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The TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) has announced updates to its policy on escrow and resale restrictions. The immediately effective updates amended and renamed Policy 5.4 – Capital Structure, Escrow and Resale Restrictions (New...more
The start of 2025 has seen an uptick in special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) initial public offering (IPO) activity in the United States as the broader market grapples with political and economic volatility and...more
Amid continuing market uncertainty that has seen a slowdown of Canadian initial public offerings (IPOs) during the first quarter of 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a series of coordinated...more
Against the current backdrop of global market uncertainty, on April 17, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced new incremental measures aimed at reducing regulatory burden for reporting issuers,...more
Canadian securities regulators recently implemented three blanket orders introducing exemptions intended to reduce friction for capital raising. Key among these improvements is an exemption that eliminates the requirement for...more
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has published for comment proposed amendments to the TSX Company Manual (the Manual). The amendments are intended to support capital markets by...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) recently published for comment proposed amendments and changes to certain national instruments and policies to: (i) address the Canadian Securities Exchange’s (“CSE”) creation of...more
Corporate lawyers in Canada tend to follow decisions of the Delaware Courts involving corporate governance and shareholder matters, as decisions of the Delaware Courts are often a bellwether as to how certain aspects of...more
On May 13, 2024, the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) announced the launch of its "Sandbox" initiative that will aim to provide a formal and transparent forum for the TSXV to consider listing proposals from issuers that do not...more
U.S. emerging growth companies face many challenges in today’s dynamic capital market when considering going public. One historic obstacle has been the limited number of national exchanges available, with companies usually...more
On January 24, 2024, the SEC issued new guidance on when a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) may run afoul of the U.S. Investment Company Act (the Act). While this guidance was directed at SPACs that register or file...more
It doesn’t come as breaking news that 2023 was a down year for initial public offerings (IPOs) in Canada, as companies faced a rare set of challenges in both the domestic and global markets. However, as with any downturn,...more
Much has been written about when a business should go public and the considerations that inform that choice. Assuming the decision to go public has been made, second in importance to that determination is how a private...more
Key Highlights - - SPAC IPO activity has declined but de-SPAC transactions have proven resilient. - U.S.-listed SPACs are searching for targets internationally, creating opportunities for Canadian companies. - Key...more
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
More special purpose acquisition vehicles (common known as “SPACs”) completed their initial public offering (“IPO”) in 2021 than in any prior year. In 2021, approximately 613 SPACs completed their IPO within the United States...more
Bonne nouvelle, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (« ACVM ») ont modifié et harmonisé leur approche en ce qui a trait à l’interprétation des obligations aux termes desquelles un émetteur est tenu d’inclure...more
In a welcome development, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has harmonized and updated its approach to interpreting the financial statement requirements in respect of an issuer’s “primary business” (Primary...more
On November 24, 2021, the TSX Venture Exchange (the Exchange) revised its policies regarding security-based compensation. Specifically, Policy 4.4 — Incentive Stock Options (the Former Policy) has been replaced by new...more
Les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont publié un avis de consultation (l’Avis) dans lequel elles proposent des clarifications quant aux attentes relatives à l’information financière concernant...more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has released a notice and request for comment (Notice) proposing clarifications to primary business financial disclosure expectations. The purpose is to harmonize, across CSA...more
Au cours des deux dernières années, les sociétés d’acquisition à vocation spécifique (« SAVS ») ont suscité un intérêt considérable. Réunissant des capitaux records et attirant des investisseurs et des fondateurs de premier...more
In the past two years, SPACs — short for special purpose acquisition companies — have created considerable buzz. Raising record sums and drawing high-profile investors and founders, these “blank-cheque” or “blind pool”...more
The long-awaited Facebook antitrust bomb dropped on Wednesday, with the FTC and attorneys general from more than 40 states accusing Zuck & Co. of “buying up its rivals to illegally squash competition” in D.C. federal district...more
La Direction principale du financement des sociétés de l’Autorité des marchés financiers (l’« AMF ») a publié récemment la quatrième édition annuelle de son Sommaire des activités de surveillance et de réglementation (le «...more