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Brewery M&A in Canada

By Sam Zadeh (Toronto) on December 12, 2018 Posted in M&A

The brewing industry is one of Canada’s oldest, and has undergone substantive transformations in recent decades. After a period of consolidation that culminated in the mid-1980s, only ten Canadian breweries remained, of which three controlled more than 95% of the market. As a result of further worldwide M&A activity, the industry is now dominated by … Continue reading

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

Cannabis: a budding Canadian industry

By Sam Zadeh (Toronto) on January 11, 2018 Posted in Cannabis, M&A

Last week, we covered EY’s recently released report (the Report) surveying the bourgeoning cannabis sector in Canada. The impending legalization of cannabis has weighty implications for the Canadian economy, but may also impact the global markets more broadly. Capital markets, the jobs market, mergers and acquisitions activity and intellectual property, among others, stand to be … Continue reading

Canadian M&A expected to rise in 2017

By Sam Zadeh (Toronto) on February 21, 2017 Posted in M&A

Fuelled by low interest rates, strong corporate balance sheets and stable finances, 2016 was a strong year for Canadian M&A. Looking forward, Citi Canada, in association with Mergermarket, surveyed a range of Canadian dealmakers to gauge their expectations for Canadian M&A in 2017. The results of this survey are set out in a recent report … Continue reading