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Non-Solicitation vs. Non-Compete in a Canadian Business Sale: Understanding the Difference After a business sale, buyers protect the goodwill they paid for through restrictive covenants: typically a non-compete (preventing the seller from operating a competing business) and a non-solicitation clause … Read more »

What Is a Section 85 Rollover and Can It Help When Selling My Business? A section 85 rollover under ITA s. 85(1) allows you to transfer eligible property to a Canadian corporation at an elected amount that is below fair market value, deferring the capital gain that would otherwise arise on the trans … Read more »

What an M&A Lawyer Actually Does in a Private Business Sale An M&A lawyer in a private business sale does far more than draft documents. From the moment you begin thinking about structure, through due diligence, negotiation, and closing, your lawyer is the central coordinator of the transaction. The … Read more »

Asset Purchase Agreement in Canada: What Buyers Need to Know An Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) governs the transfer of specific business assets from a seller to a buyer. Unlike a share sale, the APA requires each asset to be explicitly listed, individually transferred, and allocated a portion of the … Read more »

How to Finance a Business Acquisition in Canada Most private business acquisitions in Canada are funded through a combination of three sources: buyer equity (cash the buyer contributes directly), senior debt (a bank or institutional loan secured against the business), and vendor take-back financing … Read more »