Private Acquisitions in Canada: Market Analysis Overview
Stephen Pincus, Michelle Vigod and Julian Di Bartolomeo have co-authored Private Acquisitions in Canada: Market Analysis Overview, a section of Thomson Reuters Practical Law's Private Mergers and Acquisitions Global Guide.
The Q&A guide to private acquisitions market practice in Canada gives a high level overview of key issues including current major trends, private M&A activity, structuring and documentation in transactions, governing law and arbitration, and reform and future market trends.
This Q&A is part of the global guide to private mergers and acquisitions law.
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Mergers and Acquisitions
A Look Inside Canadian Insider Trading Policies
A Detailed Survey of Canadian Insider Trading Policies was developed by Goodmans LLP to highlight key trends in insider trading policy governance, based on a review of policies from 50 TSX-listed… -
Capital Markets
Successful Exercise of Dissent Rights Reaffirms Importance of Transaction Price
In a rare example of a successful exercise of statutory dissent rights, a group of shareholders dissenting from a court-approved merger recently obtained a fair value determination five times above… -
Mining
Ontario Proposes Limits on Critical Mineral and Essential Infrastructure Investments by Non-Canadians
In a political environment charged with concerns about foreign control over critical minerals and essential infrastructure, the Ontario government has introduced new legislation to safeguard those… -
Shareholder Activism
Navigating shareholder activism: The role of shareholder-called meetings, Lexpert
In a recent article for Lexpert.ca, authors Jonathan Feldman and Gurratan Gill discuss the legal framework governing shareholder-called meetings in Canada and highlights key considerations for both… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Canada's Updated Merger Control Laws-How the Changes Impact Strategies for Practitioners and Merging Companies, American Bar Association
David Rosner authored Canada's Updated Merger Control Laws-How the Changes Impact Strategies for Practitioners and Merging Companies in American Bar Association's Antitrust Source Magazine. This… -
Capital Markets
Canada Initiates Consultations and Proposes New Measures to Strengthen Anti-Modern Slavery Efforts
The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the “Act”) came into force on January 1, 2024, implementing enhanced reporting requirements for certain entities to combat…
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Mergers and Acquisitions
GTCR acquires Dentalcorp for C$2.2 billion
Goodmans LLP advised GTCR LLC (“GTCR”) in connection with its acquisition of dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. (“Dentalcorp”) by way of a plan of arrangement in a transaction that values Dentalcorp at… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
CompoSecure completes business combination with Husky Technologies
Goodmans LLP acted as Canadian counsel to CompoSecure Inc. in connection with its business combination with Husky Technologies Limited, for enterprise value of US$5.0 billion. The transaction values… -
REITS and Income Securities
Minto Apartment REIT announces going-private transaction with Crestpoint and Minto Group
Goodmans LLP is acting for Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust (the “REIT”) in connection with its going-private transaction with Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Limited Partnership… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Midtown Mobile completes business combination with Lap of Love
Goodmans LLP acted for Midtown Mobile Veterinary Hospice Services in connection with its business combination with Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice and In-Home Euthanasia to expand Lap of Love’s… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Quipt Home Medical to be taken private by Kingswood and Forager for US$260 million
Goodmans LLP is representing the Board of Quipt Home Medical Corp. in connection with its definitive agreement to be taken private by Kingswood Capital Management, L.P. and Forager Capital Management… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
WildBrain to sell 41% Peanuts stake to Sony for C$630 million
Goodmans LLP is acting for WildBrain Ltd. (“WildBrain”) in connection with its definitive agreement to sell its 41% stake in Peanuts Holdings LLC (“Peanuts”) to Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc…
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Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Featured in the 2026 Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada
We are pleased to announce Goodmans is once again recognized in the Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada.The Lexpert 500 is based upon Lexpert’s annual… -
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Chris Baxter at Osgoode’s 14th Annual M&A Skills Boot Camp 2026
Join Goodmans Partner Chris Baxter on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at Osgoode’s 14th Annual M&A Skills Boot Camp for the session, “Structuring the Private M&A Deal”. This session will… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Jon Feldman Interviewed in “Canadian Proxy World Heating Up”, CorpGov
Goodmans Partner Jon Feldman recently sat down with CorpGov’s Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone to discuss the current Canadian proxy space, the numerous take-private transactions, and more.To watch the…