Tag archives: AI

Better, faster, stronger: revamping the M&A due diligence process with Artificial Intelligence platforms

By Sam Zadeh (Toronto) on March 27, 2018 Posted in M&A

Voluminous information in M&A transactions M&A transactions can be time-intensive, often involving contract discovery and analysis, due diligence, data room preparation, verification of representations and warranties, privacy issues and multijurisdictional privacy legislation and intellectual property protection, among other important aspects. As deals become larger in value and scope, the review and analysis of the foregoing … Continue reading

Keeping real estate on trend with RealTech

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on January 9, 2018 Posted in M&A, Real estate, Technology and innovation

The impact of technology can be felt across virtually all sectors of the economy and real estate is no exception. In fact, technology affects all aspects of real estate from its procurement and development to its management and use. Real estate-specific technology is often aptly referred to as “RealTech”. Explaining RealTech The KPMG White Paper, … Continue reading

A look at the venture capital landscape in Canada

By Nader Hasan (Toronto) on November 15, 2017 Posted in M&A

PwC has recently released the 2017 MoneyTree Canada report for Q3 2017 (the Report), which provides insight into the landscape for equity financings in emerging venture capital (VC) backed companies headquartered in Canada. While it may come as no surprise that financing activity has increased in Q3 2017, the magnitude of the increase, especially for … Continue reading

Artificial intelligence: real results

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on August 9, 2017 Posted in M&A, Technology and innovation

Earlier this year, we discussed the increasing use of technology in the M&A deal process. To recap, a recent Mergermarket study revealed that the use of technology and big data were likely factors in the increasing frequency of unsolicited bids and corresponding decrease in frequency of broad auctions. Building on our earlier discussion, we now … Continue reading

Artificial intelligence M&A: the new gold rush

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on December 14, 2016 Posted in M&A, Technology and innovation, Uncategorized

While many people are still in shock after discovering that there is actually no human controlling the steering wheel in autonomous cars, tech companies, including Google, IBM, Yahoo, Intel and Apple, have found themselves in the middle of a gold rush for artificial intelligence (AI) companies. According to recent research by CB Insights, around 140 … Continue reading