Ben Keen

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: within Family and Matrimonial topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives in Canada with readers working within the Banking & Credit, Insurance and Healthcare industries In this bulletin we provide our view on positive trends in the Canadian private equity market, discuss liquidity options being used in the current environment, and share three critical points that clients should keep in mind when negotiating private...

The "venture issuer" definition is being amended to address the evolving landscape of the Canadian stock exchanges, including the creation of the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) senior tier. Changes in corporate governance developments under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) are also being incorporated into Canadian securities laws. Effective September 19, 2025: The CSE's new senior tier will be recognized as a non-venture tier, aligning its treatment with other non-venture exchanges.

As large institutional investors seek additional tools to manage their portfolios, the Canadian private equity secondaries market has continued to mature. Secondaries offer private equity investors (once dominated by pension funds and other institutional investors), a unique opportunity to access better liquidity, enhance portfolio diversification, and increase potential for higher returns.