Insights and Stories of Euan Rocha

Canada keen to boost ties, seal trade pact with India

Jan. 11, 2017 at 7:40 pm CST

Gandhinagar, India | Reuters –– Canada is keen to boost its business ties with India and is moving forward with attempts to seal a trade pact, Canada’s minister of infrastructure and communities told Reuters. “There is an emphasis on signing a trade agreement with India,” Amarjeet Sohi said in an […]

Cara to buy St-Hubert restaurant, food businesses

Mar. 31, 2016 at 7:36 pm CDT

By Amrutha Gayathri Euan Rocha

CP revises hostile bid for Norfolk Southern, again

Dec. 16, 2015 at 8:30 pm CST

By Allison Lampert Euan Rocha

CP revises offer for Norfolk Southern, rebuffed again

Dec. 8, 2015 at 4:45 pm CST

By Allison Lampert Euan Rocha

Glencore reported in talks on agriculture assets

Oct. 2, 2015 at 3:23 pm CDT

By Clara Denina Euan Rocha Sarah McFarlane

CPP buying company’s farmland portfolio in Saskatchewan

Dec. 12, 2013 at 6:14 pm CST

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said Thursday it had agreed to acquire the assets of Assiniboia Farmland, a fund that owns and manages a large portfolio of farmland in Saskatchewan, for about $128 million. CPPIB, one of Canada’s top pension fund managers with more than $192.8 billion in […]

By Euan Rocha Rod Nickel

Maple Leaf Foods explores sale Of Canada Bread stake

Oct. 21, 2013 at 2:29 pm CDT

Maple Leaf Foods said on Monday it may sell its controlling stake in Canada Bread Company as it determines whether to exit the bakery business and focus on meat products. Toronto-based Maple Leaf said it has recently completed a comprehensive review of opportunities to accelerate profitable growth across its bakery […]

By Euan Rocha Rod Nickel

Strike looms as talks between union, CN break down

Oct. 15, 2013 at 4:21 am CDT

Talks between the railroad workers’ union and Canadian National Railway have broken down, raising the possibility of a strike or a lockout by Oct. 28 at the country’s largest railroad operator, the union said Monday. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents some 3,300 conductors, trainmen, yardmen and traffic […]

By Euan Rocha

Proxy fight brewing for Agrium board

Feb. 12, 2013 at 11:46 am CST

The drawn out battle between Agrium and its largest shareholder Jana Partners looked set for a bruising proxy battle on Tuesday, a day after the activist hedge fund rejected Agrium’s call for a truce. The fertilizer maker and farm products retailer threw down the gauntlet late on Monday by nominating […]

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Agrium pressured for change in proxy battle

Nov. 19, 2012 at 4:40 pm CST

Hedge fund Jana Partners on Monday escalated its effort to overhaul fertilizer and ag retail giant Agrium, by nominating a slate of board candidates to buttress its demand that the fertilizer company split up its wholesale and retail divisions. New York-based Jana, Agrium’s largest shareholder, has been pressuring the fertilizer […]