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June 18, 2008
Court ruling on BCE takeover
The Supreme Court of Canada could decide today (Wednesday June 18) on whether to approve or reject the buyout of the country's largest telecom company, BCE Inc. (a.k.a. Bell Canada). The ruling is expected to provide guidance on how corporate boards should act toward stakeholders in change-of-control situations. At issue is the $34.8 billion buyout of BCE by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and its minority U.S. partners. The Supreme Court could add billions of dollars to BCE's market value if it approves the transaction—the world's largest leveraged buyout.
Two SFU business experts can explain it all:
Robert Adamson, Executive Director, SFU's CIBC Centre for Corporate
Governance and Risk Management, 778.772.5267; robert_adamson@sfu.ca
Daniel Shapiro, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration, 778.782.5155; daniel_shapiro@sfu.ca
The Supreme Court of Canada could decide today (Wednesday June 18) on whether to approve or reject the buyout of the country's largest telecom company, BCE Inc. (a.k.a. Bell Canada). The ruling is expected to provide guidance on how corporate boards should act toward stakeholders in change-of-control situations. At issue is the $34.8 billion buyout of BCE by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and its minority U.S. partners. The Supreme Court could add billions of dollars to BCE's market value if it approves the transaction—the world's largest leveraged buyout.
Two SFU business experts can explain it all:
Robert Adamson, Executive Director, SFU's CIBC Centre for Corporate
Governance and Risk Management, 778.772.5267; robert_adamson@sfu.ca
Daniel Shapiro, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration, 778.782.5155; daniel_shapiro@sfu.ca