In this article – “Search funds in Canada: navigating cross-border challenges” — we examine the issues investors and searchers should consider when establishing search funds in Canada and offer guidance in the face of structural and tax inefficiencies inherent in following the U.S. model.
This article is authored by partners Raphaël Amram in Osler’s Corporate Group, Chima Ubani, Emerging and High Growth Companies and Chair, Venture Fund Formation, and David Wilson in the Tax Group.
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