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June 2013
19 Jun 2013
Sobeys Inc has agreed to acquire the Canadian operations of food and drug retailer Safeway Inc for $5.8 billion in cash. The deal is structured as an…
19 Jun 2013
Acquirers can limit their liability for successor liability under the FCPA through properly drafted representations and warranties…
18 Jun 2013
Faced with a complaint in the Court of Chancery, Office Depot Inc finally heeded a shareholder’s call to schedule an annual meeting...
18 Jun 2013
Britain’s Co-operative Group has found a way to plug a £1.5 billion capital hole in its retail bank, the Co-operative Bank…
18 Jun 2013
London-based Rio Tinto Plc has filed for a $3 billion debt offering, selling debt through a wholly owned subsidiary but fully guaranteeing…
18 Jun 2013
Antero Resources Corp’s upcoming $1 billion IPO marks the second attempt by a private equity firm to exit its investment in an oil and gas company in...
17 Jun 2013
U.S.-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co will be acquired by rival India-based manufacturer Apollo Tyres Ltd in an all-cash deal worth…
14 Jun 2013
China-based GDC Technology Ltd filed an amended registration statement pricing its initial public offering on June 12. GDC’s IPO marks the third...
14 Jun 2013
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp, through its affiliate, KapStone Kraft Paper Corp, agreed to acquire Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging Co...
14 Jun 2013
This week’s significant events in M&A, corporate governance, litigation, regulation and corporate finance…
14 Jun 2013
Cyber security is an increasingly costly and time-consuming area of concern for corporations. The ever-growing reliance on digital...
14 Jun 2013
Recent months have seen several noteworthy developments regarding tender offers, “poison puts” , reverse triangular mergers and…
14 Jun 2013
For the average Canadian investor, attempting to understand how executives are compensated is a daunting task. Compensation-related…
13 Jun 2013
On June 13, 2013, Clearwire announced that its board of directors and special committee recommended that Clearwire be acquired by Dish, as opposed to Sprint…
13 Jun 2013
It has been more than two months since the SEC provided guidance on corporate use of social media. In its report, the SEC permits...
13 Jun 2013
In-flight wireless provider Gogo Inc filed an amended registration statement pricing its $215 million initial public offering...
13 Jun 2013
Beleaguered engineering and construction group SNC-Lavalin has launched a company-wide amnesty program to encourage current employees...
13 Jun 2013
SoftBank raised its offer for Sprint to $21.6 billion in response to an ongoing, unsolicited hostile takeover attempt by Dish Network Corp…
13 Jun 2013
Europe is cracking down on benchmarks as the region seeks to get a grip on these esoteric financial metrics in the wake…
12 Jun 2013
For the fourth time in the past month, an Apollo Global Management-backed company is going public. Athlon Energy Inc recently filed with the SEC for…
12 Jun 2013
A recent Southern District of New York decision could have implications as to which relationships could lead to liability for trading…
12 Jun 2013
New Gold Inc has agreed to acquire exploration company Rainy River Resources in a friendly deal that values the undiluted share capital...
12 Jun 2013
Post-merger leadership structures can play a critical role in the success of a merger and the integration of the combining companies. In a merger of equals…
11 Jun 2013
Recent corporate filings indicate that companies continue to vary in their treatment of excise taxes for change-in-control payments...
11 Jun 2013
Following several high value REIT transactions in recent weeks, Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc…
11 Jun 2013
With the real estate market in the process of recovering from the home mortgage collapse in the early 2000s, REITs have become an attractive opportunity for…
10 Jun 2013
In what is becoming a trend of strategic acquisitions among healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, Valeant has agreed to acquire Bausch & Lomb for...
7 Jun 2013
Royalty Pharma has raised its bid again in its hostile takeover attempt on Elan Corp. It also added a contingent value right, potentially…
7 Jun 2013
Continuing a trend of Latin American companies launching U.S. IPOs, Peru-based Grana y Montero filed a Form F-1 with the SEC for...
7 Jun 2013
California-based cloud computing provider Salesforce.com will acquire ExactTarget Inc via two-step tender offer and merger...
7 Jun 2013
In a sign of increasing concern over retailers’ oversight of factory conditions following the building collapse in Bangladesh in April...
7 Jun 2013
This week’s significant events in M&A, corporate governance, regulation and corporate finance…
7 Jun 2013
Calgary’s Agrium Inc has agreed to issue and sell US$1 billion of unsecured debentures. The joint book-running managers for the offering…
7 Jun 2013
The concept of socially responsible investing (SRI) seems tailor-made for our times. Sitting at the intersection of corporate governance…
6 Jun 2013
Continuing a trend of proxy advisors recommending that shareholders vote against overboarded directors, Chesapeake Energy Corp filed a proxy statement…
6 Jun 2013
Berkshire Hathaway-owned MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co will acquire NV Energy Inc in a deal valued at $5.6 billion…
6 Jun 2013
A complex battle of legal jurisdictions is emerging over Royalty Pharma’s $6.4 billion hostile bid for Elan Corp, an Irish pharmaceutical company…
6 Jun 2013
The SEC recently issued interpretive guidance that clarifies a variety of questions related to its conflict minerals reporting requirements…
6 Jun 2013
Companies are increasingly supporting their local communities and society in general through philanthropic gifts…
6 Jun 2013
Manitoba Telecom Services has agreed to sell its Allstream business to Accelero Capital Holdings S.à.r.l. for $550 million…
5 Jun 2013
Smithfield Foods Inc recently approved retention bonuses of almost $50 million for the company’s executives and other key employees…
5 Jun 2013
The Financial Conduct Authority has revealed, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, that it fails to track adequately…
5 Jun 2013
The acquisition of Stewart Enterprises by Service Corp International could raise antitrust concerns, as the two funeral operators…
5 Jun 2013
A number of recently announced healthcare-related deals seem to indicate industry M&A is on the upswing following a slowdown last year…
4 Jun 2013
The primary responsibility of every compensation committee is the oversight of programs that will attract…
4 Jun 2013
Votorantim Cimentos SA filed an amended Form F-1 with the SEC on May 31, updating the pricing terms for its $4.9 billion initial public offering…
3 Jun 2013
Colombia-based Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the SEC in connection with its $100 million…
3 Jun 2013
American Realty Capital Properties Inc, a real estate investment trust, agreed to acquire CapLease Inc through in a reverse triangular cash merger valued…
3 Jun 2013
China-based Shuanghui Holdings Ltd is seeking to acquire Virginia-based Smithfield Foods Inc, the largest hog producer and…
3 Jun 2013
With interest growing in raising capital through private placements under the JOBS – Jumpstart Our Business Startups – Act, the Securities…
3 Jun 2013
The March 2013 decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to approve a $117 million payout by Big Four audit firm Ernst & Young is being challenged by…