M&A

• Inflation, supply bottlenecks could slow dealmaking in Canada after record year

  Pent-up demand for dealmaking from 2020, when COVID-19 roiled global markets, helped last year's record activity.

  Money

  Jan 6, 2022
  
• ‘An incredible milestone’: Canadian tech darling Wattpad to be sold to South Korea’s Naver

  Wattpad said its board of directors unanimously approved a cash and stock transaction Tuesday that will see it acquired by South Korean internet giant Naver later this year.

  Money

  Jan 20, 2021
  
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• Office Depot parent rejects Staples’ US$2B takeover bid, but open to alternate deal

  ODP, which also owns Office Depot, said it preferred a sale of its retail and e-commerce operations or a joint venture to a full takeover.

  Money

  Jan 19, 2021
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• Staples offers to buy Office Depot owner nearly five years after second takeover bid rejected

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission blocked Staple's US$6.3 billion offer in 2016, saying the merger could reduce competition.

  Money

  Jan 11, 2021
• Saskatoon zoo to euthanize capuchin monkey

  The Saskatoon zoo says it can no longer control Ma’s pain and has decided to euthanize the capuchin monkey.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2019