Mergers & Acquisitions
Our clients include domestic and international companies, financial institutions, private equity funds, members of the investment banking and private equity communities, as well as boards, committees and shareholder groups. Much of our M&A work is focused in the energy sector.Macleod Dixon’s strong international presence further enhances our ability to partner with companies on a wide range of global M&A transactions.
One of the hallmarks upon which we've built our reputation is the strong business advisory role that we bring to the table. In addition to our legal expertise, our clients rely on us to work as part of their advisory teams and become involved at the business strategy level.
Taking a multidisciplinary approach to service delivery is another area of strength for our firm. We pride ourselves on our ability to turn things around quickly and efficiently, delivering the seasoned business advice that transactions, often of a complex nature, require.
Our depth of in-house resources enables us to draw on the skills and experience of lawyers in other practice groups such as finance, tax, employment, energy, due diligence and securities.
Some of the strengths of the M&A group include:
- Buying companies for cash
- Issuing securities
- True merger of companies
- Trust to trust
- Handling corporate and tax objectives
- Acquisitions, public and private, by take‑over bid, plan of arrangement, amalgamation or other form of business combination
- Hostile and friendly takeover bids
- Takeover bid defences and strategies, including shareholder rights plans and poison pills
- Acquisition financing
- Going private transactions
- Proxy contests
- Competition and Investment Canada issues
- Due diligence
- Related party transactions
- Stock Exchange compliance
- Cross border merger & acquisition transactions