Keyvan Nassiry

All questions Year in review Market information for the first two quarters of 2024 shows that M&A activity seems to be recovering from the doldrums present in the second half of 2023, but remains slower than the last several years.

All questions Overview Leveraged lending is frequently used by Canadian borrowers to fund a number of activities, including acquisitions, capital expenditures, dividend recapitalisations, refinancing of existing debt and ongoing operations. While acquisition activity in Canada was exceptionally strong throughout 2021, rising interest rates and the prospects of a recession have resulted in a slower pace of merger and acquisition activity.

All questions Acquisitions of public companies In Canada, acquisitions of public companies are generally implemented through (1) takeover bids pursuant to which the acquirer bids for the shares of the target (and which may or may not be followed by a compulsory acquisition of those shares that are not tendered into the bid or a second stage going private transaction); (2) a plan of arrangement (whereby a solvent company can pursue a broad range of fundamental changes under a single...