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
M&A transactions typically involve costly and time-intensive processes, and for this reason parties often seek to limit completion risk by negotiating a termination fee. Indeed, the recent 2018 SRS Acquiom Deal Terms Study reveals that the use of termination fees in private M&A transactions doubled in 2017. From 2012 to 2016, the use of termination … Continue reading