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August 01, 2006 |

Northern Aggression

Douglas Bryce admits he was surprised last October when Toronto-based gold giant Barrick Gold Corporation launched a hostile bid for his client, Placer Dome Inc. Not that Barrick's interest in rival gold mining company Placer Dome was any secret. Placer Dome's management had rebuffed friendly overtures from Barrick several times over the years. But Placer Dome-and Bryce-weren't expecting Barrick to go hostile. "I think it's fair to say that Barrick successfully managed the process in such a way that it did
14 minute read
December 01, 2008 |

Big Deals: Canadian

Teck Cominco/Fording; Shell Canada/Duvernay; Philip Morris/Rothmans; Ainsworth Lumber Recapitalization
11 minute read
June 11, 2002 |

Canadian Firms Promise Kinder, Gentler Practice

They look like us, they speak our language, and they blend well into the fabric of New York City, home to numerous alien life forms. Yes, they're the Canadians. They consider it rude to have secretaries announce their phone calls; hard workers bill 1,800 hours per year; their weekends are their own. Small wonder that frazzled New York lawyers consider it a stroke of luck to land a job in the local offices of Canadian firms.
7 minute read
July 01, 2013 |

Korea's Foreign Legion

As foreign competitors crowd into Seoul, Korean firms have a secret weapon: their own ranks of foreign-qualified lawyers, mainly from the United States.
16 minute read
June 22, 2006 |

New Deals

The Georgia Gulf Corporation has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Royal Group Technologies Limited, a Canadian producer of building products, in a $1.5 billion deal. Also, CMP Holdings LLC will pay $1.4 billion for the coated and supercalendered papers unit of the International Paper Co., and FleetPride Corporation, a distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, was acquired for $506 million by the global investment group Investcorp and Banc of America Capital Investors.
4 minute read
April 01, 2010 |

Big Deals

Schlumberger / Smith Industries; Yara / Terra
7 minute read
January 01, 2012 |

Big Deals

The law firms that worked on the largest recent deals throughout Asia.
6 minute read
February 26, 2009 |

New Deals

After a long fought battle against possible bankruptcy, Sirius XM Radio Inc. has struck a deal with Liberty Media Corp. to borrow $530 million from the media company. In return, Liberty will receive 40 percent of the company and have two seats on Sirius' board of directors. Also, Canadian chemical company, Nova Chemicals Corporation, has entered into an all-cash agreement to be acquired for $2.3 billion by International Petroleum Investment Company, owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
3 minute read
December 13, 2007 |

New Deals

IBM Corporation has purchased the Canadian software developer Cognos Incorporated for $5 billion in cash. Also, Agrium Inc., a Canadian fertilizer producer, has purchased Colorado-based UAP Holding Corp. for $2.65 billion, creating the largest North American retailer of crop inputs.
4 minute read
October 01, 2009 |

Canadian Deals

GM & Chrysler Bailouts; Sinopec/Addax; Viterra/ABB Grain
8 minute read

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