Insights and Stories on Fairfax Financial

Farmers Edge owner Fairfax Financial shorted on alleged asset manipulation

Feb. 9, 2024 at 10:23 am CST

Short seller Muddy Waters has placed bets against the shares of Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial, which owns the majority share in Farmers Edge, alleging manipulation in the insurer's asset values.

Farmers Edge to go private three years after IPO

Jan. 23, 2024 at 10:16 am CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Fairfax proposes takeover of Recipe dining group

Aug. 9, 2022 at 5:20 pm CDT

By Reuters

Port of Churchill moves to 100 per cent local ownership

Mar. 11, 2021 at 6:24 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Churchill shipping resumes but grain still on back burner

Jul. 11, 2019 at 2:45 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

AGT privatization gets shareholders’ approval

Feb. 8, 2019 at 8:21 pm CST

The privatization of Canadian pulse processor AGT Food and Ingredients is set to move another step forward as company officials take their plan to Ontario’s Superior Court on Monday. The Feb. 11 court date in Toronto comes after AGT shareholders voted Tuesday at a special shareholders’ meeting in favour of […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

AGT’s privatization to proceed

Dec. 4, 2018 at 12:14 pm CST

CNS Canada — AGT Food and Ingredients has announced a definitive agreement to take the publicly-traded Saskatchewan pulse and durum processing and export firm private. If all conditions are met, the deal is expected to go through in the first quarter of 2019. The buyer group, including AGT CEO Murad […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

AGT sees ‘further port access’ in Hudson Bay deal

Sep. 4, 2018 at 9:11 pm CDT

The grain industry player in a deal to restore and restart the Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill has factored the port’s access to Arctic tidewater into its business plan. Regina-based pulse processor AGT Food and Ingredients is one of the members of the Arctic Gateway Group, which on […]

By GFM Staff

The Keg to merge into Swiss Chalet, Harvey’s parent

Jan. 23, 2018 at 12:27 pm CST

Major Canadian steakhouse chain The Keg is set to merge into Cara Operations, the parent for dining chains such as Swiss Chalet, Harvey’s, St-Hubert and Milestones, in a $200 million cash-and-stock deal. The two companies said Tuesday a merger will afford them “synergistic opportunities in marketing, real estate and overall […]

By Staff