Summary of decisions and notifications – July-August-September 2008

Decisions

InvestorType of InvestmentCanadian BusinessType of Business
Navarre Corporation, New Hope, MN, U.S.A. Establishment of a new business Navarre Corporation, Toronto, ON Distribution of video products.
Anderson Merchandisers-Canada, Inc., Amarillo, TX, U.S.A. Direct acquisition Handleman Company of Canada Limited, Richmond Hill, ON Distribution of audio music recordings.
USCO Holdings Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A. (Japan) Indirect acquisition Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc., Toronto, ON Production, distribution and sale of audio and video music recordings.

Notifications

InvestorType of InvestmentCanadian BusinessType of Business
Planeta Corporacion, S.L., Barcelona, Spain Indirect acquisition Interforum Canada Inc. et les Éditions Robert Laffont Ltée., Montreal, QC Distribution of books.
0798046 B.C. Ltd., Vancouver, BC, (U.S.A.) Direct acquisition Club Penguin Entertainment Inc. and New Horizon Interactive Ltd., Kelowna, BC Production of video products and audio music recordings (Operation of an interactive website called Club Penguin).
Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. Direct acquisition Certain assets of Heron Publishing related to the publication of Tree Physiology Journal, Victoria, BC Publication of a periodical.
Gentle Canada Productions Ltd., Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A. Establishment of a new business Gentle Canada Productions Ltd., North Vancouver, BC Production of film and video products (production of a single film).
Bece Canada Productions Ltd., Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A. Establishment of a new business Bece Canada Productions Ltd., Burnaby, BC Production of film and video products (production of a single film).
JMCK Corp., Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A. Indirect acquisition Columbia House Company Canada, Scarborough, ON
Book Clubs of Doubleday Canada Ltd. (Canada), Scarborough, ON
Sale of audio music recordings and video products, direct marketing of books.

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