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Article: Supreme Court Of Canada BCE Decision: The Largest LBO In Canadian History Approved.(Teachers' Private Capital)(Madison Dearborn Partners Inc)(Canada. Canada Business Corporations Act 1975)
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
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- June 26, 2008
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On June 20, 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision, with reasons to follow, regarding BCE's proposed plan of arrangement. This decision has been eagerly anticipated due to its impact on the Canadian capital markets, particularly on the fiduciary duty of directors in the context of change of control transactions.
In its unanimous decision, the Supreme Court approved the largest leveraged buyout in Canadian history whereby an investor consortium led by Teachers' Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners Inc. would acquire, by way of a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the ...