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(GlobeNewswire) - Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ), a global technology company, announced today that the Minister of Industry has approved the previously announced proposed acquisition of Verafin, an industry pioneer in [...]

(GlobeNewswire) - Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ), a global technology company, announced today that the Minister of Industry has approved the previously announced proposed acquisition of Verafin, an industry pioneer in [...]

NEW YORK, Feb 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ), a global technology company, announced today that the Minister of Industry has approved the previously announced [...]

Welcome to the January issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments [...]

The Canadian government has exercised its authority under the national security provisions of the Investment Canada Act (ICA) to prohibit Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. (Shandong), a Chinese state-owned enterprise [...]

Short answer: Probably not on his own. He likely needs Parliament's help. But why are we talking about banning TikTok? As many of our readers know, President Trump has been [...]

ENPNewswire-November 30, 2020--TMAC Announces Extension Notice for National Security Review of Transaction with Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. (C)2020 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk Release date- 27112020 - TMAC Resources Inc. (TSX: [...]

Washington: Loral Space & Communications Inc., has filed FORM 8K (Current Report) with Securities and Exchange Commission on NOV 25, 2020: UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 [...]

2020 has redefined the Canadian legal and business landscape. Many of the Canadian governmental public health measures created to limit the spread of COVID-19 have disrupted several areas of business [...]

ENPNewswire-October 16, 2020--TMAC Announces National Security Review of Transaction with Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd (C)2020 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk Release date- 15102020 - TMAC Resources Inc. (TSX: TMR) ('TMAC' or [...]

TMAC Resources Inc. (TSX: TMR) ('TMAC' or the 'Company') announces receipt of notification that the federal Cabinet has ordered a national security review under the Investment Canada Act (Canada) of [...]

Effective July 31, 2020, certain national security review periods under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) have been temporarily extended in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Innovation Science [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a wave of reform amongst foreign investment regulators, as governments attempted to secure their economies for unprecedented fallout. In Canada, the pandemic and resulting economic crisis [...]

You're far more important than you think - at least, your innovation, unique know-how, or product is - in the eyes of federal security officials. And in the era of [...]

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- ENDEAVOUR ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT CANADA CLEARANCE FOR SEMAFO TRANSACTION George Town, June 26, 2020 - Endeavour Mining ('Endeavour') (TSX: EDV) (OTCQX: EDVMF) is pleased to announce [...]

Toronto: Torys LLP has issued the following press release: Competition and Foreign Investment Review partner Omar Wakil has warned that any changes to the Investment Canada Act might be detrimental [...]

On May 19, 2020, the federal government published draft legislation that, if implemented, would give the Industry Minister (Minister) the authority to extend national security review time periods under the [...]

New thresholds for mergers and acquisitions under the Competition Act and Investment Canada Act are now in effect. What you need to know The size-of-transaction threshold for merger notification under [...]

The Canadian federal government (the Government) has announced that it is taking steps to protect Canadian businesses by tightening their enforcement of the rules around foreign takeovers as the Covid-19 [...]

On April 18, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry issued a policy statement announcing that the Government of Canada will subject certain foreign investments in Canada to enhanced scrutiny [...]

The 2020 updates to the merger thresholds under Canada's Competition Act and Investment Canada Act have been announced. Most notably, and for the first time since the current system was [...]

The threshold for certain pre-closing net benefit reviews under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) and the threshold for a pre-closing merger notification under the Competition Act have now both been [...]

Overview of the administration of the Investment Canada Act While there are a number of federal and provincial statutes that are sector-specific and that limit foreign investment in Canada, the [...]

In August 2019, Genworth Financial, Inc. (Genworth) announced that it had agreed to sell its approximate 57% shareholding in Canadian subsidiary Genworth MI Canada Inc. (Genworth Canada) to Canadian headquartered [...]

Introduction Canada, like many other countries, has adopted a regime for reviewing foreign investment. The regime was established in the 1970's as an express response to concerns about perceived American [...]

The 2019 increases to the merger thresholds under Canada's Competition Act and Investment Canada Act have been announced. Competition Act The Competition Act requires advance notification of certain merger transactions [...]

Regulation of Foreign Investment - Investment Canada Act (Current as of December 2018) Canada's regime for foreign investment review is primarily governed by the Investment Canada Act (ICA). It provides [...]

The threshold for pre-closing merger notification under the Competition Act and certain thresholds for pre-closing foreign investment reviews under the Investment Canada Act have been adjusted for inflation for 2019. [...]

Goldcorp Inc. (Goldcorp) has announced that Newmont Mining Corporation (Newmont) has received Investment Canada Act approval in connection with the previously-announced plan of arrangement (the Arrangement), whereby Newmont will acquire [...]

VANCOUVER, April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG, TSX: G) ('Goldcorp' or the 'Company') today announced that Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) ('Newmont') has received Investment Canada Act [...]

A government report issued at the end of February 2019 sheds new light on Canada's foreign investment review processes. On February 28, 2019, the Investment Review Division of the federal [...]

We are pleased to present our forecast of key trends and developments to watch for in Canadian competition and foreign investment law enforcement in 2019. Competition in the Digital Economy [...]

On March 1, 2019, the Director of Investments filed the annual report on the administration of the Investment Canada Act (the Act) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 [...]

The Competition Bureau announced the 2019 transaction-size pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act increased to C$96 million from C$92 million, effective February 2, 2019. Innovation, Science and Economic Development [...]

The Government of Canada recently increased the monetary thresholds under the Competition Act and Investment Canada Act for most transaction types. Companies whose transactions exceed the applicable monetary and control [...]

Two key financial thresholds relevant to the review of proposed transactions under Canada's Competition Act and Investment Canada Act for 2019 were recently increased for 2019 as a result of [...]

The threshold for certain pre-closing net benefit reviews under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) and the threshold for a pre-closing merger notification under the Competition Act have been increased for [...]

Published by the Competition / Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group Competition Act Certain types of transactions that exceed prescribed thresholds require pre-merger notification under Canada's Competition Act. Such transactions cannot [...]

On January 31, 2019, the Competition Bureau announced the 2019 size of transaction pre-merger notification threshold under the Competition Act would increase to $96 million (the 2018 threshold was $92 [...]

Certain merger notification thresholds under Canada's Competition Act and foreign investment review thresholds under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) are updated on a yearly basis.On January 31, 2019, the Federal [...]