Offering Memorandum Exemption in Canada – Word Cloud

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Word cloud image for the Offering Memorandum Exemption in Canada. The offering memorandum exemption is a prospectus exemption that is available across Canada except Ontario where it is currently under consideration by the Ontario Securities Commission. Certain other jurisdictions in Canada are also looking at changing the offering memorandum exemption by, for example, introducing a […]

Part II – Offering Memorandum Exemption Finally Proposed in Ontario! Other Regulators Also Mulling Changes

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This is Part II of my article titled “Offering Memorandum Exemption Finally Proposed in Ontario! Other Regulators Also Mulling Changes. ” This article discusses some of the issues and concerns about the proposed changes to the OM Exemption contemplated by certain Canadian securities regulators. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this article have been defined in Part […]

Part I – Offering Memorandum Exemption Finally Proposed in Ontario! Other Regulators Also Mulling Changes

On March 20, 2014, the Ontario Securities Commission (the OSC) published for comment a long awaited proposal for a new offering memorandum exemption in Ontario based on a variant of the Alberta model as set out in Section 2.9 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions (the OM Exemption). On the same date, Canadian […]

Misrepresentations in a Private Placement Offering Memoranda in Canada

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By Brian Koscak and Alixe Cormick An offering memorandum (OM) must contain all information material to the investment opportunity to enable an investor to make an informed investment decision. What information is material depends on the specific business and investment opportunity of an issuer. Under Canadian securities laws, an issuer must ensure there is no […]