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Understanding Revenue Waterfalls In Film Contracts

From investors and producers to distributors and talent, the making of motion pictures ("Films") involves the investment of time and money by several parties who hope to recoup it and even turn a profit.

Canada Media & IT

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Miller Thomson LLP

M&A Meets Privacy Law: A Guide To Compliance And Risk Mitigation

In today's digital age, privacy and cybersecurity are critical considerations in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. As Canadian businesses increasingly rely on data and technology...

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Gowling WLG

Huit astuces pour tirer le maximum de la vente d'une entreprise de produits alimentaires et embouteillés

Certaines décisions peuvent changer le cours d'une vie, et vendre son entreprise privée de produits alimentaires et embouteillés est assurément l'une de celles-ci.

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Loan Trends: 2025 And Beyond

The state of the Canadian business cycle at the present moment can be generally characterized as a story of both resilience and challenges.

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Torys LLP

Financial Services Dealmaking Trends: Developments And Considerations In M&A Transactions

TL

Torys LLP

Private Equity 2025

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Getting Vesting Right: Aligning Incentives Around Carried Interest In Private Equity

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

CSA Finalizes New WKSI Regime In Canada

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

8 Tips For Maximizing The Sale Of Your Food And Beverage Business

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

PIPE Transactions In Canada

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Prescription Denied: Poison Pills And Defensive Tactics Considered In Re Greenfire Resources Ltd.

Canada Commercial

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Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP

Mergers And Acquisitions In The Defence Sector: A Strategic Lever Under High Surveillance

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Amendments To The Competition Act Only One Step Towards A Truly Competitive Economy

Canada Anti-trust

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Fasken

Protection de l'opération : Tendances récentes liées aux conventions de blocage dans les F&A au Canada

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Removes Tariffs On U.S. Goods

Canada International

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Regulating Deepfakes Through Copyright: Would Denmark's Proposed Approach Be Right For Canada?

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

AI "Workslop," The New Typo: Can A Culture Of Quality Guide Legal Teams Using AI?

Canada Technology

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Dentons Canada LLP

Robots Rejected: Canada Denies AI As Patent Inventor

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Changes To Canada's Retaliatory Tariff Regime: Key Takeaways For Importers

Canada International

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Fasken

Les ACVM finalisent le régime permanent pour les émetteurs établis bien connus

Le 28 août 2025, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont publié les modifications finales visant le Règlement 44-102 sur le placement de titres au moyen d'un prospectus...

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Power Moves: Report On What's Driving Deals In The North American Energy M&A Market 2025

The North American energy sector stands at an inflection point. We are witnessing a confluence of forces that are unprecedented in their scope and complexity: the insatiable energy demands of an AI-powered...

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

EBITDA Multiples In M&A Agreements And Post-Closing Disputes

It is common for M&A buyers, and particularly private equity buyers, to price a deal based on a multiple of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA)—among other things.

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Private Deal Structure – Navigating Transaction Structures (Podcast)

In part one of our Private deal structure series, discover how to choose the right vehicle for your private M&A deal. Join host Danny Wakeling, Partner and National Co-Lead of the M&A Group...

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Employee Ownership Trusts: A Guide To Structuring And Settlement

Canada Employment

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Linmac

Recent Ontario Decision Illustrates Risk Of Undocumented Equity Interests

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Updates On TSX Venture Exchange Policy 5.4

Canada Commercial

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

Leaving Canada? What Corporations Need To Know About Exit Taxes And Continuance

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Blakes Competitive Edge™: September 2025 Update

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Selling Your Business: Minimizing Financial Risk In A Purchase

Canada Commercial

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

Understanding The Letter Of Intent In Business Transactions

Canada Commercial

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

Protecting The Deal: Recent Trends In Canadian Public M&A Lock-Up Agreements

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CSA Announce Expedited Shelf Prospectus Regime For Well-Known Seasoned Issuers

Canada Commercial

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Striking A Deal: How Earnouts Can Bridge The Gap In Mining M&A

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Understanding The Letter Of Intent In Business Transactions

When negotiating the sale or acquisition of a privately held business, the Letter of Intent (LOI) is often the first formal document exchanged between the parties.

Canada Commercial

BC

Boughton Law Corporation

Protecting The Deal: Recent Trends In Canadian Public M&A Lock-Up Agreements

Take-private transactions have continued to outpace initial public offerings in Canada since the beginning of 2023. As discussed in our prior bulletin...

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

CSA Announce Expedited Shelf Prospectus Regime For Well-Known Seasoned Issuers

On August 28, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") published a Notice of Amendments to National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions (the "Amendments")...

Canada Commercial

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Striking A Deal: How Earnouts Can Bridge The Gap In Mining M&A

In recent years, earnout provisions have become an increasingly important tool for managing uncertainty in M&A transactions.

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Proposed Changes To Compliance Obligations Under CRS

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Franchising M&A – Navigating M&A In Franchising And What Makes It Unique (Podcast)

In part two of our Franchising M&A series, host Danny Wakeling, Partner and National Co-Lead of the M&A Group is joined by Helen Fotinos...

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Interdiction d'opérations liées à une pilule empoisonnée : l'ASC donne des indications sur le régime canadien des OPA et les obligations des administrateurs

L'Alberta Securities Commission (l'« ASC » ou la « Commission ») a rendu une décision importante dans le dossier Re Greenfire Resources Ltd. (en anglais), qui traite : 1)...

Canada Commercial

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Fasken (French)

Bridging The Border: Navigating Key Differences In Canadian And American M&A

Canada and the United States share one of the most active and deeply integrated cross-border M&A markets in the world. For decades, private equity sponsors, family-owned businesses and strategic buyers...

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Canadian M&A In The Second Half Of 2025: Winning In A Market Where Speed And Certainty Matter Most

Canadian M&A entered 2025 under pressure, tariffs on the horizon, inflation still biting and the lowest deal count in two decades.

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour d'août 2025

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Not So Fast: Ontario Court Weighs In On Earnout Acceleration Clauses

Canada Commercial

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Family Offices Driving Change In Private Equity: Key Trends And Investment Structures

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

ASC Gives Guidance On Canada's Takeover Bid Regime And Directors' Duties In Cease-Trading A Poison Pill

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Investment Funds 2025 - Law And Practice

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Investment Funds 2025 - Trends And Developments

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Buying And Selling A Business: Annotated Precedents CLEBC 2025 Update

Canada Commercial

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

IPO Success In The Digital Health Sector

Canada Healthcare

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Goodmans LLP

What's "Material" In M&A? Key Question, Complex Answer

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Private Equity Investment In The Picks-And-Shovels Of The AI Infrastructure Boom

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

What Issuers Should Know Before Their Next Transaction – Understanding CSA Staff Notice 51-366

Canada Commercial

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Hostile Bids – How They Look From A Target's Perspective And How To Prepare Pre-launch And Post-launch (Podcast)

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour de juillet 2025

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

DEI Considerations In Dealmaking

Canada Commercial

TL

Torys LLP

Private Equity Exits: When Might Seeking Term-End Liquidity Create A Conflict?

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

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Episode 4: IP In M&A – Cross-border IP Challenges, Third-party Ownership And Key Post-closing Considerations (Podcast)

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Dentons Canada LLP

A Conversation With Curt Sigfstead (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Real Estate Joint Ventures For Investors: Governance Considerations (Video)

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Torys LLP

Perspectives du capital d'investissement privé pour 2024 - Dix points à retenir (Video)

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Equity Compensation Plans: Stock Options, RSUs, And Allocation (Video)

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Siskinds LLP

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