AuthorFelicia Scavuzzo-Munro

Rogers family drama spills out of the boardroom

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The Canadian feud mirrors the one seen in HBO’s Succession. Succession is an American television series about the Roy family, the dysfunctional owners of Waystar RoyCo, a global media entertainment conglomerate. Siblings Kendall, Roman, and Shiv all fight for control of the company as the health of the family’s patriarch, Logan Roy, falls into decline.  In Season One, Logan’s son...

Olaplex IPO set to raise $1.2 billion

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The haircare company Olaplex Holdings Inc—owned by the private equity firm Advent International—made its market debut through an Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) on 30 September 2021. Founded in 2014, Olaplex is a company that pioneered the category of haircare called “bond-building.” Olaplex products seek to restore damaged and compromised hair by repairing it from the inside out with their...

Passing of Bill C-218 Opens $14 Billion Sports Betting Market

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The amendments will inject a healthy sum into Canada’s capital markets One of the biggest things to happen in sports this summer has nothing to do with playing the game. Rather, it has to do with playing the odds. According to the Canadian government, every year Canadians place over $14 billion in illegal wagers. That is, until 29 June 2021 when Bill C-218, entitled An Act to amend the Criminal...

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