Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: CAE Inc. (Canada) Acquired: Military Training business of L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (US) Value: $1.05 billion Industry: Defense services… Continue Reading
Status: Unknown Acquirer: Clairvest Group Inc. (Canada) Acquired: O&M business of First Solar, Inc. (US) Value: US$213 million Industry: Energy… Continue Reading
Status: Pending Acquirer: OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. (Canada) Acquired: FS Saguaro, LLC, certain assets, and the Development Business of First Solar, Inc. (US) Value: US$261 million Industry: Energy… Continue Reading
Despite the Congressional recess and continued focus on COVID-19 economic relief, Trump officials announced several major trade actions over the last week that could impact global trade and supply chains. Here is a quick round-up of recent developments and what may be coming next.… Continue Reading
Status: Upcoming/New Filing Acquirer: Empower Retirement, LLC (US); Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Canada); Power Corporation of Canada (Canada) Acquired: Personal Capital Corporation (US) Value: US$825 million Industry: Financial Services Empower Retirement, LLC, a US subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc., a publicly traded Canadian financial services holding company (TSX:GWO) that is majority owned by the publicly traded … Continue Reading
Effective at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 20, 2020 the United States limited non-essential travel across its northern and southern borders through April 20, 2020. The decision comes following negotiations with Canada and Mexico in response to the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The restrictions target passengers, not cargo. Administration officials continue … Continue Reading
On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, the Senate Finance Committee approved the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a vote of 25-3. The markup of President Trump’s replacement to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provided several surprises, at least from a traditional trade policy perspective. … Continue Reading
Since taking office in January 2017, President Trump has made use of several provisions of US law – including Section 301, targeting unfair trade practices, and Section 232, targeting threats to national security – to bring trading partners to the negotiating table. Major developments over the last two weeks could impact global supply chains across a wide range … Continue Reading
Status: Clearance Acquirer: Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Canada) Acquired: TerraForm Power, Inc. (US) Value: Approximately US$1.7 billion implied total equity value Industry: Energy… Continue Reading
Status: Clearance Acquirer: Public Sector Pension Investment Board (Canada); Pattern Energy Group Inc. (US) Acquired: Stillwater Wind, LLC (US) Value: Approximately US$45 Million Industry: Energy… Continue Reading
Our international trade policy team recently published an analysis on the modernized North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), known as the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Below is a snapshot of the analysis.… Continue Reading
Status: Clearance Acquirer: MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (Canada) Acquired: DigitalGlobe, Inc. (US) Value: US$3.6 billion (C$4.7 billion) Industry: Telecommunications; Aerospace UPDATE: On September 28, 2017, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., the Canadian global communications and information company, and DigitalGlobe, Inc., a US based satellite imagery company, “announced that the Committee on Foreign Investment … Continue Reading
