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CARR releases anticipated CDOR loan fallback language

Osler’s Lisa Mantello and Jasmyn Lee explain the CARR working group’s highly anticipated recommended fallback language for loan agreements that...

Canadian animal health market update 2022: A growing and consolidating market

The continuing growth of pet ownership and veterinary practice consolidation are discussed by Osler lawyers Vincent de Grandpré and Geoff Langen in...

Refinitiv announces 2024 CDOR cessation

Refinitiv announced on May 16, 2022, that it will cease the calculation and publication of the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) on June 28, 2024....

G7 Finance Ministers back international tax reform (Pillar One and Pillar Two), including introducing a global minimum tax of at least 15%

On June 5, 2021, the Finance Ministers from the G7 group of leading economies (including Canada) committed to the principal design elements for the...

What public-style private deals mean for buyers and sellers

It’s important for PE firms and other buyers to understand the implications of public-style private deals and for sellers to understand the...

How PE buyers can stand out in an auction process

With strong fundraising activity and seemingly unprecedented levels of dry powder, there is an abundance of private equity capital to be invested.

VC and PE firm codes of conduct

Recent events at certain venture capital (VC) firms in Silicon Valley have brought into focus the importance of VC and private equity firms adopting...

Are private equity and other collective investors entitled to tax treaty benefits?

The OECD released a discussion draft with examples intended to clarify when private equity and other investors will be entitled to tax treaty...

Co-investment rights in private equity funds: Here to stay

According to Preqin’s '2016 Preqin Global Private Equity & Venture Capital Report', the global amount of dry powder has now topped US$1.3...