Barry Critchley
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As Barry Critchley bids farewell, a humble request: Remember the shareholder
After 35 years at the Financial Post, Barry Critchley reflects on why it was so important to take up the fight for investors in his column → Read More
Veteran lawyer stickhandling his way to providing independent chairman services
Vancover's Stuart Morrow putting four decades of M&A, proxy experience to work — 'to keep the juices flowing' → Read More
Exiting the 407: SNC-Lavalin has been down that road before
Here’s an idea: Let me know when a deal actually gets done and not when a seller says, yet again, that it intends to monetize part of its stake in an asset, in this case a huge money-generating toll road that runs east-to-west across the top of Toronto. Earlier this week SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. announced its plan to sell part of its stake in Ontario’s Highway 407, but long-time followers of the… → Read More
‘Out of sync’ Canadian markets dampen dealmaking in first half
2018 could end up as one of the lowest fund-raising years in recent times → Read More
RBC, Espresso Capital deal provides jolt for fintech lending
The aim is 'to support even more Canadian technology entrepreneurs to scale and accelerate their growth' → Read More
Hydro One intervention an example of ‘governance best practices’: Ontario government
Meanwhile, shareholders are bailing, costing the province hundreds of millions of dollars in lost value → Read More
Sad lot of the preferred shareholder may play out again at Aimia
Holders of Aimia’s securities will have to play a waiting game to see whether the company responds to Air Canada’s demand for a response by Aug. 2 → Read More
View from the Crow’s Nest: BMO’s take on future of banking
‘Incumbent banks cannot rely on inertia as a long-term customer retention strategy when more than 50% of respondents bank in multiple places’ → Read More
Ontario is locked in to high-cost electricity supply, no matter what happens with Hydro One
Those high contracted prices make it impossible to bring supply and demand into balance: that general equilibrium outcome would prevail if a market-clearing price was at work → Read More
Cation keeps up the pressure on Crescent Point Energy
Cation Capital sent a letter to shareholders of Crescent Point outlining its “acute concerns” with the company’s ongoing governance and operations → Read More
Behind CSX-listed Golden Leaf Holdings’ drive to become a leading U.S. cannabis player
Golden Leaf, which has made acquisitions in Nevada and California, believes it will be in an excellent position once the U.S. eases restrictions on marijuana → Read More
New Hydro One is ‘ultimately worse for customers’ – and shareholders
Barry Critchley: The actions by Ford's government represent a massive encroachment into the affairs of a publicly listed company → Read More
Fintech OnDeck Canada lines up $50-million credit facility from Crédit Agricole
And Toronto near closing on first green bond financing, with 30-year term → Read More
Toronto goes green, raises $300 million and saves on interest by doing so
Most of the bond proceeds will go toward subway and light rail transport projects in the city → Read More
Why there’s no quick fix for Ontario’s electricity woes
Solutions have to be more broadly based than the promise of a 12 per cent cut in retail prices and trimming a few dollars from the province’s largest transmission company → Read More
Church of England adds another ‘brick in the wall’ of oil disinvestment
Genus Capital co-founder says there are three waves to divestment: Churches and activists first, universities and other public institutions next and finally the mass market → Read More
From 14 to 80 per cent: the remarkable recovery by Twin Butte’s debenture holders
Of the $68.816 million received by the holders, the bulk ($67.805 million) was paid out before the final amount ($1.012 million) was approved for payment → Read More
Inside Greystone’s 30-year journey from Regina upstart to TD target
The money manager with about $36 billion in private and public sector assets under management has grown significantly → Read More
One billion share issuance weighs on Enbridge
Given the company's share price of $46.53 at close on Monday is down sharply from the peak of $65.85 in April 2015, some money managers are wondering whether it's delivered value → Read More
The pressure mounts on Enbridge to make a fair offer to owners of Enbridge Income Fund
Judging by this week’s $4.3 billion sale of its Canadian natural gas gathering pipelines and processing facilities, the big-picture debt reduction strategy at Enbridge Inc. continues to play out. Under a multi-pronged plan announced in late 2017, the Calgary-based company will continue to sell assets, even those that were once considered core; will narrow the scope of its business; and will… → Read More