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In this episode, Claire Armstrong, Managing Partner of Dentons Scotland and Partner in the Firm’s Investment Funds and Asset Management practice, discusses how UK businesses are navigating post-Brexit challenges, rising inflation, and political uncertainty to find resilience and recovery. Learn about emerging investment trends, the importance of being investor-ready, and strategic insights for expanding into the UK market. This episode is a must-listen for business leaders and general counsel looking to stay ahead in a dynamic global landscape.

In this episode, Blair McCreadie is joined by Senior Originator at Monetary Metals & Co, Miranda Werstiuk, and Dentons Partner and Canada Mining Co-Chair, Greg McNab to discuss key takeaways from the recent Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto, such as accessing capital in the critical minerals space, ESG and social licenses to operate, artisanal mining and the future of mineral exploration in the next 12 – 24 months.

On this episode, Blair McCreadie is joined by Andrea Johnson, Partner and Global Co-Head of Dentons Private Equity group, to discuss recent insights gleaned from Dentons’ exclusive report, Beyond Borders Private equity fund managers’ survey of current topics in cross-border M&A. Listen here to learn about key drivers, trends, and lessons learned within the past 24 months as well as a look ahead to M&A activity in the next 12 months.

In response to the Fall Economic Statement of 2022, the federal government has taken steps to reinforce the Canada Revenue Agency’s ability to unravel tax avoidance schemes by expanding their audit powers. In this episode, tax lawyers Jacob Yau and Caroline Harrell discuss their recent two-part series on the newly expanded audit powers of the CRA and what this means for Canadian taxpayers and businesses.

On this episode, Ben Iscoe and Larysa Workewych explore the current use of clawback policies in Canada as well as the implications of new requirements implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission expected to take effect on October 2, 2023 and how those changes may affect Canadian businesses from a labour and employment perspective.
Click the links below to learn more about this topic:
“Everything you need to know about clawback policies” co-authored by Ben Iscoe and Larysa Workewych. 
“New SEC clawback compensation rules impact Canadian issuers” featuring Ben Iscoe.

Decarbonization has become a central focus for many businesses. While every sector in the global economy is facing different pressures to revamp and decarbonize their footprints – metals and mining companies have been presented with the unique challenge of supplying the critical raw materials needed to move towards wind and solar power generation, battery and fuel-cell based electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen production. In this episode, Blair McCreadie speaks with Corporate partners Greg McNab and Ali Amadee, and Senior Advisor at StrategyCorp Inc. Philippe Couillard about emerging trends and how Canadian businesses are responding.