Employee Ownership Trusts: An Introduction for Business Owners
As discussed in our prior article on Employee Ownership Trusts, Canadian business owners report that finding a buyer is a significant obstacle to succession planning. ... Continued
Putting the Success in Succession: How Proposed Amendments Related to Bill C-208 Could Impact Your Family Business Transfer
By Adrienne Adams, St.John McCloskey, Areet Kaila, and Harman Kang Bill C-208, a private member’s bill that sought to amend the Income Tax Act (the ... Continued
Don Sihota Hosts: How to Buy or Sell a Business Seminar – February 23, 2023
Don’t miss Don Sihota’s business succession seminar on Thursday, February 23rd. During the half-day seminar you’ll learn how to: > Prepare your business for sale ... Continued
[Seminar] Future-Proofing Your Business
Are you thinking of selling your business? Taking steps now to prepare for business succession could help save you money and avoid some common pitfalls ... Continued
The Sandbag
Have you ever negotiated a contract where the other party deliberately conceals information from you, intending to take advantage of that information after the deal ... Continued
Don Sihota Hosts: How to Buy or Sell a Business Seminar – September 29, 2022
Don’t miss Don Sihota’s business succession seminar on Thursday, September 29th. During the half-day seminar you’ll learn how to: > Prepare your business for sale ... Continued
Business Succession and the Parent Trap
For those of you who are looking forward to passing your business on to your children, I strongly urge you to read an interesting article ... Continued
Clark Wilson Advises Alcanna Special Committee on Arrangement Agreement with Sundial Growers
Clark Wilson represented the special committee of Alcanna Inc.’s board of directors on Alcanna’s recently announced transaction whereby Sundial Growers Inc. will acquire Alcanna for ... Continued
Is COVID-19 Affecting the Sale of your Business?
We are living in extraordinary times. The COVID-19 pandemic has been all pervasive, taking lives, exhausting our front line workers, throwing people out of work, ... Continued
Looking to Buy a Business? M&A Due Diligence in the Age of COVID-19
The volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in British Columbia has dropped as the disruption caused by COVID-19 ripples throughout the economy. Many prospective buyers ... Continued
M&A in the midst of a Black Swan Event
As the devastating financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are felt by businesses of all sizes around the world, M&A decision makers are reviewing transactions ... Continued
Have You Been Approached? Be Careful…
In my law practice, I’ve been incredibly busy for the last 20 years helping owners of private businesses sell their business as they retire. Last ... Continued