Presentations
The Intensive Course in Canadian Securities Law and Practice
| Date: | 09/30/2009 |
| Professionals: | Gregory Hogan Heather Zordel |
| Organizer: | Osgoode Professional Development |
| City: | Toronto |
Heather Zordel was a Course Leader and Faculty member. Greg Hogan was a Faculty member.
On September 30, 2009, Heather presented:
Private Placements: Exempt Market Rules and Strategies – Part 1
This section of the course will cover the exceptions to prospectus requirements, permitting offerings to be made to sophisticated investors and others, and by closely held issuers. Common types of private placements will be covered, with a focus on practical considerations that affect the work of lawyers involved for all parties.
- Overview of exemption criteria
- across Canada
- US exemption criteria - Types of securities that can be offered through private placements
- Parties to the transaction
- Considerations of different stakeholders, including regulators
- Tax considerations in resource company offerings
- Closings without certificates or wire transfers
- Resale rules
On October 14, 2009, Greg presented:
Mergers & Acquisitions: Nuts & Bolts
- Take-over bid rules
- Early warning system
- Options and strategies for accumulating stock
- Disclosure rules
- Support agreements
- Confl icts of interest that can arise in this context
- Standard and creative clauses for a variety of circumstances
- Lock-up agreements
- Creative bid structures
Heather Zordel and Greg Hogan are Partners in the firm's Securities Practice.