Tag archives: Gold

Q1 review: major deals lead the mining resurgence

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on August 2, 2018 Posted in Infrastructure, mining and commodities, M&A

Our 2018 Mining M&A forecast predicted that there would be an increase in Canadian mining M&A activity in 2018. It appears that our prediction may be correct: industry reports suggest an 86% increase in the value of the transactions in the first quarter of 2018 (Q1 2018), as compared to the first quarter of 2017 … Continue reading

Canadian mining M&A in Q1 2015

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on June 25, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance, Infrastructure, mining and commodities

The M&A results and in and they are decidedly mixed in respect of the Canadian mining industry for Q1 2015. Although total M&A transactions and financing was down worldwide, Canadian companies were the dominant players in those M&A transactions which did take place during the quarter, and Canadian companies also had a dominant position in … Continue reading

Golden opportunity: mining sector drives Canadian M&A revival

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on October 16, 2014 Posted in Corporate finance, Infrastructure, mining and commodities

The latest M&A trends indicate a renaissance in the mining sector with gold activity placing Canada at the forefront, both as a top acquirer and a top target. According to a recent KPMG Mining M&A Quarterly Newsletter, global M&A activity in the mining sector soared in Q2 2014, up significantly in both deal volume and … Continue reading

Increasing focus on M&A alternatives

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on October 17, 2012 Posted in Corporate finance, Finance, Financial institutions

With increasing cash reserves and a stagnant economy, firms are looking for alternatives to M&A for excess cash, including returning capital to shareholders by way of repurchase, dividend and debt reduction. According to the Thomson Reuters fourth annual Outlook for Investment Banking Services Survey, as valuations continue rising in the Americas, firms are becoming less interested in using … Continue reading