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

Weak loonie, no problem for Canadian institutional investors

By Matthew Lippa (Toronto) on March 23, 2016 Posted in Corporate finance, Finance

2015 was not the kindest to the Canadian dollar as it saw its value depreciate by 15% when compared with the U.S. dollar. Despite the weakening Canadian dollar, Canadian companies remained undeterred in their pursuit of foreign acquisitions. According to a recent Bloomberg study, in 2015, Canadian companies acquired $205 billion worth of assets, almost … 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