Shareholders’ Agreement – Fundamental Matters
May 1, 2019
In a previous blog post, we provided a brief overview of the benefit of having a shareholders’ agreement, and examples of matters that can be addressed by a shareholders’ agreement. […]
Shareholders’ Agreement – The election and composition of the board of directors
April 15, 2019
In a previous blog post, we provided a brief overview of the benefit of having a shareholders’ agreement, and examples of matters that can be addressed by a shareholders’ agreement. […]
Ottawa Biotech Firm Avivagen Closes $5.3M Financing
March 29, 2019
Ottawa-based biotech firm, Avivagen, plans to break into the U.S. market with the funds from their recent $5.3 million private placement. Avivagen makes a line of natural health products designed […]
Shareholders’ Agreement – Do I need one?
March 29, 2019
Shareholders’ agreements are generally a good idea wherever you have a company with more than one shareholder. A shareholders’ agreement can set the expectations of the parties as to how […]
2019 Federal Budget Summary
March 20, 2019
The 2019 Federal Budget was tabled March 19, 2019 and given the upcoming election, there wasn’t anything ground-breaking, but there are nonetheless a few measures to note that may directly […]
Phantom Stock Plans – Employee Incentive or Tax Nightmare?
March 5, 2019
Granting options to employees is a fairly standard form of employee incentive utilized in Canada. What seems to be equally popular in the United States is the issuance of “phantom […]