Tag archives: Canadian M&A

Canadian M&A activity stays hot, more in store

By nrfdigitalteam on December 14, 2017 Posted in M&A

According to a recently published PwC report (the Report), Canadian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is booming. We recently reported that Canadian-backed equity financing activity in emerging venture capital companies is thriving. Moreover, both funding and deal volume among Canadian artificial intelligence companies have attained record heights in 2017. However, Canadian companies more broadly appear to … Continue reading

Canadian M&A market maintains strong position as global investment destination

By Jacob Cawker (Toronto) on June 28, 2017 Posted in M&A

According to reported results from E&Y’s recent Global Capital Confidence Barometer survey, Canada’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is expected to remain strong despite the current climate of geopolitical uncertainty, with 62% of Canadian respondents actively pursuing deals (compared to 48% six months ago). It was also reported that, for the fifth time in a … Continue reading

Trend report: increased M&A deal values across the Americas for Q1 2017

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on May 3, 2017 Posted in Energy, Infrastructure, mining and commodities, M&A

On April 25, Mergermarket released its Q1 2017 Regional Flash Reports describing the M&A climate, trends and developments throughout the Americas during the first quarter of 2017. The Canada’s Trend Report indicates that Canadian M&A has remained strong with 111 deals in Q1 2017 worth US$ 35.8bn. This is a robust start for 2017 as … 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

Trends in Canadian cross-border M&A

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on January 5, 2017 Posted in M&A

In recent years, cross-border M&A activity involving Canadian companies has soared, and 2016 gave rise to a record high in cross-border deal value. In Q3 2016 alone, Canadian companies were involved in cross-border transactions worth over CDN$77.7 billion, easily eclipsing the CND$21.7 billion in deal value from the previous quarter and representing 41% of all Canadian … Continue reading

M&A overview and outlook for Q4 2016

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on November 3, 2016 Posted in M&A

After the record breaking year that was 2015, MergerMarket’s 2016 Half-Year Edition reports that M&A activity in the first half of 2016 has fallen by 10% in total deals and 30% in deal value compared to the same time last year. Despite this decline, 2016 should be looked upon favourably so far, considering the worldwide … Continue reading

M&A in Canada: industry revenue and profits

By Bruce Sheiner on July 7, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance, Finance, Infrastructure, mining and commodities, Pharmaceuticals and life sciences, Transport

Expanding growth in nearly all sectors Norton Rose Fulbright focuses its services on 6 key industry sectors and, according to a study released recently by the Globe and Mail on Canadian corporations, almost all of these sectors have seen an expansion in revenue and most have seen growth in profits during the period from 2011 to … 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

Mid-market deals dominate in Canadian M&A in Q1 2015

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on June 10, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance, Financial institutions, Infrastructure, mining and commodities, Real estate, Technology and innovation

Crosbie & Company’s quarterly Canadian M&A Report has indicated an overall decline in activity for the first quarter of 2015, with total deal volume down 7% and total value down 46% from the previous quarter. Deal size Accounting for the decrease in deal value is the fact that the majority of transactions this quarter took place … Continue reading

Foreign investors eye Canadian companies

By Kassy Corothers (Calgary) on June 9, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance, Energy

Canadian companies are becoming increasingly attractive to American and European companies as targets of foreign investment according to a recent article from the Lexpert Special Edition on Canada’s Leading Corporate Lawyers, published within the June edition of The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine. The Lexpert article states that both U.S. and U.K.-based investors … Continue reading

A mixed bag for global M&A activity in April 2015

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on May 28, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance, Energy, Real estate, Technology and innovation

Mergermarket published its M&A Monthly Insider for May of 2015 earlier this week, summarizing M&A activity around the world, and particularly in the regions of North America, Central and South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Japan. To date in North America, there have been 1,516 deals worth US $407.2 billion. April 2015 … Continue reading

Positive outlook for Canadian M&A despite market volatility

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on March 12, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance, Energy

The past year witnessed the highest volume of deal activity in Canada in the last five years. However, recent challenges may result in some uncertainty in the dealmaking environment of 2015. The predictions of 50 leading Canadian executives were gathered in interviews commissioned by Citi and conducted by Mergermarket. This study, entitled “Charting the course: … 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

PWC predicts moderate growth in Canadian M&A

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on October 7, 2014 Posted in Corporate finance, Energy, Transport

In its Q2 2014 Capital Markets Flash: Canadian M&A Deals Quarterly, PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts moderate growth in Canadian economy in the next year and a half. It predicts the rate of real economic growth in 2015 to be 2.5% compared to 2.2% in 2014 and 2.0% in 2013; it projects that government spending will increase 1.5% … Continue reading

Q3-2013 Canadian M&A activity: the results are in

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on November 6, 2013 Posted in Corporate finance, Finance, Infrastructure, mining and commodities

The results are in for Q3-2013 Canadian M&A and the outlook is decidedly mixed. While Q3 M&A activity rose sharply on a value basis as compared to Q2-2013, Q3 volume was down from last quarter and overall 2013 M&A remains in a slump at the lowest levels in nearly a decade. Mergermarket’s Canadian M&A trend … Continue reading