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Public M&A


Fasken has earned its reputation based on its deep subject matter expertise, in-depth industry knowledge and hands on leadership of complex domestic and cross-border transactions.
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Overview

Our team of dedicated and experienced public M&A experts focuses on client goals and objectives and exceeding expectations.

 

Because no two M&A deals are alike, we structure transactions to meet clients’ unique objectives.  Identifying potential issues and regulatory requirements at an early stage allows us to propose solutions to meet these objectives.  This - along with the collective insight from hundreds of deals across our firm – is what creates value for our clients.

 

Stakeholder positions, including those of shareholders, creditors and others, influence deal structure and strategy.  Should disputes arise, you’ll have one of the leading contested transactions legal teams on your side.

 

Our clients range from start-ups to industry leaders and include private equity funds, strategic buyers, boards of directors and independent committees, as well as public companies listed on stock exchanges throughout the world. 

 

Our public M&A expertise is expansive, including negotiated acquisitions and divestitures, contested transactions, leveraged buy-outs, spin-outs, recapitalizations, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and proxy contest and take-over defence planning. 

 

We have expertise in a variety of industries, including mining, energy, transportation, agribusiness, financial institutions, investment funds, telecommunications and technology.

 

More than 100 Fasken lawyers focus on advancing M&A strategies for clients every day. Another 400 are available to step in with specific advice on tax strategies, competition and foreign investment laws, acquisition financing, labour and employment, corporate finance, intellectual property, foreign corrupt practices and government relations. This makes our M&A team one of the largest and most integrated in Canada and elsewhere.

 

Download the Canadian Hostile Take-Over Bid Study, subscribe to our blog, “Timely Disclosure”, browse our recent work or contact any of our lawyers for answers to your questions about public mergers and acquisitions.

Team

Client Work

  • Harmony Energy Income Trust plc (HEIT plc) completes the sale of its 99 MW BESS development project to Pulse Clean Energy Limited, backed by IMCO, a Canadian pension fund,
  • Playmaker Capital acquires La Poche Bleue for C$ 8,8 M,
  • LKQ Corporation acquires Uni-Select Inc.,
  • Cathedral Energy Services expands credit facility and completes strategic acquisition of Rime Downhole Technologies,
  • Coho Collective Kitchens announces agreement to acquire Purebread,
  • Eastern Resources OOD completes qualifying transaction with St Charles Resources Inc.,
  • Teck sells assets related to the Quintette Mine Site,
  • Co-operators Financial Services Limited acquires Smart Employee Benefits Inc.,
  • Foodtastic Inc. acquires Freshii Inc. for $74.4 million,

Knowledge

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