie se joint à une société en démarrage, un marché intervient habituellement entre eux, aux termes duquel l’employé accepte de toucher un salaire réduit en échange d’une...more

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Secondary Sales 101

When a tech worker joins a startup, the two sides usually strike a bargain in which the employee accepts a reduced salary in exchange for an interest in the company’s equity. This bargain is vital to the success of venture...more

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Corporate Finance and M&A in Québec: Finding the Bright Spots in a Challenging Year

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In 2023, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital financings have experienced a slowdown across Canada, on the heels of a historically strong year in 2022. In this post we look specifically at the province...more

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Booming Venture Capital Investment in Generative AI: Considerations for Investors and Companies

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Generative AI is taking the venture capital world by storm. Despite the slump in overall VC funding, investor interest in AI is intensifying. PitchBook notes that "in the world of startup valuations, there's generative...more

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Blakes upRound™: mai 2023

Voici la toute première édition de l’infolettre Blakes upRoundTM, une publication régulière dans laquelle le groupe Entreprises émergentes et capital de risque (« EÉ&CR ») de Blakes entend faire le point sur les...more

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Private Equity in Canada: Market and Regulatory Overview

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A Q&A guide to private equity law in Canada. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including the level of activity and recent trends in the market; investment incentives for institutional and...more

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Blakes upRound™: April 2023

Welcome to the first edition of Blakes upRound, a regular publication from the Blakes Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (EC&VC) group that highlights legal developments relevant to venture investors and emerging companies...more

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“Pay-to-Play” Provisions Making a Return in Venture Financing

In recent months, we have begun to see venture financing rounds that include the negotiation of “pay-to-play” provisions. These provisions have been largely absent in recent years due to the buoyant financing environment....more

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Ten Key Considerations for Growth Equity Investments in Canada: Part 3

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As growth equity investment strategies gain prominence in global private equity fundraising and institutional capital allocation, we have seen an increase in this type of investment in Canadian companies, particularly by U.S....more

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Ten Key Considerations for Growth Equity Investments in Canada: Part 2

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As growth equity investment strategies gain prominence in global private equity fundraising and institutional capital allocation, we have seen an increase in this type of investment in Canadian companies, particularly by U.S....more

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Afflux de capitaux de risque vers le secteur canadien des technologies agricoles

La technologie et l’innovation sont en train de transformer l’un des secteurs les plus traditionnels au Canada, et les investisseurs en capital de risque manifestent à l’égard de celui-ci un appétit qui semble insatiable....more

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Venture Capital Flowing to Canadian AgTech

Technology and innovation are transforming one of Canada’s most traditional industries, and venture capitalists cannot get enough of it. While the venture capital (VC) market as a whole finds itself in the middle of a...more

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Accessing Cash South of the Border: Canadian Startups Increasingly Looking to Access U.S. Investors

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The Canadian startup market is on fire, and it is grabbing the attention of investors. According to CB Insights data, in just the first half of 2021, Canadian startups raised more than double what they raised in all of 2020. ...more

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2021 Venture Capital Guide - Canada

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World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

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Big Trends in Canada's Private Equity Bull Market

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We are now beginning the second decade of the private equity (PE) bull market in Canada. The surge of PE investment in the last 10 years has shifted the ground of Canadian and global corporate finance....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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After a brutal Tuesday, the White House tried to take advantage of yesterday’s market day off to run some damage control “and ease concerns that [the] trade truce with China was already floundering.” I suspect we’ll find out...more

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