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M market remains robust in B.C.

Preparation vital to ensure maximum value and so that a deal does not go sour, advisers say

Westbank Projects sued for alleged trespass and infringing on airspace

A numbered company is suing one of Vancouver’s most prolific developers and seeking an injunction to keep that developer and its contracted workers from trespassing and using a crane in the airspace above the plaintiff’s property.

Britco bid “out of the blue”

Rags to riches: from a shared phone and table in a back office to $93 million sale

Breaking up is hard (and expensive) to do

When Google announced its acquisition of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion recently, commentators reported on the typical deal metrics – premium (Google?s offer represents over a 63% premium), and multiples. However, Google?s offer of a $2.5 billion reverse break fee, an unprecedented amount, also caught people?s attention.

Insider trading

The following is a list of the largest stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed by the week ending November 3. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Pellet power

Pinnacle sale reflects international demand for B.C. biofuel

Disposable income rises

M Roundup

Vancouver private equity firm invests in Avison Young

Scoring an award-winning deal

Shannon Byrne Susko uses leadership and teamwork lessons from varsity sports in her role as DST Subserveo president

M Roundup

Rio Tinto makes bid for Vancouver uranium exploration firm