Dealing with an Unsolicited Offer - The Bank Account
In Dealmaker’s Digest, read the top 10 latest developments in global transactions. We offer insights into M&A activity across industries and borders....more
As the M&A market fires on all cylinders, we’re seeing a sharp uptick in both competitive sale processes and deal jumps of announced public transactions across sectors, most notably the ongoing hostile bid for Warner Bros....more
Emails, text messages and other electronic communications are commonplace during a takeover bid. They may be sent to all target shareholders or only to a selected group. To maximise their impact, often these messages are...more
In a perplexing decision, Mithaq Canada Inc (Re), the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal upheld a defensive private placement by a target corporation completed in the face of a hostile bid, effectively denying shareholders the...more
Davies’ Canadian Mergers & Acquisitions guide draws on our substantial cross-border M&A experience to offer guidance on both the legal framework and practical aspects of Canadian mergers and acquisitions, including critical...more
Post De-SPAC public companies saw an unprecedented number of shareholder activism campaigns during the 2021 and 2022 proxy seasons. The vast majority of these campaigns took the form of short attacks and proxy fights against...more
Over the last month, each of the major stock market indices has experienced extreme volatility and a broad-based decline in value, largely in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The bellwether Dow Jones Industrial Average...more
2018 M&A Numbers - Following 2017’s market decline, overall M&A volume trended in a positive direction in 2018. While the almost 20,000 transactions closed globally in 2018 did represent a 15 percent drop from the previous...more
On today's episode Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss how to handle unsolicited offers for your bank....more
Global mergers and acquisitions volume in 2016 declined from the record levels set in 2015, but activity was nonetheless strong by historical standards. Value of global deals was approximately $3.7 trillion, an annual total...more