Shareholder Activism

Shareholder activism defence requires a dedicated team of corporate and litigation experts with extensive expertise and experience. Our contested situations team has earned a reputation for providing practical, results-oriented advice and thought leadership.
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Overview

Shareholder activism is now firmly entrenched in the corporate landscape. Companies of all sizes and in all industries can be the target of shareholder activists seeking changes to leadership, strategy and corporate/capital structure.

We work with boards of directors, special committees and management to identify and address potential vulnerabilities to reduce the risk of being a target of shareholder activism. Should a company find itself the target of an activist campaign, our team provides strategic, governance and communications advice as well as assistance with presentations to proxy advisory firms and preparation of proxy materials and meeting logistics.

 

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Main Practice

Mergers & Acquisitions

Team

Primary Contacts
Bradley Freelan Toronto Lawyer Bradley A. Freelan Partner Toronto, ON +1 416 865 4423
Blair Horn Counsel Vancouver, BC +1 604 631 3172
All Members

Client Work

  • Guyana Goldfields Inc. acquired by Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. for aggregate proceeds of C$323 million,
  • Waterton Precious Metals Bid Corp successfully defends dissent proceeding brought by minority shareholder.,
  • Lion Point Capital enters into Cooperation Agreement with Sierra Wireless,
  • Titan Minerals Successfully Completes Its Unsolicited Take-Over Bid For All Of the Shares of Core Gold,
  • Aphria announces successful takeover bid defence,
  • China's Zijin Mining to buy Canada's Nevsun for approximately C$1.86 billion,
  • Rainy Day Investments wins proxy fight for DAVIDsTEA,
  • Successfully represented the members of a special committee of directors in a case resulting from a takeover bid,
  • Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund's hostile takeover of Canexus Corporation,
Deal Advised Guyana Goldfields Inc. Guyana Goldfields Inc. acquired by Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. for aggregate proceeds of C$323 million Guyana Goldfields acquired by Hong Kong based Zijin after multiple public offers for the company Read more
Case Represented Chaparral Gold Corp. Waterton Precious Metals Bid Corp successfully defends dissent proceeding brought by minority shareholder. Waterton's successful in shareholder dissent proceeding Read more
Deal Advised Lion Point Capital Lion Point Capital enters into Cooperation Agreement with Sierra Wireless Read more
Deal Advised Titan Minerals Limited Titan Minerals Successfully Completes Its Unsolicited Take-Over Bid For All Of the Shares of Core Gold Read more
Deal Advised Aphria Inc. Aphria announces successful takeover bid defence Read more
Deal Advised Zijin Mining Group China's Zijin Mining to buy Canada's Nevsun for approximately C$1.86 billion Read more
Deal Advised Rainy Day Investments Ltd. Rainy Day Investments wins proxy fight for DAVIDsTEA Read more
Case Represented Confidential Client Successfully represented the members of a special committee of directors in a case resulting from a takeover bid Read more
Deal Advised Bank of Montréal Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund's hostile takeover of Canexus Corporation Matter valued at CDN$900 million. It was also one of the first financings of a hostile takeover bid in Canada in many years. Read more
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Knowledge

Fasken Institute

Fasken institute webinar laptop Webinar Proxy Season Preview: Regulatory & Disclosure Updates and The Evolution of ESG: The Agenda for Change Fasken's Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions practice group, together with Laurel Hill Advisory Group and the Toronto Stock Exchange cordially invite you to join us as we review recent regulatory developments and address current topics as public companies prepare for the 2022 proxy season. About the event
Fasken institute webinar laptop Pre-recorded Webinar Proxy Season Preview: Recent Developments in Corporate Governance and the Importance of ESG Considerations Fasken's Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions practice group cordially invites you to join us as we review recent regulatory developments and address current topics as public companies prepare for the 2021 proxy season. location location Pre-recorded webinar About the event

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