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A Beginner’s Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions: Part 5 – The Closing Process: Getting to the Finish Line and Closing the Deal

Once the negotiations have concluded and the purchase agreement has been finalized, the parties must then turn their attention to the closing process. This process involves various steps and will be transaction…

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A Beginner’s Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions: Part 3 – The Purchase Agreement

Once you’ve had satisfactory discussions with a potential purchaser or vendor (and perhaps even signed a Letter of Intent), it is time to turn your attention to the Purchase Agreement. Typically, the…

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A Beginner’s Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions: Part 2 – Understanding Confidentiality Agreements vs Letters of Intent

If you’ve ever considered selling your business, you may have heard that you should sign a confidentiality agreement or a letter of intent before getting started with a potential buyer. But have…

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A Beginner’s Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions: Part 1- Getting Your Business Ready for Sale

Preparing a corporation for sale involves more than financial due diligence — it requires ensuring your corporate records are clean, current, and complete. One of the first things a buyer (and their…

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Your Key to Success: Ontario Business Registry to Require a Company Key for all Filings

BackgroundStarting February 1, 2025, all entities registered in the Ontario Business Registry (“OBR”) must use a “Company Key” to conduct transactions. As such, if you do not already have a Company Key…

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December Corporate Alert: Beware – Trademarks Scam “Threatening” Trademarks

BackgroundIn response to multiple complaints and concerns from the public, the College of Patent Agents & Trademark Agents (“CPATA”) and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) released a caution to trademark holders…

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January 2024 Corporate Alert: New CBCA Reporting Requirements for Individuals with Significant Control of Federally Incorporated Private Corporations

Starting on January 22, 2024, the Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-44 (“CBCA”) will require all federally incorporated private corporations to file personal information pertaining to individuals with significant control (hereafter “ISC”)….

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April Corporate Alert: OBCA Requires Register of Individuals with Significant Control

Beginning January 1, 2023, the Business Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16 (“OBCA”) requires all private Ontario corporations to prepare and maintain a Register of Individuals with Significant Control (hereafter the “Register”). The Test for…

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August 2022 Corporate Alert: Dentistry Professional Corporations: Don’t Delay Renewing your Certificate of Authorization This Year

Ontario dentists practicing through a dentistry professional corporation should be aware that the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (the “RCDSO”) has made a change to this year’s renewal process for Certificates…

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August 2021 Trademark Alert: Design Marks 101

     

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July 2021 Corporate Alert: Changes for Ontario Corporations in Effect on July 5, 2021

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July 2021 Trademark Alert: Should You File a Design Mark, Word Mark or Both?

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