Potash Corp. CEO Bill Doyle (DAVID STOBBE/REUTERS)
Potash chief hopes to avoid new ‘100-day war’
‘Best defence you ever have in a hostile takeover is performance,’ Doyle says
Potash poll
Did Ottawa make the right choice when it rejected BHP’s Potash Corp. takeover offer?
Explainer
A Potash primer: what it is and where it comes from
The potash deposits tucked more than a kilometre beneath Saskatchewan were formed after an inland sea evaporated some 400 million years ago
In pictures
Key players in the Potash takeover battle
Video
Potash decision: Purely political?
The Globe’s Paul Waldie and David Parkinson debate Ottawa’s rejection of BHP’s takeover bid
Video
Brad Wall reacts to Ottawa's Potash decision
Saskatchewan Premier campaigned against the takeover
Video
No 'net benefit': Clement on Potash bid
Watch the Industry Minister's Wednesday evening speech from Ottawa
Takeovers
Broken promises mark foreign mining deals
Globe investigation reveals that global companies buying Canadian resource plays didn't live up to commitments
In pictures
Potash: From Saskatchewan’s mines to China
See how the crop nutrient gets from the earth, to a shipping container, to China
Verbatim
Premier Wall's speech on proposed takeover of Potash Corp.
A transcript of the speech Brad Wall delivered to business leaders in Regina on Thursday
Timeline
Foreign takeovers of Canadian companies
An interactive timeline highlighting some foreign takeovers in recent years
More Potash stories
Down Under, BHP failure is just ho-hum
There is no public umbrage concerning Canada’s rejection of Australian miner’s bid for Potash Corp.
Potash takeover failure blamed on billion-dollar pledge requirement
Ottawa’s demand to BHP called ‘poison pill-ish’ by one analyst
Potash sets $2-billion buyback
'This gives shareholders that may want to exit the stock an opportunity to do so'
Protectionist sentiment dogs BHP
In the past two years, the Australian miner has attempted three international deals. All failed, and the hopes for major expansions are fading
With BHP out, heat is on Potash CEO
Bill Doyle is under pressure to deliver better value to shareholders and make good on a ‘pledge to Saskatchewan’
The Potash takeover: Where did Saskatchewan’s Conservative MPs stand?
BHP Billiton's bid for Potash Corp. thrust a critical role on the 13 Tories. What they did remains unclear.
Russia's Phosagro to consult Canada on Potash bid
Fertilizer producer says it will talk to ‘all interested parties’ in wake of withdrawn BHP bid
BHP withdraws Potash bid
Canada still open to foreign investment, Clement says
Canada faces fallout from Potash rejection
Country will have to clear stance on foreign takeovers, as BHP gets set to answer questions about its future
Harper defends Potash decision
Prime Minister questions whether any other country in the world would allow a corporate takeover of the kind Canada ultimately killed in rejecting BHP of Australia’s hostile bid.
BHP e-mails raise doubts about future of Saskatchewan mine
CEO threatened to shut down Jansen potash mine project as recently as July
Tories to seek review of investment act
Clement says he’ll give reasons for Potash decision after 30-day appeal period
Potash: The deal that didn’t have to die
Marius Kloppers found his perfect target on the Canadian prairies and seemed to have thought of everything. But the piece he forgot – local politics – turned out to be his bid’s undoing
FOCUS
So everyone wants a piece of our fertilizer company. Does that make it strategic?
The takeover debate is forcing Canada to address an issue it has been avoiding for decades
BHP’s hopes fade as Ottawa calls potash ‘strategic’
Miner knows overcoming Ottawa’s opposition to purchase of Potash Corp. is a long shot
Columns and blogs
A simple guide for takeovers in Canada
In the post-BHP-Potash world, six basic parameters to consider
The real story behind Ottawa’s Potash rejection
Accusations are ringing loud, but there was a basic reasoning for the decision
Ad hoc takeover rulings only bruise Canada’s reputation
If we don’t want some foreign buyouts, we should develop clear rules for investors
No takeovers please, we're Canadian
The appetite to buy just isn't there, according to Ernst & Young survey
Potash reaction: Bad for Canada
Is Canada really closed for business?
Death of Potash deal would cut into bank fees, bonuses
One estimate predicts $120-million in fees lost
In BHP bid, Brad Wall will emerge the hero
No longer will Canada be seen as an easy mark for resource takeovers
Brad Wall: Quarterbacking Saskatchewan’s future
Brad Wall, an avid football fan and muscle car enthusiast, has quickly turned into the People’s Premier
Potash CEO given better-than-golden parachute
What do you give a man who has $400-million? How about some tax relief?
Why Harper will deny the Potash takeover bid
By a fluke of geography, Canada enjoys a dominant market share of a commodity set to become even more important as demands for higher food production increase around the world
Why BHP wants to ‘put down roots’ with Potash Corp.
BHP’s Chilean operations offer an example of how the global company acts locally
The corner-office door is closing for Mr. Kloppers
The BHP boss has already failed in two deal initiatives. Will it be three with Potash Corp.?
Stop the protection racket for mergers
It’s too easy to pressure boards of directors
Potash took decades to build, so why rush the debate?
The federal government must decide whether BHP can own this fine business - after deliberating for a total of … 75 days
The subsidiary death knell
Don't believe BHP. Just take a look at the history of Talisman to see the benefits of corporate independence
Tick, tock. Time is running out for a rival Potash bid
The CEO says a white knight is riding up. But a look at the possible scenarios makes BHP’s offer seem more like a winner
Fading prospect of Chinese play for Potash
Any consortium bid is fraught with problems; BHP probably has fertilizer giant in the bag
Kloppers knew of wild card when playing for Potash
BHP CEO must have known of all the variables when bidding for Canadian company
