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Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada - First Edition
Dated: April 2009
Author(s): Patricia M. Johnston LL.B., Q.C.
Published by Bowne
A valuable resource that walks the reader through the M & A process in Canada.
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Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada is a practical guide to negotiated transactions in Canada.
Typically M&A activity is most often motivated by a desire to improve the financial performance of the resulting entity. There are many reasons to initiate M&A activity. A combined entity can often reduce fixed costs by removing duplicative departments or operations, thereby lowering operating costs and increasing profit margins. M&A activity may also be motivated by a desire to eliminate competitors, thereby capturing increased market share. Also a profitable entity may wish to acquire an entity to avail itself of the target’s tax losses to reduce its tax liability.
In Canada, there are three commonly used ways to acquire public companies: a plan of arrangement, take-over bid and merger/amalgamation. This booklet will examine each of these common acquisition methods, including the rules/legislation applicable to each type of transaction and the benefits and disadvantages of each one.
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