M&A Transactions for Businesses of All Sizes
Our M&A team advises businesses of all sizes, from local start-ups to international corporations. We bring together experts in tax, securities, finance, employment, and intellectual property to support each stage of a transaction and address issues that arise in complex deals.
M&A Transactions
We work closely with our clients to structure and negotiate deals, mitigate risk, and successfully integrate acquisitions. Our team has experience with tax, securities regulation, banking and financial, employment and intellectual property issues that arise in transactions.
Joint Ventures
We have worked with local, regional, and international businesses involved in joint ventures across various industries, including renewable energy, fisheries, and oil & gas. We advise on all aspects of establishing, operating, and ending joint venture agreements and strategic partnerships. For our international clients, we have the experience to advise on local requirements and risk factors, and can help structure relationships in tax-effective ways.
Strategic Partnerships
Joint ventures can be complicated relationships, and we can ensure your contracts clearly document roles and responsibilities. We advise on establishing, operating, and ending strategic partnership agreements.
Securities Compliance
We work closely with corporate clients to navigate, implement, and ensure compliance with securities regulations, as well as facilitate the registration of interests and ownership. We advise on all aspects of equity and debt offerings, as well as acquisition and divestiture transactions involving public companies. From the outset, the firm will advise companies on how to minimize the risk of litigation for non-compliance.
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Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyers
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- Commercial Transactions
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- Business Operations
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- Non-Profit & Tax-Exempt Entities
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- Business Operations
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- Franchise Law
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- Business Operations
- Commercial Real Estate & Development
- Commercial Transactions
- Loan and Mortgage Enforcement
- Wills, Trusts & Incapacity Planning
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French
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- Business Operations
- Commercial Transactions
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English
Legal Services:
- Business Operations
- Commercial Real Estate & Development
- Commercial Transactions
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English
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- Business Operations
- Commercial Real Estate & Development
- Commercial Transactions
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Arabic (Lebanese)
English
Legal Services:
- Business Operations
- Commercial Transactions
Languages:
English
Legal Services:
- Business Operations
- Commercial Real Estate & Development
- Commercial Transactions
Languages:
English
French
Legal Services:
- Business Operations
- Commercial Transactions
Languages:
English
Legal Services:
- Business Operations
- Commercial Transactions
- Taxation
Frequently Asked Questions
What is involved in an M&A transaction?
M&A transactions require careful planning, negotiation, and due diligence. They often involve tax, securities, financing, employment, and intellectual property issues. Our team supports clients at every stage to help structure the deal and manage risk.
How are joint ventures or strategic partnerships structured?
Joint ventures and partnerships can take different forms depending on the goals of the parties. We help businesses in industries such as renewable energy, fisheries, and oil & gas establish, operate, and unwind these relationships and ensure agreements clearly set out roles, responsibilities, and tax considerations.
What do businesses need to know about securities compliance?
Businesses must comply with securities regulations when issuing shares, raising capital, or completing acquisition and divestiture transactions. We advise on registration requirements, disclosure obligations, and ways to minimize the risk of non-compliance.
Business Transactions
Explore all services in this area:
- Buying or Selling a Business: We assist you with asset and share purchases, tax considerations, and necessary licences or registrations to safeguard your interests throughout the transaction.
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Our team provides guidance on M&A deals of all sizes, backed by specialists in tax, securities, finance, employment, and intellectual property.
- Business Succession Planning: We create succession plans that facilitate smooth, tax-efficient ownership transfers, whether passing your business to family or selling to a third party.
- Restructuring & Insolvency: We offer practical guidance on complex restructurings and insolvencies and have represented creditors in major insolvency cases across Nova Scotia.