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Shareholder Activism In Canada: Strategies, Tactics And Trends
03 February 2020
Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Shareholder activism in Canada continues to evolve, with
a broad range of tactics and defenses available and with
participation from domestic and other investors.
This important trend was recently discussed by Stikeman
Elliott’s Philip Henderson and Ramandeep Grewal in a
Q&A-style Practical Law publication entitled
Shareholders’ Rights in Private and Public
Companies.
Topics covered include the following:
- Shareholder rights under Canadian
laws;
- Goals of shareholder activism;
- Strategies of activist shareholders
in Canada;
- Legal and regulatory tools available
to activist shareholders;
- Red flags and preventative steps for
companies;
- Responding to activism when it
happens;
- Trends and developments.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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