In this article – “Top Canadian public M&A legal developments in 2022” – we review Canadian M&A activity in 2022; the use of derivatives in toehold accumulation strategies; implications of the delayed appeal of the Cineplex/Cineworld decision; recent developments in Rio Tinto’s proposed take-private acquisition of Turquoise Hill Resources; recent examples of public M&A deals being announced on the basis of term sheets; modifications to dual class share structures; the expectation that well-capitalized buyers will take advantage of depressed target prices during the first half of 2023; and further anticipated responses from the Ontario Securities Commission with respect to a number of outstanding proposals included in the Ontario Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce final report.
This article is authored by Alex Gorka, partner and Co-Chair, Mergers and Acquisitions; Emmanuel Pressman, partner and Chair, Corporate; and Jeremy Fraiberg, partner, Corporate and Co-Chair, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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